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  • Starters and Plenaries for GCSE AQA Chemistry Topics 1-5

    web/9275 30 activities; 68 photocopiable A4 pages

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  • Starters and Plenaries for GCSE AQA Chemistry Topics 6-10

    web/9313 26 activities; 59 photocopiable A4 pages

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Starters and Plenaries for GCSE (9–1) AQA Chemistry

Catalyse your classes and maintain a positive charge to the end with these short and stimulating starters and plenaries. Write-on in-class activities that are carefully designed with a strong focus on classroom learning.

An excellent broad variety of tasks that will appeal to a spectrum of ability ranges. The variety of challenge was good for mixed ability groups.

L Astill, HoD and Peer Reviewer
  • Perfect mixture of activities to motivate and enthuse all learning styles
  • Ideal blend of individual, paired, small-group and whole-class activities develops independent and cooperative learning methods

Will save hours of planning time!

N Perumal, HoD and Peer Reviewer

With all materials included for an easy-to-use, pick-up-and-teach resource:

  • Clearly stated learning aims
  • Student-friendly handouts
  • Detailed teacher instructions
  • Answers for every worksheet
  • Spec cross reference table for effortless delivery.
Activities Include: Compound Snap, Balancing Equations Card Sort, Electrolysis Bingo, Bond Energies Race, Reaction Rate Tarsia, Polymer Pairs, Crime Scene Chromatography and more…

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What do teachers say about this resource? (9313)

Would you purchase this resource?
Definitely!

N Perumal, Teacher & Peer Reviewer

An excellent broad variety of tasks that will appeal to a spectrum of ability ranges

The variety of challenge was good for mixed ability groups. I liked the mixed skills covered including literacy, numeracy.

Helps with content recall and concept development. Content recall has become far more important in recent years and this ensures students are regularly assessed on key aspects of the topic matter.

Specification reference mapping is useful. Good use of Higher Tier differentiation.

L Astill, HoD and Peer Reviewer

What do teachers say about this resource? (9275)

There are several well planned and thought out resources that will engage students more

R Boole, Teacher and Peer Reviewer

Will save hours of planning time!

Timings and specification links are very useful, activities can easily be incorporated into schemes of work

N Perumal, HoD and Peer Reviewer

Keywords

  • GCSE Chemistry
  • GCSE AQA Chemistry (8462)
  • GCSE AQA Chemistry Paper 1
  • 4.1 Atomic structure and the periodic table
  • 4.2 Bonding, structure, and the properties of matter
  • 4.3 Quantitative chemistry
  • 4.4 Chemical changes
  • 4.5 Energy changes
  • GCSE Starters and Plenaries
  • GCSE Chemistry Starters and Plenaries
  • GCSE Science Starters and Plenaries
  • Science Starters and Plenaries
  • GCSE AQA Chemistry Paper 2
  • 4.6 The rate and extent of chemical change
  • 4.7 Organic chemistry
  • 4.8 Chemical analysis
  • 4.9 Chemistry of the atmosphere
  • 4.10 Using resources

Excellent

L Astill, HoD and Peer Reviewer

Timings and specification links are very useful, activities can easily be incorporated into schemes of work

N Perumal, HoD and Peer Reviewer

Helps with content recall and concept development. Content recall has become far more important in recent years and this ensures students are regularly assessed on key aspects of the topic matter.

L Astill, HoD and Peer Reviewer

[Would you purchase this resource?] - Definitely!

N Perumal, Teacher & Peer Reviewer

Specification reference mapping is useful

L Astill, HoD and Peer Reviewer

There are several well planned and thought out resources that will engage students

R Boole, Teacher and Peer Reviewer

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