Having taught in the UK and abroad, I've experienced teaching many different syllabi including SABIS, AQA, WJEC and Cambridge. I develop resources to help teachers model key concepts, provide practice for students and include answers to help students self-assess their work. Planning for a 27 lesson week can be stressful to say the least, so I hope you find my resources useful. Thank you for choosing my lesson/s, I hope they enrich your teaching practice and make your life easier.
Having taught in the UK and abroad, I've experienced teaching many different syllabi including SABIS, AQA, WJEC and Cambridge. I develop resources to help teachers model key concepts, provide practice for students and include answers to help students self-assess their work. Planning for a 27 lesson week can be stressful to say the least, so I hope you find my resources useful. Thank you for choosing my lesson/s, I hope they enrich your teaching practice and make your life easier.
Learning Objectives:
To be able to define carnivore, herbivore, producer, omnivore, consumer, predator and prey.
To be able to describe what a food chain shows.
To be able to create a food chain.
Learning Objectives:
State that materials are made up of particles.
Describe how the features of the particles can affect the properties.
Evaluate particle models.
This PowerPoint presentation provides a comprehensive introduction to electrolysis, making it an essential tool for secondary school students learning this fundamental chemistry concept. The resource breaks down the principles of electrolysis, its industrial applications, and the processes involved in ionic compounds.
The lesson begins with clear learning objectives, including defining electrolysis, describing the movement of ions, and explaining why this process requires ionic compounds to be molten or in an aqueous solution. Starter activities engage students with foundational questions about ionic and covalent compounds, ions, and the role of electricity in chemical reactions.
Key topics covered include:
Definition of Electrolysis: Students learn that electrolysis involves using electricity to break down ionic compounds (electrolytes) into their constituent elements.
Electrolysis Components: The roles of the anode (positive electrode), cathode (negative electrode), and electrolyte are explained in detail. Concepts such as cations (positive ions) moving to the cathode and anions (negative ions) moving to the anode are introduced with mnemonic aids like “PANIC” (Positive Anode, Negative Is Cathode).
Demonstrations and Applications: Practical examples include the electrolysis of molten sodium chloride and potassium chloride. Students observe how different ions move and interact at the electrodes, forming elements like chlorine gas and sodium metal.
Industrial Relevance: The presentation highlights electrolysis as a critical industrial process used to extract elements like aluminium and chlorine from their ores.
Interactive elements, such as gap-fill activities, diagrams, and guided demonstrations, enhance engagement and understanding. Students are also encouraged to apply their knowledge through practice questions and structured tasks.
Available as a PowerPoint file (.pptx), this resource is aligned with curriculum standards and regularly updated to ensure relevance. It is ideal for teachers aiming to deliver engaging lessons on electrolysis, helping students grasp this vital chemistry topic.
This PowerPoint resource is a step-by-step guide for conducting and analyzing a core chemistry experiment. It is designed to help students understand the electrolysis of aqueous solutions using inert electrodes, identify the products at the electrodes, and write balanced half-equations.
Key learning objectives include:
Conducting an investigation into the electrolysis of different aqueous solutions.
Identifying the elements or compounds formed at the cathode (negative electrode) and anode (positive electrode).
Writing and classifying half-equations as oxidation or reduction.
The resource provides a comprehensive introduction to electrolysis, including starter activities to review concepts like ionization and electrode reactions. It details the apparatus required, safety precautions, and experimental steps, ensuring students can carry out the investigation with confidence. Observations and guidance for analyzing results are also included, such as interpreting gas production and identifying metals deposited on electrodes.
The resource includes practice questions and worked answers, helping students reinforce their understanding of redox reactions, the role of ion movement, and why specific products form at the electrodes. Designed for high school chemistry lessons, this ‘.pptx’ file is ideal for practical sessions and theory reinforcement. It aligns with exam specifications, making it a valuable tool for assessment preparation. The PowerPoint has been refined to improve clarity and engagement, making it an essential resource for teaching the required practical on electrolysis.
This PowerPoint provides a detailed and interactive guide to understanding the principles and processes of electrolysis. It is specifically tailored for chemistry students learning to predict products, describe ion movements, and write balanced half-equations for the reactions at electrodes.
Key learning objectives include:
Predicting the products of the electrolysis of various solutions.
Explaining the movement of ions during the electrolysis of brine (sodium chloride solution).
Writing and classifying half-equations at the electrodes, identifying reactions as oxidation or reduction.
The resource is packed with engaging starter activities, clear definitions, rules for product prediction, and worked examples. Students will explore the differences between molten and aqueous electrolytes, identify products based on reactivity, and learn how ions interact at the electrodes. Detailed explanations guide learners through writing and balancing half-equations, such as for the electrolysis of brine, and highlight the practical applications of products like chlorine and sodium hydroxide.
Designed for high school chemistry lessons, this ‘.pptx’ file is aligned with many science curricula and is ideal for direct instruction, group activities, or independent practice. It includes review questions to consolidate learning and check comprehension. The resource is editable, allowing teachers to customize content for their specific teaching needs. This PowerPoint has been enhanced for clarity and user engagement, making it a valuable tool for understanding the electrolysis of aqueous solutions.
This PowerPoint is an essential teaching aid for understanding energy calculations in chemistry. It guides students through calculating energy changes using bond energies and determining whether a reaction is exothermic or endothermic.
The resource covers key learning objectives: explaining why bond breaking is endothermic and bond making is exothermic, analyzing reactions in terms of energy transfer, and performing accurate energy change calculations using the correct units (kJ/mol). It includes definitions, worked examples, and practice problems to reinforce understanding. Starter activities prompt students to review concepts like activation energy, reaction profiles, and the energy changes associated with chemical processes.
Students will work with bond energy values to calculate energy changes in various reactions, such as combustion and synthesis. They will also interpret the significance of negative and positive energy changes, linking them to exothermic and endothermic processes. The resource highlights the importance of bond energy in understanding chemical reactivity and energy conservation.
This ‘.pptx’ file is fully editable, enabling teachers to adapt the content to specific curricula or student needs. It’s ideal for high school chemistry lessons and is aligned with many science specifications. This resource has been refined for clarity and engagement, ensuring its relevance as a tool for teaching energy changes in chemical reactions.
This PowerPoint presentation guides students through a required practical on preparing a pure, dry sample of copper sulfate crystals. It is designed to help secondary school students develop practical skills and a deeper understanding of neutralization reactions and crystallization processes, aligning with key chemistry curriculum objectives.
The lesson begins with clear learning objectives, including writing a method for producing a soluble salt from an insoluble base and understanding the purpose of each procedural step. Starter activities reinforce key concepts, such as writing word and balanced symbol equations for salt formation reactions.
Key topics and activities include:
Practical Methodology: A detailed, step-by-step guide to reacting copper oxide with sulfuric acid, including warming the acid, adding the base until in excess, filtering the mixture, and evaporating the solution to form crystals.
Safety Considerations: Emphasizes the importance of safety, including wearing goggles, handling acids and bases cautiously, and using equipment like Bunsen burners correctly.
Scientific Concepts: Explains the principles behind the reaction, such as why copper oxide is added in excess (to ensure all the acid reacts) and how slow evaporation results in larger, purer crystals.
Interactive Learning: Encourages students to write their own methods, answer practical questions, and adapt the method for other salts, such as magnesium sulfate.
This resource is presented as a PowerPoint file (.pptx) and includes videos, questions, and guided tasks to enhance understanding. Updated content ensures it meets curriculum standards, making it an invaluable tool for teaching essential practical skills in chemistry.
This PowerPoint presentation designed to teach students the fundamental concepts of heat energy changes during chemical reactions. It is a valuable resource for educators covering thermochemistry or introductory chemistry topics in their curriculum.
The presentation begins with engaging starter activities to prompt critical thinking, such as identifying units of energy and temperature, recognizing signs of chemical reactions, and determining the appropriate graphs for data types. These activities set the stage for the main content while reviewing key concepts.
Key learning objectives are outlined, including defining exothermic and endothermic reactions, distinguishing between the two based on temperature changes in the surroundings, and providing real-life examples of each type. The resource uses accessible language and visuals to explain these concepts. For instance, “Exothermic” is broken down to mean “Exit Heat,” where energy is released, causing the surroundings to heat up. Conversely, “Endothermic” is described as “Enter Heat,” where energy is absorbed, resulting in a cooling effect.
The presentation includes numerous examples of exothermic and endothermic processes, such as:
Exothermic: Combustion, neutralization reactions, oxidation, and single-use/reusable hand warmers.
Endothermic: Sports ice packs, thermal decomposition, and sherbet reactions.
Interactive slides encourage students to identify temperature changes and classify reactions as exothermic or endothermic. Real-world applications, such as self-heating cans and sports ice packs, are explained in detail, making the material relatable and engaging.
The resource also includes review questions and tables for students to complete, consolidating their understanding of reaction types and their practical implications. The PowerPoint file format (.pptx) ensures ease of use and compatibility for teachers. This presentation is an excellent tool for teaching energy changes in chemical reactions, combining theory with practical applications for an engaging learning experience.
This resource is a detailed PowerPoint presentation designed to help students understand the industrial extraction of aluminium through electrolysis. It is ideal for teaching key concepts in electrochemistry and provides a structured approach to exploring this important process.
The presentation begins with clear learning objectives, including the ability to explain how aluminium is extracted from aluminium oxide, write the overall word equation, classify reactions at each electrode as oxidation or reduction using half-equations, and understand the role of cryolite in reducing energy costs. These objectives provide a clear roadmap for learning and align well with curriculum requirements.
Engaging starter activities are included to review foundational electrolysis concepts. Students are prompted to predict the products formed at electrodes during the electrolysis of compounds like copper chloride and lead bromide and to differentiate between cations and anions. These activities prepare students for the main content while reinforcing their prior knowledge.
The core content provides a step-by-step explanation of the electrolysis of aluminium oxide, emphasizing why aluminium cannot be extracted by carbon reduction. It introduces cryolite’s role in lowering the melting point of aluminium oxide, thereby reducing energy requirements and costs. The presentation includes interactive diagrams that students can replicate in their notebooks, helping them visualize ion movements and electrode reactions.
Detailed discussions of the anode and cathode reactions are accompanied by clear half-equations. Students learn how aluminium ions are reduced to form aluminium and how oxide ions are oxidized to form oxygen gas, which reacts with the carbon anodes to produce carbon dioxide. The economic and environmental implications of the process, such as high energy consumption and frequent anode replacement, are also highlighted.
To consolidate learning, the resource features review and challenge questions that cover electrode materials, the costs of electrolysis, and the uses of aluminium. It concludes with practical applications of aluminium, linking its properties to its uses in everyday life. This PowerPoint file (.pptx) ensures compatibility with widely used software, making it easy for teachers to deliver the content. This resource is an excellent tool for educators looking for an engaging and comprehensive way to teach the extraction of aluminium and the principles of electrolysis.
This PowerPoint presentation provides a detailed exploration of Earth’s atmosphere, its historical evolution, and the processes that have shaped its composition. It is designed for secondary school students and aligns with key chemistry and earth science curriculum standards.
The lesson begins with clear learning objectives, such as describing the composition of the current atmosphere and explaining how it has evolved from the early atmosphere. A starter activity encourages students to identify the gases present in the air, laying a foundation for deeper discussions.
Key topics covered include:
The Early Atmosphere: Explains the formation of Earth’s early atmosphere through volcanic activity, detailing the presence of gases like carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and water vapor. The resource highlights the absence of oxygen and discusses the cooling of Earth, leading to the formation of oceans.
Role of Photosynthesis: Describes how algae and later plants transformed the atmosphere by reducing carbon dioxide levels and increasing oxygen through photosynthesis. Balanced chemical equations illustrate this process.
Carbon Storage: Explores how carbon dioxide became locked in sedimentary rocks, fossil fuels, and dissolved in oceans. Examples include the formation of limestone, coal, and crude oil.
Modern Atmospheric Composition: Presents the percentages of gases like nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide in the current atmosphere, connecting their stability to ecological processes.
Interactive elements include diagram completions, review questions, and exam-style tasks to ensure comprehension. The resource also addresses scientific theories and the evidence supporting our understanding of Earth’s atmospheric evolution.
Available as a PowerPoint file (.pptx), this resource is updated to remain relevant and is ideal for educators seeking to deliver engaging, structured, and informative lessons on Earth’s atmosphere and its changes over time.
Group 0: Noble Gases is a comprehensive and interactive PowerPoint resource designed for GCSE-level chemistry students. This lesson focuses on the unique properties, reactivity, and applications of noble gases, aligning with the AQA curriculum.
The lesson begins with engaging starter activities that review atomic structure and prompt students to identify why noble gases are unreactive. Learning objectives include:
Defining noble gases and understanding their electronic configurations.
Explaining their chemical inertness based on their full outer electron shells.
Exploring real-world uses, such as helium in balloons and argon in lightbulbs.
Core content highlights:
The physical properties of noble gases, such as being colorless, monoatomic, and non-flammable.
Trends in boiling and melting points down the group, explained through atomic size and intermolecular forces.
Practical applications that showcase the relevance of noble gases in everyday life.
The resource includes fill-in-the-blank activities, video-based questions, and thought-provoking practice tasks. Students analyze trends, predict properties of unobserved elements, and answer questions about boiling points, density, and atomic radii. Advanced questions challenge students to explain rare noble gas compounds, encouraging critical thinking.
Formatted as a .pptx file, this PowerPoint is compatible with most devices and ideal for classroom use or independent study. It features modern visuals, real-world examples, and interactive tasks that make chemistry engaging and accessible.
Perfect for teachers seeking a detailed, curriculum-aligned resource, this lesson provides a clear understanding of the noble gases and their significance in chemistry and beyond.
This PowerPoint presentation is a versatile and detailed resource designed for secondary school students to learn about hydrocarbons. It provides foundational knowledge of crude oil, hydrocarbons, and alkanes, aligning perfectly with chemistry curriculum requirements.
The resource begins with clear learning objectives, such as describing the composition of crude oil, defining hydrocarbons and alkanes, and using the general formula for alkanes to create molecular and displayed formulas. Starter activities introduce key topics by prompting students to recall fundamental concepts like chemical symbols and the origins of crude oil.
Through engaging content, the presentation explains how crude oil forms over millions of years from ancient sea creatures and plants, emphasizing its non-renewable nature. Students learn that crude oil is a mixture of hydrocarbons, defined as compounds containing only carbon and hydrogen. The section on alkanes highlights their saturated nature due to single covalent bonds and provides a step-by-step explanation of their general formula,
𝐶𝑛𝐻2𝑛+2.
Interactive tasks include completing tables for alkane formulas, identifying patterns in molecular structure, and answering exam-style questions. The resource emphasizes the real-world relevance of hydrocarbons by linking them to everyday products like petrol and candle wax.
Available as a PowerPoint file (.pptx), this resource includes detailed explanations, practical exercises, and answers to aid both teaching and learning. It is an ideal choice for educators seeking a structured and comprehensive teaching tool on hydrocarbons.
This PowerPoint resource is a complete instructional tool designed to teach students about energy changes in chemical reactions. The resource focuses on drawing and interpreting reaction profile diagrams for exothermic and endothermic reactions, defining activation energy, and explaining its role in chemical processes.
It includes clear learning objectives, engaging starter activities, and interactive tasks to reinforce understanding. Students will explore the differences between exothermic and endothermic reactions, learn how to label key features on reaction profiles, and understand how catalysts influence activation energy. The resource also covers key concepts like energy release, absorption, and bond breaking and forming.
Designed for high school chemistry lessons, this resource aligns with common science curricula and is ideal for interactive teaching, individual practice, or group work. It includes definitions, worked examples, gap-fill exercises, and review questions to assess understanding. Students are encouraged to draw diagrams, identify energy changes, and label components to deepen their comprehension.
This ‘.pptx’ file is fully editable and compatible with most presentation software, allowing teachers to customize content to suit specific classroom needs. The resource has been designed for clarity and engagement, ensuring it remains an effective teaching aid for energy concepts in chemistry.
This PowerPoint presentation is an engaging and detailed educational tool designed to teach the process and applications of fractional distillation of crude oil. It is ideal for secondary school students studying chemistry, providing both theoretical and practical insights into this essential industrial process.
The resource begins with clear learning objectives, including explaining what fractional distillation is, describing how it works, naming the fractions obtained from crude oil, and identifying the uses of each fraction. Starter activities introduce key concepts, such as the definition of hydrocarbons, the meaning of saturation, and basic molecular structures.
Detailed slides explain the science behind fractional distillation. Students learn how crude oil is separated into fractions based on boiling points, the role of intermolecular forces, and why hydrocarbons condense at different levels of the fractionating column. A diagram of the process is included, along with exercises to test comprehension, such as ordering steps and identifying fractions.
The presentation also explores the uses of different fractions, from liquid petroleum gas (LPG) for cooking to bitumen for road construction. It highlights the practical applications of hydrocarbons and their importance as feedstock for the petrochemical industry. Interactive elements, such as video links and review questions, enhance understanding and engagement.
This PowerPoint (.pptx) file is structured to align with curriculum requirements and encourages active learning through practical examples and problem-solving exercises. Updated content ensures its relevance for both teachers and students, making it an excellent resource for teaching fractional distillation.
This interactive PowerPoint presentation, provides a thorough introduction to the law of conservation of mass for chemistry students. Designed for GCSE-level learners or equivalent, the resource explains the principle that mass is neither created nor destroyed in chemical reactions, using both theoretical concepts and practical activities to engage students.
Key learning objectives include:
Defining the conservation of mass.
Observing changes in mass during chemical reactions.
Explaining changes in mass in non-enclosed systems using the particle model.
The lesson begins with an engaging starter activity involving counting atoms in a reaction to emphasize the rearrangement of atoms during chemical processes. The resource incorporates clear explanations, worked examples, and real-life scenarios, such as burning carbon or reacting calcium carbonate with hydrochloric acid, to illustrate the concept.
A hands-on experiment is included, allowing students to measure and analyze changes in mass when calcium carbonate reacts with hydrochloric acid. Detailed safety instructions, method steps, and example data are provided to ensure a safe and effective lab experience. The resource concludes with a range of practice questions, including calculations and conceptual problems, with answers for self-assessment.
This resource features enhanced explanations, updated examples, and clear instructions to improve learning outcomes. It is provided in a PowerPoint (.pptx) format, ensuring compatibility with most educational devices and software. Perfect for teachers seeking a comprehensive and interactive way to teach conservation of mass and for students aiming to solidify their understanding of fundamental chemistry concepts.
This comprehensive PowerPoint presentation, is an engaging teaching resource designed for chemistry students to master the concept of the mole. The lesson begins with a clear definition of what a mole represents in chemistry and its importance for understanding substances at the atomic level. Using Avogadro’s constant, students will explore the numerical value of a mole (6.02 x 10²³) and its real-world applications.
The resource includes visually appealing slides, interactive starter activities, and step-by-step problem-solving examples to reinforce key learning objectives. Activities challenge students to calculate moles, mass, and the relative atomic or formula mass of elements and compounds. Exercises range from balancing equations to solving mole problems of varying difficulty, catering to learners at different levels.
Additionally, the presentation integrates external resources like the educational video “Just How Small Is an Atom?” to enhance understanding. The included questions are fully solved, offering both guided practice and self-assessment opportunities.
This resource is ideal for classroom instruction or independent study. It is suitable for GCSE-level students or equivalent and aligns with chemistry curriculum standards. The file format is a PowerPoint (.pptx), ensuring compatibility with most educational devices and software. Perfect for teachers seeking a dynamic way to explain the mole concept and for students aiming to strengthen their foundational chemistry knowledge.
This PowerPoint presentation is a comprehensive tool designed to teach secondary school students how to calculate reacting masses in chemical equations. It provides a step-by-step approach to balancing equations, understanding mole ratios, and using these concepts to determine the masses of reactants and products in a reaction.
The resource begins with learning objectives, including calculating masses from balanced equations and understanding the relationships between moles, mass, and relative atomic/molecular masses. Starter activities engage students with questions about moles, Avogadro’s constant, and mole-mass calculations to set the foundation for the lesson.
Key topics covered include:
Balancing Equations: Students learn to identify the number of atoms in a chemical formula and practice balancing equations to establish the stoichiometric relationships required for mass calculations.
Using Mole Ratios: Clear examples demonstrate how to interpret balanced equations to understand the relationships between reactants and products, expressed in moles.
Mass Calculations: Practical examples, such as calculating the mass of hydrogen gas produced from sodium reacting with water, guide students through each step of the process. Worked examples include real-world applications and exam-style questions.
Interactive tasks and practice questions are included throughout the presentation. Examples cover a variety of reactions, such as thermal decomposition, neutralization, and displacement reactions, ensuring students gain a broad understanding of the topic. Answers are provided to support independent learning and revision.
This PowerPoint file (.pptx) is aligned with curriculum standards. It is an ideal resource for teachers aiming to deliver engaging lessons on reacting masses in chemical equations, equipping students with essential problem-solving skills in chemistry.
This detailed PowerPoint presentation, is an essential resource for chemistry students to master core concepts. The lesson is structured to help learners define and apply relative atomic mass (Ar) and relative formula mass (Mr), utilizing the periodic table effectively. Students will also learn to calculate the percentage mass of elements within compounds, making it a versatile tool for foundational chemistry education.
Key learning objectives include:
Defining Ar and Mr.
Identifying atomic and mass numbers using the periodic table.
Calculating relative formula masses of compounds, even those with brackets.
Determining the percentage mass of elements in chemical compounds.
The presentation includes engaging starter activities, such as balancing equations and calculating subatomic particles for elements, followed by detailed explanations and worked examples. For instance, students will calculate the percentage mass of hydrogen in water (H₂O) and oxygen in glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆), reinforcing real-world applications.
Designed for GCSE-level chemistry or equivalent, this resource provides practice questions with answers, ranging from simple calculations to more complex problems involving multiple atoms. It ensures a step-by-step understanding of concepts and offers a robust platform for both classroom instruction and independent study.
The file format is PowerPoint (.pptx), compatible with most educational devices. This update includes enhanced examples and refined content for greater clarity and engagement. Perfect for educators aiming to deliver dynamic lessons and for students striving to excel in chemistry.
Structure and Properties of Simple Covalent Molecules is an engaging and detailed PowerPoint resource designed for GCSE-level chemistry students. This lesson explores the characteristics of simple covalent molecules, their bonding, and their physical properties, aligning with key curriculum standards.
The lesson begins with a starter activity reviewing bonding types and drawing dot-and-cross diagrams for water and nitrogen, ensuring students are engaged and prepared for the topic. Learning objectives include:
Describing the limitations of different molecular representations (dot-and-cross, ball-and-stick, and displayed formula diagrams).
Defining intermolecular forces and their impact on molecular properties.
Explaining why simple covalent molecules have low melting and boiling points and why they do not conduct electricity.
Core content is enhanced with:
Comparisons of molecular representations to highlight their advantages and disadvantages.
An introduction to intermolecular forces as attractions between molecules, distinct from covalent, ionic, and metallic bonds.
An explanation of how molecule size affects the strength of intermolecular forces and trends in melting and boiling points.
Real-world connections, such as why pure water doesn’t conduct electricity but saltwater does.
Interactive activities and review questions test students’ understanding of key ideas, including trends in molecular size, bonding properties, and conductivity. Students are challenged to apply concepts to examples like fluorine and bromine, fostering critical thinking.
Formatted as a .pptx file, this resource is compatible with most devices and is perfect for classroom teaching or independent learning. It includes modern visuals and tasks to engage students effectively.
Ideal for science educators, this resource provides a comprehensive introduction to the structure and properties of simple covalent molecules, building a strong foundation for further studies in chemistry.