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  • Mystery Molecules: Starter Activities for A Level Chemistry

    web/12287 106 photocopiable A4 pages with 50 downloadable PPTs (401 slides).

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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.

J Wood, Teacher & Peer Reviewer

Keywords

  • A Level Chemistry
  • AQA Chemistry A Level
  • AQA Chemistry Year 1
  • AQA Chemistry Year 2
  • OCR Chemistry A Level
  • OCR Chemistry Year 1
  • OCR Chemistry Year 2
  • Edexcel Chemistry A Level
  • Edexcel Chemistry Year 1
  • Edexcel Chemistry Year 2
  • 7404
  • 7405
  • H032
  • H432
  • 8CH0
  • 9CH0
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Mystery Molecules
  • A Level Science Starters and Plenaries
  • A Level Starters and Plenaries
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The resource is a nice idea and would be useful to inject a little variation into otherwise straightforward lessons

J Wood, Teacher & Peer Reviewer

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