Science Teacher and Marathon Runner! I graduated top of my class from the University of Limerick (BSc with concurrent teacher education) in 2015 and having taught in the Irish and UK system I have a in depth appreciation for curriculum. I currently teach Biology and Chemistry at A-Level and GCSE science in London. I am passionate about science and thoroughly enjoy creating resources, please feel free to review my resources.
Science Teacher and Marathon Runner! I graduated top of my class from the University of Limerick (BSc with concurrent teacher education) in 2015 and having taught in the Irish and UK system I have a in depth appreciation for curriculum. I currently teach Biology and Chemistry at A-Level and GCSE science in London. I am passionate about science and thoroughly enjoy creating resources, please feel free to review my resources.
Lesson 1 of Energy Changes as per AQA specication (Combined science/GCSE Chemistry).
Full set of slides, spaced practice and opportunity for self/peer assessment. Slides and worksheet can be easily adapted to suit other lessons/revision activities.
A series of slides aimed at eliciting prior knowledge of latent heat and introducing the concept of energies associated with bond breaking and bond forming.
This is a complete lesson as per AQA combined science and GCSE Chemsitry specifications on Energy Changes. The worked examples and questions used here can be easily adapted.
This resource also includes a mini teacher assessment.
Exothermic and Endothermic as per AQA specication (Combined science/GCSE Chemistry).
Full set of slides, spaced practice and opportunity for self/peer assessment. Slides and worksheet can be easily adapted to suit other lessons/revision activities.
Measuring temperature change - AQA Combined science and GCSE Chemistry Chemical Changes.
Series of practical activities and associated questions that can be adapted for a range of abilities.
Simulation practical
Foundation style practical
Higher level practical and use of graph and LOBF to determine temperature change for endothermic and exothermic
Reaction Profiles - slides and activities that gets students to think about the change of energy in a reaction, practise drawing reaction profiles, calculating the difference in energy between reactants and products. The use of cataysts and their effect on activation energy is also elicited here. Associated worksheets are included. This resource is geared towards AQA combined science and GCSE chemistry but can be easily adapted.
Bond energy - eliciting prior knowledge of latent heat and introducing the concept of energies associated with bond breaking and bond forming.
This is a complete lesson as per AQA combined science and GCSE Chemsitry specifications on Energy Changes. The worked examples and questions used here can be easily adapted.
This resource also includes a mini teacher assessment.
An introduction lesson to electroylsis based on chemical changes for AQA combined science and GCSE chemistry.
Recap of ionic bonding and state symbols.
Predictions electroylsis of molten salts.
Simple half equation examples.
A complete lesson with worksheet as per Chemical changes topic AQA cmobined science and GCSE Chemistry.
Lesson revises knowledge of structure and bonding before building on an introduction to to electrolysis. Worked examples that get students to predict products of electrolysis and identify oxidation and reduction.
A complete set of lessons and activities for higher combined science electrolysis.
The process of electrolysis
Electrolysis of molten ionic compounds
Using electrolysis to extract metals
Electrolysis of aqueous solutions
Required Practical: What happens when aqueous solutions are electrolysed using inert electrodes
Representation of reactions at electrodes as half equations (HT only)
Feel free to adapt slides to suit your lessons, let me know how you get on with teaching electrolysis.
Chemical changes as per AQA combined science and GCSE chemistry.
Complete lesson on extraction of aluminium using electroylsis. Associated worksheets included that elicit prior knowledge of conductivity, video based questions, labelling diagrams and completing half equations.
Synoptic links made to life cycle assessments and the use of resources.
Complete lesson and resources for the teaching of electrolysis in terms of rules for predicting what products will be formed in the presence of water. Worked examples of how to demonstrate oxidiation and reduction using half equations.
Chemical changes as per AQA combined science and GCSE chemistry.
Complete lesson and worksheets for electrolysis required practical. Can be adapted to cater for higher or foundation level. Solutions can be found on the resource (Half equations and electrolysis of aqueous solutions).
Chemical Changes as per AQA combined science and GCSE chemistry.
This lesson allows the students to see that ALL electrophilic substitution reactions of benzene progress by the same mechanism: 1 - formation of the electrophile in situ; 2 - attack of the electrophile on the ring; 3 - reformation of the catalyst.
6.1.1 (d) The electrophilic substitution of aromatic compounds with:
(i) concentrated nitric acid in the presence of concentrated sulfuric acid
(ii) a halogen in the presence of a halogen carrier
This lesson looks at how scientific knowledge develops over time as more evidence becomes available. It is also a chance to review the shapes of atomic orbitals as it builds on knowledge of side-on overlap of the p-orbitals to form the delocalised pi ring of electrons.
Students meet the arenes in year 12, but only in passing, so they will have little idea as to the molecular and structural formula of benzene.
A complete lesson as per the specificaiton for AQA combined science and GCSE chemistry.
This lesson follows on from a lesson on ‘Mass change when a gas is involved’
Builds on prior knowledge of resolution, accuracy, mean, anomalies and introduces uncertainty calculations.
A complete lesson as per the specificaiton for AQA combined science and GCSE chemistry.
This lesson follows on from a lesson on ‘Using moles to balance equations’.
Define limiting and excess reactants. To determine limiting reactants using mole calculations and ratios from balanced equations. To make predictions about the quantity of products that are produced.
Simple activity that shows conservation of mass through calculations. The use of equations with state symbols challenges students to think of situations where mass ‘appears’ to increase or decrease. This resource is complete with mark scheme and additional slides to support teaching.
A series of slides and activities that gets students to think about the change of energy in a reaction, practise drawing reaction profiles, calculating the difference in energy between reactants and products. The use of cataysts and their effect on activation energy is also elicited here. Associated worksheets are included. This resource is geared towards AQA combined science and GCSE chemistry but can be easily adapted.
AQA Combined science and GCSE Chemistry Chemical Changes.
Series of practical activities and associated questions that can be adapted for a range of abilities.
Simulation practical
Foundation style practical
Higher level practical and use of graph and LOBF to determine temperature change for endothermic and exothermic
A complete lesson as per the specificaiton for AQA combined science and GCSE chemistry.
This lesson follows on from a lesson on ‘Chemical Measurements’
Builds on prior knowledge of solutions and understanding of how concentration can be changed. Worked examples of calculations and additional worksheet.
Complete lesson as per Chemical Changes in AQA GCSE chemistry and combined science. The lesson revisits metals, metallic bonding and ionic bonding.
Please feel free to adapt.
