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)
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
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.
These four PowerPoints were planned as part of the IB scheme of work on Kinetics, 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:
- What is rate of reaction?
- Methods of measuring the rate of reaction
- Collision Theory
- The effect of temperature, concentration, pressure, surface area and catalysts on the rate of reaction
- Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution curves
- The effect of temperature on Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution curves
- The rate constant and rate equation
- Determining the order of reaction from experimental data
- Characteristics of 0, 1st and 2nd order reactions
- Using reaction mechanisms to identify the rate determining step
- Using the rate determining step to determine the reaction mechanism of a reaction
- Mechanisms of reactions involving catalysts
- The Arrenhius Equation
- Determining the activation energy of a reaction via line of best fit and equation methods
- Effect of activation energy on the rate of reaction
- Effect of a catalyst on the Arrenhius equation
Obviously they don´t go into as much detail as past paper questions but they do provide a basic summary of questions that students must know the answers to in each topic
The answers to these sheets are also included on a separate document, so they make a great independent revision resource
This unit was delivered to cover unit 9 of the IB -Redox Processes, however it would be suitable for most post-16 programs of study.
It begins by recapping the subjects that students should be familiar with from GCSE, before building into more advanced topics. Each PowerPoint comes with a ´student version´ which has gaps for the students to complete, and contains several exercises for students to do. I have also included past paper questions and answer schemes.
Topics covered are:
Reduction and Oxidation
Oxidation states and how to determine them
Naming compounds using oxidation states
Oxidising and reducing agents
Half equations in molten substances
Half equations in acidic solutions
The activity series
Redox titrations
Winkler method to determine biochemical oxygen demand
Voltaic Cells
Electrolytic Cells
Cell potentials
The standard hydrogen electrode
Ecell and spontaneity
Working out cell potentials
Polarity and direction of electron flow
The electrochemical series
Electrolysis of aqueous solutions
The effect of the nature of electrodes on the products
Electroplating
Electrolysis of water
Quantitative electrolysis
These five PowerPoints were planned as part of the IB scheme of work on Organic Chemistry, 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:
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These two PowerPoints were planned as part of the IB scheme of work on Organic Chemistry, and covers the necessary content for the Standard 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 covered:
- Different kinds of formula e.g. molecular, empirical
- Alkanes
- Alkenes
- Compounds involving a benzene ring
- Homologous Series
- IUPAC nomenclature
- Naming halogenoalkanes
- Naming alcohols, ethers, aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids
- Esters
- Primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols, halogenoalkanes and amines
- Structural Isomerism
- Functional Group Isomerism
- Benzene and Aromatic Compounds
- Combustion of alkanes
- Reaction of alkanes with halogens
- Reactions of alkenes
- Addition polymerisation
- Oxidation of alcohols
- Nucleophilic Substitution mechanisms of primary, tertiary and secondary halogenoalkanes
- Factors affecting the rate of nucleophilic substitution
- Electrophilic Addition mechanisms
- Markovnikov´s Rule
- Electrophilic subtitution mechanisms
- Reduction Reactions
- Reaction pathways and synthetic routes
- Cis-trans isomerism
- Conformational isomerism
- Optical isomerism
- Optical Isomers and Plane-polarised light
- Racemic mixtures
- Diastereoisomers
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
These schemes of work were planned as part of the iGCSE course, but could be used for other courses. They include 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
- Giant Ionic structures
- Giant Covalent structures
- Simple Covalent structures
- Metallic structures
- Testing for Ions
Nine homework projects for the Exploring Science 7 scheme of work.
7A - Cells
7B - Reproduction
7C/7D - Adaptations
7E - Acids and Alkalis
7F - Simple Chemical Reactions
7H - Solutions
7I - Energy Resources
7J - Electricity in the Home
Recycling
Each project comes with a level ladder style success grid for students to maximise their learning
These PowerPoints were planned as part of the IB scheme of work on Structure and Bonding 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:
Ionic Bonding
What is ionic bonding?
Common positive and negative ions
Working out the formula of ionic compounds
Giant ionic lattices
Properties of ionic substances
Covalent Bonding
What is covalent bonding?
How to draw Lewis structures
How to tell if a substance will be ionic or covalent
The Octet rule and how it can be broken
Coordinate bonds and compounds which contain them
Resonance structures
VSEPR theory
Shapes of molecules with up to 6 bonding pairs
Shapes of molecules with up to 6 bonding and lone pairs
Giant covalent bonding - diamond, graphite and silica
Intermolecular Bonding
- London forces
- Permanent dipole-permanent dipole forces
- Permanent dipole-induced dipole forces
- Hydrogen bonding
- Solubility and intermolecular forces
Metallic Bonding
How do we describe a metallic structure?
How to predict which metal will have the high melting point
Properties of metals
Properties of alloys
Advanced covalent bonding, electron domains and molecular geometries
Assigning formal charge
Exceptions to the octet rule
Formation of sigma and pi bonds
The composition of single, double and triple bonds
Resonance hybrids and delocalisation
The structure of benzene - Kekule and delocalised
Absorption of UV light in the atmosphere
Catalysis of ozone depletion by CFCs and NOx gases
Hybridisation
sp3, sp2, sp hybridisation: how it happens, resulting shapes and how to identify molecules with each type of hybridisation.
10 homework projects for the Exploring Science 8 and 9 schemes of work on:
8A - Food and Digestion
8C - Microbes and Disease
8E - Classifying Elements
8I - Heating and Cooling
9B - Health and Fitness
9C - Plants
9E - Metals and their reactions
9G - Environmental Chemistry
9I - Electricity in the home
9L - Pressure
Each project comes with a level ladder style success grid for students to maximise their learning
This unit was planned as part of the Chemistry IB Option D - Medicinal Chemistry scheme of work, and covers all the topics at HL. It would also be suitable for other schemes of work.
It includes 3 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:
Taxol
- The Discovery of Paclitaxel
- Isolation of Taxol
- Structure of Taxol
- Semi-synthetic production of Taxol
- Clinical use of Taxol
- The use of chiral auxiliaries to produce one enantiomer of Taxol
- Confirmation of the purity of a single enantiomer drug
- Thalidomide
Nuclear Medicine
- The use of radionuclides in medicine
- Types of ionising radiation
- Radiotherapy
- Radioactive Decay
- Targeted alpha therapy
- Boron neutron capture therapy
- Use of gamma emitters in radiotherapy
- Radiodiagnostics
- Positron Emission Tomography
- Use of Technetium-99m
- Half life and decay constant calculations
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Drug Detection and Analysis
- Worked example of the identification of aspirin by NMR, IR and Mass Spectrometry
- Worked example of the identification of an unknown compound from NMR, IR and Mass Spectrometry
- Extraction and purification of organic products
- Worked example of hormone concentration using partition coefficients
- How polarity affects the partition coefficients
- Raoult´s Law
- Fractional Distillation
- Drug detection in sports
- Drug detection in forensic science
- Chemistry of breathalyzer tests
- HPLC and Gas chromatography
This unit was delivered to cover unit 8 of the IB - Acids and Bases, however it would be suitable for most post-16 programs of study.
It begins by recapping the subjects that students should be familiar with from GCSE, before building into more advanced topics. Each PowerPoint comes with a ´student version´ which has gaps for the students to complete, and contains several exercises for students to do. I have also included past paper questions and answer schemes.
Topics covered are:
- What are acids and bases?
- Bronsted Lowry acids and bases (and conjugate acids and bases)
- Amphiprotic and amphoteric substances
- Lewis acids and bases
- Reactions of acids with metals, metal oxides, metal hydroxides, metal carbonates and metal hydrogencarbonates, bases and alkalis
- Making salts
- What is pH and how to calculate the pH of both acids and bases
- Using the dissociation constant of water to calculate pH
- Acid deposition - how it occurs and how it can be treated
- Calculations involving Ka, pKa, Kb, pKb, pH and pOH
- Using the relationships Kw = Ka x Kb and pKa + pKb = pKw
- Titration curves for titrations involving any combination of strong and weak acids and bases
- Indicators - how to select a suitable indicator for a titration
- How to calculate the pH of salt solutions
- Buffers - what are they, how are they made and how do they work (including calculations)
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 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 unit was planned as part of the Chemistry IB Option B - Biochemistry scheme of work, and covers all the topics at HL. It would also be suitable for other schemes of work.
It includes 4 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:
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
18 homework projects on key stage 3 science, linked to the Exploring Science scheme of work.
7A - Cells
7B - Reproduction
7C - Adaptations
7E - Acids and Alkalis
7F - Chemical reactions
7H - Solutions
7I - Energy Resources
7J - Electricity in the Home
8A - Food and Digestion
8C - Microbes and Disease
8E - Classifying Elements
8I - Heating and Cooling
9B - Health and Fitness
9C - Plants
9E - Metals and their reactions
9G - Environmental Chemistry
9L - Pressure
Recycling
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!
This unit was planned as part of the Chemistry IB Option B - Biochemistry scheme of work, and covers all the topics at SL. It would also be suitable for other schemes of work.
It includes 6 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
Resources covering the iGCSE topics of
Experimental Techniques
Fundamental ideas
Air and Water
Metals and Metal Extraction
Acids, Bases and Salts
Organic Chemistry
Moles