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 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
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)
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
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
These are the answers to my previously posted sheets which when answered summarise the whole of the iGCSE Chemistry course, with one sheet per topic.
They can be used one at a time, at the end of a topic, or at the end of the year as a revision resource
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.
3 homework projects for the Exploring Science 8 and 9 schemes of work on Heating and Cooling, Energy and Electricity and Pressure
Each project comes with a level ladder style success grid for students to maximise their learning
Four homework projects for the Exploring Science 8 and 9 schemes of work on Food and Digestion, Microbes and Disease, Health and Fitness and Plants
Each project comes with a level ladder style success grid for students to maximise their learning
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
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
Three homework projects for the Exploring Science 7 scheme of work on Energy Resources, Recycling and Electrical Circuits.
Each project comes with a level ladder style success grid for students to maximise their learning
This workbook on Chromatography was prepared to cover chromatography at A-level. It includes details on how chromatography works, the different types of chromatography, practicals to do, questions on these practicals and research activities.
This unit was planned as part of the iGCSE metals and metal extraction scheme of work.
The unit contains powerpoints, experiments, worksheets, activities and an assessment.
Topics covered include:
- Properties and uses of metals
- Reactions of metals with water, oxygen and acid
- Reactivity Series
- Extraction of metals
- The Blast Furnace
- Alloys and Steel
- Electrolysis of molten substances and aqueous solutions
- Extraction of Aluminium
- Electrolysis of brine
- Purification of copper
This unit was planned as part of the iGCSE experimental techniques scheme of work. It was used as an introduction to the iGCSE, and contains differentiated work for students from C/D to A/A* grade.
The unit contains powerpoints, experiments, worksheets, activities and an assessment.
Topics covered include:
- Chemical and Physical reactions
- Melting and boiling points
- Separating techniques - filtration, evaporation, distillation and fractional distillation
- Preparation of a salt
- Chromatography
Resources covering the iGCSE topics of
Experimental Techniques
Fundamental ideas
Air and Water
Metals and Metal Extraction
Acids, Bases and Salts
Organic Chemistry
Moles
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
8 lesson scheme of work planned for KS3 Chemistry - covers material in 9E and 9F on the reactions of metals and metal compounds and the reactivity series.
The scheme of work includes PowerPoints, worksheets, activities and practicals, with each lesson featuring a differentiated task (levels 4-8), enabling all students to make progress.
Scheme of work planned for the iGCSE Air and Water Unit. The scheme of work contains PowerPoints, worksheets, activities, experiments, homework and an assessment.
Topics covered:
- Water
- Composition of Air
- Pollution
- Catalytic Converters
- Gas Tests
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
This unit was planned as part of the iGCSE scheme of work (Unit 16) but would be suitable for other courses. It includes PowerPoint presentations, formative assessment activities, experiments, homework and an assessment.
The topics covered are:
- Crude Oil and Hydrocarbons
- Alkanes
- Alkenes
- Alcohols
- Ethanol
- Carboxylic Acids
- Esters
Three homework projects for the Exploring Science 7 scheme of work on Acids and alkalis, Simple chemical reactions and Solutions
Each project comes with a level ladder style success grid for students to maximise their learning