Predominately a Chemistry teacher, although I dabble with Biology and Physics too. Most of my schemes of work were planned for either AQA or iGCSE schemes of work at KS4 and the IB at KS5 (although I have no official affiliation with the IB)
Predominately a Chemistry teacher, although I dabble with Biology and Physics too. Most of my schemes of work were planned for either AQA or iGCSE schemes of work at KS4 and the IB at KS5 (although I have no official affiliation with the IB)
This booklet and accompanying PowerPoints covers the Moles topic for iGCSE Chemistry. It would also be useful for other courses, as it covers all of the topics in the list below.
The booklet is designed to be interactive and to be filled in by the students, accompanied by the PowerPoints. It includes spaces for worked calculations, exercises, past paper questions (taken from the Cambridge iGCSE papers) and two practicals. The answers to the exercises are also provided for the workbook and are shown on the PowerPoints.
What exactly is a mole?
How can we convert between masses and moles?
How do we deal with diatomic molecules?
Converting between mass and moles in compounds
Calculating the % by mass of an element in a compound
Balancing Equations
Reacting Masses
Limiting Reagents
Percentage Yield
Practical - How much copper sulphate can we get from malachite?
Percentage Purity
Empirical Formula
Moles in Gases
Moles in Solutions
Titrations
Practical – What is the concentration of sodium hydroxide?
I also have another scheme of work where this booklet has been altered slightly for the Co-ordinated Science Chemistry moles unit.
A series of two lessons prepared for the AQA GCSE C3.6 unit of work about alcohols, carboxylic acids and the production of esters
Includes PowerPoints, lesson plans, practicals, activities, worksheets and exam questions to accompany the topic.
A series of 17 lessons prepared for the AQA GCSE C3 unit of work. These lessons were designed for 100 minute lessons.
Included are lessons on:
1. The Periodic Table
2. Trends in the Periodic Table
3. Hard and Soft water
4. Water softening
5. Water purification
6. Energy from reactions
7. Energy level diagrams
8. Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions
9. Cation Tests
10. Anion Tests
11. Calculating the concentration of solutions
12. Titrations
13. Effect of temperature of equilibrium
14. Effect of pressure on equilibrium
15. The Haber Process
16. Alcohols
17. Carboxylic acids and Esters
Includes PowerPoints, lesson plans, practicals, activities, worksheets and exam questions to accompany each topic.
Also available on my resource page in 6 individual units, for those who do not want to download 87 files in one go!
A series of three lessons prepared for the AQA GCSE C3.3 unit of work about energetics, including Q=mcT, how to calculate the energy change from bonds broken and bonds made and how to draw enthalpy level diagrams for reactions.
Includes PowerPoints, lesson plans, practicals, activities, worksheets and exam questions to accompany the topic.
A series of three lessons prepared for the AQA GCSE C3.5 unit of work about equilibria
Includes PowerPoints, lesson plans, practicals, activities, worksheets and exam questions to accompany the topic.
A series of four lessons prepared for the AQA GCSE C3.4 unit of work about qualitative and quantitative analysis.
Lessons on cation and anion testing, titrations and how to calculate the concentration of a solution
Includes PowerPoints, lesson plans, practicals, activities, worksheets and exam questions to accompany the topic.
This scheme of work was planned as part of the iGCSE course, but could be used for other courses. It includes PowerPoints, activities, experiments, homework and formative assessment resources.
The topics covered are:
- Elements, compounds and mixtures
- Atomic Structure
- Isotopes
- Ionic and Covalent Bonding
- Conservation of Mass and Balancing Equations
Two lessons designed to cover the topics of stability of compounds (carbonates, nitrates and hydroxides) and the limecycle for the iGCSE, but could also be used for other exam boards.
Includes PowerPoints, two practical activities and a computer research task
A series of nine homework projects suitable for KS4 students covering Biology, Chemistry and Physics topics.
- Genetics
- Hydroponics
- Extracting Copper
- Oil
- Analysing Substances
- Nanoparticles and Smart Materials
- Waves and Communication
- Energy and Payback Time
- Forces and Momentum
Unit of work on structure and bonding focusing on the four different types of bonding - ionic, covalent (simple and giant) and metallic.
The Unit includes a PowerPoint and a booklet. The booklet provides spaces for the students to fill in answers as they go through the PowerPoint and also includes an exam question summary of each type of bonding. The answers to the questions are also included.
Could be used for students to learn the topic independently in a flipped classroom setting, or in class with a lower ability group.
Scheme of work planned for the IGCSE scheme on equilibria, but would be suitable for other exam boards too.
PowerPoints cover:
Equilibria and how they can be altered
Properties, reactions and uses of Hydrogen, Nitrogen and Ammonia
The Haber Process
Properties, reactions and uses of Sulphur, Sulphur Dioxide and Sulphuric Acid
The Contact Process
Also included are a practical activity and a computer research task (could be a homework)
10 homework projects on key stage 3 and 4 Chemistry, linked to the Exploring Science and iGCSE schemes of work.
All homework projects are fully differentiated, with level ladders provided to maximise pupil progress
7E - Acids and Alkalis
7F - Chemical reactions
7H - Solutions
8E - Classifying Elements
9E - Metals and their reactions
9G - Environmental Chemistry
Extracting Copper
Oil
Nanoparticles and Smart Materials
Analysing Substances
These 3 PowerPoints were planned as part of the IB schemes of work on Energy. They would also be suitable for other post-16 courses.
Included are fully completed PowerPoints, student versions of the PowerPoints with sections to complete independently and some exam style questions.
Topics covered include:
- The difference between heat and temperature
- Endothermic and Exothermic reactions
- Stability and enthalpy changes
- Standard enthalpy change of reaction (ΔHΘr)
- Measuring Standard enthalpy change of combustion (ΔHΘc) including calculations
- Measuring enthalpy changes in solution including calculations
- Hess´Law
- Standard Enthalpy Change of Formation (ΔHΘf)
- Bond Enthalpies and Average Bond Enthalpies
- Born Haber Cycles
- Comparison of Lattice Enthalpies
- Dissolving Ionic Substances
- Hydration Enthalpies
These PowerPoints were planned as part of the IB scheme of work on Atomic Structure, and cover the necessary content for both the Standard and Higher Level topics. It would also be suitable for other post-16 courses.
Included are fully completed PowerPoints, student versions of the PowerPoints with sections to complete independently and some exam style questions.
Topics included are:
- The structure of the atom
- The development of the theory of atomic structure from Dalton-present day
- Isotopes and their properties
- Calculating the R.A.M. of an isotope
- Calculating the % abundance of two isotopes, given the R.A.M.
- Radioisotopes and their uses
- The mass spectrometer: what it is used for, how it works, why it works and how to read mass spectra
- How to calculate the energy of a photon of light
- Atomic Emission Spectra
- How to write full electronic configurations for elements up to the 4p orbital
- How to write full electronic configurations for ions of the elements up to the 4p orbital
- The convergence limit of energy in energy levels and how this links to First Ionisation Energy
- Trends in First Ionisation Energy and how this provided evidence for the presence of orbitals
These PowerPoints were planned as part of the IB schemes of work on Atomic Structure and Periodicity (including transition metal chemistry and coloured complexes) and cover the necessary content for both the Standard and Higher Level topics. They would also be suitable for other post-16 courses.
Included are fully completed PowerPoints, student versions of the PowerPoints with sections to complete independently and some exam style questions.
Topics included are:
- The structure of the atom
- The development of the theory of atomic structure from Dalton-present day
- Isotopes and their properties
- Calculating the R.A.M. of an isotope
- Calculating the % abundance of two isotopes, given the R.A.M.
- Radioisotopes and their uses
- The mass spectrometer: what it is used for, how it works, why it works and how to read mass spectra
- How to calculate the energy of a photon of light
- Atomic Emission Spectra
- How to write full electronic configurations for elements up to the 4p orbital
- How to write full electronic configurations for ions of the elements up to the 4p orbital
- The convergence limit of energy in energy levels and how this links to First Ionisation Energy
- Trends in First Ionisation Energy and how this provided evidence for the presence of orbitals
- The development of the Periodic Table
- The structure and arrangement of the Periodic Table
- How metallic/non-metallic properties change as you go left to right across the periodic table
- How atomic radius of elements changes across periods and down groups, and why this occurs
- How ionic radius of ions changes across periods and down groups, and why this occurs
- How first ionisation energies of elements changes across periods and down groups, and why this occurs
- How electron affinity of elements changes across periods and down groups, and why this occurs
- How electronegativity of elements changes across periods and down groups, and why this occurs
- Properties and reactions of the Group I metals
- Properties and reactions of the Group XVII non-metals
- The acid-base character and reactions of the period 2 and 3 oxides
- Electronic structures of the Transition Metals
- Electronic structures of Transition Metal ions
- The definition of a Transition Metal
- Properties of Transition Metals
- Variable oxidation states and the trend in First Ionisation Energies
- Paramagnetism and Diamagnetism
- Complex Ions
- Transition Metals as catalysts
- How colour occurs in compounds
- Ligand Field Theory
- Which Transition Metals are coloured and which are colourless and why
- Factors which affect colour - including identity of the metal, charge on the metal and identity of the ligand
This 86 slide PowerPoint was planned as part of the IB scheme of work on Periodicity, and covers the necessary content for Standard Level topics. It would also be suitable for other post-16 courses.
Included are the fully completed PowerPoint, a student version of the PowerPoint with sections to complete independently and some exam style questions.
Topics included are:
- The development of the Periodic Table
- The structure and arrangement of the Periodic Table
- How metallic/non-metallic properties change as you go left to right across the periodic table
- How atomic radius of elements changes across periods and down groups, and why this occurs
- How ionic radius of ions changes across periods and down groups, and why this occurs
- How first ionisation energies of elements changes across periods and down groups, and why this occurs
- How electron affinity of elements changes across periods and down groups, and why this occurs
- How electronegativity of elements changes across periods and down groups, and why this occurs
- Properties and reactions of the Group I metals
- Properties and reactions of the Group XVII non-metals
- The acid-base character and reactions of the period 2 and 3 oxides
These PowerPoints were planned as part of the IB schemes of work on Atomic Structure, Periodicity (including transition metal chemistry and coloured complexes) and Structure and Bonding.
They cover the necessary content for both the Standard and Higher Level topics. They would also be suitable for other post-16 courses.
Included are fully completed PowerPoints, student versions of the PowerPoints with sections to complete independently and some exam style questions.
These 9 PowerPoints were planned as part of the IB schemes of work on Biochemistry, and covers the necessary content for the all of the Standard and Higher Level units. It would also be suitable for other post-16 courses.
It includes 9 full PowerPoints, along with student versions to use as notes, which have spaces for the students to add in missing information and activities for them to complete.
It also includes exam questions for practice or assessment purposes
Topics covered are:
Introduction to Biochemistry
- Metabolism
- Biochemical reactions in terms of oxidation and reduction
- Respiration
- Photosynthesis
- Hydrolysis and Condensation reactions
Proteins
- 2 amino acids and their behaviour as zwitterions
- Gel electrophoresis
- Paper chromatography
- Peptides
- Hydrolysis of peptides
- Proteins - primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary structures
- Acid-base properties of amino acids and proteins
- Acid-base buffers
- Enzymes
- Induced fit theory
- Non competitive and competitive inhibition
- The Michaelis-Menten equation
- Protein Assays
Lipids
- Fatty acids
- Triglycerides
- Calculating the iodine number
- Hydrolysis of triglycerides
- Rancidity of fats
- Energy values of fats
- Phospholipids
- Steroids (including cholesterol)
- Sex hormones
- Anabolic steroids
Carbohydrates
- Monosaccharides
- Reducing sugars
- Disaccharides
- Polysaccharides
- Starch, glycogen and cellulose
Vitamins
- Preventing deficiencies
- Water and fat solubilities of vitamins
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin D
- Decomposition of vitamins
Environmental Impacts of Biochemistry
- Xenobiotics
- Metabolism of xenobiotics
- DDT
- PCBs
- Heavy metal toxicity
- Pharmaceutically active compounds and detergents
- Host-guest complexes
- Polymers
- Green Chemistry
Proteins
- 2 amino acids and their behaviour as zwitterions
- Gel electrophoresis
- Paper chromatography
- Peptides
- Hydrolysis of peptides
- Proteins - primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary structures
- Acid-base properties of amino acids and proteins
- Acid-base buffers
- Enzymes
- Induced fit theory
- Non competitive and competitive inhibition
- The Michaelis-Menten equation
- Protein Assays
Nucleic Acids
- Nucleic Acids
- Nitrogeneous Bases and Nucleotides
- ATP
- The structure of DNA
- DNA profiling
- DNA replication
- Transcription
- Genetic Engineering
Biological Pigments
- Coloured compounds and biological pigments
- Carotenes
- Porphyrins
- Haemoglobin
- Factors affceting oxygen uptake in haemoglobin
- Foetal haemoglobin
- Cytochromes
- Chlorophyll
- Anthocyanins
- Melanin
Stereochemistry in Biomolecules
- Stereoisomerism
- 2-amino acids
- Fischer and CORN projections
- Stereochemistry in Carbohydrates
- Stereochemistry cyclic forms of monosaccharides
- Stereochemistry in cellulose
- Stereochemistry in fatty acids
- Stereochemistry in retinal and vision chemistry
Three homework projects for the Exploring Science 8 and 9 schemes of work on Elements and the Periodic Table, Metals and their reactions and Environmental Chemistry.
Each project comes with a level ladder style success grid for students to maximise their learning
Scheme of work planned for the IGCSE acids and bases unit, but could be modified for other exam boards.
The scheme includes PowerPoints, activities, practicals and worksheets and was planned to take up to 7 lessons. The PowerPoint on soluble salts covers making soluble salts in 3 different ways and so will take 3 lessons.
Topics:
- Acids, bases and salts
- Preparation of Soluble Salts - metal + acid, metal oxide + acid and acid + alkali
- Preparation of Insoluble salts
- Acidic, basic and amphoteric oxides