Planning and teaching

• Support highlights A comprehensive collection of resources to help you quickly get up to speed in the classroom and support your students in preparing for exams. These materials will focus your teaching on individual abilities of students, help determine their capabilities and above all save you time. PDF 5MB

Delivery guides (PDF)

Delivery guides (online)

• Scheme of work This guide contains suggested timings for teaching the specification topics, links to relevant delivery guides, and other useful guidance to support scheme of work planning. DOC 411KB
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Multiple choice topic quizzes

Acids, bases and neutralisation

Organic chemistry

Amount of substance

Synoptic

Equilibrium

• Language of measurement in context - Chemistry

  The purpose of this exemplar investigation is to illustrate the use of the language of measurement terms in the context. DOCX 971KB

• Chemistry of group 2 This pack provides teacher guidance and a set of tasks allowing students to explore the patterns and trends in group 2. DOCX 346KB
• Electrophilic addition and Markownikoff’s rule This pack provides teacher guidance about a range of potential approaches for delivery of the electrophilic addition and Markownikoff’s rule topic. DOC 3MB
• Equilibrium and pressure - Kp This pack provides teacher guidance and a range of activities to support the delivery of this topic. DOCX 295KB
• Experiments involving amount of substance Guidance and activities to support teachers preparing students for indirect assessment of practical skills relating to amount of substance. DOC 2MB
• Experiments involving equilibria Guidance and activities to support teachers preparing students for indirect assessment of practical skills relating to equilibria. DOC 2MB
• Experiments involving making salts Guidance and activities to support teachers preparing students for indirect assessment of practical skills relating to making salts. DOC 2MB
• Experiments involving titrations Guidance and activities to support teachers preparing students for indirect assessment of practical skills relating to titrations. DOC 2MB
• Experiments on organic synthesis Guidance and activities to support teachers preparing students for indirect assessment of practical skills relating to organic synthesis. DOC 2MB
• Experiments on rates of reaction Guidance and activities to support teachers preparing students for indirect assessment of practical skills relating to rates of reaction. DOC 2MB
• Gas volumes This pack provides teacher guidance about a range of potential approaches for delivery of gas volumes. DOCX 329KB
• Kinetics and catalysis This pack provides teacher guidance and a range of activities to support the delivery of this topic. DOC 397KB
• Kinetics and catalysis activity 1 This activity should be used with the topic exploration pack on kinetics and catalysis. XLSX 101KB
• Kinetics and catalysis presentation This presentation should be used with the topic exploration pack on kinetics and catalysis. PPTX 2MB
• Organic synthesis This aims to help teachers and students to approach organic synthesis at A Level, breaking down the task of multi-stage organic synthesis into its components. DOCX 1MB
• Organic synthesis activity 1 This should be used with the 'Identifying functional groups in products and reactants' activity within the organic synthesis topic exploration pack. PPT 569KB
• Organic synthesis activity 2 This should be used with the 'Determining synthetic routes and the correct order of reactions' activity within the organic synthesis topic exploration pack. PPT 678KB
• Organic synthesis reaction pathways This document should be used in conjunction with the organic synthesis topic exploration pack. PDF 277KB
• Rates of reaction and the Arrhenius equation This pack provides teacher guidance and a range of activities on the topic of rates of reaction and the Arrhenius equation. DOCX 2MB
• Rates of reaction and the Arrhenius equation activity 1 This activity, to be used with the topic exploration pack, focuses on recapping rates of reaction. DOC 445KB
• Rates of reaction and the Arrhenius equation activity 2 This activity, to be used with the topic exploration pack, focuses on Boltzmann distribution curves. PPT 796KB
• Rates of reaction and the Arrhenius equation activity 3 This activity, to be used with the topic exploration pack, focuses on the Arrhenius equation. DOCX 103KB
• Reaction of phenols This pack provides teacher guidance and a range of activities on the topic of reaction of phenols. DOCX 913KB

• Colours of inorganic ions and complexes - poster A useful reference to the colours of inorganic ions and complexes featured in the specification. PDF 126KB
• Content guide A guide detailing specification content additional to the AS and A Level common subject criteria for chemistry. PDF 843KB
• Co-teaching guide This guide gives advice on co-teaching AS and A Level and includes a suggested planner. PDF 504KB
• Mapping guide Mapping the new specification to the legacy specification. PDF 487KB

• Amount of substance KS4-KS5 This guide focuses on the transition from key stage 4 to key stage 5. PDF 309KB
• Amount of substance KS4-KS5 checkpoint task This checkpoint task should be used with the transition guide on amount of substance. DOC 542KB
• Atomic structure checkpoint teacher instructions This document gives teachers additional background information for the atomic structure checkpoint task. PDF 529KB
• Atomic structure KS4-KS5 Focusing on the topic of atomic structure this guide looks at the transition from KS4 to KS5 curriculum. PDF 282KB
• Atomic structure KS4-KS5 checkpoint task Designed to help teachers assess students' current knowledge level. DOC 1MB
• Bonding and structure KS4-KS5 Focusing on the topic of bonding and structure this guide looks at the transition from KS4 to KS5 curriculum. PDF 414KB
• Bonding and structure KS4-KS5 checkpoint task Developed to help teachers assess students' current knowledge level, this is designed to be used with the KS4-KS5 transition guide. DOC 953KB
• Bonding and structure KS4-KS5 student resource 1 This student resource should be used in conjunction with the bonding and structure KS4-KS5 transition guide. DOC 455KB
• Bonding and structure KS4-KS5 student resource 2 This student resource should be used in conjunction with the bonding and structure KS4-KS5 transition guide. DOC 588KB
• Bonding KS5-HE Focusing on the topic of bonding this guide looks at the transition from KS5 to HE curriculum. PDF 414KB
• Bonding KS5-HE checkpoint task Designed to help teachers assess students' current knowledge level, this is designed to be used with the KS5-HE transition guide. DOCX 131KB
• Bonding KS5-HE checkpoint teacher instructions This document gives teachers additional background information for the bonding checkpoint task. PDF 168KB
• Enthalpy changes KS4-KS5 Focusing on the topic of enthalpy changes this guide looks at the transition from KS4 to KS5 curriculum. PDF 383KB
• Enthalpy changes KS4-KS5 checkpoint task Developed to help teachers assess students' current knowledge level, this is designed to be used with the KS4-KS5 transition guide. DOC 641KB
• Enthalpy changes KS4-KS5 student resource This student resource should be used in conjunction with the enthalpy changes KS4-KS5 transition guide. DOC 642KB

• Practical activities support guide This guide provides support on how our Practical Activity Group (PAG) suggested activities can be adjusted by centres and revision support for Module 1 Practical Skills. PDF 1MB
• Film canister colorimeter A simple, low-cost practical activity to demonstrate colorimetry. DOC 145KB
• PAG 01 - Moles determination ZIP 710KB
• PAG 02 - Acid-base titration ZIP 347KB
• PAG 03 - Enthalpy determination ZIP 391KB
• PAG 04 - Qualitative analysis of ions ZIP 1MB
• PAG 05 - Synthesis of an organic liquid ZIP 4MB
• PAG 06 - Synthesis of an organic solid ZIP 1021KB
• PAG 07 - Qualitative analysis of organic functional groups ZIP 547KB
• PAG 08 - Electrochemical cells ZIP 446KB
• PAG 09 - Rates of reaction - Continuous monitoring method ZIP 1MB
• PAG 09 - Rates of reaction - Continuous monitoring method (ZIP) interchange login required
• PAG 10 - Rates of reaction - Initial rates method (ZIP) ZIP 729KB
• PAG 11 - pH measurement ZIP 379KB
• PAG 12 - Research skills ZIP 315KB

• Chemistry mathematical skills handbook This mathematical skills handbook is designed to accompany the OCR AS and A Level specifications in Chemistry A and Chemistry B (Salters) for teaching from September 2015. PDF 1MB
• Chemistry practical skills handbook Guidance on the skills required for both assessments, arrangements for the practical endorsement, and suggestions for planning a practical scheme of work. PDF 900KB

• Periodic table of the elements poster This poster of the periodic table of the elements can be printed to create an A1 poster for your classroom. PDF 1MB

• Chemistry A factsheet This fact sheet can be used at open/options evenings to give students and parents an insight to the chemistry qualification. PDF 470KB
• Women in science A3 posters and desktop wallpapers, presenting the work of prominent female scientists and how this work links to the content in our specifications. You and your students can relate the achievements of these scientists to the work you do in the classroom. ZIP 9MB

• Five resources to support students moving from GCSE to A Level Chemistry
• How much should I write in a science exam?
• Introducing the new portable tracker for A Level science
• Nine microscale tips to improve your chemistry practical work

Delivery guides (PDF)

Delivery guides (online)

• Scheme of work This guide contains suggested timings for teaching the specification topics, links to relevant delivery guides, and other useful guidance to support scheme of work planning. DOC 411KB
• Build scheme of work

Multiple choice topic quizzes

Acids, bases and neutralisation

Organic chemistry

Amount of substance

• Language of measurement in context - Chemistry

  The purpose of this exemplar investigation is to illustrate the use of the language of measurement terms in the context. DOCX 971KB

• Chemistry of group 2 This pack provides teacher guidance and a set of tasks allowing students to explore the patterns and trends in group 2. DOCX 346KB
• Electrophilic addition and Markownikoff’s rule This pack provides teacher guidance about a range of potential approaches for delivery of the electrophilic addition and Markownikoff’s rule topic. DOC 3MB
• Kinetics and catalysis This pack provides teacher guidance and a range of activities to support the delivery of this topic. DOC 397KB
• Kinetics and catalysis activity 1 This activity should be used with the topic exploration pack on kinetics and catalysis. XLSX 101KB
• Kinetics and catalysis presentation This presentation should be used with the topic exploration pack on kinetics and catalysis. PPTX 2MB

• Colours of inorganic ions and complexes - poster A useful reference to the colours of inorganic ions and complexes featured in the specification. PDF 126KB
• Content guide A guide detailing specification content additional to the AS and A Level common subject criteria for chemistry. PDF 843KB
• Co-teaching guide This guide gives advice on co-teaching AS and A Level and includes a suggested planner. PDF 504KB
• Mapping guide Mapping the new specification to the legacy specification. PDF 487KB

• Amount of substance KS4-KS5 This guide focuses on the transition from key stage 4 to key stage 5. PDF 309KB
• Amount of substance KS4-KS5 checkpoint task This checkpoint task should be used with the transition guide on amount of substance. DOC 542KB
• Atomic structure checkpoint teacher instructions This document gives teachers additional background information for the atomic structure checkpoint task. PDF 529KB
• Atomic structure KS4-KS5 checkpoint task Designed to help teachers assess students' current knowledge level. DOC 1MB
• Bonding and structure KS4-KS5 Focusing on the topic of bonding and structure this guide looks at the transition from KS4 to KS5 curriculum. PDF 414KB
• Bonding and structure KS4-KS5 checkpoint task Developed to help teachers assess students' current knowledge level, this is designed to be used with the KS4-KS5 transition guide. DOC 953KB
• Bonding and structure KS4-KS5 student resource 1 This student resource should be used in conjunction with the bonding and structure KS4-KS5 transition guide. DOC 455KB
• Bonding and structure KS4-KS5 student resource 2 This student resource should be used in conjunction with the bonding and structure KS4-KS5 transition guide. DOC 588KB
• Enthalpy changes KS4-KS5 Focusing on the topic of enthalpy changes this guide looks at the transition from KS4 to KS5 curriculum. PDF 383KB
• Enthalpy changes KS4-KS5 checkpoint task Developed to help teachers assess students' current knowledge level, this is designed to be used with the KS4-KS5 transition guide. DOC 641KB
• Enthalpy changes KS4-KS5 student resource This student resource should be used in conjunction with the enthalpy changes KS4-KS5 transition guide. DOC 642KB

• Film canister colorimeter A simple, low-cost practical activity to demonstrate colorimetry. DOC 145KB
• PAG 01 - Moles determination ZIP 710KB
• PAG 02 - Acid-base titration ZIP 347KB
• PAG 03 - Enthalpy determination ZIP 391KB
• PAG 04 - Qualitative analysis of ions ZIP 1MB
• PAG 05 - Synthesis of an organic liquid ZIP 4MB
• PAG 06 - Synthesis of an organic solid ZIP 1021KB
• PAG 07 - Qualitative analysis of organic functional groups ZIP 547KB
• PAG 08 - Electrochemical cells ZIP 446KB
• PAG 09 - Rates of reaction - Continuous monitoring method ZIP 1MB
• PAG 09 - Rates of reaction - Continuous monitoring method (ZIP) interchange login required
• PAG 10 - Rates of reaction - Initial rates method (ZIP) ZIP 729KB
• PAG 11 - pH measurement ZIP 379KB
• PAG 12 - Research skills ZIP 315KB

• Chemistry mathematical skills handbook This mathematical skills handbook is designed to accompany the OCR AS and A Level specifications in Chemistry A and Chemistry B (Salters) for teaching from September 2015. PDF 1MB
• Chemistry practical skills handbook Guidance on the skills required for both assessments, arrangements for the practical endorsement, and suggestions for planning a practical scheme of work. PDF 900KB

• Periodic table of the elements poster This poster of the periodic table of the elements can be printed to create an A1 poster for your classroom. PDF 1MB

• Women in science A3 posters and desktop wallpapers, presenting the work of prominent female scientists and how this work links to the content in our specifications. You and your students can relate the achievements of these scientists to the work you do in the classroom. ZIP 9MB

• Five resources to support students moving from GCSE to A Level Chemistry
• How much should I write in a science exam?
• Introducing the new portable tracker for A Level science
• Nine microscale tips to improve your chemistry practical work