A lesson that leads students through how to calculate the pH of strong and weak acids, and strong bases, resource includes Starter activity recapping GCSE content of what is meant by a strong and weak acid and linking to examples of each Summary of how to calculate the pH for strong/weak acids and strong bases, with examples of each. Worksheets, with answers, for calculating the pH of strong/weak acids, strong bases and Ka

Summary sheets of A-Level Chemistry content for paper 1 - Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, paper 2 - Physical and Organic Chemistry and paper 3.

Card sort activity to help with understanding and application of electronic configuration to both atoms and ions. Students have to match the element symbol to the ‘shell’ version, s/p/d/f notation and orbital diagram. Answers included

A lesson that leads students through what buffer solutions are, how they are formed and the two ways in which the pH of a buffer solution is formed. Lesson details as follows: Starter activity so that students can identify weak and strong acids and the salts that they form. Summary of the formation acidic and basic buffers Worked examples of how to calculate the pH of acidic buffers, either from the mixing of a weak acid with it’s salt, or excess weak acid with a strong base. Example questions and mark scheme to accompany lesson.

A lesson that leads students through pH curves are, how they differ depending on the strength of acid/base used, key points on curves, how they can be used to identify suitable indicators and associated calculations. Lesson details as follows: 2 starter activities, depending on whether students have completed pH curves required practical. Summary of pH curves, key points and links to indicators/calculations Long answer summary question based on calculations around pH curves Example questions and mark scheme to accompany lesson.

A summary of how to name organic molecules using the IUPAC naming system, suitable for AQA AS Chemistry and possibly other specifications. Contains the following files: Summary of functional groups, prefixes and suffixes used and how and when they changes. Guidance on numbering system and functional group priority. Flow chart to aid the application of naming system. Practice questions and answers.

Complete lesson demonstrating the effect of adding small amounts of acid and base to a buffer solution and how to calculate the resultant pH. Starter to get students thinking about how the addition of acid/base affects the position of an equilibrium. Worked examples of how to calculate the pH of a buffer solution before and after the addition of acid/base. Exam questions, with mark scheme.

Summary notes of the AQA GCSE Chemistry content for paper 2, tailored for 2022 exams with content RAG’d as to whether it will, won’t, or may be assessed. Versions for Separate Science Higher and Trilogy Science Higher/Foundation included.

A lesson (2 of 4) that leads students through how to interpret NMR, focussing on chemical shift and integration of peaks. Lesson includes: Starter activity recapping branch chain isomers of pentane and identifying equivalent environments/protons Summary of chemical shift, reference molecule and solvents used in NMR spectroscopy, and integration of peaks, with key points stated Examples of identifying chemical shift and deducing integration peaks for molecules.

A lesson (1 of 4) that leads students through how NMR spectra are formed and interpreted, starting with identifying equivalent protons/environments in organic molecules, includes: Starter activity recapping chain isomers of Heptane Brief summary of how NMR functions, before working through examples of identifying equivalent environments Plenary returning to starter activity of identifying the number of equivalent environments in chain isomers.

Powerpoint and worksheet covering 1st lesson in Periodicity, recapping the trends in melting point, atomic radius and ionisation for period 3 elements, then moving onto the formation of period 3 oxides, relevant observations and the trends in melting point for period 3 oxides. Resources included: Powerpoint for lesson Trends across period 3 elements worksheets for starter Summary table for all reactions covered in A2 periodicity topic Trends across period 3 oxides worksheet

A Lesson resource that introduces students to alkanes, the ways they are represented at A-Level and the IUPAC naming system used to name chain isomers of alkanes. Lesson details as follows: Starter - Brainstorm to see what they can remember from GCSE Organic Chemistry Details on how to represent alkanes using displayed, structural and shortened structural and skeletal formula. Instructions on how to apply the IUPAC naming system to chain isomers of alkanes Activities to assess students understanding and application, with answers

Summary of content for option topic C - Biochemistry of the IB Chemistry specification. Covers the key content for SL and HL in (hopefully) simple terms and how it may be applied in exam context.