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Over 200 resources available for KS3-KS4 Science, KS5 Chemistry and Whole School! Lesson resources are suitable for live lessons in school, remote teaching at home or independent student study. It’s your choice how you use them 😊 Don’t forgot to explore my free resources too!
A well structured KS5 Lesson on Phenols. The lesson contains a starter activity, mini AfL questions and practice questions, all with answers included
By the end of the lesson students should:
To recall and explain the electrophilic substitution reactions of phenol:
with bromine to form 2,4,6-tribromophenol
(ii) with dilute nitric acid to form a mixture of 2-nitrophenol and 4-nitrophenol
(j) To explain the relative ease of electrophilic substitution of phenol compared with benzene, in terms of electron pair donation to the π-system from an oxygen p-orbital in phenol
To understand the weak acidity of phenols shown by its neutralisation reaction with NaOH but absence of reaction with carbonates
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2 Lesson bundle covering the AS Chemistry topic on Ionisation Energy. Suitable for OCR, AQA and Edexcel
Lesson 1: Ionisation Energy (Part 1)
Define the term ‘first ionisation energy’ and successive ionisation energies
Describe the factors affecting ionisation energy
3)Explain the trend in successive ionisation energies of an element
Lesson 2: Ionisation Energy (Part 2)
Explain the trend in first ionisation energies down a group
Explain the trend in first ionisation energies across period 2
Explain the trend in first ionisation energies across period 3
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9 Full Lesson Bundle covering Module 3.1 - The Periodic Table from OCR A Level Chemistry A specification. Please review the learning objectives below
Lesson 1: The Structure of The Periodic Table
To know how the periodic table is arranged
To describe the periodic trend in electron configurations across periods 2 and 3
To classify elements into s, p and d blocks
Lesson 2: AS Chemistry: Ionisation Energy (Part 1)
To define the term ‘first ionisation energy’ and successive ionisation energies
To describe the factors affecting ionisation energy
To explain the trend in successive ionisation energies of an element
Lesson 3: AS Chemistry: Ionisation Energy (Part 2)
To explain the trend in first ionisation energies down a group
To explain the trend in first ionisation energies across period 2
To explain the trend in first ionisation energies across period 3
Lesson 4: Periodicity: Melting Points
To describe the trend in structure from giant metallic to giant covalent to simple molecular lattice
To explain the variation in melting points across period 2 & 3 in terms of structure and bonding
Lesson 5: AS Chemistry: Group 2 Elements
To know group 2 elements lose their outer shell s2 electrons to form +2 ions
To state and explain the trend in first and second ionisation energies of group 2 elements and how this links to their relative reactivities with oxygen, water and dilute acids
To onstruct half equations of redox reactions of group 2 elements with oxygen, water and dilute acids and to identify what species have been oxidised and reduced using oxidation numbers
Lesson 6: AS Chemistry: Group 2 Compounds
To know the reaction between group 2 metal oxides and water
To state the trend in solubility and alkalinity of group 2 metal hydroxides
To describe the uses of some group 2 compounds including their equations
Lesson 7: The Halogens: Properties & Reactivity
To describe and explain the trend in boiling points of the halogens in terms of induced dipole-dipole interactions (London Forces)
To describe and explain the trend in reactivity of the halogens illustrated by their displacement reaction with other halide ions
To construct full and ionic equations of halogen-halide displacement reactions and to predict the colour changes of these reactions in aqueous and organic solutions
Lesson 8: Disproportionation & The Uses of Chlorine
To explain the term disproportionation
To explain how the reaction of chlorine with water or cold dilute sodium hydroxide are examples of disproportionation reactions
To evaluate the uses of chlorine (How Science Works)
Lesson 9: Qualitative Analysis
To carry out test tube reactions and record observations to determine the presence of the following anions : CO32- SO42- , Cl-, Br-, and I-
To carry out test tube reactions and record observations to determine the presence of the following cations: NH4+, Fe2+, Fe3+, Mn2+ and Cu2+
To construct ionic equations to explain the qualitative analysis tests of cations and anions
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A complete lesson including starter activity, AfL work tasks and main work tasks (all with answers included) on Carboxylic Acids and Esters. Suitable for AQA A level Chemistry
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
To know how to draw and name carboxylic acids (Y12 recap)
To construct equations for the reaction of carboxylic acids with carbonates based on their weak acidic properties
To know how to name and draw esters
To know how esters are formed from the reaction of carboxylic acids with alcohols
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A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity, AfL work tasks and main work task all with answers on IR Spectroscopy. Suitable for OCR AS Chemistry.
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
To understand the absorption of infrared radiation by atmospheric gases containing C=O, O-H and C-H bonds, their suspected link to global warming and resulting changes to energy uses
2)To understand how infrared spectroscopy works
3)To understand the application of infrared spectroscopy
To interpret IR spectra
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A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity and modelled practice questions on The Effect of Temperature on the Rate Constant (The Arrhenius Equation).
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
Explain qualitatively the effect of temperature change on a rate constant,k, and hence the rate of a reaction
To Know the exponential relationship between the rate constant, k and temperature, T given by the Arrhenius equation, k = Ae–Ea/RT
Determine Ea and A graphically using InK = -Ea/RT+ InA derived from the Arrhenius equation
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A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity, AfL work tasks and main work task all with answers on chromatography
**By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
To interpret one-way TLC chromatograms in terms of Rf values
To interpret gas chromatograms in terms of:
(i) retention times
(ii) the amounts and proportions of the components in a mixture
To understand the creation and use of external calibration curves to confirm concentrations of components.
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A complete lesson including starter activity, AfL work tasks and main work tasks (all with answers included) on proton NMR Spectroscopy (part 1)
NOTE: This lesson can be purchased as a bundle with proton NMR Spectroscopy (part 2)
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
To analyse proton NMR spectra of an organic molecule to make predictions about:
The number of proton environments in the molecule
The different types of proton environment present from chemical shift values
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A complete lesson including starter activity, AfL work tasks and main work tasks (all with answers included) on Condensation Polymers
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
1.To know that condensation polymerisation can lead to the formation of i) polyesters ii) polyamides
2. To predict from addition and condensation polymerisation:
i) the repeat unit from a given monomer(s) (ii) the monomer(s) required for a given section of a polymer molecule (iii) the type of polymerisation
3. To understand the acid and base hydrolysis of i) the ester groups in polyesters ii) the amide groups in polyamides
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A well structured lesson including starter activity, AfL activities and main work task with answers on reactions of metals with acids. Suitable for AQA GCSE Chemistry and higher tier combined science
The lesson begins with a short starter task (DO NOW) recapping the definitions of oxidation, reduction and displacement reactions
Then by the end of this lesson KS4 students should be able to:
Describe how to make salts from metals and acids
Construct word equations from metal and acid reactions
Write full balanced symbol equations for making salts
The teacher will be able to check students have met these learning objectives through mini AfL tasks and main work tasks for students to complete
Please download the free resource from my shop called: ‘names and formulae of compounds and ions’ to support students when writing symbol equations for this lesson
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A complete lesson including starter activity, mini AfL work tasks with answers, main work tasks with answers for a KS4 GCSE lesson on variation. Main work task is differentiated with sentence starters for the 6 mark exam question
By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
Identify variation causes by genes and by the environment
Describe how variation contributes to an organism’s survival
Explain the mechanisms of genetic variation
Students will be able to take rich notes on variation, building on their KS3 knowledge on this topic
The teacher will be able to quickly assess students’ understanding of variation by carrying our mini AfL questions using A,B,C cards or mini white baords
The lesson ends with a main work task for students to complete. Students will be able to self or peer assess their answers to this task using the detailed answers provided
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A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity and model example questions and answers and practice questions on the rate equation and calculating the rate constant
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
To determine the order of a reactant from experimental data
To calculate the rate constant, K, from a rate equation
To calculate the units of the rate constant
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A structured KS5 lesson (Part 1 of 2) including starter activity, AfL work tasks and practice questions on Redox Titrations
**By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
**LO1: To understand what a redox titration is.
LO2: To describe the practical techniques and procedures used to carry out redox titrations involving Fe2+ /MnO4-
LO3: To calculate structured titration questions based on experimental results of redox titrations involving Fe2+ /MnO4- and its derivatives
The teacher will be able to check students have met these learning objectives through mini AfL tasks for students to complete
All tasks have worked out answers, which will allow students to self assess their work during the lesson
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8 Full Lesson Bundle which covers the redox and electrode potential section of the OCR Energy Chapter:
Lesson 1 & 2: Redox Reactions
Lesson 3& 4: Redox Titrations
Lesson 5&6: Standard Electrode & Cell Potentials
Lesson 7: Limitations of Cell Potentials
Lesson 8: Storage & Fuel Cells
Learning Objectives:
Lesson 1:
LO1: To identify the oxidation numbers of elements in ions and compounds
LO2: To construct half-equations from redox equations
LO3: To explain and use the terms oxidising agent and reducing agent
Lesson 2:
LO1: To understand that the overall increase in oxidation number will equal the overall decrease in oxidation number
LO2: To construct balanced half equations and overall redox equations from reactions in acidic conditions
LO3: To construct balanced half equations and overall redox equations from reactions in alkaline conditions (stretch & challenge)
Lesson 3:
LO1: To understand what a redox titration is.
LO2: To describe the practical techniques and procedures used to carry out redox titrations involving Fe2+ /MnO4-
LO3: To calculate structured titration questions based on experimental results of redox titrations involving Fe2+ /MnO4- and its derivatives
Lesson 4:
LO1: To describe the practical techniques and procedures used to carry out redox titrations for I2/S2O32-
LO2: To calculate structured titration questions based on experimental results of redox titrations involving I2/S2O32- and non familiar redox systems
LO3: To calculate non-structured titration questions based on experimental results of I2/S2O32-
Lesson 5:
LO1: To describe techniques and procedures used for the measurement of :
i) Cell potentials of metals or non-metals in contact with their ions in aqueous solution
ii) Ions of the same element in different oxidation states in contact with a Pt electrode
Lesson 6:
LO1: To use the term standard electrode potential E⦵ including its measurement using a hydrogen electrode
LO2: To calculate a standard cell potential by combining two standard electrode potentials
LO3: To predict the feasibility of electrode potentials to modern storage cells
Lesson 7:
LO1. To understand the limitations of predicting the feasibility of a reaction using cell potentials due to kinetics and non-standard conditions
LO2. To explain why electrochemical cells may not work based on the limitations of using cell potentials
Lesson 8:
LO1: To understand the application of the principles of electrode potentials to modern storage cells
LO2: To explain that a fuel cell uses the energy from a reaction of a fuel with oxygen to produce a voltage
LO3: To derive the reactions that take place at each electrode in a hydrogen fuel cell
The teacher will be able to check students have met these learning objectives through starter activities, discussion questions, mini AfL tasks and practice questions for students to complete
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3 Full Lesson Bundle covering Analytical Techniques (mass spectrometry, IR spectroscopy and combined techniques in organic chemistry) . These lessons follow the OCR specification
Lesson 1: Mass Spectrometry in Organic Chemistry
**1) Use a mass spectrum of an organic compound to identify the molecular ion peak and hence to determine molecular mass
**2)Perform analysis of fragmentation peaks in a mass spectrum to identify parts of structures
Lesson 2: IR Spectroscopy
**1) To understand the absorption of infrared radiation by atmospheric gases containing C=O, O-H and C-H bonds, their suspected link to global warming and resulting changes to energy uses
**2)To understand how infrared spectroscopy works
**3)To understand the application of infrared spectroscopy
**4) To interpret IR spectra
Lesson 3: Combined Spectroscopic Techniques
**1)To apply combined spectroscopic techniques (IR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and elemental analysis) to identify the structures of unknown compounds
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A 16 page pdf summary of all the organic synthesis reactions from the AS and A level AQA Chemistry specification. Students will be able to use this resource directly as part of their revision on organic synthesis/synthetic routes or can make flashcards from them. Reagents and reaction conditions are also included where applicable
Reaction summaries include:
nucelophilic substitution reactions* elimination reactions* free radical substitution reactions* electrophilic addition reactions* oxidation reactions* reduction reactions* ethanol production reactions* electrophilic substitution reactions* nucleophilic addition reactions* nucleophilic addition-elimination reactions* carbon-carbon bond formation reactions* reactions of carboxylic acids* reactions of acyl chlorides* reactions of acid anhydrides* polymerisation reactions* hydrolysis reactions* amine synthesis reactions* Biodiesel formation reactions* Transesterification reactions*
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A complete lesson including starter activity, mini AfL work tasks with answers, main work tasks with answers for a KS5 lesson on naming organic compounds
By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
Know the IUPAC rules for naming alkanes and alkenes
Know the IUPAC rules for naming aldehyde, ketones and carboxylic acids
Construct structural or displayed formulae from named organic compounds and name organic compounds from the structural or displayed formulae
Students will be able to take rich notes on naming organic compounds, building on their KS4 knowledge on this topic
The teacher will be able to quickly assess students’ understanding of the how to name organic compounds by carrying our mini AfL tasks either on mini white boards or in students’ books
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A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity, AfL work tasks and main work task all with answers on strong acids and the pH scale
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
To calculate the pH of a strong acid
To convert between pH and [H+(aq)]
To apply the relationship between pH and [H+(aq)] to work out pH changes after dilution
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A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity, AfL work tasks and lesson slides on addition reactions of alkenes. Suitable for the AQA specification
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
To know what an electrophile is
To describe what an electrophilic addition reaction is
To outline the mechanism for electrophilic addition
Mechanisms for electrophilic addition include halogen halides, halogen molecules, hydrogen molecule and sulfuric acid
Explanations surrounding major and minor products are also discussed in this lesson
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A well structured KS5 Lesson on Qualitative Analysis of Organic Functional Groups (Year 13). The lesson contains a starter activity and main work tasks, all with answers included
By the end of the lesson students should be able:
To recall qualitative analysis of organic functional groups on a test-tube scale
To design qualitative analysis tests to distinguish between two or more organic compounds
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