Starting with the mining of bauxite and the processing to make alumina. It then moves on to a useful animation of the electrolysis process that doesn’t need flash If you like this, leave a review, some constructive criticism or some questions. For more resources, many of them free, visit; https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/mrlowe or go and look at my most popular resource, 65,000 downloads (when it was free) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-rates-of-reaction-animated-powerpoint-updated-and-worksheets-12890327

A fact-packed powerpoint that starts with the newly formed Earth and its volcanic emission and finishes with the modern atmosphere. Comments welcome

A photographic introduction to the island, which was created by an underwater volcano in 1963. It has remained off limits to the general public and is studied to see how weathering and erosion lead to soil formation. The final slide can be used as a template for a weathering diagram or annotated as a class activity. Feedback welcomed.

A few facts to begin with to show the amount of waste produced by metal extraction. Then asks pupils to consider the effects of a nearby farm discovering copper and selling up to become a copper mine.

Two powerpoints that cover alcohol levels in the blood and alcohol related accidents.

PowerPoint that goes through the Haber process, conditions and position of the equilibrium. Then applies these rules to the contact process. Comments welcome

This powerpoint focuses less on chemistry and more on the economic aspects of the process. Some good links to geography and business studies.

You can display this as a PowerPoint. If you print out two slides to a page you have a pub quiz style set of worksheets that you can use in a revision lesson. Reviews welcome

Best printed out on A3. Each broadsheet contains a series of boxes that contain questions about the relevant syllabus section, C1, C2, C3. Pupils can complete these at home or in class in pairs or groups. When complete makes a sort of mind map effect. If you like this, leave a review, some constructive criticism or some questions. For more resources, many of them free, visit; https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/mrlowe or go and look at my most popular resource, 65,000 downloads (when it was free) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-rates-of-reaction-animated-powerpoint-updated-and-worksheets-12890327

Students write formulae from names and calculate relative molecular masses from formulae. A simple two sided sheet that covers all the formulae and masses needed in the Y10 OCR course but will be useful for other boards. comments welcome.

An active reading worksheet that contains a lot of information. Pupils read it through and then read it again to give titles to paragraphs. Then they have to read it again to sift out various bits of information. Reviews welcome

Shows ozone formation and destruction in the normal stratosphere. Shows role of cfcs in destroying ozone and consequent reduction in UV absorbed Based on GCSE syllabus but includes all Y12 Green Chemistry equations. Comments welcome

Tied directly into the OCR syllabus specification. Covers the structure and history of Aspirin, Paracetamol and Ibuprofen. A little history and a little chemistry. Comments Welcome

A link from pH work in year 7 though GCSE to A-level

Active reading sheets mean that the pupils have to read them though several times in quick succession to get the answers. They choose the titles for the paragraphs and select data for later questions. Useful tool for conveying lots of info fast and generating discussion. The sedimentary rocks sheet is just an old-fashioned cut and sort into order. Give pupils the precut sheets as they are printed in order

Simple, just a worked example based around an old exam question.

Simple introduction and shows how to use the OCR data sheet to analyse a spectrum

Introduction to Mass Spec with some examples of simple fragmentation patterns. Comments and feedback welcome

Why NMR is used in preference to IR

A simple walk through coupling with a few simple examples