Qualified Chemistry teacher, passionate about making engaging activities that help pupils understand and remember key Chemistry concepts. I have also produced Biology, Physics and Maths resources. 11 years of teaching experience. Follow me on Twitter for lots of teaching ideas.
Qualified Chemistry teacher, passionate about making engaging activities that help pupils understand and remember key Chemistry concepts. I have also produced Biology, Physics and Maths resources. 11 years of teaching experience. Follow me on Twitter for lots of teaching ideas.
Students copy 3 x 2 grid into books and choose 6 words to write in grid. Each slide gives clues to the identity of a metal. students work out which metal it is and cross it off if they have it. First student to correctly get 3 in a row win. Created as a starter for a 11th Graders(junior) lesson on metallic.
Questions covering all of the new specification. The questions summarise the entire content. Pupils can complete the questions for revision and use their textbooks to mark it. I wrote the questions using the content of the new Pearson's textbook and a couple of the calculation questions are from the book (pupils can look up their answers to these in the book). I have not proof read my work so apologies if there are typos! Please leave feedback if you use this resource.
An introductory lesson for ionic bonding. Includes animations to show how ions form and how to write ionic formulae. Lots of examples and practice questions for the class. A simple and effective way to introduce a difficult topic. Created for GCSE but I have used it as a starting point for teaching A Level as well because they forget everything they have learnt at GCSE!
A complete lesson covering Rusting. This resource includes:
Powerpoint
Outline for a practical
Worksheets
Questions
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An engaging lesson to cover the very dull topic of treating waste water, including worksheets, quizzes, videos and Q&A. This resource includes a complete lesson as well as a game (The Journey of a Poo). These can be bought separately for £3 so by buying together today, you will save £1.
An engaging game to make a dull topic more interesting! Pupils are given a fact sheet to read about sewage, knowing they will need to answer questions on what they are reading. They then progress around the board, answering questions about different stages of sewage treatment in order to move their counter. A great way to revise the content - or even to teach it for the first time.
This compliments my lesson on sewage which can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/treating-waste-water-complete-lesson-about-sewage-for-new-aqa-chemistry-sow-2016-onwards-11397971
Buy as a bundle for £5 here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/sewage-complete-lesson-and-game-11613959
I have created a poster summarising all the key reactions that pupils need to know for aromatic organic synthesis. I recommend printing on A3. I have also included extra posters with parts removed - one has the names removed, another the conditions and another the display formulae. Pupils try to fill them in from memory. You could then set them the challenge of drawing the whole thing from memory. Finally there are 4 synthesis routes for pupils to plans (answer are in the notes). I recommend following this up with exam questions (for copyright reasons I cannot include these).
An aliphatic synthesis lesson is also available to buy.
Flashcards summarising the whole of Chapter 6.2 (Nitrogen compounds, Polymers and Synthesis). Pupils often waste a lot of time making flashcards so I decided to make them for them.
Idea for use: Print one set per pupil and let them cut them out. Ask them to sort them to sort them into three piles - green (good understanding), amber (some understanding) and red (no understanding). For every hour they spend revising, they should spend 30 minutes on red cards, 20 minutes on amber cards and 10 minutes on green cards. As they become more confident with red they can move to amber and from amber to green.
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Complete 1 hour lesson to cover optical isomers, chiral carbons, polarised light, racemic mix and 3D drawings.
The lesson includes a flipped learning worksheet that can be given to pupils for homework the previous lesson. If you do not use this, it is not a problem as the powerpoint covers everything. The homework could also be done after the lesson to recap. The powerpoint explains chirality with examples, questions and a video. The lesson finishes with a loop game.
PowerPoints, games and worksheets covering lots of topics from the new AQA chemistry specification, including atoms, elements, compounds, periodic table, earth's resources and pollution.
This Bundle includes:
Isomerism powerpoint
Group 2 powerpoint
Esters powerpoint
Standard enthalpy change resources
Oxidation numbers game
Exam style questions for chapter 2.
A selection of A Level resources including:
Acyl Chloride powerpoint
Aliphatic synthesis routes
Aromatic synthesis routes
Basicity and the preparations of amines powerpoint
Benzene revision questions
Extending the Carbon Chain
Friedel-Crafts reactions
Polymers
Zwitterions
Chirality
Revision flashcards for chapter 6.2
At least 9 hours of teaching + revision resources
Resource includes a powerpoint which covers:
Alpha amino acids
Zwitterions
Isoelectric point
Acid and alkaline conditions
Example questions and answers
The lesson encourages pupils to think for themselves. There are hints included to help the students which can be removed for a more able class.
This is an aspect of Chemistry that many pupils struggle with. The lesson starts with a whiteboard quiz which helps pupils to revise all the moles equations they have learnt so far. The powerpoint then takes pupils through step-by-step instructions for calculations involving balanced symbol equations. Lots of examples are given. I tried this lesson with my class and by the end, all were able to do the calculations.
You can find lots more calculations questions here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/exam-style-calculations-for-module-2-of-new-ocr-chemistry-a-level-11273252
Engaging board game which allows pupils to explore the causes, consequences and solutions of climate change. The aim of the game is to NOT reach the finish line as this is when global disaster occurs. At the end of the game (or during if you prefer), they will fill in a sheet summarising what they have learnt about climate change.
This resource includes:
Teacher rules
Powerpoint of rules/aims of game to share with the class
Colour game board
Black and white game board
48 game cards
Worksheet.
Buy as part of a huge bundle of Biology games for only £5 here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/bargain-bundle-of-biology-games-and-activities-for-ks4-aqa-b1-b2-b3-spice-up-your-lesson-11210447
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Pupils work in small groups. Role both dice to select a question. Pupil must answer the question. Other pupils in the group decide if they are correct (page numbers provided for Pearson's textbook, change as appropriate). If they get it correct, they colour in the square with their chosen colour. If they get it wrong, the rest of the group tell them the correct answer. If a square is selected that has already been coloured in, that pupil misses a turn. When all the squares are coloured, the winner is the one with the most squares.
This is a very engaging game and lasts at least an hour. You might want to have mini whiteboards for the equation questions.
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A card sort to summarise orders in rates for A2 Chemistry. Cut the cards out, pupils sort them into 3 piles - zero order, first order, second order. The PowerPoint has the answers to the card sort. If you use my resource, please leave feedback.
A cutting and sticking activity in which pupils work out which points relate to overhead cables and which are for underground cables. Designed for my bottom set Year 10s. The negatives of each type of cable are not included but can be discussed when you go through the answers. Powerpoint with answers included. Feedback welcome.