Chemistry teaching resources

Frankie's science Lab 1 Quiz,  Age 7-11 (KS2),  Physics,  Biology,  Chemistry,  Primary Physics,  Primary Biology,  Primary Chemistry,  This is a fun interactive quiz aimed at KS2 science. The aim is to wander around Frankie's house and collect body parts for his creature by finding certain objects. The questions include topics on teeth,forces, plants and types of changes. Great to do as a group activity to see who can find the object first!

Intro to the Science Lab 1 Presentation,  Age 7-11 (KS2),  Age 11-14 (KS3),  Physics,  Biology,  Chemistry,  Primary Physics,  Primary Biology,  Primary Chemistry,  Smart Notebook file introducing pupils to laboratory safety, equipment and measuring. Incorporates simple visual drag and drop activities.

dominoe games 9 Worksheets,  Age 16-18 (A-level),  Chemistry,  Structures and Bonding,  Organic Chemistry,  Rates and Equilibria,  Chemical Reactions,  These games are useful for quick revision at the end of a topic. They are fun as well as educationally valuble. Simply print as many copies as needed and cut to size. The spreadsheet can be edited to suit the needs of individual schools. To make a permanent set for reuse, use coloured paper and laminate.

Redox potentials 1 Presentation,  1 Worksheet,  Age 16-18 (A-level),  Chemistry,  Chemical Reactions,  This PowerPoint explains how to use redox potentials (electrode potentials) to predict whether a reaction will occur or not. This is one of the most difficult topics to understand and students are often confused by it. The topic is clearly explained in this PowerPoint using animated examples and understanding is checked with interactive questions.

Transition elements (Introduction) 1 Presentation,  Age 16-18 (A-level),  Chemistry,  The Periodic Table,  This powerpoint looks at the electronic structures of transition elements. It uses animation to explain how electronic structure changes with ion formation. It clearly explains the difference between D block element and transition element. Understanding is tested by interactive questions.

Structural formulae 1 Presentation,  Age 16-18 (A-level),  Chemistry,  Organic Chemistry,  This Powerpoint explains via diagrams and animations how to draw and interpret structural formulae. The often misunderstood ideas are explained, then understanding is checked via interactive questions.

Weak Acids 1 Presentation,  Age 16-18 (A-level),  Chemistry,  Rates and Equilibria,  This Powerpoint is an introduction to weak acids and the acid dissociation constant. There are examples of calculations and at the end the understanding is checked with interactive questions.

Introduction to pH 1 Presentation,  1 Worksheet,  Age 16-18 (A-level),  Chemistry,  Rates and Equilibria,  This PowerPoint is an introduction to pH. It uses animation and analogy to illustrate the concept. The use of logs is also explained, again using animation. There are examples of calculations and at the end the understanding is checked with interactive questions. An associated Excel file is an interactive illustration of linear and log scales.

Solubility and seperation key word taboo 1 Presentation,  Age 14-16 (KS4 / GCSE),  Age 11-14 (KS3),  Chemistry,  Structures and Bonding,  Earth Resources and Metals,  Chemical Reactions,  Primary Chemistry,  A game of taboo for key words associated with solubility and seperation techniques. A player picks a card and tries to describe the word to their partner without using any of the bullet pointed words on the card. The partner had to guess the correct word.

The Reactions of the Alcohols 1 Presentation,  Age 16-18 (A-level),  Chemistry,  Organic Chemistry,  This PowerPoint includes the most common reactions of the alcohols, namely oxidation, esterification and dehydration. It uses animation to illustrate the reactions. Understanding is checked by some interactive questions.

The History of Science Theory 1 Presentation,  Age 14-16 (KS4 / GCSE),  Age 16-18 (A-level),  Age 11-14 (KS3),  Physics,  History,  Biology,  Chemistry,  Heat and Gases,  Radioactivity and atoms,  Structures and Bonding,  Forces and Motion,  Space,  Electricity and Circuits,  The Periodic Table,  Waves and Particles,  Primary Physics,  Fields: gravitational and electrical,  This PPT has been researched to include all famous scientists, inventors and philosophers over the past 20 centuries. It includes the major theories that are visited in both KS3 and KS4. The task is to do a timeline of some or all of the theorists. Includes a definition of 'a theory' and a plenary of guess the famous scientists. Promotes discussion on important theories and inventions.

The Interpretation of NMR Spectra 1 Presentation,  Age 16-18 (A-level),  Chemistry,  Organic Chemistry,  This Powerpoint clearly explains how both proton and carbon 13 NMR spectra can used to identify organic compounds. It uses animated diagrams and fully interactive. As well as chemical shifts, integration and splitting patterns are covered. There are interactive questions at the end to test understanding.

The halogens 1 1 Presentation,  Age 14-16 (KS4 / GCSE),  Chemistry,  Chemical Reactions,  The Periodic Table,  A complete interactive lesson powerpoint. The powerpoint covers the different elements, molecules, physical and chemical properties and contains tasks for students to complete during the lesson.

KS2 Science Investigation Starters 1 1 Other,  1 Starter,  Age 7-11 (KS2),  Physics,  Biology,  Chemistry,  Primary Physics,  Primary Biology,  Primary Chemistry,  Dr. Nick and Professor Frink present 8 ideas (testable questions) for Science Investigations. Each one involves a disagreement between the two scientists. Who do pupils think is right? How could they test their predictions? These were designed for a training session I delivered to primary teachers. The Word document includes ideas they came up with for testable questions.

Buffers 1 Presentation,  Age 16-18 (A-level),  Chemistry,  Rates and Equilibria,  This Powerpoint explains how buffers work using animations. It also includes an example of a buffer calculation. At the end are interactive questions to test understanding.

smart materials 1 Presentation,  Age 14-16 (KS4 / GCSE),  Age 11-14 (KS3),  Chemistry,  Structures and Bonding,  A short presentation introducing what smart materials are and giving some examples of well known materials such as gore-tex and lycra, includes links to videos on smart material research.

alkenes addition 1 Presentation,  Age 16-18 (A-level),  Chemistry,  Organic Chemistry,  This PowerPoint illustrates the addition reactions of alkenes using animations. It includes an animation of the electrophilic addtion mechanism. There are interactive questions at the end to test understanding.

Hexagonal revision puzzle C1b chemistry 2 Worksheets,  Age 14-16 (KS4 / GCSE),  Age 11-14 (KS3),  Chemistry,  Earth Resources and Metals,  Chemical Reactions,  Primary Chemistry,  This hexagonal revision puzzle contain 30 Q's to test edexcel topic C1b. The content contains crude oil, combustion, alternative fuels, smart materials, nanotechnology, fermentation, products from brine electrolysis, alkanes, greenhouse effect and emulsions. This is excellent revision for module tests.

Substitution reactions in the alkanes 1 Presentation,  Age 16-18 (A-level),  Chemistry,  Organic Chemistry,  This Powerpoint uses animations to illustrate the substitution reactions of alkanes. The reactions involve bromine or chlorine with methane, butane or methylpropane. The possibility of different products is illustrated with animations showing the shape of the molecules. The mechanism is illustrated with animations. Finally there are interactive question and answers about the mechanism.

5 quizzes for teaching compounds 1 Presentation,  Age 14-16 (KS4 / GCSE),  Age 11-14 (KS3),  Chemistry,  Structures and Bonding,  Chemical Reactions,  Primary Chemistry,  This ppt has 5 short resources for use teaching or revising compounds. There is a set of pot luck questions in the question of sport format, a set of quick fire questions to be complete in groups as a class quiz, a slide showing diagrams of molecules which students should label, a starter or plenary activity where students are given four clues to guess the compound and a class naming activity.