Year 11 Chemistry Enrichment Activities
Royal Society of Chemistry
- Have a look at the Royal Society of Chemistry Education site.
- Complete the screen experiment ‘titrations’. (Please note: this only runs on Microsoft Edge or Internet Explorer.).
- Investigate the future careers page on the RSC.
- Attempt the diagnostic questions from the RSC.
Useful YouTube channels:
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0cd_-e49hZpWLH3UIwoWRA
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8pOYw9kw8z9uOKgAZ7ki8w/playlists?view=50&sort=dd&shelf_id=4
- https://www.youtube.com/user/khanacademy/playlists?view=50&sort=dd&shelf_id=9
Course Essential/Highly Recommended Books
Essential:
Ritchie, R. and Gent, D. (2013) A Level Chemistry A for OCR Student Book. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9780198351979.
Highly Recommended:
CGP Books (2015) Head Start to A-level Chemistry. CGP Books. ISBN: 9781782942801.
Poole, E. and McGowan, D. (2018) Maths Skills for A Level Chemistry, 2nd edn. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9780198428978.
CGP Books (2015) Essential Maths Skills for A-level Chemistry. CGP Books. ISBN: 9781782944720
Other reading that may be useful/interesting:
- Pleasure of Finding Things Out – Richard Feynman
- Periodic Tales – Hugh Aldersey-Williams
- The Disappearing Spoon – Sam Kean
- Uncle Tungsten – Oliver Sachs
- The Shocking History of Phosphorus: A Biography of the Devil’s Element – John Emsley
- H2O: A Biography of Water – Philip Ball
- Obsessive Genius: The Inner Workings of Marie Curie – Barbara Goldsmith
- Why Does Asparagus Make Your Wee Smell? – Andy Brunning