A lesson covering the properties of simple covalent compounds designed for the Edexcel 9-1 spec. Covers the properties of covalent compounds, an explanation of why the compounds have these properties and a short practical. Slides also have exam questions for students to work through.

A lesson on covalent bonding designed for the Edexcel 9-1 spec. Covers what a covalent bond is, how to draw dot and cross diagrams and the size/scale of atoms & molecules. Includes exam questions (both Foundation and Higher) for students to work through on the slides. Designed for the Edexcel 9-1 spec.

A lesson covering what a lattice structure is, the difference between -ate and -ide and how to write the formula of a salt. Designed for the Edexcel 9-1 spec.

A lesson covering the properties of ionic compounds designed for the Edexcel 9-1 spec. Includes the properties of ionic compounds, gap fills (on the Power Point) on explanations of the properties, exam questions on slides and a practical (students investigate the conductivity of salt solutions).

A lesson on the electrolysis of copper sulfate and purification of copper. Covers the products of electrolysis of copper sulfate with copper and carbon electrodes, how to purify copper using electrolysis, and exam question and a practical on the electrolysis of copper sulfate (one part of the core practical). Designed for the Edexcel 9-1 combined science specification.

This lesson covers electrolysis of aqueous solutions - predicting the products and writing balanced half-equations. It includes a cart sort in which students match the salt, its ions and the products. Designed for the Edexcel 9-1 combined science spec.

A introduction to electrolysis lesson covering key words (e.g. anode, cathode, oxidation, reduction, electrolyte, etc), how to predict the product of electrolysis of a molten salt and how the ions move during electrolysis. Designed for the Edexcel 9-1 Combined Science spec.

A lesson on the Haber Process designed for Edexcel 9-1 combined science . Includes higher only content. The lesson covers the formation of ammonia as an equilibrium process, applies Le Chatelier's principle to the synthesis of ammonia and discusses the conditions for the Haber Process.

A lesson covering endothermic and exothermic in terms of bonding breaking and making, drawing reaction diagrams and calculating overall energy changes from bond energy (higher only). Includes exam questions from the new spec. Designed for Edexcel 9-1 combined science. Includes higher only content.

A lesson on covering what endothermic and exothermic mean, examples of each type of reaction and a practical in which students investigate the temperature changes of dissolving salts in water. Also includes slides with exam questions. Designed for Edexcel 9-1 combined science.

A lesson on cracking designed for the Edexcel 9-1 spec. The lesson covers what cracking is, why cracking is needed and the products of cracking. There are exam questions on the slides for students to complete. This presentation is for the combined science course and does not include detail from the separate sciences specification.

A lesson covering the causes of acid rain, the problems caused by acid rain and the advantages and disadvantages of using hydrogen fuel cells compared to petrol in cars. Slides with exam questions for the new spec are included. Designed for the Edexcel 9-1 combined science course --the triple only content on fuel cells is not included.

A lesson on combustion designed for Edexcel 9-1 combined science. The lesson goes over the products of complete and incomplete combustion, the dangers of carbon monoxide and how to balance equations for combustion reactions.

A lesson on homologous series for the Edexcel 9-1 spec. The lesson covers what a homologous series is, what a general formula is and what it would be for compounds in a homologous series and how homologous compounds compare in terms of chemical and physical properties. This lesson is designed for combined science and does not cover topics from the separate science portion of the specification.

A lesson on what is a catalyst, how they speed up reactions and what an enzyme does (brief just includes what students need for the chemistry spec). Designed for the Edexcel 9-1 specification. Includes a practical that students can carry out.

A lesson covering rates of reaction graphs for the Edexcel 9-1 spec. Includes how to calculate the rate if given a tangent line and how to interpret rates graphs and some exam questions.

A Power Point adapted from a free TES Powerpoint -- I have added exam questions and updated for the Edexcel 9-1 spec. It covers the factors that impact the rates (there is a video and some fact sheets for the students to use to fill in a table).

A lesson on oxidation, reduction and corrosion designed for the Edexcel 9-1 spec. Lesson covers what is rusting, what iron needs to rust, how rusting can be prevented and the difference between rusting and corrosion. Lesson then defines oxidation and reduction in terms of oxygen and asks students to apply that to some equations. Then the lesson goes on to cover the higher only content on oxidation and reduction in terms of electrons.

A lesson on recycling and lifecycle assessment for the Edexcel 9-1 spec. Covers what recycling is, the advantages and a 6 mark question on recycling. Then the lesson goes over the 4 stages of a lifecycle assessment and students use factsheets to fill in a worksheet on the stages. Students then can apply this to make a lifecycle assessment on window frames.

A lesson on ores and extracting metals for the Edexcel 9-1 spec. The lesson covers what is an ore and the different methods of extracting metals. A set of factsheets ( tailored to the Edexcel 9-1 spec) is included.