Welcome to my shop!!
I have taught in an inner London school for 6 years and been Head of Department for the last 3.
I not only produce science specific resources but also cross-curricular projects and science literacy resources.
I hope you find something useful and your students enjoy the activities!
Welcome to my shop!!
I have taught in an inner London school for 6 years and been Head of Department for the last 3.
I not only produce science specific resources but also cross-curricular projects and science literacy resources.
I hope you find something useful and your students enjoy the activities!
A selection of PPs covering module 5 for the new specification (from 2015)
Resources include short activities for in class or homework and 2 assessments to assess progress part way through and at the end.
Each assessment also has a PLC style self-assessment form for students to keep in their notes and use to structure their revision.
All topics covered including:
Rates, equilibrium, pH, Enthalpy, Born-Haber, Entropy, Transition metals
A PP covering the AQA specification for Chemistry module 6.1 of the new AQA combined science Trilogy specification. The resource is designed to help reduce your planning time by providing you with the main specification points for each topic so you can focus on making lessons creative and engaging. Each sub-topic includes a few quick multiple choice questions (MCQ) to assess students learning (AFL)
Topics covered:
Calculating rates of reaction (including an activity on data analysis and practical skills to support the students required practical studies)
Factors which affect the rate of reaction
Collision theory and activation energy
Catalysts
As this PP is smaller than some others I have included the activity as part of the price so there is no need to download it separately.
I hope to have covered the entire year 11 course for the new specification (biology, Chemistry and Physics) by summer 2017 so please keep checking for more resources.
I will also be making assessments to go alongside the resources ready for September
Students are given a week/ 7 hours to complete the task independently. The task covers the whole of module 1 in context and also develops their practical skills as part of the PAG tasks. The students will need to look up new terms in the textbook and research independently to complete the task successfully.
1. Hand in complete write-ups
2. swap tasks amongst peers and hand out peer assessment sheet. As you go through the PowerPoint, tasks appear that link to the peer assessment sheet. This way the students are covering the content of module 1 whilst also looking at in the context of their peers work and assessing the work.
3. Swap back for students to comment on the peer assessment
4. Finally (if you feel necessary) collect them in to teacher assess
I covered the content in a double lesson and students learnt a lot from completing the task (despite a lot of grumbling)
Covers OCR Chemistry A Module 1 Practical Skills in Chemistry
Experimental design
Types of variable
Writing a plan
Planning an investigation
Recording data
Manipulating data
Evaluating results and drawing conclusions
Precision and accuracy
Interactive lesson covering common misconceptions in bonding between molecules and atoms.
(Intermolecular, ionic, covalent, giant covalent, metallic)
Students start by self-assessing their knowledge
Teacher hands out a misconception to each student
Students have 10 minutes to work out how to explain the misconception to the class
Each student then explains his misconception to the class and answers questions from their peers
Students make notes throughout
Students then re-assess themselves following the mini tutorials
You can provide molymods/A3 paper etc. to help them explain, I also suggest they illustrate it on the board.
PP including 86 slides covering the whole of module 6.1 (Aromatic compounds, carbonyls and acids)
Application activity on Toluene to help students prepare for unified paper
Electrophillic substitution assessment (with answers)
Specification points covered:
Aromatic compounds, carbonyls and acids
Benzene and aromatic compounds
Electrophilic substitution
Phenols
Carbonyl compounds
Reactions of carbonyl compounds
Characteristic tests for carbonyl compounds
Carboxylic acids and esters
Properties of carboxylic acids
Esters
Acyl chlorides
51 slides covering the whole of module 5.3, Transition metals, for OCR Chemistry A level (year 2)
Specification points included:
Transition elements and Properties
Ligands and complex ions
Ligand substitution
Precipitation reactions
Redox reactions
Qualitative analysis
Tests for ions
I have also tried to include opportunities for application of the content to help students prepare for the unified paper
56 slides covering Module 5.2, Energy, of the new A level Chemistry specification
I have included some exam questions (and answers) as well as MCQs and recommended independent tasks
Specification topics covered:
Energy
Lattice enthalpy
Born–Haber and related enthalpy cycles
Enthalpy and entropy
Entropy
Free energy
Redox
Redox titrations
Electrode potentials
Storage and fuel cells
A 56 slide Power Point covering the whole of module 6.3, Analysis module of the OCR A level Chemistry specification (from 2015)
Activities are included to consolidate learning (please note that some of these have been adapted from other users on TES)
Specification points covered:
Analysis
Chromatography and qualitative analysis
Types of chromatography
Tests for organic functional groups
NMR Spectroscopy
Combined techniques
Two Power Points and an activity covering the whole of module 6.2, Nitrogen Compounds, polymers and synthesis for OCR A level Chemistry (from 2015)
PP Module 6.2.1 - 6.2.4 - 103 slides
PP MOdule 6.2.5-6.2.11 - 33 slides
Activity - Simple gap fill based on chiral compounds
Specification point covered:
6.2.1 - 6.2.4
Amines
Basicity and preparation of amines
Reactions of amino acids
Amides
Chirality
Polyesters and polyamides
Condensation polymers
Carbon–carbon bond formation
Extending carbon chain length
6.2.5-6.2.11
Organic synthesis
Practical skills
Synthetic routes
NB: Some slides have been adapted from other authors who have shared on TES, thank you for sharing
A quick activity that could start revision or be used from the start of the year to allow students to quickly monitor their progress.
I set students different topics as part of their independent work and have reference copies of the mark schemes in my lab for them to use once they have completed the questions
It is a good way to monitor and motivate independent work as well as remind students of the volume of content they need to know for their final exams.
A selection of practical based questions covering the content and skills learnt in required practical 1&2
Can be set as revision or h/w following completion of the practicals in class
Answers at the bottom of the document
3 activities to help students consolidate their understanding of chemical bonding (full instructions given within resource)
Activity 1: Command word activity
Activity 2: Literacy task
Activity 3: Summary and application task
Extension/higher: Students can extend their understanding to inter molecular forces and properties of each type of bonding
A great way to get the key points into students notes whilst also demanding explanations using their understanding.
Suitable for KS3, KS4 (new spec GCSE combined science and Chemistry)
Also suitable for a revision activity at the start of A Level Chemistry
A selection of activities covering the first chapter of the new AQA GCSE Chemistry/Combined science - Atomic structure and the periodic table
Activity 1: Quiz
Activity 2: Card sorts x 4
Activity 3: Treasure hunt questions x 4
Designed to revise the topic.
Detailed instructions give variations for each activity to allow them to be done in different formats and differentiate to suit your class
An A4 page covering the main maths skills required for GCSE Chemistry/Combined science (Chemistry)
Print out in colour/b&w and laminate to use in class or provide each student with a copy to stick in the front of their books for reference
A quick quiz for tutor time or a homework.
Could also be used at the start of the school year to get students brains thinking about science after the holidays
Suitable for KS3 and KS4
The skills on the front page are linked to Doddle skills
(https://www.doddlelearn.co.uk/app/login)
However please feel free to remove the codes to make them generic.
I have aimed the booklet at year 9 however the activities are transferable across KS3 and KS4
The activities should support students through their science education and help them to get used to terminology they will need for the required practicals at GCSE and A level
New style assessment with 20 multiple choice questions and 26 marks of written questions. It is quite difficult so allow enough time for your students to answer. My students found it challenging as they are not used to multiple choice questions but they are improving with every assessment - more to follow :)
Covers 2015 OCR AS Chemistry specification Module 2.1
Breadth of Chemistry
Depth of Chemistry
134 slides covering the whole of module 2 'Foundations in Chemistry' for OCR A level Chemistry
A few of the activities included are from the RSC Starter for Ten resources (I have attached the bonding questions)
Topics covered:
Atoms and reactions
Atomic structure and isotopes
Relative mass
Compounds, formulae and equations
Amount of substance
The mole
Determination of formulae
Calculation of reacting masses, gas volumes and mole concentrations
Percentage yield and atom economy
Acids, bases, alkalis and neutralisation
Acid-base titrations
Oxidation numbers
Redox reactions
Electrons, bonding and structure
Energy levels, shells, sub-shells, atomic orbitals, electron configuration
Ionic bonding
Covalent bonding
The shapes of simple molecules and ions
Electronegativity and bond polarity
Intermolecular forces
A 54 mark assessment made up of 14 multiple choice questions and the rest long answer questions
The self assessment sheet breaks down each question by topic so students can quickly see which topics they are confident in and which topics require further work.
I use the self-assessments in a similar way to PLCs and ask the students to keep them in their notes to refer to as a starting point for revision
Information about the key scientists involved in the changing atom. it is downloaded from various sources on the internet and I ask students to read about a particular scientist and highlight the key points. As a class we then build the history of the atom using the information and any prior knowledge they may have.