A lesson that covers successive ionisation energies. It covers the meaning of first ionisation energy, factors that influence the ionisation energy of an element and periodic trends in successive ionisation energies. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the OCR A Level specification.

A lesson on mass spectrometry designed for OCR A level. Lesson includes what a M+ peak is, how to calculate the empirical formula using a M+ peak and percentage composition, fragmentation patterns and exam questions on identifying alcohols and alkanes from a mass spectrum. Includes a handout of the mass spectra used in the lesson to print for students so they can annotate.

A lesson on transition metals. It covers the properties of metals and the properties and reactivity of the transition metals compared to the alkali metals. Questions and answers are on the slides – no printing required. Designed for the AQA 9-1 GCSE chemistry specification.

A lesson on graphene, buckminister fullerene (C60) and nanotubes. It covers the structure, bonding, properties and uses of all 3. Links to videos and questions (with answers) are on the slides. No need to print. Designed for the GCSE 9-1 AQA specification.

A lesson on the carboxylic acid homologous series. It covers what a carboxylic acid is, how carboxylic acids are weak acids and the making of esters from acids. Questions and answers provided on slides – no need to print. Designed for the AQA 9-1 GCSE specification.

A lesson on covalent bonding. It covers what is a covalent bond, drawing dot and cross diagrams for covalent compounds and dative covalent bonds. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the new OCR A Level specification

A lesson introducing amines and amides designed for the new OCR A level spec. Includes classifying amines/amides as primary, secondary or tertiary, alphiatic vs aromatic amines, naming amines and amides and reactions of amines as bases to form salt. Includes questions on slides for students to work through – no printing required.

A collection of six bronze/silver/gold starters (with answers on following slide) for the new OCR A level specification. Starters are for Module 4 and include: properties of alcohols, oxidation reactions of alcohols, dehydration of alcohols, substitution and haloalkanes (2 on this) and haloalkanes and the ozone layer.

A lesson on extraction of metals. It covers what an ore is and how metals can be extracted by heating with carbon. It also covers oxidation and reduction. Questions and answers are included in the slides – no need to print. Designed for the AQA GCSE 9-1 specification.

A lesson on electrolysis of solutions. It covers the ions present in aqueous solutions, an explanation of why solutions may produce different products from molten compounds and the products of electrolysis of common solutions. Questions and answers are included in the slides – no need to print. Designed for the AQA GCSE 9-1 specification.

A lesson on electronegativity and polarity. It covers what is electronegativity, uses of electronegativity values to classify bonds as ionic, polar covalent and non-polar covalent, dipoles and polar v. non-polar molecules. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the new OCR A Level specification

A lesson that introduces H NMR. It covers the information found in a H NMR spectrum and how to predict the number of peaks, their areas and chemical shifts. It also covers how D2O causes proton exchange. This lesson does not cover spiltting – that is covered in Proton NMR Part 2. Designed for the OCR A Level specification.

A lesson on properties of covalent compounds. It covers properties of simple covalent compounds (low mp and bp, lack of conduction and solubility), anomalous properties of water and hydrogen-bonding and DNA. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the new OCR A Level specification

A lesson on carboxylic acids designed for the new OCR A level spec. Includes what naming carboxylic acids and esters, explanation of the water solubility of carboxylic acids, reactions of carboxylic acids with metals, oxides, hydroxides, carbonates and esterifation. Includes questions on slides for students to work through – no printing required.

A lesson on aldehydes and ketones designed for the new OCR A level spec. Includes a review of naming aldehydes and ketones, why C=O undergoes nucleophilic addition, mechanism for the reaction and reactions of carbonyls with NaBH4 and CN. Includes questions on slides for students to work through – no printing required.

A lesson on Kp for OCR A level Chemistry. Lesson covers mole fractions, partial pressures and how to calculate Kp. Questions and answers on slides so no printing required.

A Powerpoint presentation on addition polymers from the OCR new A-level specification. Lesson covers what an addition polymer is, drawing polymers from monomers (and vice versa) and disposing of polymers. Contains questions on slides, so no printing required.

A lesson on the oxidation reactions of alcohols designed for the OCR AS chemistry specification. The lesson contains a practical on testing alcohols with potassium dichromate, the equations for the oxidation of alcohols into aldehydes, ketones and acids and questions for students to work through (with answers). The presentation contains questions (and answers) for students to work through on slides, so no printing is needed.

A Powerpoint presentation covering stereoisomers from the OCR new A-level specification. Lesson covers bonding in alkenes, cis/trans isomers and E/Z isomers. Contains questions on slides, so no printing required.

A collection of four bronze/silver/gold starters (with answers on following slide) for the new OCR A level specification. Starters are for the final part of Module 4 and include: practical techniques, synthetic routes, mass spec and IR.