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.
Save time by avoiding the need for your students to write out lengthy sets of notes or draw diagrams. The complete unit work book includes spaces for marking and feedback including checked by teacher and verbal feedback given. Also leaves space to stick in improvement work or complete on the page. Could substitute for class books providing evidence for progress over time linked to success criteria.
I write Professor Bunsen resources to teach and test in my own classroom and try to make the resources compatible with a lot of the ways in which we are currently being asked to teach science including feedback and improvements and redrafting. The new specifications are intensive on time, and I am testing out moving towards workbooks and away from ordinary class books. These could be differentiated towards your own students.
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!
Support your students to learn the definitions they need for all the year 1 and AS topics in the new specification A-level chemistry!
Each word document contains definitions that can be cut, individually folded over and used to revise or learn the accepted AQA definitions of key words and concepts for every topic.
Students should print the sheets in A3 or A4 and then cut each definition into a strip. Fold over and glue together to give a robust card. Shuffle and test yourself or each other. Keep each topic separate or mix it up, the units are marked on each card so they can easily be re-sorted. Fold and laminate for a longer lasting set.
Good for starter activities, revision and test yourself!
This resource contains definitions for:
3.1.1 Atomic structure
3.1.2 Amount of substance
3.1.3 Bonding
3.1.4 Energetics
3.1.5 Kinetics
3.1.6 Equilibria
3.1.7 Redox
3.2.1 Periodicity
3.2.2 Group 2 the alkaline earth metals
3.2.3 Group 7 the halogens
3.3.1 Introduction to organic chemistry
3.3.2 Alkane
3.3.3 Halogenoalkanes
3.3.4 Alkenes
3.3.5 Alcohols
3.3.6 Organic Analysis
Support your students to learn the definitions they need for all the year 2 A-level only topics in the new specification A-level chemistry!
Each word document contains definitions that can be cut, individually folded over and used to revise or learn the accepted AQA definitions of key words and concepts for every topic.
Students should print the sheets in A3 or A4 and then cut each definition into a strip. Fold over and glue together to give a robust card. Shuffle and test yourself or each other. Keep each topic separate or mix it up, the units are marked on each card so they can easily be re-sorted. Fold and laminate for a longer lasting set.
Good for starter activities, revision and test yourself!
This resource contains definitions for:
3.1.8 Thermodynamics
3.1.9 Rate equations
3.1.10 Equilibrium Constant Kp
3.1.11 Electrode potentials and electrochemical cells
3.1.12 Acids and bases
3.2.4 Properties of period 3 elements and their oxides
3.2.5 Transition metals and 3.2.6 ions in aqueous solution
3.3.7 Optical isomerism
3.3.8 Aldehydes and ketones
3.3.9 Carboxylic acids and their derivatives
3.3.10 Aromatic chemistry
3.3.11 Amines
3.3.12 Polymers and 3.3.13 amino acids and DNA
3.3.15 NMR
3.3.16 Chromatography and infrared spectroscopy
This bundle contains flashcards for the complete A-level chemistry syllabus. Based on AQA but should be consistent across the majority of A-level exam specifications.
The flash cards can be printed single sided then folded and glued to make a flashcard set or could also made into booklets.
I hand the cards out at the start of each topic and then do definitions tests weekly on the topic of the week.
Also included is a BONUS revision sheet on the chemistry Ks!
Two GCSE chemistry worksheets with mark schemes covering covalent bonding and the properties of molecules and molecular substances .
Accompanying PowerPoint slides that can be incorporated into your lesson.
The resources are Worksheets 7 and 8 and Powerpoint 4 from my bundle on KS4 Bonding, Structure and Properties.
Parent and student friendly mark schemes so you can use these to support your learning.
These worksheets could be used for any exam board and for double or triple science and contain a range of challenges and space for feedback and reflection.
The scheme of work is included here so you can see how this fits into the unit and the other resources available. If you like these, why not check out the full bundle!
Thank you for your interest.
This electrolysis resource is free for a limited time only so please download and make use of it - in both PDF/Word formats with an answer sheet showing the expected results.
These record and worksheets are much more than a method. They are designed to track students performance towards achieving their apparatus and skills and provide information to help them understand the background chemistry which is key to understanding an experiment and not just completing it. All the sheets can be bound together in-house into a Required Practicals workbook/log book, or you could hand the sheets out separately.
Practical work may be assessed through the terminal examinations - be sure that your students haven’t just done the practicals but understand them fully!
AQA state:
Practical work is at the heart of science – that’s why we have placed it at the heart of each of our GCSE science specifications. By carrying out carefully considered practical work, students will enhance their investigative thinking, improve their mastery of techniques and consolidate their understanding of key scientific concepts.
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 and support your students to understand the practical work in greater depth.
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.
Contains PowerPoint Revision mats for AQA chemistry GCSE 9-1
Unit 1- Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table
Unit 2 - Bonding, Structure and the Properties of Matter
Unit 3 - Quantitative Chemistry
Unit 4 - Chemical Changes
Unit 5 - Exothermic and endothermic reactions and cells
This is a free example that forms part of a huge pack of resources to teach a module using metacognitive approaches to science exam questions. Aimed at year 10 / core science.
Metacognition, which includes ideas such as learning to learn and developing thinking skills, can be applied to the way students tackle examination questions. This scheme of learning and accompanying lessons and resources,for science skills, breaks down the different types of questions that students meet and supports them to find learned strategies that work for them in how to tackle those questions.
Each skill comes complete with a powerpoint, worksheet and mark scheme. The resources are based on AQA materials but the skills are transferable across other exam boards. All three sciences: biology, chemistry and physics, are covered.
This free example covers extended response questions and gives the scheme of learning for the whole set of resources. If you like what you see why not try the full pack?
Professor Bunsen resources are tested in school and make GCSE science engaging and exciting. Most importantly it could save you and your school time!
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.
Huge bundle of resources to support you in teaching unit 2 AQA GCSE chemistry.
Should be everything you need to teach this large and important unit, suited to separate and trilogy/combined science and a range of different abilities.
The worksheets also make good pre-preparation / revision for A-level.
Bundled resources contain multiple files.
Thanks for your interest!
This is a Higher Tier Chemistry revision booklet containing concise revision notes, activities and exam style questions with mark schemes that is specific to the 2022 Advance information from AQA.
Cornell note style booklet with ribbon for students to take their own notes as they use the booklet to revise or as you deliver the revision session. Each booklet should take about 1 hour to complete. Structure your revision around these and spend less time making notes and more time practicing applying your knowledge.
4.4.3 Electrolysis
4.4.3.1 The process of electrolysis
4.4.3.2 Electroylsis of molten ionic compounds
4.4.3.3 Using electrolysis to extract metals
4.4.3.4 Electrolysis of aqueous solutions
4.4.3.5 Representation of reactions at electrodes as half equations
This booklet forms part of a set of booklets to support your revision for the 2022 AQA Chemistry Exam Papers.
This is a Higher Tier Chemistry resource containing concise revision notes, activities and exam style questions with mark schemes that have been created to be specific to the Paper 1H 2022 Advance information from AQA.
Cornell note style booklet with ribbon for students to take their own notes as they use the booklet to revise or as you deliver the revision session. Each booklet should take about 1 hour to complete. Structure your revision around these and spend less time making notes and more time practicing applying your knowledge.
This bundle contains ALL the booklets to help students to prepare for the major focus of the content of Paper 1H.
AQA Advance Information 2022
• 4.1.2 The periodic table
• 4.2.1 Chemical bonds, ionic, covalent and metallic
• 4.2.2 How bonding and structure are related to the properties of substances
• 4.2.3 Structure and bonding of carbon
• 4.3.2 Use of amount of substance in relation to masses of pure substances
• 4.4.1 Reactivity of metals
• 4.4.2 Reactions of acids
• 4.4.3 Electrolysis
• 4.5.1 Exothermic and endothermic reactions
Required practical activities that will be assessed:
• Required practical activity 1: preparation of a pure, dry sample of a soluble salt from an insoluble oxide or carbonate, using a Bunsen burner to heat dilute acid and a water bath or electric heater to evaporate the solution.
• Required practical activity 2: determination of the reacting volumes of solutions of a strong acid and a strong alkali by titration.
• Required practical activity 4: investigate the variables that affect temperature changes in reacting solutions such as, eg, acid plus metals, acid plus carbonates, neutralisations, displacement of metals.
This is a Higher Tier Chemistry revision booklet containing concise revision notes, activities and exam style questions with mark schemes that is specific to the 2022 Advance information from AQA.
Cornell note style booklet with ribbon for students to take their own notes as they use the booklet to revise or as you deliver the revision session. Each booklet should take about 1 hour to complete. Structure your revision around these and spend less time making notes and more time practicing applying your knowledge.
4.4.3 Electrolysis
4.4.3.1 The process of electrolysis
4.4.3.2 Electrolysis of molten ionic compounds
4.4.3.3 Using electrolysis to extract metals
4.4.3.4 Electrolysis of aqueous solutions
4.4.3.5 Representation of reactions at electrodes as half equations
AQA GCSE Biology, trilogy or synergy revision mats/grids -** FREE SAMPLE** of my new biology revision materials. Please enjoy.
These simple revision mats, similar to the full set I have written for chemistry, can be printed A3 with a single sheet forming a revision activity for an entire topic. The sheets include a mixture of cloze word fact sections with recall and exam style questions. Biology only and higher tier content is marked along with content linked to the required practicals (RP1, RP2 etc).
This free sample has contains all 7 mats for unit 1 as Powerpoint and PDF. For the answer grids please download the paid resource.
These 7 printable A3/A4 mats cover the following content:
Unit 1 - Cell Biology
Cell structure
Eukaryotes and prokaryotes
Animal and plant cells
Cell specialisation
Cell differentiation
Microscopy
Cultuting microorganisms (biology only)
Cell division
Chromosomes
Mitosis and the cell cycle
Stem cells
Transport in cells
Diffusion
Osmosis
Active transport
Full set of easy to understand and straight to the point PowerPoint slides to accompany your teaching of structure, bonding and the properties of substances at GCSE level KS4 chemistry
These slides aim for an easy clear, direct approach to this topic.
The slides form part of my larger “Big Ideas” scheme of work for Structure and Bonding that is suitable across all GCSE examination boards with connections and unit numbers given in the scheme of work.
Please take a look at the attached scheme and if you like the scheme and the slides why not try the worksheets and mark schemes to go with them in my complete teaching bundle for only ÂŁ7.50!