A step by step guide to balancing half equations. Students will need to understand how to balance basic metal half equations (ie just adding electrons to the equation) but the balancing of more complex ones is fully explained with examples. Answer sheet included in resource. Useful for a relief lesson or for independent learning of this skill

Quick wordsearch to find the name of the ions when only given the formula. Then match the salt to the name. Quick starter task or good practice for low ability classes to connect names to ions.

This is a Forensics lab lesson where the students have to use chromatography, fabric samples and flame tests to decide who stole the laptop. We have used this as a ‘safety in the lab’ assessment as it requires using a bunsen burner and chemicals safely and setting up an experiment with equipment given. These will require you to organise with the lab technician 4 x fabric samples 4 x flame tests (I suggest Chloride, Calcium, Barium and Potassium as these match the explanations in the powerpoints) 4 x black pens with chromatography set up The pack comes with instructions for each task, a powerpoint with suspects and explanations for lab dem and teacher.

Made for New Zealand NCEA it features 5 tasks that can be done independently or together as a summary to common basic chemistry topics. Task 1 -difference between atoms and ions Task 2 - Explaining ionic formula ratios Task 3 - matching up reactants and products for metal reactions Task 4 - A flow chart of a neutralisation reaction Task 5 - Identifying effects of changing factors (Surface area) on rate of reaction Task 6 - a summary sheet for students to complete; powerpoint contains key points in slide notes.

This wordsearch gives the clues as the formula/symbols of the ions, but the words in the wordsearch are the names of the ions. Good starter task, or to help lower ability classes associate the names and terms for the ions.

These are cards to be used in a board game for y8-y10 students for separating mixtures. I used them with my top set y9 and they worked well, but they will need a good amount of time on the game. My students had to find something in their bags/pockets to be used as a counter, and I used another TES document 'board game templates' for my base. The students rolled the dice to move around the board, but they only got to move if they answered the question correctly. Easily altered/differentiated.

Lesson to follow Activate textbook, year 8 Recycling Includes fill in the gaps task sheet, advantages and disadvantages table and an example equation. If you are using the kerboodle tests be aware that the equation I have used looks like the one on the test for HT, and this caused a bit of confusion for some of my students. Did this with top set but as it is a quick lesson I managed some revision at the end, so have included revision slide at end. Will need your own exam questions for the task - just took mine off of exam pro but obviously every class is different. Can send out if needed.