This gas volumes resource teaches students the relationship between gas volume and moles. It contains a gas volumes information sheet, a question sheet, and an accompanying answer sheet. I use this resource as part of the AQA GCSE Chemistry Quantitative Chemistry topic in paper 1. It could be used as a support resource for A Level students too.
This atoms, elements and compounds resource is designed for the AQA GCSE Chemistry course. This is the first resource I use for the ‘Atomic structure and periodic table’ topic in paper 1. This resources builds on knowledge that students learn in KS3 and introduces them to topic. This resource contains:
Information sheet
Worksheet (atoms)
Answer sheet (atoms)
Worksheet (elements, compounds, and mixtures)
Answer sheet (elements, compounds, and mixtures)
I use this reduction by carbon lesson as part of the AQA GCSE Chemistry ‘Chemical chnages’ topic. Having introduce redox previously during acid and base reactions students can then apply the same redox principles in other scenarios. The reduction by carbon resource includes:
Information sheet (Reduction by carbon)
Worksheet (Reduction by carbon)
Answer sheet (Reduction by carbon)
This covalent bonding resource is an excellent introduction to covalent bonding. I use this resource as part of the AQA GCSE Chemistry ‘Structure, bonding, and the properties of matter’ topic in paper 1. The resource is excellent as a homework for students to prepare them for covalent bonding or as a classroom resource. This resource includes:
Information sheet (Covalent bonding introduction)
Worksheet (Covalent bonding introduction)
Answer sheet (Covalent bonding introduction)
I use this metallic bonding resource as part of the AQA GCSE Chemistry ‘Structure, bonding, and the properties of matter’ topic in paper 1. The resource includes a differentiated worksheet on drawing metallic bonds, an information sheet, question sheet and all associated answer sheets. These resources can even be used as a reminder for A Level chemistry students.
This resources contains an information sheet on explaining how simple compounds are named. The accompanying worksheet asks students to name compounds formed from combinations of elements and also to identify the elements in a compound. The naming compounds worksheet also asks students to name some chemical formulae with their common name. An answer sheet is included.
This extraction of aluminium resource is part of the AQA GCSE Chemistry ‘Chemical changes’ topic in paper 1. The resources are differentiated to help both the low ability and stretch the more able. The extraction of aluminium resource includes:
Information sheet (Extraction of aluminium)
Worksheet (Extraction of aluminium - 3 differentiations)
Answer sheet (Extraction of aluminium)
This bundle of Quantitative Chemistry resources contains information sheets, question sheets, and answer sheets for the whole AQA GCSE Chemistry Quantitative Chemistry topic. It also includes empirical formula which is no longer on the AQA specification but may be useful for extending the more able or those from different exam boards.
This resource contains all you need to the AQA GCSE Chemistry Electrolysis part of Topic 4 - Chemical Changes. The resource is great to use as an introduction to electrolysis and then move onto aqueous electrolysis. The blank templates allow teachers to go through several examples of their own choice or they can use the pre-filled questions. There are a variety of differentiated resources to give to students of different abilities.
I use this working scientifically resource as part of the AQA GCSE Chemistry course to help students identify independent, dependent, and control variables for different scientific investigations. The resource has 21 scientific scenarios where the students have to deduce the different variables. This is an excellent chance to bring literacy into a lesson too.
The resource contains:
1 x Information sheet
1 x Question sheet
1 x Answer sheet
I introduce neutralisation as the fourth lesson in the AQA GCSE Chemistry ‘Chemical changes’ topic in paper 1. Having learned about acids and bases and ionic equations students can see more easily how neutralisation occurs and how water is produced. The neutralisation resource includes:
Information sheet (Neutralisation)
Worksheet (Neutralisation)
Answer sheet (Neutralisation)
The worksheet is differentiated so that all abilities can use the same worksheet but have slightly different tasks.
Ionic equations - I use these resources in the third lesson of a series of lessons on the AQA GCSE Chemistry ‘Chemical changes’ topic in paper 1. Students typically find this challenging and I find lots of practice is the way to go. The solubility rules are not needed for AQA GCSE Chemistry but it is useful for extending the more able or even to use with other exam boards. The Ionic equations resource includes:
Information sheet (Ionic equations)
Information sheet 1 (Solubility)
Information sheet 2 (Solubility)
Worksheet (Ionic equations)
Worksheet (Solubility)
Answer sheet (Ionic equations)
Answer sheet (Solubility)
The common ions information sheet is useful to use alongside this lesson.
This Hess’ Law resource includes:
Summary sheet - Hess’ Law
Question sheet - Hess’ Law
Answer sheet - Hess’ Law
Solutions sheet - Hess’ Law
I use these resources with my Y12 students as a summary lesson as part of the Enthalpy topic in the OCR Chemistry A course. Students value the calculations displayed on the solutions sheet to help them see where the answer comes from.
This resource is a great starter activity. There are 42 different pages all containing 12 individual bingo grids. No two bingo grids the same out of the 504 available. The accompanying powerpoint will randomly go to an element slide when the play icon is pressed. I use this starter daily with all of my classes. I randomly pick from a jar of ping pong balls with element symbols on. Sometimes I’ll call out the name and other times I’ll challenge the students by calling out proton numbers or even mass numbers. My students have a sheet each and pick which grid they use. There is also a blank bingo grid page if you want students to pick their own elements.
This resource on solubility rules can be used for GCSE Chemistry course that require knowledge of precipitation reactions and solubility rules. This is not directly needed for the AQA GCSE Chemistry but I do you use it with my more able students as a stretch and challenge exercise. This solubility rules resource includes two information sheets, a question sheet, and an answer sheet. Solubility rules are useful for the AQA GCSE chemical changes topic when looking at reactions of acids and bases. This resource could also be used as a starter with A level students.
I use this resource as the sixth lesson of the AQA GCSE Chemistry ‘Atomic structure and the periodic table’ topic in paper 1. For a top set you can achieve everything in one lesson. You may need to spread the isotopes, relative atomic mass, and ions resource over a couple of lessons for mixed or lower ability classes. The relative atomic mass worksheet can also be used with A Level students (OCR Chemistry A). The resource includes:
Information sheet (Isotopes)
Worksheet (Isotopes)
Answer sheet (Isotopes)
Information sheet (Relative atomic mass)
Worksheet (Relative atomic mass)
Information sheet (Ions)
Worksheet (Ions)
Answer sheet (Ions)
Get students to use an A Level periodic table in order to check their answers to the relative atomic mass worksheet.
This electrolysis resource is great to use as an introduction to electrolysis and then move onto aqueous electrolysis. The blank templates allow teachers to go through several examples of their own choice or they can use the pre-filled questions. There are a variety of differentiated resources to give to students of different abilities. The electrolysis resource includes:
Information sheet 1 and 2 (Electrolysis)
Worksheet (Electrolysis)
Answer sheet (Electrolysis)
Blank templates (Electrolysis)
This making a salt 6 mark exam question is a great resource to assess students understanding of the chemical changes topic as part of the AQA GCSE Chemistry course. I use it as part of the AQA GCSE Chemical changes topic or sometimes as a starter with my A Level students. The resource is a common question frequently asked in AQA GCSE Chemistry paper 1 examinations. There is an accompanying help sheet that students can use as support material. The mark scheme gives clear directions on how to award different marks for students.
Included in this resource:
6 mark question (x3) on bonding.
Associated mark schemes with examiner guidance.
I use this resource as a revision exercise for the ‘Structure, bonding, and properties of matter’ topic in paper 1 of the AQA GCSE Chemistry course. It’s a great way of accessing students overall understanding.
This resource contains two word searches; one for atomic structure and the other for the periodic table. Both resources come with questions and an indication of how many letters are in the answer, the answer is then located amongst the words. I use this resource with my GCSE students. Primarily I use it as a revision tool but it can be useful to support the less able too. The questions are modeled around the AQA GCSE Chemistry specification but would be suitable for all GCSE Chemistry courses.