Over 200 resources available for KS3-KS4 Science, KS5 Chemistry and Whole School! Lesson resources are suitable for live lessons in school, remote teaching at home or independent student study. It’s your choice how you use them 😊 Don’t forgot to explore my free resources too!
Over 200 resources available for KS3-KS4 Science, KS5 Chemistry and Whole School! Lesson resources are suitable for live lessons in school, remote teaching at home or independent student study. It’s your choice how you use them 😊 Don’t forgot to explore my free resources too!
Well structured KS5 Lesson on the introduction to reaction mechanisms in organic chemistry for Year 12 students. The lesson contains starter activities, discussion questions and mini AfL quizzes and questions, all with answers included
By the end of the lesson students should:
Understand that reaction mechanisms are diagrams that illustrate the movement of electrons using curly arrows
Understand where curly arrows being and where they end
Identify and illustrate homolytic and heterolytic bond fission in reaction mechanisms
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A structured KS5 lesson (lesson 1 of 2) including starter activity, AfL work tasks and practice questions with answers on Redox Reactions. Suitable for Year 13 OCR A Level Chemistry
**By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
LO1: To identify the oxidation numbers of elements in ions and compounds
LO2: To construct half-equations from redox equations
LO3: To explain and use the terms oxidising agent and reducing agent
The teacher will be able to check students have met these learning objectives through mini AfL tasks for students to complete
All tasks have worked out answers, which will allow students to self assess their work during the lesson
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6 Well Structured Lessons + BONUS Required Practical Lesson on Making Salts from the AQA Specification on Chemical Changes. This bundle is suitable for students studying GCSE Chemistry or Higher Tier Combined Science
The Following Lessons are included
Lesson 1: Reactivity Series and Metal Extraction
Deduce an order of reactivity of metals based on experimental results
Explain reduction and oxidation by loss or gain of oxygen
Explain how the reactivity is related to the tendency of the metal to form its positive ion
Lesson 2: Oxidation and Reduction (in terms of electrons)
write full ionic equations for displacement reactions
Write half equations for displacement reactions
identify in a half equation which species are oxidised or reduced
Lesson 3: Reactions of Metals and Acid
Describe how to make salts from metals and acids
Construct word equations from metal and acid reactions
Write full balanced symbol equations for making salts
Lesson 4: Metal Oxides
Identity that metals react with oxygen to form metal oxides
Explain reduction and oxidation by loss or gain of oxygen
Identify metal oxides as bases or alkalis
Lesson 5: pH and Neutralisation
State the ionic equation involved in neutralisation reactions
Describe the use of a universal indicator to measure pH changes
Compare acid strength and concentration
Lesson 6: Electrolysis of Ionic Compound
Know what electrolysis is and to state its uses
Explain how electrolysis works
Predict the reactions that occur at each electrode
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A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity, AfL work tasks and lesson slides on the properties of alkenes. This lesson is an introduction to the chapter on alkenes. This lesson follows the OCR specification.
By the end of the lessons students should be able:
1)To know the general formula of alkenes
2)To explain the shape and bond angle around each carbon atom of a C=C bond
3)To describe how π and σ bonds are formed in alkenes**
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A structured KS5 lesson (Yr12) including starter activity, discussion questions and main work tasks all with answers included on Synthetic Routes in Organic Synthesis.
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
LO1: To identify individual functional groups for an organic molecule containing several functional groups
LO2: To predict the properties and reactions of an organic molecule containing several functional groups
LO3: To create two-stage synthetic routes for preparing organic compounds
**A free summary of the synthetic routes for year 12 (AS Chemistry) can be found here: **
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12367174
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A complete lesson including starter activity, mini AfL work tasks with answers, main work tasks with answers for a KS5 lesson on Water of Crystallisation (Formula of Hydrated Salts)
By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
To know the terms anhydrous, hydrated and water of crystallisation
To calculate the formula of a hydrated salt from given percentage composition or mass composition
To calculate the formula of a hydrated salt from experimental results
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A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity and AfL work tasks and main work tasks on Stereoisomerism in Complex Ions
**By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
To understand the types of stereoisomerism shown by metal complexes, including those associated with bidentate and multidentate ligands including:
(i) cis–trans isomerism e.g. Pt(NH3)2Cl2
(ii) optical isomerism e.g. [Ni(NH2CH2CH2NH2)3] 2+
To understand the use of cis-platin as an anti-cancer drug and its action by binding to DNA preventing cell division
The teacher will be able to check students have met these learning objectives through mini AfL tasks for students to complete
All tasks have worked out answers, which will allow students to self assess their work during the lesson
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A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity, AfL work tasks and lesson slides on Addition Polymerisation of Alkenes. This lesson follows the OCR specification.
**By the end of the lessons students should be able:
**1. To know the repeat unit of an addition polymer deduced from a polymer
**2. To identify the monomer that would produce a given section of an addition polymer
**3. To construct repeating units based on provided monomers
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A well structured lesson including starter activity, AfL activities and main work task with answers on pH and neutralisation. Suitable for AQA GCSE Chemistry and higher tier combined science
Then by the end of this lesson KS4 students should be able to:
To state the ionic equation involved in neutralisation reactions
To describe the use of a universal indicator to measure pH changes
To compare acid strength and concentration
The teacher will be able to check students have met these learning objectives through mini AfL tasks and main work tasks for students to complete
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AS Chemistry Bundle on Foundations in Chemistry. Suitable for AQA, OCR and Edexcel
The lessons include:
Lesson 1: Relative Masses
Define the terms relative atomic mass, relative formula mass and relative molecular mass
Calculate the relative formula mass and relative molecular mass of compounds and molecules
Lesson 2: Ions and the Periodic Table
To predict the ionic charge of ions based on the position of the element in the periodic table
To recall the names of common atomic and molecular ions
To be able write the formula of ionic compounds
Lesson 3: The Mole and The Avogadro Constant
Know that the Avogadro constant is the number of particles in a mole
Calculate the number of moles present in a given mass of an element or compound using the mole equation
Rearrange the mole equation to calculate either the number of moles, Mr or mass of an element or compound
Lesson 4: Moles and Equations
Know how to balance symbol equations
Calculate the moles of reactants or products based on chemical equations and mole ratios
Calculate the masses of reactants used or products formed based on chemical equations and mole ratios
Lesson 5: Ideal Gas Equation
Recall the ideal gas equation
2)Understand the properties of an ideal gas
Rearrange the ideal gas equation to determine either pressure, temperature, moles or volume
Lesson 6: Empirical and Molecular Formulae
Understand what is meant by ‘empirical formula’ and ‘molecular formula’
Calculate empirical formula from data giving composition by mass or percentage by mass
Calculate molecular formula from the empirical formula and relative molecular mass.
Lesson 7: Percentage Yield and Atom Economy
Know how to balance symbol equations
Calculate atom economy and percentage yield from balanced symbol equations
Calculate the masses and moles of products or reactants from balanced symbol equations
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6 Well Structured GCSE Chemistry Lessons on from the AQA Quantitative Chemistry Chapter
Lesson 1: Relative Formula Mass
To identify the relative atomic mass of an element from the periodic table
To be able to define the term relative atomic mass
To calculate relative formula masses from atomic masses
Lesson 2: Mass Changes in Reactions
To relate mass, volume and concentration
To calculate the mass of solute in solution
To relate concentration in mol/dm3 to mass and volume
Lesson 3: Moles
Describe the measurement of amounts of substance in moles
Calculate the number of moles in a given mass
Calculate the mass of a given number of moles
Lesson 4: Moles and Equations
calculate the masses of substances in a balanced symbol equation
calculate the masses of reactants and products from balanced symbol equations
calculate the mass of a given reactant or product.
Lesson 5: Percentage Yield & Atom Economy
To calculate percentage yield from balanced symbol equations
To calculate atom economy from balanced symbol equations
To calculate the masses and moles of products or reactants from balanced symbol equations
Lesson 6: Concentration of Solutions
To relate mass, volume and concentration
To calculate the mass of solute in solution
To relate concentration in mol/dm3 to mass and volume
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A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity, AfL work tasks and main work tasks with answers on Kc and Controlling the position of equilibrium.
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
To understand and explain the effect of temperature, concentration, pressure and catalysts on Kc and controlling the position of equilibrium
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A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity and AfL work tasks and main work tasks on Enthalpy and Reactions
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able:
LO1: To explain that some chemical reactions are accompanied by enthalpy changes that are exothermic or endothermic
LO2: To construct enthalpy profile diagrams to show the difference in the enthalpy of reactants compared with products
LO3: To qualitatively explain the term activation energy, including use of enthalpy profile diagrams
The teacher will be able to check students have met these learning objectives through mini AfL tasks for students to complete
All tasks have worked out answers, which will allow students to self assess their work during the lesson
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This is an exam revision resource on A level Chemistry Titration Calculations. Suitable for All A level Chemistry exam boards.
This resource includes 6 exam style questions on titration calculations (acid-base & year 12 redox) and structured model answers for each question. Each exam question is worth 6 or 7 marks.
This resource is suitable for a lesson or an independent study task/homework task for students to complete
A complete lesson including starter activity, AfL work tasks and main work tasks (all with answers included) on acyl chlorides and their reactions. Suitable for AQA A level Chemistry
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able:
To know how to draw and name acyl chlorides
To identify the products of and write equations for acylation reactions of water, alcohols, ammonia and amines with acyl chlorides
To outline the mechanism of nucleophilic addition-elimination reactions of acyl chlorides water, alcohols, ammonia and primary amines
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A well structured lesson including starter activity, main work tasks with answers included on empirical and molecular formulae
By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
Understand what is meant by ‘empirical formula’ and ‘molecular formula’
Calculate empirical formula from data giving composition by mass or percentage by mass
Calculate molecular formula from the empirical formula and relative molecular mass.
Note: the starter activity involves students self assessing their homework on moles and the ideal gas equation (Homework questions and answers are included in this resource)
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A complete lesson including starter and main work task on the ideal gas equation
Lesson begins with exam style questions to recap on what students should know about moles
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
Recall the ideal gas equation
Understand the properties of an ideal gas
Rearrange the ideal gas equation to determine either pressure, temperature, moles or volume
Teacher will be able assess students understanding and progress throughout the lesson via mini AfL tasks
Students complete a 20-30 minute main work task at the end of the lesson on the ideal gas equation
Worked example answers to the main work task are provided to allow students to self assess their answers
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A complete lesson including starter activity, mini AfL work tasks with answers, main work tasks with answers for a KS4 GCSE lesson on waste water treatment.
By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
State the stages of waste water treatment
Explain the stages of waste water treatment
Compare the ease of treating waste, ground and salt water
Students will be able to take rich notes on waste water treatment.
The teacher will be able to quickly assess students’ understanding of waste water treatment by carrying our mini AfL questions using A,B,C cards or mini white baords
The lesson ends with a main work task for students to complete. Students will be able to self or peer assess their answers to this task using the detailed answers provided
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9 Full Lesson Bundle covering Module 3.1 - The Periodic Table from OCR A Level Chemistry A specification. Please review the learning objectives below
Lesson 1: The Structure of The Periodic Table
To know how the periodic table is arranged
To describe the periodic trend in electron configurations across periods 2 and 3
To classify elements into s, p and d blocks
Lesson 2: AS Chemistry: Ionisation Energy (Part 1)
To define the term ‘first ionisation energy’ and successive ionisation energies
To describe the factors affecting ionisation energy
To explain the trend in successive ionisation energies of an element
Lesson 3: AS Chemistry: Ionisation Energy (Part 2)
To explain the trend in first ionisation energies down a group
To explain the trend in first ionisation energies across period 2
To explain the trend in first ionisation energies across period 3
Lesson 4: Periodicity: Melting Points
To describe the trend in structure from giant metallic to giant covalent to simple molecular lattice
To explain the variation in melting points across period 2 & 3 in terms of structure and bonding
Lesson 5: AS Chemistry: Group 2 Elements
To know group 2 elements lose their outer shell s2 electrons to form +2 ions
To state and explain the trend in first and second ionisation energies of group 2 elements and how this links to their relative reactivities with oxygen, water and dilute acids
To onstruct half equations of redox reactions of group 2 elements with oxygen, water and dilute acids and to identify what species have been oxidised and reduced using oxidation numbers
Lesson 6: AS Chemistry: Group 2 Compounds
To know the reaction between group 2 metal oxides and water
To state the trend in solubility and alkalinity of group 2 metal hydroxides
To describe the uses of some group 2 compounds including their equations
Lesson 7: The Halogens: Properties & Reactivity
To describe and explain the trend in boiling points of the halogens in terms of induced dipole-dipole interactions (London Forces)
To describe and explain the trend in reactivity of the halogens illustrated by their displacement reaction with other halide ions
To construct full and ionic equations of halogen-halide displacement reactions and to predict the colour changes of these reactions in aqueous and organic solutions
Lesson 8: Disproportionation & The Uses of Chlorine
To explain the term disproportionation
To explain how the reaction of chlorine with water or cold dilute sodium hydroxide are examples of disproportionation reactions
To evaluate the uses of chlorine (How Science Works)
Lesson 9: Qualitative Analysis
To carry out test tube reactions and record observations to determine the presence of the following anions : CO32- SO42- , Cl-, Br-, and I-
To carry out test tube reactions and record observations to determine the presence of the following cations: NH4+, Fe2+, Fe3+, Mn2+ and Cu2+
To construct ionic equations to explain the qualitative analysis tests of cations and anions
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A complete lesson including starter activity, AfL work tasks and main work tasks (all with answers included) on Acyl Chlorides and Their Reactions
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
To know how to name acyl chlorides
To recall the equation for the formation of acyl chlorides from carboxylic acids using SOCl2
To construct equations for the use of acyl chlorides in the synthesis of esters, carboxylic acids and primary and secondary amides
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