Mystery Molecules
Starters for A Level Chemistry
Suitable for AQA, OCR and Edexcel
50 fun starter exercises to engage your students. Each activity lasts 5–10 minutes and is provided in PowerPoint format – ideal for use with an interactive whiteboard or a projector. Students try to guess the mystery molecule as early as they can from a maximum of five clues.
- 26 inorganic and 24 organic molecules to ensure students become familiar with the need-to-know molecules for A Level Chemistry
- Reference sheet revealing answer and rationale behind each clue – ideal for peer- and self-assessment
- Concise clues, easy to read out to your class
- Also provided as fold-up handouts – great for independent revision or paired work
Ready to use – perfect for all abilities!
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What do teachers say about this resource? (12287)
The resource is a nice idea and would be useful to inject a little variation into otherwise straightforward lessons.
The activities would work to activate prior learning and identify student preconceptions for certain principles in chemistry.
They are generally pitched at an appropriate level for most A Level students.
Keywords
- 7404
- 7405
- 8CH0
- 9CH0
- A Level Chemistry
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- AQA Chemistry A Level
- AQA Chemistry Year 1
- AQA Chemistry Year 2
- Edexcel Chemistry A Level
- Edexcel Chemistry Year 1
- Edexcel Chemistry Year 2
- H032
- H432
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Mystery Molecules
- OCR Chemistry A Level
- OCR Chemistry Year 1
- OCR Chemistry Year 2
- Organic Chemistry
- Science Starters and Plenaries