Hero image

OnSpecScience

Average Rating4.48
(based on 239 reviews)

Full lesson PowerPoint presentations covering the entire GCSE 9-1 Chemistry curriculum are available here. My lessons have been created specifically to meet all specification points on the Pearson Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Chemistry course (for Combined and Separate Science). A range of KS3 lessons are also available, all of which have been updated for the current version of the KS3 curriculum. See my bundles to get even better value for money. Please leave reviews if you find these resources useful!

306Uploads

493k+Views

283k+Downloads

Full lesson PowerPoint presentations covering the entire GCSE 9-1 Chemistry curriculum are available here. My lessons have been created specifically to meet all specification points on the Pearson Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Chemistry course (for Combined and Separate Science). A range of KS3 lessons are also available, all of which have been updated for the current version of the KS3 curriculum. See my bundles to get even better value for money. Please leave reviews if you find these resources useful!
Alcohols and Ethanol Production GCSE Lesson (SC23a SC23b) TRIPLE
OnSpecScienceOnSpecScience

Alcohols and Ethanol Production GCSE Lesson (SC23a SC23b) TRIPLE

(1)
PowerPoint sufficient to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Chemistry lessons on Alcohols and Ethanol Production in one single lesson. The resource is accessible for students, easy for teachers to follow and is appropriate for TRIPLE SCIENCE ONLY, Foundation and Higher tiers. Best taught after completing my lesson SC22a on "Alkenes and Homologous Series", which provides an intro to the structures of the alcohol homologous series.
Climate Change GCSE lesson (SC21c SC21d CC17c CC17d) The Atmosphere Today
OnSpecScienceOnSpecScience

Climate Change GCSE lesson (SC21c SC21d CC17c CC17d) The Atmosphere Today

(1)
Full Lesson PowerPoint sufficient to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Chemistry lesson on The Atmosphere Today and Climate Change. This includes coverage of the suggested practical for measuring the proportion of oxygen in the air (either as a demo or as a class practical), greenhouse gases and their effects, and the correlation between carbon dioxide levels and global temperature. The resource is accessible for students, easy for teachers to follow and is appropriate for Combined and Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers. You will also need my FREE resource “SC21c_Climate change analysis plus answers” from my shop.
Mendeleev - History of Periodic Table GCSE Lesson (SC4a SC4b CC4a CC4b)
OnSpecScienceOnSpecScience

Mendeleev - History of Periodic Table GCSE Lesson (SC4a SC4b CC4a CC4b)

(1)
This PowerPoint will allow you to teach a broad range of abilities about the history of the Periodic Table; including how Mendeleev arranged his early version, how Mendeleev predicted the properties of unknown elements and how the modern version differs from Mendeleev’s. The resource meets all required specification points for the Edexcel 9-1 GCSE course. It is accessible for students, easy to follow for teachers and is appropriate for Combined and Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers.
SC5c Testing Ionic Compounds method
OnSpecScienceOnSpecScience

SC5c Testing Ionic Compounds method

(1)
Practical method and worksheet to go with my GCSE Chemistry lesson on “Properties of Ionic Compounds”. Full details and equipment list for students to test solubility and conductivity of substances, to determine whether or not they are ionic.
Investigating Crystallisation Year 9 Lesson PowerPoint (KS3 9Ea) Making Materials Copper Sulphate
OnSpecScienceOnSpecScience

Investigating Crystallisation Year 9 Lesson PowerPoint (KS3 9Ea) Making Materials Copper Sulphate

(1)
Full lesson PowerPoint to teach students practical skills relating to evaporation and crystallisation of copper sulphate solution. This is designed to link in to the Year 9 lesson on ceramics (which introduces cyrstal lattices) and provides preparation for the GCSE Core Practicals that require crystallisation of salts. The lesson is in keeping with the current KS3 UK National Curriculum, is easily accessible for students and simple to follow for teachers.
8Ea Products of Combustion worksheet Hydrocarbons
OnSpecScienceOnSpecScience

8Ea Products of Combustion worksheet Hydrocarbons

(1)
To go with my KS3 lesson on Burning Fuels. This worksheet covers the products formed when hydrocarbons combust (completely) and serves as an introduction to writing word equations for combustion. Best used alongside a suitable demo or video of the setup shown on the worksheet.
Metallic Bonding and Metal Properties GCSE Lesson (SC7c CC7c)
OnSpecScienceOnSpecScience

Metallic Bonding and Metal Properties GCSE Lesson (SC7c CC7c)

(1)
This PowerPoint will allow you to teach a broad range of abilities about metallic bonding and how it results in some of the key properties of metals. The resource meets all required specification points for the Edexcel 9-1 GCSE Chemistry course. It is accessible for students, easy to follow for teachers and is appropriate for Combined and Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers.
Electrolysis and Half-equations HIGHER GCSE Lesson (SC10a CC10a)
OnSpecScienceOnSpecScience

Electrolysis and Half-equations HIGHER GCSE Lesson (SC10a CC10a)

(1)
This full Lesson PowerPoint will allow to teach the Higher-only specification points on Electrolysis, focusing on oxidation and reduction at the anode and cathode in terms of loss and gain of electrons. The lesson also introduces the concept of half equations and provides practice at writing these. I deliver this lesson after first exploring the basic principles of electrolysis in my earlier lesson “Electrolysis (CC10a / SC10a)”. The resource is easy to follow for teachers, readily accessible for students and is appropriate for Combined and Triple Science classes, HIGHER TIER ONLY.
Electrolysis of Salt Solutions GCSE Lesson (SC10b CC9b)
OnSpecScienceOnSpecScience

Electrolysis of Salt Solutions GCSE Lesson (SC10b CC9b)

(1)
This full Lesson PowerPoint will allow you to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Chemistry lesson on the products of electrolysis of different salt solutions. It explains what is formed in different scenarios and why, while also providing further practice at redox half-equations for Higher tier students. The resource meets all required specification points for the Edexcel 9-1 GCSE Chemistry course. It is accessible for students, easy to follow for teachers and is appropriate for Combined and Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers.
Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions GCSE Practical Lesson (SC19a CC15a)
OnSpecScienceOnSpecScience

Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions GCSE Practical Lesson (SC19a CC15a)

(1)
Full Lesson PowerPoint (including equipment list and practical instructions) sufficient to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Chemistry lesson on performing Exothermic and Endothermic reactions, and measuring temperature change in those reactions. The lesson builds in a small iPad research segment which could easily be substituted with textbooks/reference books if iPads are not available. For full coverage of reaction profiles and bond energies see my follow-up lesson CC15b/SC19b “Endothermic & Exothermic Reactions + Bond Energy”. This resource is accessible for students, easy for technicians and teachers to follow and is appropriate for Combined and Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers.
Catalysts and Activation Energy GCSE lesson (SC18c CC14c)
OnSpecScienceOnSpecScience

Catalysts and Activation Energy GCSE lesson (SC18c CC14c)

(1)
This PowerPoint (with suggested practical tasks) will allow you to teach a range of abilities about catalysts and catalytic converters, including the new material on activation energy and enzymes. The resource meets all required specification points for the Edexcel 9-1 GCSE Chemistry course. It is accessible for students, easy to follow for teachers and is appropriate for Combined and Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers.