A lesson that covers trends in the first ionisation energy. It covers trends in first ionisation energy down a group and across a period. It also discusses trends and links to electronic configuration and sub-shells. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the OCR A Level specification.

A lesson that covers trends in melting points across Periods 2 and 3. The lesson describes how carbon, silicon and boron form giant covalent lattices. It then covers how the type of bonding changes across a period and periodic trends in melting points.Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the OCR A Level specification.

A lesson that covers halogen displacement reactions. It contains a method and results for a halogen displacement practical and discusses how these are redox reactions. It also covers writing half-equations for these reactions. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the OCR A Level specification.

A lesson that covers ions. It goes through how to predict the charge of an ion using the periodic table, formulae for common ions to learn, -ate v -ide and how to write the formulae of an ionic compound. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the OCR A Level specification.

A lesson that covers atomic structure. It goes through protons, neutrons and electrons; what an isotope is and how to work out the number of protons, neutrons and electrons in an atom and ion. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the OCR A Level specification.

A lesson that covers relative atomic mass. The lesson goes through the definition of relative isotopic mass, how to calculate relative atomic mass from data and the use of mass spec to find atomic masses. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the OCR A Level specification.

A lesson that covers ionic lattices and properties of ionic compounds. It goes through briefly through the properties of simple covalent compounds. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the OCR A Level specification.

A lesson on the models of the atom. It compares the plum pludding v the nuclear model, explains how most of an atom is empty space and discusses the contributions Bohr made. It includes links to videos on the history and a timeline for students to fill in. Designed to the AQA 9-1 GCSE chemistry specification.

A lesson on Group 1 - The Alkali Metals. It covers the physical properties of the alkali metals, their reaction with water ( can be done as a demo or by showing a video) and an explanation of the trend in reactivity down the group. Questions and answers are on the slides – no printing required. Designed for the AQA 9-1 GCSE chemistry specification.

A lesson introducing ions. It covers the meanings of ion, cation and anion. It explains why atoms form ions and how to draw dot and cross diagrams for ions and ionic compounds. Questions and answers are on the slides – no printing required. Designed for the AQA 9-1 GCSE chemistry specification.

A lesson on ionic compounds and lattices (ions and dot and cross diagrams are covered in my lesson on ions). This lesson goes through when ionic bonds form, what an ionic lattice is and how to write the formulae for ionic compounds. Questions and answers are on the slides – no printing required. Designed for the AQA 9-1 GCSE chemistry specification.

A lesson on covalent bonding. It covers the definition of a covalent bond, how to draw dot and cross diagrams for covalent molecules and how to work out the formula of a molecule from a diagram. Questions and answers are on the slides – no printing required. Designed for the AQA 9-1 GCSE chemistry specification.

A lesson comparing the properties of ionic, simple covalent and metallic compounds. Questions and answers are on the slides – no printing required. Designed for the AQA 9-1 GCSE chemistry specification.

A lesson introducing giant covalent structures. It covers silicon dioxide (SiO2) and diamond as examples of giant covalent structures. It also discusses the structure and bonding of polymers. Questions and answers are on the slides – no printing required. Designed for the AQA 9-1 GCSE chemistry specification.

A lesson on nanoparticles. It covers the size of them, surface to volume calculations and uses and dangers of nanoparticles. A worksheet for students to complete (and answers) is included. Designed for the AQA 9-1 GCSE specification.

A lesson that covers how to calculate the relative formula mass. It goes through simple compounds, how to work out the number of atoms in a molecule and how to calculate formula for larger compounds. A worksheet (with answers is included). Designed for the GCSE 9-1 AQA Specification.

A lesson on endothermic and exothermic reactions. It covers what the terms mean and a practical on dissolving salts in water and measuring the temperature change. All questions and answers on the slides – no printing required. Designed for the 9-1 GCSE AQA specification.

A lesson on the climate change. It names some greenhouse gases, explains how greenhouse gases trap the sun’s heat and covers causes and effects of climate change. Everything is in the the slides – no need to print. Designed for the AQA 9-1 GCSE specification.

A lesson on combustion. It covers the products of complete and incomplete combustion, the problems these products cause and how to balance combustion equations. Questions and answers are included in the slides – no need to print. Designed for the 9-1 GCSE specification.

A lesson on the Earth’s early atmosphere. It covers how the Earth’s early atmosphere how it changed over time. A storyboard activity and an exam question slide are include. Designed for the AQA 9-1 GCSE specification.