This is 40+ page PowerPoint with mini-plenary questions after each section and exam style questions at the end of the lesson. It includes animations to show why ionisation energies change. It explains the effect of shielding, nuclear charge and distance from nucleus. It also explains the effect of the p orbitals and electron replusion as you go across a period. It includes: Student sheet with key diagrams on for students to add notes on Key slides to print out (or give to students for study at home) Exam style questions and answers (with examiner’s comments on how well other students answered it) Lots of examples throughout to test students understanding. Other AS lessons are available: Electronic Structure:https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/electronic-structure-orbital-configuration-in-s-p-d-as-level-12405614 TOF Spectrometer and Isotope Calculations: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/mass-spectrometer-tof-and-isotope-calculations-12386980 Oxidation States: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/oxidation-states-lesson-as-level-12421177 A free sheet of some questions from this resource is also available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ionisation-questions-and-answers-as-level-12412527 For more resources (free and paid) please check out my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/stephenkemp193 Thank you.

This KS4 AQA Required Practical covers the planning and carrying out of the Food tests with 9-1 graded exam style questions. it lasts approximately 1 hour. The ppt carries the students through all aspects of the practical including safety and method. It finishes with exam style questions individually graded to assess students. Resource includes: ppt to guide the students through the practical (with answers and examples) Student method/practical sheet that follows the slides Apparatus list for technician Learning Objectives on each slide linked to AQA specification If you would like to see a free sample similar to this before you buy, the Osmosis one is free here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/updated-osmosis-required-practical-planning-with-graded-with-9-1-exam-style-questions-and-answers-12181019 All the biology practicals are available as a bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-biology-planning-practicals-with-graded-questions-and-answer-12220999 If you just want the questions and answers, they are available as a bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/biology-required-practical-worksheets-with-graded-9-1-exam-style-questions-and-answers-12181051 Please comment if you have found this useful If you would like more required practical resources (or any other resources) free and paid, please check out my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/stephenkemp193 Thank you.

This KS4 AQA Required Practical covers the planning, carrying out and analysing of results with 9-1 graded exam style questions. It lasts approx 2 hours. The ppt carries the students through all aspects of the practical including hypothesis, variables, safety, fair testing, method, analysing results and evaluating the validity. It finishes with exam style questions individually graded to assess students. Resource includes: 30+ slide ppt to guide the students through the practical (with answers and examples) Two page student method/practical sheet that follows the slides Two page guide sheet (worth £1.50 from my shop) Apparatus list for technician Learning Objectives on each slide linked to AQA specification If you would like to see a free sample similar to this before you buy, the Osmosis one is free here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/updated-osmosis-required-practical-planning-with-graded-with-9-1-exam-style-questions-and-answers-12181019 All the biology practicals are available as a bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-biology-planning-practicals-with-graded-questions-and-answer-12220999 If you just want the questions and answers, they are available as a bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/biology-required-practical-worksheets-with-graded-9-1-exam-style-questions-and-answers-12181051 Please comment if you have found this useful If you would like more required practical resources (or any other resources) free and paid, please check out my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/stephenkemp193 Thank you.

This KS4 resource contains worksheet questions (and answers) for all the Physics Required Practicals with each individual exam style 9-1 graded questions. It employs a lot of Maths, AQA working scientifically and AQA style exam questions with model answers. It is normally used at the end of the practical as a test/check of the students understanding, but can also be used as a revision/homework activity. It can also be used as a cover lesson (with answers). Students can also peer/self assess with the answer sheets and also indicate which part they found most difficult on the top right of the paper so that the teacher can flick through and see what needs covering again. It contains: Specific Heat Capacity, Thermal insulation, Resistance, I-V characteristics, Density. Light, Force and Extension, Acceleration, Waves in a solid and Waves in a liquid and Radiation and Absorption. For a free sample (I-V Characteristics) to see the quality, before you consider purchasing click here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/i-v-characteristics-required-practical-worksheet-12199364 For a Bundle with the Biology and Chemistry verisons, click here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-physics-chemistry-and-biology-required-practical-revision-9-1-graded-questions-and-answer-12227276 This is an updated version of my most downloaded free resource (see below for free version). The free version (just the questions on pdf) can be found at my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/stephenkemp193 Please comment if you have this useful. Thank you.

This resource contains a 40+ page PowerPoint with animations on each stage of a Time of Flight (TOF) Mass Spectrometer, including vapourisation, ionisation, ion drift, electric field and ion detection. It explains how to interpret a Mass Spectrum of isotopes and moleules. Including: How to predict the mass spectrum of diatomic molecules with 1:1, 1:2 and 1:3 ratios, with explanations examples and questions. There are questions to check understanding and a sheet of calculations for students to try with explanations of how the answers are calculated. It contains 4 exam style questions based on AQA A Level questions with answers on the PowerPoint. Slides have a Learning Objectives linked to the AQA Syllabus so that everything is covered. For a free sheet of how a TOF Mass Spectrometer works, click here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/mass-spectrometer-time-of-flight-12386261 Please check out my other A level Chemistry resource on how to write electronic configurations here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/electronic-configuration-in-orbitals-s-p-d-12405614 For other resources (mainly GCSE) free and paid, click here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/stephenkemp193 Thank you.

I have now added a sheet explaining how this can be done at home by students themselves. This KS4 AQA Required Practical covers the planning, carrying out and analysing of results with 9-1 graded exam style questions. It lasts approx 2 hours. The ppt carries the students through all aspects of the practical including hypothesis, variables, safety, fair testing, method, analysing results and evaluating the validity. It finishes with exam style questions individually graded to assess students. Resource includes: 30+ slide ppt to guide the students through the practical (with answers and examples) Two page student method/practical sheet that follows the slides Two page guide sheet (Required Practical Graphic Organiser worth £1.50 from my shop) based on IV Characteristics Apparatus list for technician Learning Objectives on each slide linked to AQA specification It is available in a bundle with 8 other “home use” required practicals here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/nine-required-practicals-for-home-use-12461001 If you would like to see a FREE sample similar to this before you buy, the I-V Characteristics one is free here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-updated-i-v-characteristics-required-practical-planning-with-9-1-graded-questions-and-answers-12199364 If you want the FREE version of the questions only (my most downloaded resource) they are here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/physics-required-practical-worksheet-revision-11791358 If you want a bundle of ALL the Physics Practicals, click here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-physics-planning-practicals-with-graded-questions-and-answers-12227081 If you ONLY want the questions and answers, they are available as a bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/physics-required-practical-worksheets-with-9-1-graded-exam-style-questions-with-answers-12199346 Please comment if you have found this useful If you would like more required practical resources (or other science resources) free and paid, please check out my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/stephenkemp193 Thank you.

This KS4 AQA Required Practical covers the planning, carrying out and analysing of results with 9-1 graded exam style questions. It lasts at least 1 hour. The ppt carries the students through all aspects of the practical including recognising hazards, safety, method, and analysing results. It finishes with exam style questions individually graded to assess students. Resource includes: 20 slide ppt to guide the students through the practical (with answers and examples) Student method/practical sheet that students can fill it in as it matches the ppt Two page guide sheet (Included free here, £1.50 from my shop. To see this sheet click here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/required-practical-graphic-organiser-12181508) Apparatus list for technician Safety guide for teacher and technician Links to student safety sheets Learning Objectives on each slide linked to AQA specification A sheet that explains how the questions were graded If you would like to see a free sample similar to this before you buy, the Osmosis one is free here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/updated-osmosis-required-practical-planning-with-graded-with-9-1-exam-style-questions-and-answers-12181019 If you just want the questions and answers, they are available as a bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-chemistry-required-practical-revision-questions-12197299 If you want all the Chemistry required Practicals, they are available as a bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-chemistry-required-practical-lessons-aqa-12446174 Please comment if you have found this useful. If you would like more required practical resources (or any other science resources) free and paid, please check out my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/stephenkemp193 Thank you.

Update: Now contains links to hazcards for students to suggest safety. This 9-1 individually graded Chemistry resource is for use with KS4 students. It asks questions using the working scientifically criteria and Maths from the specification. These 9-1 graded exam style questions come with model answers are adapted from AQA past papers. It includes Neutralisation, Rates of Reaction (Two: Thiosulfate and Magnesium), Identifying Ions, Temperature Change, Electrolysis, Chromatography, Making Salts and Water Purification. It covers Working Scientifically (2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.6 and 2.7). It is normally used post practical to test/check students understanding, or to assess student’s levels. It can also be used in conjunction with the practical, as a revision or homework activity. It can be used with all abilities and comes with a help sheet (worth £1) and answers. It also includes questions with the following terms: Accuracy, calibration, error, anomalies, random error, systematic error, zero error, evidence, fair test, hypothesis, precision, prediction, repeatable, reproducible, resolution,sketch graph, true value, validity, valid conclusion, variables, control, dependent, independent, risk, hazard and control. If you want a free sample of one of these (Neutralisation) to check out if this resource is worth purchasing click here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/free-aqa-chemistry-required-practical-neutralisation-with-exam-style-questions-2019-12196884 For a FREE Physics set (ungraded with no answer sheet), check out: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/free-aqa-physics-required-practical-revision-homework-11791358 For a Bundle with the Physics and Biology versions. Click here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-physics-chemistry-and-biology-required-practical-revision-9-1-graded-questions-and-answer-12227276 For the Physics and Biology versions, please check them out at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/stephenkemp193 Please comment. I hope this resource is useful.

This KS4 AQA Required Practical covers the planning, carrying out and magnification calculations with 9-1 graded exam style questions. it lasts approximately 1 hour. The ppt carries the students through all aspects of the practical including safety, method and calculations. It finishes with exam style questions individually graded to assess students. Resource includes: ppt to guide the students through the practical (with answers and examples) Student method/practical sheet that follows the slides Apparatus list for technician Learning Objectives on each slide linked to AQA specification If you would like to see a free sample similar to this before you buy, the Osmosis one is free here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/updated-osmosis-required-practical-planning-with-graded-with-9-1-exam-style-questions-and-answers-12181019 All the biology practicals are available as a bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-biology-planning-practicals-with-graded-questions-and-answer-12220999 If you just want the questions and answers, they are available as a bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/biology-required-practical-worksheets-with-graded-9-1-exam-style-questions-and-answers-12181051 Please comment if you have found this useful If you would like more required practical resources (or any other resources) free and paid, please check out my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/stephenkemp193 Thank you.

This resource explains how to write the electronic configuration of the first 36 elements in terms of their shells, sub shell and orbitals. It covers the AQA syllabus, but can be used with others. It contains a 30+ page Power Point which explains how electrons fill up the lowest energy levels first, how electrons prefer to stay unpaired and the rather tricky transition metal 4s/3d energy levels. It explains how to write the configuration for neutral atoms as well as ions and contains a page of questions, based around exam questions from AQA. Questions have comments from the examiners report to say how difficult students in the exam found this type of question. It also contains: Periodic Table with all configurations Student sheet with diagrams on for students to add notes to (or cut out and stick in diagrams) Help sheet to practice configuration Question sheet with answers provided on the Power Point Homework/Extra Questions sheet to challenge the most able An animated slide that shows all 36 configurations on an energy level diagram and position on the Periodic table. Other AS lessons are available: Ionisation energy:https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ionisation-energy-as-level-12412339 TOF Spectrometer and Isotope Calcuations: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/mass-spectrometer-tof-and-isotope-calculations-12386980 Oxidation States: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/oxidation-states-lesson-as-level-12421177 Rules for Electron Configuration Sheet can be found here for free: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/electronic-configuration-rules-for-s-p-d-a-level-12406254 Please feel free to visit my shop where there are free and paid resources on science at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/stephenkemp193 Please comment if you have found this resource useful. Thank you

This is a GCSE Physics resource for KS3 and KS4. It follows the new AQA Science course. It encourages students to think about the power equation. The practical invites them to calculate if they are more powerful than a kettle by planning a practical and testing it out. Let the students find out if they are more powerful than a kettle, by looking at the Power rating on a kettle and then timing themselves (one at a time) running up a set of stairs. You will find that if you have a high mass (like me) you are more powerful then the students who can run up fast, but not in half the time. They will find out they are not quite as powerful as a kettle and they enjoyed the chance of being able to “run” when they are not normally allowed to do this. If you have found this resource useful, pleas comment and also have a look at my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/stephenkemp193

Update: I have improved the graphics on this since it was made a few years ago. This powerpoint is aimed at KS4 (and higher ability KS3) and helps students to understand what is happening to the ions in solution. It shows sodium ions and chloride ions moving to the electrodes, gaining and losing electrons to become atoms and explaining reduction and oxidation. If you’re looking for Electrolysis Required Practical,click here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/electrolysis-required-practical-aqa-lesson-12445960 For other free and paid resources check out my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/stephenkemp193 Please comment if you have found this useful.

This KS4 AQA Required Practical covers the planning, carrying out and analysing of results with 9-1 graded exam style questions. It lasts approx 2 hours. The ppt carries the students through all aspects of the practical including hypothesis, variables, safety, fair testing, method, analysing results and evaluating the validity. It finishes with exam style questions individually graded to assess students. Resource includes: 30+ slide ppt to guide the students through the practical (with answers and examples) Two page student method/practical sheet that follows the slides Two page guide sheet (worth £1.50 from my shop) Apparatus list for technician Learning Objectives on each slide linked to AQA specification If you would like to see a free sample similar to this before you buy, the Osmosis one is free here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/updated-osmosis-required-practical-planning-with-graded-with-9-1-exam-style-questions-and-answers-12181019 All the biology practicals are available as a bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-biology-planning-practicals-with-graded-questions-and-answer-12220999 If you just want the questions and answers, they are available as a bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/biology-required-practical-worksheets-with-graded-9-1-exam-style-questions-and-answers-12181051 Please comment if you have found this useful If you would like more required practical resources (or any other resources) free and paid, please check out my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/stephenkemp193 Thank you.

This updated Biology resource now has individual 9-1 graded exam style questions to assess students levels. It is used with KS4 and is designed to ask questions on Working Scientifically and the Maths calculations that are involved. These exam style questions with model answers are adapted from AQA past papers. They are normally used post practical as assessment / revision / homework, but can be used during as well or a cover lesson. This contains all the Required Practicals in Biology in one place: Osmosis, Decay, Enzymes, Field Investigations, Food Tests, Microbiology, Photosynthesis, Plant Response and Reaction Times. It also includes the Required Practical Graphic Orgainser helpsheet (worth £1) that will help the students answer the questions in these resources. Each required practical resource comes as a 5 Power Point slide to project in lessons and a PDF version for printing. It has two sheets of questions and two sheets of answers allowing for students to self or peer assess. On the top right hand corner of the sheet the students can identify areas where they need to improve so that teachers can easily see which section they are having trouble with. Each sheet assesses students skills including interpreting the data, calculations, remembering the Health and Safety and suggesting ways of improving the experiment. Key concepts covered are types of error and rarer ones such as validity, reproducibility and repeatability. Each question slide has Blooms Style Learning Objectives for whole class focused learning. If you wish to check out a free sample (Osmosis) to see if this resource is useful to you, before you buy, click here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/osmosis-required-practical-worksheet-12181019 For a Bundle with the Physics and Chemistry versions. Click here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-physics-chemistry-and-biology-required-practical-revision-9-1-graded-questions-and-answer-12227276 Thank you for reading. Please comment. Hope you find this resource useful!

I have now added a sheet explaining how this can be done at home by students themselves. This KS4 AQA Required Practical covers the planning, carrying out and analysing of results with 9-1 graded exam style questions. It lasts approx 2 hours. The ppt carries the students through all aspects of the practical including hypothesis, variables, safety, fair testing, method, analysing results and evaluating the validity. It finishes with exam style questions individually graded to assess students. Resource includes: 30+ slide ppt to guide the students through the practical (with answers and examples) Two page student method/practical sheet that follows the slides Two page guide sheet (worth £1.50 from my shop) Apparatus list for technician Learning Objectives on each slide linked to AQA specification It is available in a bundle with 8 other “home use” required practicals here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/nine-required-practicals-for-home-use-12461001 If you would like to see a free sample similar to this before you buy, the Osmosis one is free here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/updated-osmosis-required-practical-planning-with-graded-with-9-1-exam-style-questions-and-answers-12181019 All the biology practicals are available as a bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-biology-planning-practicals-with-graded-questions-and-answer-12220999 If you just want the questions and answers, they are available as a bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/biology-required-practical-worksheets-with-graded-9-1-exam-style-questions-and-answers-12181051 Please comment if you have found this useful If you would like more required practical resources (or any other resources) free and paid, please check out my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/stephenkemp193 Thank you.

This resource is a booklet with lists of misconceptions, strategies for overcoming them, and quizzes for ascertaining main misconceptions in Forces, Electricity etc. Update: Want to test how many Christmas misconceptions your students have? Try this new free quiz here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-quiz-free-misconceptions-12448241 It is research based, but written in a practical way and focuses on the use of models, analogies, CASE, interviewing and other strategies. The most useful part I believe is the lists of misconceptions and a comprehensive index of keywords to help you find the common misconception for that topic/keyword. Thank you for making it is one of my most downloaded resources. If you would like to look at my teacher toolkit for misconceptions click here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/misconceptions-teacher-toolkit-resource-12447706 If you would like to run a CPD on misconceptions click here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/science-misconceptions-cpd-12237121 A free activity to identify misconceptions in Forces is here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/identifying-physics-forces-misconceptions-12199581 A complete lesson using ideas for overcoming forces misconceptions is here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/overcoming-forces-misconception-of-normal-and-newton-s-3rd-law-lesson-12210726 Otherwise check out my shop for more free and paid resources at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/stephenkemp193 Thank you. Please comment if you have found it useful.