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!
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 structured KS5 lesson (lesson 1 of 2) including starter activity, AfL work tasks and practice questions with answers on Redox Reactions. Suitable for Year 13 OCR A Level Chemistry
**By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
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
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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4 structured lessons covering topics from AS Chemistry Alkanes from the AQA Specification
Lesson 1: Fractional Distillation of Crude Oil
Describe what crude oil contains and to understand its uses
Explain how crude oil is separated into useful fractions on an industrial scale
Explain how crude oil is separated into useful fractions on an industrial scale
Lesson 2: Cracking of Alkanes
To describe what cracking is and its economic benefits
To explain what thermal and catalytic cracking
To compare and evaluate the conditions for and the products of thermal and catalytic cracking
Lesson 3: Combustion of Alkanes
To understand why alkanes are good fuels
To recall the complete and incomplete combustions equations (both word and symbol) of alkanes
To explain the environmental problems associated with pollutant products when alkanes are used as fuels
To explain the use of catalytic convertors and processes such as flue gas desulfurisation to remove gaseous pollutants produced during alkane combustion
Lesson 4: Free Radical Substitution of Alkanes
1)To know what a free radical is
2) To describe the reaction mechanism for the free-radical substitution of alkanes including initiation, propagation and termination
3) To analyse the limitations of radical substitution in synthesis by formation of a mixture of organic products
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AS Chemistry Bundle on Foundations in Chemistry. Suitable for AQA, OCR and Edexcel
The lessons include:
Lesson 1: Relative Masses
Define the terms relative atomic mass, relative formula mass and relative molecular mass
Calculate the relative formula mass and relative molecular mass of compounds and molecules
Lesson 2: Ions and the Periodic Table
To predict the ionic charge of ions based on the position of the element in the periodic table
To recall the names of common atomic and molecular ions
To be able write the formula of ionic compounds
Lesson 3: The Mole and The Avogadro Constant
Know that the Avogadro constant is the number of particles in a mole
Calculate the number of moles present in a given mass of an element or compound using the mole equation
Rearrange the mole equation to calculate either the number of moles, Mr or mass of an element or compound
Lesson 4: Moles and Equations
Know how to balance symbol equations
Calculate the moles of reactants or products based on chemical equations and mole ratios
Calculate the masses of reactants used or products formed based on chemical equations and mole ratios
Lesson 5: Ideal Gas Equation
Recall the ideal gas equation
2)Understand the properties of an ideal gas
Rearrange the ideal gas equation to determine either pressure, temperature, moles or volume
Lesson 6: Empirical and Molecular Formulae
Understand what is meant by ‘empirical formula’ and ‘molecular formula’
Calculate empirical formula from data giving composition by mass or percentage by mass
Calculate molecular formula from the empirical formula and relative molecular mass.
Lesson 7: Percentage Yield and Atom Economy
Know how to balance symbol equations
Calculate atom economy and percentage yield from balanced symbol equations
Calculate the masses and moles of products or reactants from balanced symbol equations
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A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity and AfL work tasks and main work tasks with answers on Dynamic Equilibrium and Le Chatelier’s Principle
By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
To explain the term dynamic equilibrium
To apply le Chatelier’s principle to homogeneous equilibria in order to deduce qualitatively the effect of a change in temperature, pressure or concentration on the position of equilibrium
To explain why catalysts do not change the position of equilibrium
To explain the importance to the chemical industry of a compromise between chemical equilibrium and reaction rate in deciding the operational conditions
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A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity, AfL work tasks and main work task all with answers on simple and giant covalent structures
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
LO1: To describe the structure of simple and giant covalent compounds
LO2: To explain how the structure and bonding of simple and giant covalent compounds link to their different physical properties
LO3: To evaluate the potential applications of covalent structures based on their physical properties (stretch & challenge)
**Note for teachers: For the main work task the use of covalent models to recreate structure 1,2 and 3 is advised.
However, conducting the main work task is still possible without the use of models! (Please just use the info sheet instead, which contains printable images of structures 1,2 and 3 instead)
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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 complete lesson including starter activity, mini AfL work tasks with answers, main work tasks with answers for a KS4 GCSE lesson on waste water treatment.
By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
State the stages of waste water treatment
Explain the stages of waste water treatment
Compare the ease of treating waste, ground and salt water
Students will be able to take rich notes on waste water treatment.
The teacher will be able to quickly assess students’ understanding of waste water treatment 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 well structured lesson including starter activity and lesson slides on mass changes when gases are in reactions. Suitable for AQA GCSE Chemistry and combined science (higher and foundation)
The lesson begins with a short starter task (DO NOW) on gases in reactions
Then by the end of this lesson KS4 students should be able to:
To relate mass, volume and concentration
To calculate the mass of solute in solution
To relate concentration in mol/dm3 to mass and volume
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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A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity and AfL work tasks on Storage and Fuel Cells
**By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
**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 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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A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity, AfL work tasks and main work task all with answers on Enthalpy Change of Hydration & Soluton
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
To define the terms enthalpy change of solution and hydration
To construct enthalpy cycles using the enthalpy change of solution of a simple ionic solid
To qualitatively explain the effect of ionic charge and ionic radius on the exothermic value of lattice enthalpy and enthalpy change of hydration
All tasks have worked out answers, which will allow students to self assess their work during the lesson
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6 Full Lesson Bundle on Nitrogen Compounds and Polymers suitable for the OCR A Level Chemistry specification. Please review the learning objectives below.
Lesson 1: Introduction to Amines
To know how to name amines using IUPAC rules
To understand the basicity of amines in terms of proton acceptance by the nitrogen lone pair
To understand the reactions of amines with dilute inorganic acids
Lesson 2: Preparation of Amines
To know the reaction steps involved in the preparation of aromatic amines by reduction of nitroarenes using tin and concentrated hydrochloric acid
To know the reaction steps involved in the preparation of aliphatic amines by substitution of haloalkanes with excess ethanolic ammonia or amines
To explain the reaction conditions that favours the formation of a primary aliphatic amine
To explain the reaction conditions that favours the formation of a quaternary ammonium salt
Lesson 3: Amino Acids and Their Reactions
To know the general formula for an α-amino acid as RCH(NH2)COOH
To understand the following reactions of amino acids:
(i) reaction of the carboxylic acid group with alkalis and in the formation of esters
(ii) reaction of the amine group with acids
Lesson 4: Chirality
To know that optical isomerism is an example of stereoisomerism, in terms of non- superimposable mirror images about a chiral centre
To identify chiral centres in a molecule of any organic compound.
To construct 3D diagrams of optical isomers including organic compounds and transition metal complexes
Lesson 5: Amides
To review the synthesis of primary and secondary amides
To understand the structures of primary and secondary amides
To name primary and secondary amides
Lesson 6: Condensation Polymers
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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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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18 flashcards on Reaction Mechanisms from both Year 12 and 13 content. Suitable for the OCR A level Chemistry Specification
Reaction mechanisms included are:
Free Radical Substitution
Nucleophilic Substitution
Electrophilic Addition
Electrophilic Substitution
Nucelophilic Addition
PRINTING: These can be printed as A6 flashcards (1/4 size of A4) by printing four pages per sheet
3 Full Lesson Bundle on Carbon-13 and Proton NMR Spectroscopy. Suitable for the OCR A Level Chemistry specification. Please review the learning objectives below.
Lesson 1: Carbon-13 NMR Spectroscopy
To analyse a carbon-13 NMR spectrum of an organic molecule to make predictions about:
i) The number of carbon environments in the molecule
ii) The different types of carbon environment present from chemical shift values
iii) Possible structures for the molecule
Lesson 2: Proton NMR Spectroscopy (Part 1)
To analyse proton NMR spectra of an organic molecule to make predictions about:
i) The number of proton environments in the molecule
ii) The different types of proton environment present from chemical shift values
Lesson 3: Proton NMR Spectroscopy (Part 2)
To analyse proton NMR spectra of an organic molecule to make predictions about:
i) The different types of proton environment present from chemical shift values
ii) The relative numbers of each type of proton present from the relative peak areas using integration traces or ratio numbers when required
iii) The number of non-equivalent protons adjacent to a given proton from the spin-spin splitting pattern, using the n+1 rule
iv) Possible structures for the molecule
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A complete lesson including starter activity, AfL work tasks and main work tasks (all with answers included) on acyl chlorides and their reactions. Suitable for AQA A level Chemistry
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able:
To know how to draw and name acyl chlorides
To identify the products of and write equations for acylation reactions of water, alcohols, ammonia and amines with acyl chlorides
To outline the mechanism of nucleophilic addition-elimination reactions of acyl chlorides water, alcohols, ammonia and primary amines
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A structured KS5 lesson (Yr13) including starter activity, discussion questions, videos and main work task all with answers included on Practical Skills for Organic Synthesis II. Suitable for the OCR specification.
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
To describe the techniques and procedures used for the purification of organic solids including:
filtration under reduced pressure
recrystallisation
measurement of melting points
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A complete lesson including starter activity, AfL work tasks and main work tasks (all with answers included) on Carbon-13 NMR Spectroscopy
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
To analyse a carbon-13 NMR spectrum of an organic molecule to make predictions about:
The number of carbon environments in the molecule
The different types of carbon environment present from chemical shift values
Possible structures for the molecule
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A complete lesson including starter and main work task on the ideal gas equation
Lesson begins with exam style questions to recap on what students should know about moles
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
Recall the ideal gas equation
Understand the properties of an ideal gas
Rearrange the ideal gas equation to determine either pressure, temperature, moles or volume
Teacher will be able assess students understanding and progress throughout the lesson via mini AfL tasks
Students complete a 20-30 minute main work task at the end of the lesson on the ideal gas equation
Worked example answers to the main work task are provided to allow students to self assess their answers
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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 percentage yield and atom economy
By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
Know how to balance symbol equations
Calculate atom economy and percentage yield from balanced symbol equations
Calculate the masses and moles of products or reactants from balanced symbol equations
Students will be able to take rich notes on percentage yield and atom economy, building on their KS4 knowledge on this topic
The teacher will be able to quickly assess students’ understanding of the how to calculate percentage yield and atom economy by carrying our mini AfL tasks either on mini white boards or in students’ books
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 AfL work tasks and main work tasks on Bond Enthalpies
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able:
LO1: To explain the term average bond enthalpy
LO2: To explain exothermic and endothermic reactions in terms of enthalpy changes associated with the breaking and making of chemical bonds
LO3: To apply average bond enthalpies to calculate enthalpy changes and related quantities
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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