Really engaging game which makes a great lesson starter if you want to wake your class up and get their brains working! Based on the excellent game "5 Second Rule", this quick-fire game involves answering questions in 5 seconds or less. Questions are taken from all three sciences, simply remove those that are not relevant to your specification. In addition to the resources here, you will also need a counter for each pupil and a timer for each group.

Pupils play top trumps using 5 categories - group number, relative atomic mass, atomic number, melting point and boiling point.

A basic introduction to the structure of atoms, aimed at a lower ability group - but could be adapted for higher.

A recap of how to name alkanes, alkenes and alcohols (for low ability). Pupils are put in groups and each group is given a list of rules for how to name hydrocarbons. One person from each group collects a card from the teacher with a picture of a hydrocarbon. They take it back to their group and use the rules to name the card. Someone from the group brings the card back to the teacher, states the correct answer and collects the next card. The first team to name all 8 pictures wins.

Cut out pictures and laminate. Pupils put cards in order from most acidic to most alkaline. If you have Smartboard, they can then drag the names into the right order before you reveal the correct answer (behind the blue box). Alternatively, you can reveal the answers on the Powerpoint. Please leave feedback.

A lesson plan for a lesson on precipitation reactions to form soluble salts, along with a worksheet for pupils to complete, and a PowerPoint to explain the process.