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Engaging lessons, revision materials and activities for students of all ages. I studied for a Degree and D.Phil in chemistry at St John's College, Oxford and enjoy a teaching career inspiring and enthusing the next generation.
AQA GCSE Chemistry Introductory Workbook on Alcohols, Carboxylic acids and Esters
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AQA GCSE Chemistry Introductory Workbook on Alcohols, Carboxylic acids and Esters

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10 page introductory workbook introducing alcohols, carboxylic acids and esters Part 1 – Organic chemicals and functional groups Part 2 – Alcohols Part 3 – Carboxylic Acids Part 4 – Esters Success criteria covered by this booklet: You should know what a functional group is and know what the functional group for an alcohol, a carboxylic acid and an ester is You should be able to interpret information about alcohols, carboxylic acids and esters You should be able to recognise alcohols, carboxylic acids and esters from their names or formulae You should be able to give examples of alcohols, carboxylic acids and esters and explain their uses
AQA GCSE Science skills and metacognition - how to approach exam questions using thinking skills
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AQA GCSE Science skills and metacognition - how to approach exam questions using thinking skills

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Huge pack of resources to teach a module on thinking skills and metacognitive approaches to science exam questions. Aimed at year 10/11 double or triple scientists. The resources focus on skills and contain examples from biology, chemistry and physics. The questions selected can usually be answered from the information in the question meaning this work can be incorporated into teaching without worrying too much about where you are in the syllabus. Mark schemes are included. Metacognition, which includes ideas such as learning to learn and developing thinking skills, can be applied to the way students tackle examination questions. This scheme of learning and accompanying lessons and resources,for science skills, breaks down the different types of questions that students meet and supports them to find learned strategies that work for them in how to tackle those questions. Each skill comes complete with a PowerPoint, worksheet and mark scheme. The resources are based on AQA materials but the skills are transferable across other exam boards. All three sciences: biology, chemistry and physics, are covered. Connections and tick boxes Data in tables Graphs Data in bar and pie charts Comprehension and application Command words Complicated diagrams Extended response questions Professor Bunsen resources are tested in school and make GCSE science engaging and exciting. Most importantly it could save you and your school time! The accompanying worksheet allows students to practice and for you to give feedback and help them to improve. The answers are included to help the busy teacher or non-specialist.
AQA A-level Chemistry Year 1 Organic Mechanisms Bundle - 14 revision mats/grids & answers
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AQA A-level Chemistry Year 1 Organic Mechanisms Bundle - 14 revision mats/grids & answers

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Halogenoalkanes Mat 1 Synthesis via free radical substitution Nucleophilic substitution Reaction with hydroxide Reaction with cyanide Damage to the ozone layer Mat 2 Nucleophilic substitution reaction with ammonia to form an amine Practice mechanism questions Mat 3 Elimination reactions with hydroxide Isomerism in elimination of asymmetric halogenoalkanes Mat 4 Practice questions Alkenes Mat 1 Electrophilic addition mechanism HBr, bromine, and bromine water Mat 2 Intermediates and practice questions Mat 3 The reaction with concentrated sulfuric acid mechanism Regents and conditions and practice questions Mat 4 Addition polymerisation and practice questions Mat 5 Steam hydration of ethene Catalysed steam hydration Dehydration of ethanol Comparison between hydration and fermentation Alcohols Mat 1 Steam hydration of ethene Glucose and empirical formula Fermentation conditions and comparison with hydration Mat 2 Reagents and conditions for the different methods of alcohol production Mat 3 Oxidation of alcohols Practical application of oxidation of alcohols and equipment Mat 4 Mechanism for elimination/dehydration of alcohols Formation of isomers from longer chain/or unsymmetrical alcohols Mat 5 Identification of different types of organic compounds with test tube reactions and spectroscopy
AQA GCSE Chemistry 2022 PowerPoint Revision Mat Bundle for Chemistry Unit 1-10  - with completed answer grids!
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AQA GCSE Chemistry 2022 PowerPoint Revision Mat Bundle for Chemistry Unit 1-10 - with completed answer grids!

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Contains editable PowerPoint revision mats for AQA chemistry GCSE 9-1. PDF file bundle available at a discount. Unit 1- Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table Unit 2 - Bonding, Structure and the Properties of Matter Unit 3 - Quantitative Chemistry Unit 4 - Chemical Changes and acids and alkalis Unit 5 - Exothermic and endothermic reactions and cells Unit 6 - Rate and extent of chemical change and reversible reactions and dynamic equilibrium Unit 7 - Organic Chemistry Unit 8 - Chemical Analysis Unit 9 - Chemistry of the Atmosphere Unit 10 - Sustainable Development and Earth's Resources
AQA Chemistry GCSE - Revision Mats/Grids - Unit 10 Sustainable development, Haber, NPK. PPTX
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AQA Chemistry GCSE - Revision Mats/Grids - Unit 10 Sustainable development, Haber, NPK. PPTX

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These simple revision mats can be printed A3 with a single sheet forming a revision activity for an entire topic. With free suggested answers typed and handwritten onto completed sheets. These files are PowerPoints which you can tweak for your classroom if desired (but please do not re-distribute). Non-editable PDF files available separately at a discount. These printable A3 mats cover unit 10 - Resources and sustainable development Mat 1 Using the Earth’s resources Finite and renewable resources Recycling Sustainable development Natural resources Synthetic products Using and preserving resources Mat 2 Potable water UK water supply Distillation and pure water Desalination Mat 3 Waste water treatment Sewage treatment processes Septic tanks Factors contributing to waste water Mat 4 Alternative methods of extracting metals Phytomining Bioleaching Corrosion and rusting Mat 5 Life cycle assessment of plastic bags versus paper bags Mat 6 Reduce, reuse, recycle Raw materials Ceramics Glass Steelmaking and using scrap iron Mat 7 Polymers, composites and alloys Thermosoftening vs. thermosetting Alloys and their uses Mat 8 Haber process Rate vs. yield and compromises. NPK fertilisers and salts in NPK fertiliser manufacture.
AQA Chemistry GCSE - Revision Mats/Grids - Unit 9 Atmosphere, Pollution and Global Warming - PPTX
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AQA Chemistry GCSE - Revision Mats/Grids - Unit 9 Atmosphere, Pollution and Global Warming - PPTX

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With free suggested answers typed and handwritten onto completed sheets. These files are PowerPoints which you can tweak for your classroom if desired (but please do not re-distribute). Non-editable PDF files available separately at a discount These printable A3 mats cover unit 9 - Chemistry of the atmosphere Mat 1 Earth’s atmosphere today How oxygen increased and carbon dioxide decreased Changes in the Earth’s atmosphere The History of the Earth Mat 2 Greenhouse gases Human impact on the environment Causes of global climate change The Greenhouse effect Bias and peer review Mat 3 Global effects of climate change Mat 4 Carbon footprint and emissions of carbon dioxide and methane Reducing carbon and methane emissions Mat 5 Pollution from fuels Problems from pollution Petrol and diesel Balancing equations for complete and incomplete combustion
AQA Chemistry Revision Mats/Grids FOUNDATION Unit 1 & 2 Atomic Structure, Periodic Table, Bonding
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AQA Chemistry Revision Mats/Grids FOUNDATION Unit 1 & 2 Atomic Structure, Periodic Table, Bonding

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AQA GCSE Combined Science - **FOUNDATION TIER ** These simple revision mats can be printed A3 with a single sheet forming a revision activity for an entire topic. Include a mixture of cloze word fact sections with recall and exam style questions. Now with free suggested answer sheets to support non-specialists or parents/students revising. Provided as Powerpoint and PDF. These 8 printable A3 mats cover the following content Unit 1 Atomic structure and the periodic table (4 mats) Atoms elements and compounds Mixtures The model of the atom Subatomic particles Size of atoms Relative atomic mass Electronic structure The Periodic Table Metals and non-metals Group 0 Group 1 Group 7 Unit 2 Bonding structure and the properties of matter Chemical bonds Ionic bonding Ionic compounds Covalent bonding Covalent compounds Metallic bonding How bonding and structure are related to the properties of substances State symbols Properties of ionic compounds Properties of small molecules Polymers Giant covalent structures Properties of metals and alloys Metals as conductors Structure and bonding of carbon
AQA Chemistry GCSE -  Revision Mats/Grids for Unit 6 - Rates, Reversible Reactions, Equilibrium PPTX
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AQA Chemistry GCSE - Revision Mats/Grids for Unit 6 - Rates, Reversible Reactions, Equilibrium PPTX

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These simple revision mats can be printed A3 with a single sheet forming a revision activity for an entire topic. With free suggested answers typed and handwritten onto completed sheets. These files are PowerPoints which you can tweak for your classroom if desired (but please do not re-distribute). Non-editable PDF files available separately at a discount. These printable A3 mats cover unit 6 Rate and extent and reversible reactions and dynamic equilibrium Mat 1 Calculating rates of reaction Drawing and interpreting rate graphs Tangents as a measurement of reaction rate Mat 2 Methods of measuring rates of reaction involving gas production and expected results Mat 3 Investigating the effect of change in concentration on rate of reaction and the disappearing cross Mat 4 Factors affecting rates of reaction Collision theory Activation energy Catalysts Mat 5 Reversible reactions Energy changes and reversible reactions Dynamic equilibrium Mat 6 Equilibrium and yield The effect of changing conditions on equilibrium Le Chatelier's principle The effect of changing concentration The effect of changing temperature The effect of changing pressure
AQA GCSE chemistry - Unit 4 - Lesson7 Strong and Weak Acids and understanding pH
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AQA GCSE chemistry - Unit 4 - Lesson7 Strong and Weak Acids and understanding pH

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This is a lesson to teach strong and weak acids with an introduction to the meaning of pH. It has a ppt and worksheet in word and pdf format with answers to the worksheet as well. The meaning of strong acid in terms of complete ionisation of acid molecules in water The meaning of weak acid in terms of partial ionisation of acid molecules in water Comparison of the terms concentrated and dilute with strong and weak and an explanation of how a weak acid can still be concentrated and a strong acid could still be dilute. Grid to test understanding of key vocabulary in the ppt file. Meaning of pH in terms of the change in 10x each time you go down a pH unit - does not include logarithms it is described in an accessible way that allows students to calculate changes in concentration as pH unit changes. I write Professor Bunsen resources to teach and test in my own classroom. I hope that I manage to make the new GCSE in chemistry engaging and exciting. Most importantly it could save you and your school time!
AQA Chemistry Revision Mats/Grids FOUNDATION Unit 3 & 4 Quantitative, Metals, Acids, Electroylsis
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AQA Chemistry Revision Mats/Grids FOUNDATION Unit 3 & 4 Quantitative, Metals, Acids, Electroylsis

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AQA GCSE Combined Science - **FOUNDATION TIER ** These simple revision mats can be printed A3 with a single sheet forming a revision activity for an entire topic. Include a mixture of cloze word fact sections with recall and exam style questions. Now with free suggested answer sheets to support non-specialists or parents/students revising. Provided as Powerpoint and PDF. These 12 printable A3 mats cover the following content Unit 3 Quantitative Chemistry (3 mats) Conservation of mass and balanced chemical equations Relative formula mass Mass changes when a reactant or product is a gas Chemical measurements Concentrations of solutions Unit 4 Chemical Changes (9 mats) The reactivity of metals The reactivity series Extraction of metals and reduction Reactions of acids with metals Neutralisation of acids and salt production Soluble salts The pH scale and neutralisation Electrolysis of molten ionic compounds Electrolysis in aqueous solution Using electrolysis to extract metals
New AQA Chemistry A-level Revision Mats/Grids 3.3.3 Halogenoalkanes
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New AQA Chemistry A-level Revision Mats/Grids 3.3.3 Halogenoalkanes

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These simple revision mats can be printed A3 with a single sheet forming a revision activity for an entire topic. These 4 printable A3 mats cover unit 3.3.3 halogenoalkanes and include a separate model answer sheet. Also included as pdf files. Mat 1 Synthesis via free radical substitution Nucleophilic substitution Reaction with hydroxide Reaction with cyanide Damage to the ozone layer Mat 2 Nucleophilic substitution reaction with ammonia to form an amine Practice mechanism questions Mat 3 Elimination reactions with hydroxide Isomerism in elimination of asymmetric halogenoalkanes Mat 4 Practice questions
AQA 9-1 GCSE chemistry - Unit 1 - Lesson 5 balancing chemical equations, half and ionic equations
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AQA 9-1 GCSE chemistry - Unit 1 - Lesson 5 balancing chemical equations, half and ionic equations

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4.1.1.1 Atoms, elements and compounds Introduction to balancing symbol equations Powerpoint lesson to introduce students to balancing chemical equations. The accompanying worksheets with lots of unfamiliar examples allow students to practice and for you to give feedback and help them to improve. The answers are included to help the busy teacher or non-specialist. There is an extension worksheet which introduces ionic equations and redox half equations in the simplest of terms. This appears on the exam specification at the beginning of unit 1 but is dealt with here in an understandable format for your gifted and talented GCSE students. PDF files included for easy viewing in iBooks, tablets or mobile devices. Professor Bunsen resources are tested in school and make the new GCSE in chemistry engaging and exciting. Most importantly it could save you and your school time! Fully resourced with Powerpoints, worksheets and lesson activities and key facts and opportunities for improvement and redrafting throughout
AQA A-level Chemistry 3.3.9 Aromatic, chemistry & reactions of benzene -  Unit Workbook with Answers
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AQA A-level Chemistry 3.3.9 Aromatic, chemistry & reactions of benzene - Unit Workbook with Answers

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AQA A-level chemistry unit 3.3.9 Aromatic Chemistry and the reactions of benzene and its derivatives - Lesson or Revision workbook with answers This workbooks covers a whole unit of work combining detailed information sections with Cornell Style notetaking so the books can be used while you teach and students can add their own notes and ideas down the margin. Colour is used consistently for the different types of sections to make the booklet more dyslexia friendly as I have found that chemistry notes and questions can often be very dense, and somewhat inaccessible for all students but especially students who have dyslexia. The booklet can also be produced as a revision guide for the topic and contains all the notes and practice past paper questions you would need to revise along with worked examples. Student and parent friendly and can be used without a teacher. This booklet is 25 pages long with answers to past paper questions provided at the back from page 21 onwards. It is provided in word and pdf. Please customise for personal use only and do not share or re-sell. Contents • Useful definitions • Kékulé structure and problems with it • Naming compounds based on benzene • Electrophilic substitution reactions of benzene
AQA GCSE Chemistry - Unit 1 - L 6 and 7 separating mixtures, crystals, distillation, chromatography
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AQA GCSE Chemistry - Unit 1 - L 6 and 7 separating mixtures, crystals, distillation, chromatography

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4.1.1.2 Mixtures Two part Powerpoint lessons on techniques for separating mixtures including two practicals, filtration, crystallisation and chromatography as well as a homework survival activity inspired by Bear Gryll’s. The accompanying worksheet allows students to practice and for you to give feedback and help them to improve. PDF files included for easy viewing in iBooks, tablets or mobile devices. Professor Bunsen resources are tested in school and make the new GCSE in chemistry engaging and exciting. Most importantly it could save you and your school time! Fully resourced with Powerpoints, worksheets and lesson activities and key facts and opportunities for improvement and redrafting throughout
AQA 9-1 GCSE Chemistry Unit 3 - Complete teaching bundle
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AQA 9-1 GCSE Chemistry Unit 3 - Complete teaching bundle

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8 fully resourced lessons with powerpoints, worksheets and mark schemes to teach this demanding and extensive unit in an imaginative and challenging way. 1) Conservation of mass, Mr and percentage of an element in a compound 2) Mass lost in reactions involving gases, calculations of mean, range and uncertainty. 3) Moles calculations and calculations of reacting masses 4) Balancing equations using reacting masses 5) Limiting reactant and excess reactant, understanding the terminology and moles calculations. 6) Concentrations in solution including moles calculations and making a volumetric solution of copper sulphate. 7) Volumes and moles of gases, the molar gas volume. 8) Yield, atom economy and moles calculations.
KS4 GCSE Chemistry - Giant Covalent Structures, Carbon Allotropes and Polymers - Worksheets and MS
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KS4 GCSE Chemistry - Giant Covalent Structures, Carbon Allotropes and Polymers - Worksheets and MS

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Two GCSE chemistry worksheets with mark schemes covering giant covalent structures, carbon allotropes, polymers and macromolecules. Accompanying PowerPoint slides that can be incorporated into your lesson. The resources are Worksheets 9-10 and Powerpoint 5 from my bundle on KS4 Bonding, Structure and Properties. Parent and student friendly mark schemes so you can use these to support your learning. These worksheets could be used for any exam board and for double or triple science and contain a range of challenges and space for feedback and reflection. The scheme of work is included here so you can see how this fits into the unit and the other resources available. If you like these, why not check out the full bundle! Thank you for your interest.
Revise GCSE 2022 AQA Chemistry - Full revision resource for Paper 1H notes, questions and activities
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Revise GCSE 2022 AQA Chemistry - Full revision resource for Paper 1H notes, questions and activities

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This is a Higher Tier Chemistry resource containing concise revision notes, activities and exam style questions with mark schemes that have been created to be specific to the Paper 1H 2022 Advance information from AQA. Cornell note style booklet with ribbon for students to take their own notes as they use the booklet to revise or as you deliver the revision session. Each booklet should take about 1 hour to complete. Structure your revision around these and spend less time making notes and more time practicing applying your knowledge. This bundle contains ALL the booklets to help students to prepare for the major focus of the content of Paper 1H. AQA Advance Information 2022 • 4.1.2 The periodic table • 4.2.1 Chemical bonds, ionic, covalent and metallic • 4.2.2 How bonding and structure are related to the properties of substances • 4.2.3 Structure and bonding of carbon • 4.3.2 Use of amount of substance in relation to masses of pure substances • 4.4.1 Reactivity of metals • 4.4.2 Reactions of acids • 4.4.3 Electrolysis • 4.5.1 Exothermic and endothermic reactions Required practical activities that will be assessed: • Required practical activity 1: preparation of a pure, dry sample of a soluble salt from an insoluble oxide or carbonate, using a Bunsen burner to heat dilute acid and a water bath or electric heater to evaporate the solution. • Required practical activity 2: determination of the reacting volumes of solutions of a strong acid and a strong alkali by titration. • Required practical activity 4: investigate the variables that affect temperature changes in reacting solutions such as, eg, acid plus metals, acid plus carbonates, neutralisations, displacement of metals.
Fun chemistry lesson on fireworks and flame tests
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Fun chemistry lesson on fireworks and flame tests

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Have fun with a free bonfire night chemistry lesson or science club lunchtime special! Inspire your KS3 or KS4 students to learn more about chemistry. Teach them about the use of salts and metal powders in fireworks to create colours and sparkles (take real care when using metal powders such as iron) and make sure students know they should not be creating or dismantling their own fireworks. Design a firework. Links to spectroscopy of the stars …and analysis of valuable old paintings to spot fakes using the technology seen in the art BBC TV series Fake or Fortune!
GCSE chemistry - Unit 1 - Lesson 11 Introducing Metals and Non-Metals with Harry Potter
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GCSE chemistry - Unit 1 - Lesson 11 Introducing Metals and Non-Metals with Harry Potter

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Free taster lesson. This Powerpoint lesson introduces the properties of metals and non-metals using a video clip link from a Harry Potter film. Students explore how the Death Eaters attack the Millennium Bridge and how the properties of metals help us to understand the catastrophic failure of the bridge in the film without resorting to magic! Engaging links then made with the Millennium Bridge on its opening and the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. Fully resourced with Powerpoints, worksheets and lesson activities and key facts and opportunities for improvement and redrafting throughout.