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Combined SL and HL. Structure 3.2.1 to 3.2.6 are SL and HL content. Structure 3.2.7 to 3.2.12 are additional higher level and are flagged HL throughout, so SL teachers can skip them and HL teachers get the full subtopic in one resource.

Teach functional groups through play. A complete teaching bundle for Structure 3.2 (first assessment 2025): a 30-page guide (Word and PDF), a 35-slide deck with speaker notes on every slide, 12 games, and 18 original exam-style questions with a fully worked answer key.

How does the classification of organic molecules help us to predict their properties? The guide covers all twelve understandings: formula types and converting between them; the nine functional groups by name and structure; homologous series and general formulas; boiling point trends with chain length, branching and functional group; IUPAC names for up to six carbons with halogeno, hydroxyl, carbonyl and carboxyl groups; and structural isomers, including primary, secondary and tertiary. At HL: cis-trans isomers and enantiomers, mass spectrometry, infrared spectroscopy, ¹H NMR with splitting, and combining data to solve structures.

Games are the teaching. Ten micro-games are woven through the explanation (Formula Swap, Group Hunt, Series Sort, Boiling Point Ladder, Name It Draw It, Spot the Imposters, Mirror Mirror, Fragment Detective, Peak Match and Signal Count). Two flagship games: The Isomer Foundry, where teams forge every isomer from the exact atoms in their bag, and Case Files: The Mystery Bottles, where teams buy evidence with coins to solve five unknown compounds. Each has setup, numbered rounds, a teacher cheat-sheet, a “where the model runs out” honesty box, debrief prompts in IB command-term language and facilitator notes with 1-to-1 tutoring options.

Inside: a worked example after every key concept; 17 original diagrams; cross-topic hooks; nature of science and TOK prompts; a vocabulary glossary. No lab equipment needed; a molecular model kit or modelling clay is helpful.

Independently created resource aligned to the IB Diploma Programme Chemistry syllabus. Not endorsed by, affiliated with, or reviewed by the International Baccalaureate Organization.

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IB Chemistry Structure 3.1 to 3.2 | Bundle of 2 Guides, 70 Slides, 23 Games

Teach the periodic table and functional groups through play with one bundle: two complete teaching guides, two 35-slide decks with full teaching notes on every slide, and 23 classroom games. Written for IB DP Chemistry teachers and tutors, with SL and HL combined in each guide and higher level content clearly flagged HL. Included: Structure 3.1 The Periodic Table (periodic trends, atomic and ionic radii, ionization energy, electronegativity, metallic and non-metallic character, oxides and the pattern of the periods and groups; flagship games The Mendeleev Gap and The Pull Index). Structure 3.2 Functional Groups (homologous series, naming and drawing organic compounds with IUPAC nomenclature, isomers, and the properties and reactions of the main functional groups; flagship games The Isomer Foundry and Case Files: The Mystery Bottles). Every guide follows the same template. Part 1 explains the full content with a worked example after every key concept, micro-games woven throughout (mystery reveals, sorting games, races and warm-ups), cross-topic hooks, nature of science and TOK prompts, and a vocabulary glossary. Part 2 gives two flagship classroom games with setup, numbered rounds, a teacher cheat-sheet, a where-the-model-runs-out honesty box, debrief prompts in IB command-term language and facilitator notes, including how to scale for one-to-one tutoring. Part 3 offers original exam-style questions with fully worked answer keys: 35 questions and 161 marks across the bundle. The decks are not the guides reformatted: one idea per slide, minimal text, diagrams doing the work, and the teaching detail in the speaker notes. Structure 3.1 gives the patterns that explain why elements behave as they do, and Structure 3.2 uses them to organize the chemistry of carbon compounds. Teaching through play is serious pedagogy, drawn from The Alchemist's Playbook: transformation over entertainment, adaptable frameworks over rigid scripts. No lab equipment is needed. Files: Word guides, PDF guides and PowerPoint decks, all editable. The bundle costs less than buying the two resources separately. Independently created resource aligned to the IB Diploma Programme Chemistry syllabus. Not endorsed by, affiliated with, or reviewed by the International Baccalaureate Organization.

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