This PowerPoint (plus worksheet) are designed to introduce the meaning of concentration in Chemistry and teaches students how to use cubic decimetres to calculate concentration of solutions in g dm-3. The lesson is accessible for students, easy to follow for teachers and is required learning for Combined and Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers. Be aware: this resource covers concentration in g dm-3 only. Triple Science students will also need to learn about concentrations in mol dm-3 but this is covered in a later lesson, once moles have been introduced Follow-up lessons on Calculations involving Mass are available from my shop individually or, alongside this lesson, as part of a whole-topic bundle.

This PowerPoint will allow you to deliver the GCSE 9-1 Chemistry Core Practical in which calcium hydroxide is used to gradually neutralise hydrochloric acid. It includes background info on indigestion and antacids (for context), an easy-to-follow method to share with students, plus additional tasks aimed at building skills with acid reactions and balanced equations. The resources are easy to follow for teachers, readily accessible for students and are appropriate for Combined and Triple Science classes, Foundation and High-tier. Other GCSE lessons (including other lessons on Acids and Alkalis) are available from my shop. They can be purchased individually or, alongside this lesson, as part of a whole-topic bundle.

This PowerPoint plus practical method sheet will allow you to teach a broad range of abilities how to determine the empirical formula of magnesium oxide from practical data they have collected. The resource meets the 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. This is best taught following my lesson on “Formula Mass and Empirical Formulae”. Other lessons on Calculations involving Mass (including the preceding theory lesson) are available from my shop. They can be purchased individually or, alongside this lesson, as part of a whole-topic bundle.

This PowerPoint will allow you to deliver the GCSE 9-1 Chemistry Core Practical in which electrolysis of copper sulphate solution is performed using copper electrodes. It includes the background theory that students need to know. The experiment is complex and time-consuming, so I have suggested some short-cuts and have provided easy-to-follow methods to share with students. I’ve also included exemplar data for students to analyse if their experimental data is not sufficient. The resources are easy to follow for teachers and readily accessible for students. This is required learning for Combined and Triple Science classes, Foundation and High-tier. Other GCSE lessons (including other lessons on Electrolysis) are available from my shop. They can be purchased individually or, alongside this lesson, as part of a whole-topic bundle.

This full Lesson PowerPoint will allow you to introduce the concept of Electrolysis and examine a few common examples of electrolysis reactions (including suggested practical activity). The resource is easy to follow for teachers, readily accessible for students and is appropriate for Combined and Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers. **For Higher-tier students, this lesson should be followed by my subsequent lesson “Electrolysis and Half-equations” to ensure all points on the specification are met. **

This PowerPoint will allow you to deliver the GCSE 9-1 Chemistry Core Practical in which copper sulphate salt is prepared from copper oxide and sulphuric acid. It includes an easy-to-follow method to share with students, plus a brief look at how this method could be applied to a six-mark question. The resources are easy to follow for teachers, readily accessible for students and are appropriate for Combined and Triple Science classes, Foundation and High-tier. Other GCSE lessons (including other lessons on Acids and Alkalis) are available from my shop. They can be purchased individually or, alongside this lesson, as part of a whole-topic bundle.

These PowerPoints will allow you to teach students the GCSE 9-1 Chemistry required content on Solubility and Precipitates. Two full lesson PowerPoints are provided: Solubility and Precipitates Covers the solubility rules and what happens during precipitation reactions plus some Higher-tier only content on ionic equations. Making a precipitate In this lesson students are able to learn the method to make their own pure, dried precipitate. The resources are easy to follow for teachers, readily accessible for students and are appropriate for Combined and Triple Science classes. Other GCSE lessons are available from my shop. They can be purchased individually or, alongside this lesson, as part of a whole-topic bundle.

These PowerPoints will allow you to teach students the GCSE 9-1 Chemistry required content on the reactions of acids with metals, metal oxides, metal hydroxides and metal carbonates. Two full lesson PowerPoints are provided: Reactions of Acids Introduces the key rules for acid reactions and deals primarily with word equations, though there are some opportunities for balanced equation practice in the final task. Acid reactions and Balanced Equations This lesson builds upon the rules learned in lesson 1, while recalling formulae and skills learned in previous lessons, so that students learn to write balanced equations for acid reactions with minimal provided. A homework sheet (plus mark-scheme) is then included for students to practise what they learn across the two lessons. The resources are easy to follow for teachers, readily accessible for students and are appropriate for Combined and Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers. Other GCSE lessons (including others from the Acids and Alkalis topic) are available from my shop. They can be purchased individually or, alongside this lesson, as part of a whole-topic bundle.

This PowerPoint will allow you to teach a broad range of abilities about the pH scale and strong, weak, concentrated and dilute acids. The resource meets all required specification points for the Edexcel 9-1 GCSE Chemistry course. It is accessible for students, easy for teachers to follow and is appropriate for Combined and Triple Science classes. **Only Higher tier students need to cover this content. **

This PowerPoint allows two lessons to be taught in which students observe several separation techniques, answer (and mark) in-depth analysis questions, then use the same techniques to process rock salt and produce a purer form of table salt. The format of the lesson is designed to begin embedding core practical analysis skills at an early age. This lesson is best taught at the end of the Year 7 Mixtures and Separations topic. The lesson is in keeping with the current KS3 UK National Curriculum, is easily accessible for students and simple to follow for teachers.

This full lesson PowerPoint will allow you to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Chemistry lesson on Chemical Cells and Fuel Cells. The resource is accessible for students, easy for teachers to follow and is appropriate for TRIPLE SCIENCE ONLY, Foundation and Higher tiers. Please note that this lesson covers the Edexcel Chemistry Paper 1 content on chemical cells and hydrogen fuel cells. “Recall that a chemical cell produces a voltage until one of the reactants is used up” “Recall that in a hydrogen–oxygen fuel cell hydrogen and oxygen are used to produce a voltage and water is the only product” “Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of fuel cells for given uses” This lesson does not cover the Paper 2 content comparing and contrasting hydrogen and petrol as fuels. For that content, see my lesson SC20f on Cracking and Alternative Fuels.

This full Lesson PowerPoint will allow you to teach students the GCSE 9-1 specification Chemistry content on breaking down hydrocarbons (cracking) and comparing hydrogen versus petrol as fuels for vehicles.The resource is accessible for students, easy for teachers to follow and is appropriate for Combined and Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers. Note: this lesson covers the Edexcel Paper 2 specification point on hydrogen fuel cells which is relevant to both Combined Science and Triple Science students: “Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using hydrogen, rather than petrol, as a fuel in cars” For full coverage of the Triple-only Paper 1 content, evaluating hydrogen fuel cells alongside chemical cells, see my separate lesson “SC16a Chemical Cells and Fuel Cells”.

An ideal home learning resource; these revision cards cover all the “learnable” Chemistry Paper 1 content. The cards come as an editable PowerPoint, with six cards per slide for students to cut out. There are eight slides (48 cards) for Combined students and ten slides (58 cards) for Triple students. The cards that are Higher only are indicated, so Foundation students can discard these. As students memorise the content of each card, they should be able to recall the information when prompted by a revision partner. As information becomes embedded, cards can be removed so the pile focuses on a smaller number of trickier concepts. Please note: these cards are designed to supplement NOT substitute for other revision. If all the material on these cards is memorised, it will give students a solid platform from which to achieve a very good grade. However, these cards are not sufficient to fully prepare students for the chemical calculations topics (only practice can prepare for this) or the technical aspects of the Core Practicals (practical experience is needed for this)