2 slides - 1 with common ions met during GCSE Science and common vocab used in ionic bonding.

A full lesson with worksheets to help teach how you work out the formula of a compound once you know their ionic charges. Presentation and 2 worksheets with different levels of difficulty.

How negative ions are formed - could be used for any exam board. A couple of old images from “boardworks” have been used to illustrate the concepts. Feel free to adapt for yourself.

A resource that can be printed on A4 or A3 to summarise the basics of positive and negative ion formation. Students can either complete with or without a textbook depending on their confidence.

This lesson is explores the idea of electronic configuration tilted towards the higher end. Some tasks relate to Pearson’s Combined Science book and an active learn worksheet you may have access to if you subscribe to that service. Even if you don’t the lesson is well structured and you could include your own tasks.

An introduction to the way electrons are arranged in atoms using the standard model at GCSE. An extension sheet references an activity from active learn - if you use that package, A standard periodic table would also be useful to help students with this lesson.

A straightforward revision sheet on atomic structure. Would be useful to review the atomic structure section of the spec. Focused on the lower attaining end of the student spectrum.

This lesson is about Mendeleev and the development of the periodic table. It includes a starter quiz and a video link showing Mendeleev’s periodic table journey. You can adapt the main task to whatever textbook/ revision guide you use in your school. Lesson is aimed at grades 1-5.

A lesson about Mendeleev and the development of the periodic table. Includes a starter quiz . Useful video link, questions and some research questions. A top class resource for a pretty dull topic!

Lesson on what an isotope is and how to calculate the relatiive atomic mass given % abundance. Would need some practise questions from your scheme of work to complement it.

An intro lesson about isotopes. Starts off with some reminder questions about atoms, moves on to how to interpret the numbers linked to chemical symbols then moves onto the basics of isotopes. 50-60 minute lesson.

A lesson covering how the “Bohr” model used at GCSE was developed. Looking at the progress through Dalton, J J Thomson, Rutherford and Niels Bohr. Includes links to relevant videos. Specific questions are also included. A textbook or revision guide would be a good accessory to this lesson. Designed for a 50 or 60 minute lesson.

An intro into atomic structure for a low attaining to middle ability group. Includes video links and specific questions and print outs. The relevant part of your textbook will be needed to help students with the answers. Includes some sheets you can print out to help scaffold learners.

Introduction to the basics of atomic structure - includes video links and plenty of opportunities for questions /self assessment. Aimed at the top end for a pacey 50 minute lesson.

A lesson linked to the distillation of ink for Edexcel - includes starter questions and activities linked to the Pearson Combined science textbook (P154). Also includes a video link showing the practical

Lesson covering water purification and desalination. Contains video links and tasks. Main tasks are linked to the Pearson combined science textbook. Aimed at the middle ability class Gd 4-6.

A lesson on simple and fractional distillation - including links to relevant videos. Lesson includes quick starter questions and main written tasks linked to the combined science textbook by Pearson.

Chromatography lesson suitable for GCSE Chemistry. Can be used in conjunction with the Pearson Edexcel Combined Science book ( if your school has them), but not essential.

Practical lesson where students can plan to find out which sample has the highest % of salt in a selection of 3 samples. Set as a challenge will require planning by students. Both basic and advanced methods given if they reach a dead end. Would be suitable for an extended lesson “100 minutes” or two singles.

A practical investigation looking at the solubility of sugar. Simple practical involving identification of variables, data collection and practical analysis questions at the end. Could be fit into an hour lesson or perhaps a double lesson depending on how long you give students to collect data. Simple to resource - no unusual bits of kit needed.