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Melting and boiling | Johnstone’s triangle worksheets | 11–14 years

Develop learners’ understanding of melting and boiling with this worksheet, including a teacher demonstration for learners to observe

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Melting and boiling points | Developing understanding | 11–14

Deepen understanding of melting and boiling points and how these are represented at different conceptual levels of thinking

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Dissolving salt | Johnstone’s triangle worksheets | 11–14 years

Use this worksheet to develop learners’ understanding of solutions as they observe how salt and sand behave in water

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Solutions | Developing understanding | 11–14

Encourage learners to deepen their understanding of solutions and how they are represented at different conceptual levels of thinking

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States of matter | Developing understanding | 11–14 years

Encourage learners to deepen their understanding of states of matter and how they are represented at different conceptual levels of thinking

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States of matter | Johnstone’s triangle worksheets | 11–14 years

Use this worksheet to develop learners’ understanding of states of matter, including a teacher demonstration

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Isotopes of hydrogen | Johnstone’s triangle | 14–16 years

Use this worksheet to develop learners’ understanding of atoms and isotopes by considering ‘heavy water’ ice cubes

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Atoms and isotopes | Developing Understanding | 14–16

Encourage learners to deepen their understanding of isotopes from the macroscopic to sub-microscopic level

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Decision tree: what type of bonding? | 14–16 years

Use this decision tree to help your learners find answers to questions about structure and bonding by scaffolding their thinking

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Atoms and ions | Developing Understanding | 14–16 years

Encourage learners to think about how atoms and ions are represented and what this means at the sub-microscopic level

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Atoms and ions of copper | Johnstone’s triangle worksheets | 14–16 years

Use these worksheets to develop learners’ understanding of atoms and ions, including a demonstration of a metal displacement reaction

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Decision tree: acid, base or buffer? | 16–18 years

Help learners understand which equation they need to answer questions about acids, bases and buffers by scaffolding their thinking

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Atomic structure of lithium | Johnstone’s triangle worksheets | 14–16 years

Use these worksheets to develop learners’ understanding of atomic structure, using the example of lithium

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Atomic structure | Developing Understanding | 14–16 years

Encourage learners to think about how the atomic structure is represented and what this means at the sub-microscopic level

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Particle diagrams and coffee shops | In context | 14–16

Put particle diagrams into context and practise maths in science with a visit to a coffee shop

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Particle diagrams | Knowledge check | 14–16

Assess learning on particle diagrams with worksheets at foundation and higher level

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The structure of benzene | 16–18 years

Use this worksheet with classroom slides and card sort activity to explore the structure of benzene with your learners

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Metallic bonding in electric cars | In context | 14–16

Put metallic structure and bonding into context and practise maths in science with questions about electric cars

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Metallic bonding | Knowledge check | 14–16

Assess learning on metallic bonding with worksheets at foundation and higher level

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Ionic structure and bonding | Knowledge check | 14–16 years

Assess learning on ionic structure and bonding with higher and foundation worksheets