These element sudoku games come in three different levels; easy, medium, and hard. There are twelve different element sudoku grids per level. Element sudoku is based on normal sudoku but instead of filling the grids with numbers 1-9, students have to fill the grids with elements 1-9 i.e. H to F. The principle is the same, elements can only appear once in each row, column, and mini grid. This is a great starter, numeracy task, gap filler or Christmas activity. I use this a lot with my AQA GCSE Chemistry students and my OCR A Level chemists for a fun starter. This could even be used as an extension task for KS3 students.
This resource is designed as the second lesson of the AQA GCSE Chemistry, ‘Atomic structure and the periodic table’ topic. The resource contains:
Information sheet (Reactions and masses)
Information sheet (Balancing equations)
Worksheet (Balancing equations)
Answer sheet (Balancing equations)
The resource is a good introduction to reactions and equations. Further balancing equations worksheets are available in the Quantitative chemistry topic.
Acids is the second lesson in the AQA GCSE Chemistry ‘Chemical changes’ topic in paper 1. This lesson introduces the idea of acids, alkalis, bases and salts. I use this at this point as I find it helps students to access the later work in the topic more easily. The acids resource includes:
Information sheet (Acids)
Information sheet (Acids, bases, and salts)
Information sheet (Alkalis and bases)
Worksheet (Acids, alkalis, and salts)
Answer sheet (Acids, alkalis, and salts)
This is an essential resource for students to have at the front of their folders. The AQA GCSE Chemistry Topics page is a constant reminder to students of which topics are in each paper. Students also find it useful to have an overview of the course and see what topics have and haven’t been covered.
This checklist resource for the AQA GCSE Chemistry Chemical changes topic in paper 1 allows students to reflect on their performance in an end of topic assessment and identify areas that need further revision. I use this with my GCSE classes at the end of each topic so that they have a clear list of topics that they can work on for mock/final exams.
This checklist is a great resource for students to reflect on their learning and identify areas that need further work. I would suggest students use it along side an end of topic test or mock exam in order to pick up their weaknesses.
This checklist for the AQA GCSE Chemistry ‘Structure, bonding, and the properties of matter’ topic in paper 1 is useful for students to reflect on a performance in a test and identify areas for improvement. I use this with my GCSE classes at the end of each topic so that they have a group of things that they can focus on before a mock or final exam.
This bonding summary resource can be given out as a reference sheet or as a classroom task. I use this resource as a revision sheet at the end of the topic. It’s also really useful to annotate with explanations of the properties listed in the table.
This giant ionic structures resource is best used alongside 2.4 Ionic bonding. Giant ionic structures is the fifth lesson in the AQA GCSE Chemistry ‘Structure, bonding, and the properties of matter’ topic in paper 1. The main things I want students to take away from this resource is the ability to explain the properties of ionic substances. This resource includes:
Information sheet (Giant ionic structures)
Worksheet (Giant ionic)
Answer sheet (Giant ionic)
These six mark questions are great for revision. I use these with my GCSE classes to consolidate learning at the end of the AQA GCSE Chemistry ‘Energy Changes’ topic in paper 1. The six mark question resource includes four six mark questions and accompanying mark schemes. They make ideal worksheets for the classroom or can even be used homework tasks.
Students use this GCSE Chemistry resource to help them track which GCSE Separate Chemistry and which GCSE Combined Chemistry past papers they have completed. Students can scan the QR code to take them through to a web page with links to the past papers.