This relates to Module 3 of OCR A Level syllabus. Pupils try to match the questions to the correct answer to revise the topic.

4 PowerPoint slides that can be printed out for pupils to fill in. Summarises the whole of the Transition Element module in A2 OCR A Chemistry. Please leave feedback if you use this.

Powerpoint to recap all the main types of bonding.

Pupils cut out the 16 squares and sort into 4 piles - acids, bases, salts and water. They then use these to form neutralisation equations. These can then be stuck in books with + signs and arrows added to form correct word equations. Good for helping pupils to understand how to name salts.

Two pictures showing pollution with 10 differences. Simple starter for a low ability class.

Powerpoint explaining hydrogen bonding. OCR A spec. Answers to starter: Van der Waal Forces Permanent Dipole Ionic

Pupils play top trumps using 5 categories - group number, relative atomic mass, atomic number, melting point and boiling point.

Simple crossword to recap exothermic and endothermic reactions for AS Chemistry.

Questions covering all of the new specification. The questions summarise the entire content. Pupils can complete the questions for revision and use their textbooks to mark it. I wrote the questions using the content of the new Pearson's textbook and a couple of the calculation questions are from the book (pupils can look up their answers to these in the book). I have not proof read my work so apologies if there are typos! Please leave feedback if you use this resource.

Pictionoo (a mixture of pictionary and taboo!) Get the class into groups of 4. Within the group the pupils are in 2 teams. Print slides 2-5. All the other instructions are on the powerpoint. I made this years ago and can't remember where I got the NMR pictures from - if it is you, please let me know so I can credit you.

Really engaging game which makes a great lesson starter if you want to wake your class up and get their brains working! Based on the excellent game "5 Second Rule", this quick-fire game involves answering questions in 5 seconds or less. Questions are taken from all three sciences, simply remove those that are not relevant to your specification. In addition to the resources here, you will also need a counter for each pupil and a timer for each group.

A basic introduction to the structure of atoms, aimed at a lower ability group - but could be adapted for higher.

Pupils race against each other to solve the clues to work out the 6 covalent compounds being described. Full instructions in word document. My class loved this. Please leave feedback.

An active way to teach waves, which I made to introduce my low ability Year 10s to waves. Print the circus and put the sheets at 5 stations around the room. Pupils move around the stations in groups filling in their sheet (print slide 5 of the powerpoint). Go through the answers on the powerpoint and then pupils fill in the blanks (print slide 11) to check their understand. Feedback appreciated.

Students copy 3 x 2 grid into books and choose 6 words to write in grid. Each slide gives clues to the identity of a metal. students work out which metal it is and cross it off if they have it. First student to correctly get 3 in a row win. Created as a starter for a 11th Graders(junior) lesson on metallic.

A game in the style of the popular app. Pupils use the 4 pictures to work out what the key word is. All the words are taken from AQA C1a but could be used for other specs too. I've edited it to remove a couple of mistakes. Please leave feedback.

Students are in pairs. One person in each pair is facing the board and the other is facing away from the board. The person facing the board has 30 seconds to describe the key word before the slide moves on, without mentioning any of the "taboo"

Students given a sheet each and have a set amount of time to think of something for each category beginning with A, B, C, D and E. Prize can be given for best answers. This is just a fun starter to get students thinking at the start of a lesson. I have included some suggested answers.

A game for recapping the periodicity of boiling points.

Teaches students the meaning of the words "outlier", "ranger", "mean", "best estimate", "hypothesis" and "true value". Aimed at a lower ability group.