This series of seven videos gradually build on the concepts that lead to an understanding of air pressure and contain clips of some interesting demonstrations to show its effects which could be replicated in a classroom.The demonstrations...

This booklet contains a range of suggested teaching activities and contexts for atom economy and percentage yield at A level. 

Although produced to support the teaching of OCR AS/A Level Chemistry A specifications (H157, H557) the resource is useful for teaching these topics in any...

A Catalyst article about using an AFM to image surfaces. The article comprises an annotated diagram of the microscope.

This article is from Catalyst: GCSE Science Review 2005, Volume 16, Issue 2.

Catalyst is a science magazine for students...

These diagnostic questions and response activities (contained in the zip file) support students in being able to:

• Recognise that atoms are not visible under any type of microscope and that scientists have never ‘seen’ the structure of an atom.
• Distinguish the nucleus of an atom from the...

These diagnostic questions and response activities (contained in the zip file) support students in being able to:

• Describe the structure and scale of an atom.
• Describe the properties of protons and neutrons in a nucleus.        
• Determine the structure of an atom from its mass number...

A song that explains ionic, covalent and metallic bonding in simple terms. 

This booklet contains a range of suggested activities and contexts for teaching about atomic structure, periodicity and inorganic chemistry at A level. Curriculum links include atomic structure, ionisation energy, ...

These diagnostic questions and response activities (contained in the zip file) support the teaching of the following concepts:

• The properties of elements and compounds arise from the structural arrangement of their constituent atoms.

• The representation of substances (elements,...

Work done in this Nuffield 13 - 16 module followed from the unit called ‘Particles’ and was intended to lead to an understanding of the ways in which some properties of materials can be explained in terms of the type and arrangement of their atomic and molecular...

This booklet contains a range of suggested teaching activities and contexts for atomic structure and equations at A level. Curriculum links include atomic structure, relative masses, electron structure, formulae and equations, periodicity, isotopes, electron structure, mass spectrometry, electron configuration,...

This  activity sheet builds on students knowledge of radiation in the context of medical applications.  It introduces a company called Kromek, a company that designs and makes radiation detectors for the medical, nuclear and security sectors.

A multiple choice quiz on atoms and reactions for A/AS level chemistry. 

Although it is written for OCR AS/A level ...

This is one of the 14 Background Books published for Stage III of the Nuffield Chemistry Sample Scheme. The books were highly illustrated and designed to be attractive. This book is an account of concepts related to oxidation and reduction,.

There are three parts to this book:

*Part 1:The theory of...

This teaching resource is based on the discovery of a giant 30 000 year old virus, still alive under the permafrost. As the world warms, others may be uncovered. Could such an ancient virus wipe out the human race? In this activity, students learn how to interrogate sources to separate science fact from fiction....