Engaging lessons, revision materials and activities for students of all ages.
I studied for a Degree and D.Phil in chemistry at St John's College, Oxford and enjoy a teaching career inspiring and enthusing the next generation.
Engaging lessons, revision materials and activities for students of all ages.
I studied for a Degree and D.Phil in chemistry at St John's College, Oxford and enjoy a teaching career inspiring and enthusing the next generation.
These simple revision mats can be printed A3 with a single sheet forming a revision activity for an entire topic. Now with typed and handwritten suggested answers. These files are PowerPoints which you can tweak for your classroom if desired (but please do not re-distribute). Non-editable PDF files available separately at a discount
These printable A3 mats cover quantitative unit 3
Mat 1
1) Conservation of mass
2) Balanced chemical equations
3) Relative formula mass
4) Mass changes when a reactant or product is a gas
5) Chemical measurements including mean, range and uncertainty
Mat 2
1) Moles
2) Avogadro
3) Amount of substances in equations
4) Using moles to balance equations
Mat 3
1) Limiting reactants
2) Percentage yield
3) Yield
4) Atom economy of chemical reactions
Mat 4
1) Concentrations of solutions
2) Changing the subject of an equation
3) Using concentrations of solutions in mol/dm3
4) Use of amount of substance in relation to volumes of gases
Should take a fair few lessons to work though and revise or can set as a homework sheet a week in the run up to exams. All other units available separately and bundled.
An A3 grid to support students to learn and understand the different methods to make soluble salts. (docx and pdf)
Supportive checklist/table on the main reagents and methods for making salts (docx and pdf)
Practical method suitable for students to follow for making copper sulfate using sulphuric acid and copper oxide. (docx and pdf)
These simple revision mats can be printed A3 with a single sheet forming a revision activity for an entire topic. With free suggested answers typed and handwritten onto completed sheets. These files are PowerPoints which you can tweak for your classroom if desired (but please do not re-distribute). Non-editable PDF files available separately at a discount.
These 7 printable A3 mats cover the whole of unit 7 - Organic Chemistry
Mat 1
Carbon compounds as fuel and feedstock
Crude oil, hydrocarbons and alkanes
Fractional distillation
Petrochemicals
Properties of hydrocarbons
Complete combustion balancing equations
Mat 2
Cracking and alkanes
Balancing chemical equations for cracking
Usefulness of cracking
Structure and formulae of alkenes
Mat 3
Reactions of the alkenes
C=C functional group
Reagents and conditions for addition of hydrogen, water and halogens
Displayed formulae
Mat 4
Alcohols - names and formulae
Identification of functional group and displayed formula
Fermentation
Steam hydration
Uses of alcohols
Reactions of alcohols
Mat 5
Carboxylic acids
Functional group and displayed formula
Reactions of acids
Weak acids
Esterification
Intermolecular forces in carboxylic acids
Mat 6
Addition polymerisation
Recognising alkene monomers
Drawing polymer H diagrams
Relate the repeating unit to the monomer
Condensation polymerisation
Ester link
-diols and -dioic acids
Mat 7
Amino acids
Polypeptides
DNA and other naturally occurring polymers
These simple revision mats can be printed A3 with a single sheet forming a revision activity for an entire topic. With free suggested answers typed and handwritten onto completed sheets. These files are PowerPoints which you can tweak for your classroom if desired (but please do not re-distribute). Non-editable PDF files available separately at a discount.
These 3 printable A3 mats cover unit 5 - Energy Changes
Mat 1
Definitions of exothermic and endothermic chemical reactions
Uses of exothermic and endothermic chemical reactions
Particle model and activation energy
Relative energies of reactants and products in exothermic and endothermic chemical reactions
Energy profiles for exothermic and endothermic chemical reactions
Changes in temperature for exothermic and endothermic chemical reactions
Mat 2
Energy profiles to show activation energy and overall energy change
Bond energies
Using bond energies to calculate overall energy change
Calculating bond energies
Drawing molecules to show all the bonds present
Improving experiments to measure changes in temperature
Comparison of energy needed to break bonds with energy released making them
Mat 3
Chemical cells and the factors affecting voltage
Rechargeable and non-rechargeable cells identification
Rechargeable and non-rechargeable cells advantages and disadvantages
Hydrogen fuel cell advantages and disadvantages
Equations in a hydrogen fuel cell overall and at each electrode
Designing a lemon clock
Lesson resource for 2 to 4 lessons including practical work
Powerpoint and worksheets included with mark scheme
Identifying cations
6 page worksheet to support students with the following success criteria:
You should be able to describe the flame tests used to identify metal ions
You should be able to describe how to use sodium hydroxide to identify metal cations
Mark scheme included
8 page worksheet to support students learning to identify anions in solution including activities and exam questions with the following success criteria
1 You should be able to describe the test for a carbonate using acid
2 You should be able to describe the test for chloride, bromide and iodide using silver nitrate
3 You should be able to describe the test for sulfate ions using barium hydroxide
4 You should be able to explain why it is safe to use barium hydroxide to take X-rays of the internal organs in a human being
Mark scheme also included
This is a sequence of lessons to teach the topic of electrolysis. It contains three powerpoint presentations, a worksheet on ionic and half equations and the worksheets for the required practical on electrolysis. It could cover three lessons of teaching with another 2 to complete the required practical and so is resourced for 5 lessons in total.
Lesson 1
Powerpoint 1
The process of electrolysis
REDOX and loss and gain of electrons
Electrolysis of molten ionic compounds
Lesson 2
Powerpoint 2
Using electrolysis to extract metals
Electrolysis of aluminium oxide
Electroplating with copper
Half equations and Ionic Equations
Set homework: worksheet on ionic and half equations to be completed for homework here - mark scheme provided
Lesson 3
Required Practical 3
Lesson 4
Completion of booklet for required practical 3
Lesson 5
Powerpoint 3
Electrolysis in aqueous solution
Mixtures of ions
Electrolysis of brine
Competing reactions at electrodes
Electrolysis of acidified water
I write Professor Bunsen resources to teach and test in my own classroom. I hope that I manage to make the new GCSE in chemistry engaging and exciting. Most importantly it could save you and your school time!
This is a lesson to teach strong and weak acids with an introduction to the meaning of pH. It has a ppt and worksheet in word and pdf format with answers to the worksheet as well.
The meaning of strong acid in terms of complete ionisation of acid molecules in water
The meaning of weak acid in terms of partial ionisation of acid molecules in water
Comparison of the terms concentrated and dilute with strong and weak and an explanation of how a weak acid can still be concentrated and a strong acid could still be dilute.
Grid to test understanding of key vocabulary in the ppt file.
Meaning of pH in terms of the change in 10x each time you go down a pH unit - does not include logarithms it is described in an accessible way that allows students to calculate changes in concentration as pH unit changes.
I write Professor Bunsen resources to teach and test in my own classroom. I hope that I manage to make the new GCSE in chemistry engaging and exciting. Most importantly it could save you and your school time!
4.1.1.1 Atoms, Elements and Compounds
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Word Equations**
Powerpoint lesson introducing the concept of chemical equations. This lesson starts by supporting students’ understanding of a chemical equation to describe a reaction in words. It also addresses the convention for naming compounds. The accompanying worksheet allows students to practice and for you to give feedback and help them to improve. The answers are included to help the busy teacher or non-specialist. PDF files included for easy viewing in iBooks and mobiles.
Professor Bunsen resources are tested in school and make the new GCSE in chemistry engaging and exciting. Most importantly it could save you and your school time!
Fully resourced with Powerpoints, worksheets and lesson activities and key facts and opportunities for improvement and redrafting throughout.
Worksheets in pdf and word including mark schemes supporting students understanding of calculating the mean, range and uncertainty for their practical experiments.
Resources to support students with gas volumes and mole calculations of equations involving gases as reactants or products.
MS-word and pdf file provided including MS
With free suggested answers typed and handwritten onto completed sheets. These files are PowerPoints which you can tweak for your classroom if desired (but please do not re-distribute). Non-editable PDF files available separately at a discount
These printable A3 mats cover unit 9 - Chemistry of the atmosphere
Mat 1
Earth’s atmosphere today
How oxygen increased and carbon dioxide decreased
Changes in the Earth’s atmosphere
The History of the Earth
Mat 2
Greenhouse gases
Human impact on the environment
Causes of global climate change
The Greenhouse effect
Bias and peer review
Mat 3
Global effects of climate change
Mat 4
Carbon footprint and emissions of carbon dioxide and methane
Reducing carbon and methane emissions
Mat 5
Pollution from fuels
Problems from pollution
Petrol and diesel
Balancing equations for complete and incomplete combustion
10 fully resourced lessons with powerpoints, worksheets and mark schemes to teach the reactions on metals, acids, alkalis, salts titrations and electrolysis in an imaginative and fun way.
These simple revision mats can be printed A3 with a single sheet forming a revision activity for an entire topic. With free suggested answers typed and handwritten onto completed sheets. These files are PowerPoints which you can tweak for your classroom if desired (but please do not re-distribute). Non-editable PDF files available separately at a discount.
These printable A3 mats cover unit 10 - Resources and sustainable development
Mat 1
Using the Earth’s resources
Finite and renewable resources
Recycling
Sustainable development
Natural resources
Synthetic products
Using and preserving resources
Mat 2
Potable water
UK water supply
Distillation and pure water
Desalination
Mat 3
Waste water treatment
Sewage treatment processes
Septic tanks
Factors contributing to waste water
Mat 4
Alternative methods of extracting metals
Phytomining
Bioleaching
Corrosion and rusting
Mat 5
Life cycle assessment of plastic bags versus paper bags
Mat 6
Reduce, reuse, recycle
Raw materials
Ceramics
Glass
Steelmaking and using scrap iron
Mat 7
Polymers, composites and alloys
Thermosoftening vs. thermosetting
Alloys and their uses
Mat 8
Haber process
Rate vs. yield and compromises.
NPK fertilisers and salts in NPK fertiliser manufacture.
4.1.1.2 Mixtures
Two part Powerpoint lessons on techniques for separating mixtures including two practicals, filtration, crystallisation and chromatography as well as a homework survival activity inspired by Bear Gryll’s. The accompanying worksheet allows students to practice and for you to give feedback and help them to improve.
PDF files included for easy viewing in iBooks, tablets or mobile devices.
Professor Bunsen resources are tested in school and make the new GCSE in chemistry engaging and exciting. Most importantly it could save you and your school time!
Fully resourced with Powerpoints, worksheets and lesson activities and key facts and opportunities for improvement and redrafting throughout
These worksheets are designed to support the new AQA 2016 syllabus.
Give your student some quick practice at changing the subject of the equation and calculating a number of easy and more challenging examples of concentrations in g/dm3 and mol/dm3.
Some examples involve conversion between cm3 and dm3.
Differentiated sheet based on colour and concentration included for ELC or unit award.
AQA GCSE Combined Science Chemistry - **FOUNDATION TIER **
These simple revision mats can be printed A3 with a single sheet forming a revision activity for an entire topic. Include a mixture of cloze word fact sections with recall and exam style questions. Now with free suggested answer sheets to support non-specialists or parents/students revising. Provided as Powerpoint and PDF.
These 7 printable A3 mats cover the following content
Unit 7 - Organic Chemistry (3 mats)
Carbon compounds as fuels and feedstock
Fractional distillation and petrochemicals
Properties of hydrocarbons
Cracking and alkenes
Unit 8 - Chemical analysis (4 mats)
Pure substances
Formulations
Chromatography
Identification of common gases
UPDATED 09/2018
These simple revision mats can be printed A3 with a single sheet forming a revision activity for an entire topic. With free suggested answers typed and handwritten onto completed sheets. These files are PowerPoints which you can tweak for your classroom if desired (but please do not re-distribute). Non-editable PDF files available separately at a discount.
These 6 printable A3 mats cover unit 8 - Chemical Analysis
Mat 1
Pure substances
Formulations
Elements, compounds and mixtures
Qualitative and quantitative tests
Gas tests
Mat 2
Chromatography
How paper chromatography separates mixtures
Distinguishing pure and impure substances
Interpretation of chromatograms
Calculation of Rf values
Mat 3
Identification of metal cations using sodium hydroxide
Al, Ca, Mg, Cu, Fe(II), Fe(III)
Identification of metal cations using flame tests
Li, Na, K, Ca, Cu
Flame tests of mixtures of metal cations
Mat 4
Identification of anions
Carbonates
Halides
Sulfates
Mat 5
Practice in identification of whole compounds by combining anion and cation tests
Mat 6
Instrumental methods versus chemical methods
Flame emission spectroscopy
Problem solving examples
AQA A-level chemistry unit 3.1.12 Acids and Bases - Three lesson / revision workbooks and notes with answers covering the whole unit.
These workbooks cover a whole unit of work combining detailed information sections with Cornell note taking so the books can be used while you teach and students can add their own notes and ideas down the margin.
Colour is used consistently for the different types of sections to make the booklet more dyslexia friendly as I have found that chemistry notes and questions can often be very dense, and somewhat inaccessible for all students but especially those who have dyslexia.
The booklets can also be produced as a revision guide for the topic and contains all the notes and practice past paper questions you need to revise along with worked examples. Parent and student friendly also.
These three work books are provided in word and pdf.
Contents
Workbook Part 1 - 21 pages
Brønsted Lowry Theory - Strong and Weak Acids and Bases
Acid Dissociation
pH
Calculating pH of strong acids
The ionic product of water KW
Calculating pH of a strong base
Workbook Part 2 - 25 pages
Weak acid dissociation constant Ka
Calculating the pH of a weak acid
Determining Ka by experimental methods
Titration curves
Indicators for titrations
Calibrating pH meters
Workbook Part 3 - 29 pages
Buffer solutions
Acidic buffers
Basic buffers
Calculating the pH of acidic buffer solutions
AQA A-level chemistry unit 3.1.10 Amines - Lesson or Revision workbook and notes with answers
This workbook covers a whole unit of work combining detailed information sections with Cornell Style note taking so the books can be used while you teach and students can add their own notes and ideas down the margin.
I have used colour consistently for the different types of sections to make the booklet more dyslexia friendly as I have found that chemistry notes and questions can often be very dense, and somewhat inaccessible for students who have dyslexia.
The workbook can also be produced as a revision guide for the topic and contains all the notes and practice past paper questions you would need to revise along with worked examples. Parent and student friendly.
This booklet is 20 pages long with answers to past paper questions provided at the back from page 16 onwards. It is provided in word and pdf.
Contents
Amine functional group
Naming amines with alkyl chains and naming priorities in organic chemistry
Preparation of amines by the reaction of ammonia with halogenoalkanes
Preparation of aliphatic amines by reduction of nitriles
Preparation of aromatic amines by reduction of nitro compounds
Basic properties
Reactions with acyl compounds and acid anhydrides