My Top 5 Chemistry Demos
5 tried and tested chemistry demonstrations suitable for secondary schools. Reliable demos that require limited equipment and chemicals, along with clear curriculum links so they don’t just get rolled out for open evenings!
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Mince Pies and MCQs – Festive Christmas Quiz!
Feeling confident in your A Level chemistry? Don’t worry if not, it’s multiple choice! You can also download a pdf version if you prefer – this is where you will also find the answers and explanations. 1. A typical snowflake has a mass of around 3 mg. Within the ice crystals, each water molecule forms…
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3 ways to improve your A Level organic chemistry
If you’re taking A Level exams this summer then no doubt you’ve started looking at past papers and might be feeling a bit overwhelmed – especially with the sheer volume of content that seems to be needed for organic chemistry! Even if you’re just starting out it can seem overwhelming, especially when exam questions appear…
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101 Revision activities for A Level Chemistry
If I cover everything that’s in this textbook, will I get an A* in my exam? To be fair on my students, this is something I tend to hear more from students lower down the school and less from students at A Level. At A Level, you know that exam practice is a huge part…
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101 Revision activities for AS Level Chemistry
It’s so easy to get bored and demotivated with chemistry revision, no matter how important you know it is and no matter how much your grade matters to you. One of the biggest problems students find when they’re revising is that they spend all their time trying to get information into their head – and…
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Why “silly mistakes” are more important than you think (and 4 ways to avoid them)
As a teacher and tutor, we hear these sorts of phrases a lot: “I understand all of it, I just lose marks for silly mistakes“ “It was all correct, just lots of silly mistakes“ “He’s really clever, he just rushes and makes lots of mistakes“ Careless errors, silly mistakes, missing words, the wrong sign, misreading…
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A Level Chemistry Revision Resources
A Level chemsitry revision and self-study material including tutorial videos, practice questions and video answers – free to use and suitable for all exam boards.
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The best way to get ahead? Take time to look back
Instead of trying to push ahead and learn new material early, take time to really get to grips with what you already know.
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An introduction
For my first blog post, I thought it only fair to introduce myself and tell you a little more about my vision for CK tuition. Who am I? I am a fully qualified science teacher with a specialism in Chemistry. I have been teaching since 2005 but actually started one-to-one tuition two years before this…
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