Currently selling and providing free resources for all three sciences, predominantly for GCSE, although there are some KS3 and A level chemistry resources available. Lots of the resources focus on differentiation and exam technique as I feel there is a profession- wide weakness in these areas.
Currently selling and providing free resources for all three sciences, predominantly for GCSE, although there are some KS3 and A level chemistry resources available. Lots of the resources focus on differentiation and exam technique as I feel there is a profession- wide weakness in these areas.
for GCSE chemistry/combined students. Could be used for either foundation or higher tier.
objective: to define ‘allotrope’; to compare the structures and properties of allotropes of carbon; to relate properties to uses
good for: full lesson as a staged task (after explanation or with a reference text); full lesson - the answers could be used as a collective memory task; homework; revision; cover; student that is out of the lesson
differentiation: to 3 levels - easier more visual task, gap fill task, and free fill task
Answers included
Based on the Edexcel and AQA specifications (references included), but would work for other exam boards.
Exam style questions, with approximate grades given for differentiation.
Explores all aspects of the learning for photosynthesis, including a new style exam questions for the required practical.
Includes maths calculations for light intensity being indirectly proportional to distance from the light source.
Useful as a homework, revision lesson, cover lesson, part of a lesson, a send home for an ill student or as part of an independent study for triple students where lesson-time is tight.
Takes about 45 minutes to complete, if whole document completed
Both higher (grades 4 -9) and foundation (grades 2 - 5) worksheets
Answers included as a separate document
Suitable for all exam boards
I have tried to base questions around the type of questions that may come up in exams: method descriptions, method improvement, reliability, calculations, etc. concept revision slides and suggested answers are included.
timing for whole resource: easily 45 minutes to one hour eaqch resource
differentiation: all to higher and foundation/easier levels
Good for: revision, homeworks, cover lessons, absent students, exam technique lessons, plenaries or starters
Suitable for all exam boards
I have tried to base questions around the type of questions that may come up in exams: method descriptions, method improvement, reliability, calculations, etc. concept revision slides and suggested answers are included.
differentiation: to higher and foundation/easier levels
timing for whole resource: easily 45 minutes
Good for: revision, homeworks, cover lessons, absent students, exam technique lessons, plenaries or starters
Based on the Edexcel specification (references included), but would work for other exam boards.
Exam style questions, with approximate grades given for differentiation.
Explores signs of plant disease and physical, chemical and mechanical barriers.
Includes maths calculations for cross sectional area and percentage.
Useful as a homework, revision lesson, cover lesson, part of a lesson, a send home for an ill student or as part of an independent study for triple students where lesson-time is tight.
Takes about 45 minutes to complete, if whole document completed
Answers included as a separate.
Based on AQA syllabus, but would work for other boards. Worked example and practice question(s) per sheet for all calculations in forces and motion units: Weight, work, resultant forces, splitting resultant forces into components, elasticity, moments, pressure, speed, acceleration, Newton’s second Law, momentum. Includes all topics for Foundation and Higher combined course and the triple course. Answers included for ease of marking
objective: maths, revision/consolidation
differentiation: the questions come in 3 levels of difficulty per sheet
good for: part of a lesson, e.g. starter; homework; as a set of revision sheets; cover; catch up for absent students
Based on AQA and Edexcel syllabi, but would work for other boards. Worked example and practice question(s) per sheet for all calculations in chemistry: RFM, the mole, mole and equations, mole and equations with volume of gases, concentration of solution, atom economy, percentage yield, titration calculations, strong and weak acids and bond energies. Includes all topics for Foundation and Higher combined course and the triple course (the course to which the topic pertains is put in the notes - if there is no note, it is for all students. Answers included for ease of marking
objective: maths, revision/consolidation
differentiation: the questions come in 2 levels of difficulty 'harder' and 'easier'
good for: part of a lesson, e.g. starter; homework; as a set of revision sheets; cover; catch up for absent students
Suitable for all exam boards
I have tried to base questions around the type of questions that may come up in exams: method descriptions, method improvement, reliability, calculations, etc. concept revision slides and suggested answers are included.
timing for whole resource: easily one hour
Good for: revision, homeworks, cover lessons, absent students, exam technique lessons, plenaries or starters
Suitable for all exam boards
I have tried to base questions around the type of questions that may come up in exams: method descriptions, method improvement, reliability, calculations, etc. concept revision slides and suggested answers are included.
timing for whole resource: easily one hour
Good for: revision, homeworks, cover lessons, absent students, exam technique lessons, plenaries or starters
worksheet comparing alkanes and alkenes bonding and includes all important key terms.
differentiated, with a super-simple version for less able students. Answers included.
good for: extension activity, starter, plenary or homework
timing: 5 - 10 minutes
worksheet comparing ionic and covalent bonding and includes the misconception of covalent bonding being a weak bond.
differentiated, with a super-simple version for less able students. Answers included.
good for: extension activity, starter, plenary or homework
timing: 5 - 10 minutes
4 starters based on real exam questions and real responses as an Afl style activity. I have attempted to highlight the misconceptions and mixed concepts the students exhibit when answering exam questions. Based on AQA, but would work for other boards
suggested uses:
Use as a starter: students to select which they think is the best answer (quick starter), for a longer task, they are then to decide why the other answers are less than perfect
This could be extended to take a whole lesson, if you use a number or all of the questions in the powerpoint and ask the students to come up with their own perfect answers, either in class or for homework;
or 4 whole lessons, if you use the questions as a starter, go through the concepts and re-visit at the end of the lesson to see if the students have changed their minds.
marking points and commentary on student answers are included.
all tests present, except flame spectroscopy, requiring that students spot the mistakes in each test, their results or their ions (all of them have at least one) and/or correct them. The resource also helps with exam technique, since the new style exam question requires that they state errors in practical investigations.
differentiation: foundation or low ability could just circle the mistakes; higher ability also to correct them
good for: homework, starter or plenary, part of a cover lesson/catch up sheet or if a student is out of class
an adaptation of a resource (to the same tune) that I downloaded many years ago - I’m sorry I can no longer find it to credit the author. It has been modified and I know hope that it contains most of the information needed for the new course about alkenes and their reactions for a good way to end a lesson on alkenes or for part of a revision lesson.
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