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Spark Science provides high quality science educational resources for secondary school teachers. From dual-coding, literacy and reading tasks, dyslexic friendly backgrounds, and continual Assessment for Learning (AfL) tasks embedded into all our lessons, Spark lessons will increase engagement, participation and understanding for your students.

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Spark Science provides high quality science educational resources for secondary school teachers. From dual-coding, literacy and reading tasks, dyslexic friendly backgrounds, and continual Assessment for Learning (AfL) tasks embedded into all our lessons, Spark lessons will increase engagement, participation and understanding for your students.
Chemistry GCSE 9-1 - Reactions of Acids
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Chemistry GCSE 9-1 - Reactions of Acids

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An interactive powerpoint resource designed for distance learning from home. Students can work their way through questions on the powerpoints and all answers are revealed within the slides. By the end of this resource, students should be able to: Know how an acid reacts with metals, metal oxides (bases), metal hydroxides (alkalis), and metal carbonates Write general equations, word equations and balanced symbol equations for reactions of acids HIGHER – Be able to write ionic equations for the reactions of acids NOTE: Students should already have some idea how to balance an equation and work out the formula of an ionic compound before attempting this lesson.
GCSE Chemistry AQA (9-1) - Ionic Bonding Dot-and-Cross Diagrams
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GCSE Chemistry AQA (9-1) - Ionic Bonding Dot-and-Cross Diagrams

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This resource contains a worksheet where students can practice drawing ionic bonding for a range of examples. Examples get harder as the sheet progresses. First questions are structured with electron shells and brackets drawn for them. Resource contains PDF copy and an editable PPT version. Fully drawn answer sheet attached at the end of each document.
AQA 9-1 GCSE Chem - Acids and Alkalis
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AQA 9-1 GCSE Chem - Acids and Alkalis

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Resource designed for distance learning - GCSE Chemistry AQA - Chemical Changes - Acids and Alkalis Contains links to useful youtube videos and extension acitivites Students should be able to: Identify common acids and alkalis Know what ions are found in acids and alkalis Know what an indicator is and give pros and cons for each
GCSE Chemistry AQA (9-1) - How to do a Titration
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GCSE Chemistry AQA (9-1) - How to do a Titration

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Worksheet to be used to help students understand the steps in carrying out a simple acid-base titration. Worksheet also contains key questions about the set up of the experiment and the collecting of data. Contains both a PDF copy and an editable PPT copy Full answer sheet included at the end of each document
AS Chemistry - IUPAC Naming Booklet
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AS Chemistry - IUPAC Naming Booklet

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A resource for AS and A-Level students to help practice naming and drawing alkanes, alkenes, alcohols and haloalkanes using the IUPAC naming system. Students can practice structural, displayed and skeletal formula drawing as well as naming in this booklet. All answers included. Designed for the UK curriculum (OCR, AQA, Edexcel)
Edexcel AS Organic Chemistry Reactions and Mechanisms Map
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Edexcel AS Organic Chemistry Reactions and Mechanisms Map

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Resource contains a PDF of a blank mechanism map for AS chemistry students studying the new Edexcel syllabus (2016 onwards). There is a blank and completed version of the map containing all reactions, mechanisms, conditions etc… that students should know for AS Organic Chemistry (Topic 6)
AQA Chemistry GCSE 9-1 - Formulas of Salts
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AQA Chemistry GCSE 9-1 - Formulas of Salts

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An interactive powerpoint resource designed to be used for distance learning from home. Also contains interactive questions, a cheat sheet of common ions and practice questions. Students should be able to: Predicting the formula of salts from their names and ions
KS3 - Accuracy, Precision and Hypotheses
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KS3 - Accuracy, Precision and Hypotheses

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This lesson is the first lesson in the Year 8 “Working as a Scientist” topic. It covers what accurate and precise data means/looks like, as well as the difference between a prediction and a hypothesis. This lesson is designed with formative assessment in mind and a large use of hand/finger voting and mini-whiteboards for AFL feedback. It contains all answers to the tasks and is great for a non-specialist science teacher. Lesson Objectives: Write a hypothesis from variables Describe the difference between accurate and precise I will work scientifically to: Identify variables in a practical Identify data that is accurate and precise This lesson contains: Powerpoint - including quizzes to test understanding, student questions to answer, challenge tasks throughout, and full answers. The powerpoint also uses colour-coding to help support AEN and EAL students follow and understand concepts in the lesson.
Exothermic and Endothermic Reactions
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Exothermic and Endothermic Reactions

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A comprehensive, engaging, challenging and interactive lesson package designed with AEN students and non-science/non-chemistry specialist teachers in mind! This lesson contains: Lesson powerpoint - including teacher notes and answers in “notes” section Student led lesson worksheet Teacher answer sheet Risk assessment for class practicals Printable practical instruction cards Risk assessments for teacher demonstrations Lesson resources contain: In-built challenge tasks throughout In-built scaffolded learning for lower abilities Various activites to assess progress and understanding that you can tailor to fit any class or available resources Objectives: Students will be able to… Describe what an exothermic and endothermic reactions is in terms of heat energy transfer Give and identify examples of endothermic and exothermic reactions in everyday life Identify reactions as exothermic or endothermic from measuring temperature changes in practical investigations This lesson contains a student led lesson sheet, with the focus being on students learning through doing and practicing skills and identifying patterns and reasons themselves. Resources and slides ask students the key questions and develops ideas and concepts from the ground up and address common issues, mistakes and misconceptions.
Chemical Reactions and Physical Changes
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Chemical Reactions and Physical Changes

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A comprehensive, engaging and interactive lesson package designed with non-science/non-chemistry specialist teachers in mind! This lesson contains: Lesson powerpoint - including teacher delivery notes in “notes” section Student led lesson worksheet Teacher answer sheet Practical Risk Assessment Lesson resources contain: In-built challenge tasks throughout In-built scaffolded learning for lower abilities Objectives: Students will be able to… Describe what physical changes and chemical reactions are Know the different signs of a chemical reaction taking place Class different examples as either physical changes or chemical reactions Describe the difference between a physical change and chemical reaction This lesson contains a student led lesson sheet, with the focus being on students learning through doing, practicing skills and identifying patterns and reasons themselves. Resources and slides ask students the key questions and develops ideas and concepts from the ground up and address common issues, mistakes and misconceptions.
Elements and Compounds
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Elements and Compounds

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A comprehensive, engaging, challenging and interactive lesson package designed with non-science/non-chemistry specialist teachers in mind! This lesson contains: Lesson powerpoint - including teacher notes and answers in “notes” section Student led lesson worksheet Teacher answer sheet Lesson resources contain: In-built challenge tasks throughout In-built scaffolded learning for lower abilities Various activites to assess progress and understanding that you can tailor to fit any class or available resources Objectives: Students will be able to… Know what an “element” and a “compound” is Describe the difference between an element and a compound Know what an “atom” and a “molecule” Describe the difference between an atom and a molecule This lesson contains a student led lesson sheet, with the focus being on students learning through doing and practicing skills and identifying patterns and reasons themselves. Resources and slides ask students the key questions and develops ideas and concepts from the ground up and address common issues, mistakes and misconceptions. This lesson contains AFL tasks which require mini-whiteboards and molymods, but can be adapted if these are not available.
The Law of Conservation of Mass
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The Law of Conservation of Mass

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A comprehensive, engaging, challenging and interactive lesson package designed with AEN students and non-science/non-chemistry specialist teachers in mind! This lesson contains: Lesson powerpoint - including teacher notes and answers in “notes” section Student led lesson worksheet Teacher answer sheet Lesson resources contain: In-built challenge tasks throughout In-built scaffolded learning for lower abilities AFL activities to assess progress and understanding that you can tailor to fit any class or available resources Objectives: Students will be able to… Define the law of conservation of mass Explain why the mass of a chemical reaction does not change in a closed system Predict/calculate the mass of reactants and products in a chemical reaction when given the masses of the other reactants/products This lesson contains a student led lesson sheet, with the focus being on students learning through doing and practicing skills and identifying patterns and reasons themselves. Resources and slides ask students the key questions and develops ideas and concepts from the ground up and address common issues, mistakes and misconceptions.
Counting Atoms in a Chemical Formula
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Counting Atoms in a Chemical Formula

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A comprehensive, engaging, challenging and interactive lesson package designed with non-science/non-chemistry specialist teachers in mind! This lesson contains: Lesson powerpoint - including teacher notes and answers in “notes” section Student led lesson worksheet Teacher answer sheet Lesson resources contain: In-built challenge tasks throughout In-built scaffolded learning for lower abilities Various activites to assess progress and understanding that you can tailor to fit any class or available resources Objectives: Students will be able to… Identify elements in chemical formula (using a periodic table) Count the number of atoms in formulas containing subscripts Count the number of atoms in formulas containing multipliers This lesson contains a student led lesson sheet, with the focus being on students learning through doing and practicing skills and identifying patterns and reasons themselves. Resources and slides ask students the key questions and develops ideas and concepts from the ground up and address common issues, mistakes and misconceptions. This lesson contains AFL tasks which require mini-whiteboards, but can be adapted if these are not available.
Naming Chemical Compounds
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Naming Chemical Compounds

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A comprehensive, engaging, challenging and interactive lesson package designed with SEN and non-science/non-chemistry specialist teachers in mind! This lesson contains: Lesson powerpoint - including teacher notes and answers in “notes” section Student led lesson worksheet Teacher answer sheet Lesson resources contain: In-built challenge tasks throughout In-built scaffolded learning for lower abilities Various activites to assess progress and understanding that you can tailor to fit any class or available resources Objectives: Students will be able to… Name simple compounds ending in –ide, -hydroxide and –ate Name simple compounds using the mono-, di-, tri- naming system Be able to identify the elements present in a compound from its name Be able to name a compound from its formula This lesson contains a student led lesson sheet, with the focus being on students learning through doing and practicing skills and identifying patterns and reasons themselves. Resources and slides ask students the key questions and develops ideas and concepts from the ground up and address common issues, mistakes and misconceptions. This lesson contains AFL tasks which require mini-whiteboards but can be adapted if these are not available.
Writing Word Equations
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Writing Word Equations

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A comprehensive, engaging, challenging and interactive lesson package designed with AEN students and non-science/non-chemistry specialist teachers in mind! This lesson contains: Lesson powerpoint - including teacher notes and answers in “notes” section Student led lesson worksheet Teacher answer sheet Lesson resources contain: In-built challenge tasks throughout In-built scaffolded learning for lower abilities Various activites to assess progress and understanding that you can tailor to fit any class or available resources Objectives: Students will be able to… Identify reactants and products in a word equation Write word equations for different reactions Turn word equations into sentences Describe and explain why we use word equations in chemistry This lesson contains a student led lesson sheet, with the focus being on students learning through doing and practicing skills and identifying patterns and reasons themselves. Resources and slides ask students the key questions and develops ideas and concepts from the ground up and address common issues, mistakes and misconceptions. This lesson contains AFL tasks which require mini-whiteboards, but can be adapted if these are not available.
Chemical Formulas and Counting Atoms
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Chemical Formulas and Counting Atoms

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A comprehensive, engaging, challenging and interactive lesson package designed with non-science/non-chemistry specialist teachers in mind! **This lesson contains: ** Lesson powerpoint - including teaching notes and answers in “notes” section Student led lesson worksheet Teacher answer sheet Lesson resources contain: In-built challenge tasks throughout In-built scaffolded learning for lower abilities Various activites to assess progress and understanding that you can tailor to fit any class or available resources Lesson Objectives: Students will be able to… Describe what a chemical symbol is and explain why we use them Identify elements from their chemical symbols using a periodic table Classify chemical formulas as representing either elements or compounds Understand how to count the number of atoms in a chemical formula containing subscripts This lesson contains a student led lesson sheet, with the focus being on students learning through doing and practicing skills and identifying patterns and reasons themselves. Resources and slides ask students the key questions and develops ideas and concepts from the ground up. This lesson contains AFL which makes use of molymods and mini-whiteboards, but can be adapted if these resources are not available.