Simple Venn diagram worksheet. Students have to place the statements in the correct place on the Venn diagram. Another plenary I find works really well with this topic is to arrange pupils into groups of two or three and provide each group with a petri dish lid or base and a lump of plastacine. Get the students to make particles out of the plastacine, then arrange them in the petri dish as you would find them in solids, liquids etc. The nice thing about making the partcles in the petri dishes is that you can put them on the projector and get the rest of the class to assess them.

An introduction into calculating calculation. Students can find this tricky, (for some reason), so I have tried to represent it as simply as possible.

A worksheet with instructions for the student version of the classic demo, with a few questions thrown in for good measure.

Simple worksheet used to introduce pyramids of numbers and biomass. Students will need three different coloured pencils or felt pens, a ruler and pencil to complete.

Cut and paste worksheet where students have to match the acid to its corresponding base.

Worksheet with practical instructions for making copper from copper oxide via copper sulfate. Also contains a few questions for students to answer. May be useful after studying displacement reactions, (no matter how well you have taught this some students will still say the orange material appearing on the paperclip is rust!) May also be used after introducing equations.

I usually get students to do this lesson after completing a practical circus/investigation into metals properties. Dingbats starter. Answers: copper, mercury, tungstem/tungsten, (I know I cheated!) iron and potassium. Mind map to be copied into books. The passport control I get students to act out in pairs at the end of the lesson.I usually finish off by showing youtubes of exceptions to the rules, such as a canon ball floating on mercury - a liquid, but still dense.

Worksheet activity for pupils in KS3 on metal uses. Pupils have to find the name of different metals and then link them to the correct use.

Simple Power Point which could be used as a plenary after completing food tests or as a starter before students carry out food tests on different foods.

Simple worksheet to help students find their way around the periodic table. Pupils will need a copy of the periodic table with both the symbols and names of elements on.

Simple cut and paste worksheet about the three states of matter.

Powerpoint showing the multiplication of Bob, a bateria.

Simple worksheet aimed at helping to introduce students to the terms reactants andproducts and to basic word equations.

Worksheet about lots of useful neutralisation reactions. Could be set for homework or used for cover lesson.

I usually get the students to carry this out after having done the RSC's tricky tracks as a starter, so that students can distinguish between an observation and a conclusion. It is a sample set of instructions for six nice, simple practicals students can have a go at. As extension work you could then get them to write equations for the reactions.

Summary and literacy assignment in which students have to use their knowledge of ocean acidification and the reactions of carbonates to respond to a letter from Nemo.

Simple worksheet where students have to read statements and then tick yes or no depending on whether they are correct or not. If they are incorrect they have to write a correct statement in the space provided.

A little booklet outlining the maths skills required for the GCSE Chemistry course. Including examples to complete and QR links to helpful websites.

Scheme of Work for NEW AQA GCSE 4.1 Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table Unit. Start by opening document 4.1 Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table SOW. This contains learning objectives taken from the new specification, but written in a more student friendly manner. There are then hyperlinks to the relevant resources uploaded, as well as to useful websites, videos and practicals. Includes fun starters, extension challenges, worksheets, homework and other activities. Enjoy! O.k apologies, but I can't seem to upload it without the hyperlinks to the worksheets and presentations breaking, but the resources are all clearly labelled so you should still be able to find them using the titles from the SoW. You can always edit and repair the hyperlinks yourself?

You will need to set up five stations, (or two or three sets of five if you have a large class). We place all the equipment for each 'activity' in a tray with a laminated section of worksheet so pupils are clear which station they are at. The pupils will need about five minutes at each station plus 30s or so tidy up and move round time. Get them to fill in their worksheets as they go round. Station one Have a Bunsen and heat proof mat set up, with tongs, a beaker of cold water, old glass rods and goggles at the ready. You will want to go through the safety aspects of this activity before you start the whole circus and will probably want to hover near this area for much of the lesson! Station Two Fill several glass bottles to the top with water, screw on a lid and leave in the freezer until just before the lesson. We do extras as sometimes the results are more spectacular than others! We also place a very clear 'DO NOT TOUCH' sign in the tray. Station Three Put a selection or rocks into a tray, make sure to include some which do react with acid, such as marble and limestone. Have dil. HCl and goggles ready. Station Four Have copies of the information and pictures about Caribou ready for pulls to examine. We make up laminated copies in advance. Station Five Similar deal to station four, just with the plant pictures instead.