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 1MB

Delivery guides (PDF)

Multiple choice topic quizzes

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

• 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

• Content guide A guide detailing specification content additional to the AS and A Level common subject criteria for chemistry. PDF 948KB
• Co-teaching guide This guide gives advice on co-teaching AS and A Level and includes a suggested planner. PDF 634KB
• Mapping guide Mapping the new specification to the legacy specification. PDF 4MB

• 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
• Bonding KS5-HE Focusing on the topic of bonding this guide looks at the transition from KS5 to HE curriculum. PDF 846KB

• 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
• PAG 09 - Rates of reaction - Continuous monitoring method (ZIP) interchange login required

• 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

• Chemistry B factsheet This fact sheet can be used at open/options evenings to give students and parents an insight to the qualification. PDF 448KB

• Making practical work accessible for SEND students
• 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)

Multiple choice topic quizzes

• 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

• Content guide A guide detailing specification content additional to the AS and A Level common subject criteria for chemistry. PDF 948KB
• Co-teaching guide This guide gives advice on co-teaching AS and A Level and includes a suggested planner. PDF 634KB
• Mapping guide Mapping the new specification to the legacy specification. PDF 4MB

• 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

• PAG 09 - Rates of reaction - Continuous monitoring method (ZIP) interchange login required

• 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

• Making practical work accessible for SEND students
• 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