Outstanding GCSE and A level chemistry resources
Having taught GCSE and A level chemistry for 6 years and being an examiner I have developed a solid understanding of what makes a lesson outstanding and seek to share this with other teachers.
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Having taught GCSE and A level chemistry for 6 years and being an examiner I have developed a solid understanding of what makes a lesson outstanding and seek to share this with other teachers.
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Paper chromatography High School Chemistry tarsia - use as starter, plenary or revision
This is a fun yet challenging High School Chemistry tarsia for revision of the paper chromatography. There are 16 triangles with 18 pairs of questions and answers that make a parallelogram. I suggest that the A4 tarsia is printed on card and then the outline is cut out. Students can then quickly cut out the individual triangles. Included are the following topics: Rf value, adsorb, solvent, soluble and uses of chromatography. The 'fjsw' file can be opened and modified with tarsia software. The tarsia software is free to download but there is not currently a version for Mac computers.
French ER verbs present tense tarsia - jouer, parler, regarder - use as starter, plenary or revision
This is a fully differentiated tarsia puzzle for conjugating French ER verbs in the present tense. It is a fun kinesthetic way of revising verb conjugation. It gets students to more fully understand spoken and written language by helping them appreciate that 'I play' is the same as 'I am playing' . This sort of revision activity is particularly useful for boys. There are 18 pairs of questions and answers written in 16 triangles. When properly assembled a large equilateral triangle is formed. Answers are provided as well an 'easy start' that provides 4 of the 16 triangles as a starting point for weaker students. The 'group 1 metals A4 2 page' is an A4 tarsia that has 8 triangles per page. I suggest that these are printed on card and students cut them out. They are great for AFL. end of lesson plenary or plenary. If the writing of the A4 tarsia is too small then use the medium version.
Chemistry science club for KS4 and A level - Ethanol as an alternative fuel source
This is a planned lesson sequence for delivering an 18 lesson science club for older students. They investigate ethanol as an alternative fuel source to petrol. The lessons cover: the ethanol rocket demo, making ethanol by fermentation from sucrose (sugar) then filtration and distillation, making ethanol from glucose produced by cellulase digestion of cellulose (mashed up filter paper) then filtration and distillation. basic titration, advanced titration of ethanol to calculate concentration, calorimetry, comparison of the different methods of ethanol production. Links to RSC practicals are provided for all of the demo and practicals and a total of 8 risk assessments have been written for all of the practicals with links to CLEAPPS. Calorimetry lessons are available from my other resources. Please rate these resources and leave feedback.
Ethics presentation lessons - 21 ethic questions with sources for and against
This is a comprehensive set of lesson resources that I have created for form lesson time. The lessons begin with the PowerPoint that introduces a brief history of ethics (religion, Socrates, Kant) then gets students to consider what we mean by the term 'ethics'. A definition is provided. The teacher then goes through how the presentations will be structured and tips for giving a good quality presentation. Students then select which one of the 21 questions they would like to investigate using the sources that have been carefully provided. Many of these sources I have come across (e.g. the Sports Gene, James Mitchell). Others I have had to research. Websites links are provided. Students then plan their presentations and present for 3 to 5 minutes. There is a checklist that can be used to provide feedback. The pictures used are not under copyright protection.
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Bonding A level chemistry - includes polarity, dative covalent bonding and Born Haber cycles
This is a set of resources on A level bonding. Please take the time to view each resource and review it.
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Reaction of carbonyl compounds - A level - oxidation, reduction, iodoform
This is a set of resources that form part of an A level scheme of work on carbonyl compounds.
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Enthalpy changes - includes Q=mc delta T, types of change, bond enthalpies
This is a bundle of resources for A level chemistry
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The atmosphere and pollution lessons - covers global warming, combustion, fermentation, evolution of the atmosphere
GCSE lessons with fully differentiated resources and a variety of activities.
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Atomic structure GCSE complete scheme of work (9 hours, 9 lessons) with outstanding lessons, demonstrations, exam skills and peer assessment
This is a complete set of GCSE Atomic structure lessons and fully differentiated resources. The lessons are suggested to be taught in this order: elements and compounds, balancing equations, separating mixtures, isotopes and structure, models of the atom, history of periodic table and noble gases, alkali metals, halogens, transition metals. The suggested teaching time is 1 hour per lesson and so this scheme of work requires 9 hours of teaching time. There are a variety of fun demos included such as sodium reacting with chlorine. For each demo there is a link to Royal Society of Chemistry explanations for how to safely carry out the demo. Please note that a fume cupboard is required for some demonstrations. The lesson starters recap prior learning and the lessons conclude with plenaries that develop exam technique. There are challenge tasks included in every lesson to stretch more able students. The aim is that each of these lessons is an outstanding lesson that provides the opportunity for all pupils to make excellent progress. Please rate these resources and leave feedback.
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Fossil fuels lessons GCSE - outstanding lessons that provide support and challenge, recap prior learning, demonstrate progress
This is a set of 10 lessons including a revision lesson on fossil fuels. Included are lessons on combustion, formation of crude oil, fractional distillation, fermentation, alkanes, alkenes, calorimetry, bond enthalpy (advanced lesson for more able students) and alternatives to crude oil. Please take the opportunity to look at each of these lessons to find out more information and comment on them.
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Organic Chemistry GCSE complete scheme of work - 2016 Specification - includes carboxylic acids, alcohols, condensation polymers, biological molecules -
This is a very comprehensive set of resources that has been planned specifically for the 2016 specification - AQA topic 4.7 organic chemistry. The teaching sequence is: crude oil, alternatives to crude oil (includes combustion), fraction properties (practical + homework set), alkanes, fractional distillation (practical + homework due), cracking (demo), alkenes, addition polymerisation, alcohols, carboxylic acids, condensation polymerisation (practical) and biological polymers (practical). There is thorough differentiation and the varied starter activities recap prior learning. There are lots of exam questions to check progress.