Qualified Chemistry teacher, passionate about making engaging activities that help pupils understand and remember key Chemistry concepts. I have also produced Biology, Physics and Maths resources. 11 years of teaching experience. Follow me on Twitter for lots of teaching ideas.
Qualified Chemistry teacher, passionate about making engaging activities that help pupils understand and remember key Chemistry concepts. I have also produced Biology, Physics and Maths resources. 11 years of teaching experience. Follow me on Twitter for lots of teaching ideas.
Pupils work in small groups. Role both dice to select a question. Pupil must answer the question. Other pupils in the group decide if they are correct (page numbers provided for Pearson's textbook, change as appropriate). If they get it correct, they colour in the square with their chosen colour. If they get it wrong, the rest of the group tell them the correct answer. If a square is selected that has already been coloured in, that pupil misses a turn. When all the squares are coloured, the winner is the one with the most squares.
This is a very engaging game and lasts at least an hour. You might want to have mini whiteboards for the equation questions.
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A card sort to summarise orders in rates for A2 Chemistry. Cut the cards out, pupils sort them into 3 piles - zero order, first order, second order. The PowerPoint has the answers to the card sort. If you use my resource, please leave feedback.
A cutting and sticking activity in which pupils work out which points relate to overhead cables and which are for underground cables. Designed for my bottom set Year 10s. The negatives of each type of cable are not included but can be discussed when you go through the answers. Powerpoint with answers included. Feedback welcome.
A recap of how to name alkanes, alkenes and alcohols (for low ability). Pupils are put in groups and each group is given a list of rules for how to name hydrocarbons. One person from each group collects a card from the teacher with a picture of a hydrocarbon. They take it back to their group and use the rules to name the card. Someone from the group brings the card back to the teacher, states the correct answer and collects the next card. The first team to name all 8 pictures wins.
Cut out pictures and laminate. Pupils put cards in order from most acidic to most alkaline. If you have Smartboard, they can then drag the names into the right order before you reveal the correct answer (behind the blue box). Alternatively, you can reveal the answers on the Powerpoint. Please leave feedback.
A lesson plan for a lesson on precipitation reactions to form soluble salts, along with a worksheet for pupils to complete, and a PowerPoint to explain the process.
