Full lesson PowerPoint sufficient to teach a broad range of abilities about the differences between atoms and molecules, and elements and compounds, using the air e breathe as context. The lesson contains a range of independent and practical learning activities which can be mixed and matched as appropriate for your class. The lesson is in keeping with the current KS3 UK National Curriculum, is easily accessible for students and simple to follow for teachers.

This PowerPoint will allow you to teach a broad range of abilities about electronic configuration and what this tells you about an atom’s position on the Periodic Table. The resource meets all required specification points for the Edexcel 9-1 GCSE Chemistry course. It is accessible for students, easy to follow for teachers and is appropriate for Combined and Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers.

This PowerPoint will allow you to teach a broad range of abilities about the the properties of simple and giant covalent substances. This also encompasses the new material on polymers. You will need to download the worksheet that I have made freely available “Properties of molecules cut and stick activity sheet”. The resource meets all required specification points for the Edexcel 9-1 GCSE Chemistry course. It is accessible for students, easy to follow for teachers and is appropriate for Combined and Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers.

This full lesson PowerPoint (including practical demo and worksheet) can be used to teach a broad range of abilities about Distillation - what it is, how it works and where we use it. The lesson is in keeping with the current KS3 UK National Curriculum, is easily accessible for students and simple to follow for teachers.

Full lesson PowerPoint (plus suggested practical activity) sufficient to teach a broad range of abilities about diffusion. The lesson is in keeping with the current KS3 UK National Curriculum, is easily accessible for students and simple to follow for teachers.

Full lesson PowerPoint (plus suggested practical activity) sufficient to teach a broad range of abilities about Brownian Motion and the movement of particles. The lesson is in keeping with the current KS3 UK National Curriculum, is easily accessible for students and simple to follow for teachers.

Full lesson PowerPoint (with suggested practical task) sufficient to teach a broad range of abilities about the uses and properties of rocks, focusing on porosity/permeability. The lesson is in keeping with the current KS3 UK National Curriculum, is easily accessible for students and simple to follow for teachers.

This PowerPoint (including suggested practical demos and class tasks) will allow you to teach a broad range of abilities about the Allotropes of Carbon (including diamond, graphite, graphene and fullerenes). The resource meets all required specification points for the Edexcel 9-1 GCSE Chemistry course. It is accessible for students, easy to follow for teachers and is appropriate for Combined and Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers.

This PowerPoint will allow you to teach a broad range of abilities about the differences between pure and impure substances, with additional info on how malting and boiling points determine the state of a substance. The resource meets all required specification points for the Edexcel 9-1 GCSE Chemistry course. It is accessible for students, easy to follow for teachers and is appropriate for Combined and Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers.

This full lesson PowerPoint (including practical activity and worksheet) can be used to teach a broad range of abilities about Chromatography - what it is, how it works and how to do it. The lesson is in keeping with the current KS3 UK National Curriculum, is easily accessible for students and simple to follow for teachers.

Full lesson PowerPoint (with suggested practical task) sufficient to teach a broad range of abilities about the formation and structure of igneous and metamorphic rocks. The lesson is in keeping with the current KS3 UK National Curriculum, is easily accessible for students and simple to follow for teachers. You will also need the free resource "8Hb_Investigating Crystal Formation" from my TES shop.

Full lesson PowerPoint sufficient to teach a broad range of abilities about the Rock Cycle. This lesson serves as a great intro to the Year 8 Rocks topic. The lesson is in keeping with the current KS3 UK National Curriculum, is easily accessible for students and simple to follow for teachers. You will also need the free resource "8H Rock Cycle worksheets + answers" from my TES shop.

Full Lesson PowerPoint (with engaging practical demonstration) sufficient to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Chemistry lesson on Group 1, the Alkali Metals. The resource is accessible for students, easy for teachers to follow and is appropriate for Combined and Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers. You will also need to download my FREE resource “SC17a Alkali metals worksheet” from my TES shop.

This PowerPoint will allow you to teach a broad range of abilities about how covalent bonds form and how to draw them using dot and cross diagrams. The resource meets all required specification points for the Edexcel 9-1 GCSE Chemistry course. It is accessible for students, easy to follow for teachers and is appropriate for Combined and Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers.

This PowerPoint will allow you to teach a broad range of abilities about the history of the Atomic Model, including Dalton, Thomson and Rutherford’s investigations, plus the size and scale of atoms. This lesson also covers how to calculate numbers of protons, neutrons and electrons in any given atom. The resource meets all required specification points for the Edexcel 9-1 GCSE Chemistry course. It is accessible for students, easy to follow for teachers and is appropriate for Combined and Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers.

Full lesson PowerPoint (with independent group learning) sufficient to teach a broad range of abilities about hazards and hazard symbols, especially how they relate to acids and alkalis. The lesson is in keeping with the current KS3 UK National Curriculum, is easily accessible for students and simple to follow for teachers. You’ll also need to download the FREE worksheet “7Fa Hazard Symbols worksheet” from my shop.

This PowerPoint (including an independent learning activity) will allow you to teach a broad range of abilities about the structure of atoms and the characteristics of protons, neutrons and electrons. The resource meets all required specification points for the Edexcel 9-1 GCSE Chemistry course. It is accessible for students, easy to follow for teachers and is appropriate for Combined and Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers.

This full lesson PowerPoint (including practical activity) can be used to teach a broad range of abilities about evaporation and boiling, and how to evaporate the solvent from a solution. This lesson assumes that students have already had a lesson to train them in lighting and using Bunsen burners. If this has not been done, I have a suitable lesson available in my shop entitled “Science Practical Skills - Using Bunsen Burners”. The lesson is in keeping with the current KS3 UK National Curriculum, is easily accessible for students and simple to follow for teachers.

This PowerPoint will allow you to teach a broad range of abilities about how and why ions form and how they bond to form new compounds. You will also need to download the FREE “SC5a Ionic Bonding worksheet” from my shop The resource meets all required specification points for the Edexcel 9-1 GCSE Chemistry course. It is accessible for students, easy to follow for teachers and is appropriate for Combined and Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers.

Full lesson PowerPoint (with independent learning activities) sufficient to teach a broad range of abilities about fossil fuels, how they form, and what the issues are with them. The lesson is in keeping with the current KS3 UK National Curriculum, is easily accessible for students and simple to follow for teachers.