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!
A well structured lesson including starter activity and mini AfL questions on concentration of solutions. Suitable for AQA GCSE Chemistry and higher tier combined science
The lesson begins with a short starter task (DO NOW) discussing students’ prior knowledge of concentration and solutions
Then by the end of this lesson KS4 students should be able to:
To relate mass, volume and concentration
To calculate the mass of solute in solution
To relate concentration in mol/dm3 to mass and volume
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 complete lesson including starter activity, mini AfL work tasks with answers, main work tasks with answers for a KS5 lesson on organic and inorganic compounds
By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
Describe what organic and inorganic compounds are
Compare the strength of bonds in organic and inorganic compounds
Explain the molecular shape of carbon containing compounds
Students will be able to take rich notes on organic and inorganic compounds, building on their KS4 knowledge on this topic
The teacher will be able to quickly assess students’ understanding of the organic and inorganic compounds by carrying our mini AfL tasks either on mini white boards or in students’ books
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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Well structured KS5 Lesson on The Reactions of Benzene. The lesson contains starter activities, discussion questions and mini AfL questions and practice questions, all with answers included
By the end of the lesson students should:
To understand 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
(iii) a haloalkane or acyl chloride in the presence of a halogen carrier (Friedel–Crafts reaction) and its importance to synthesis by formation of a C–C bond to an aromatic ring
To construct the mechanism of electrophilic substitution in arenes
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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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A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity and AfL work tasks and main work tasks on Precipitation & Ligand Substitution Reactions. All tasks have worked out answers, which will allow students to self assess their work during the lesson
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By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
LO1: To recall the colour changes and observations of reactions of Cu2+, Fe2+, Fe3+, Mn2+ and Cr3+ with aqueous sodium hydroxide and ammonia (small amounts and in excess)
LO2: To construct ionic equations for the precipitation reactions that take place
LO3: To construct ionic equation of the ligand substitution reactions that take place in Cu2+ ions and Cr3+ ions
LO4: To explain the biochemical importance of iron in haemoglobin, including ligand substitution involving O2 and CO**
**Note: This lesson includes 15 ligand substitution & precipitation reactions students need to remember- students are advised to create flashcards for these reactions (this can be completed as a flip learning homework task). Creation of flashcards should be followed up with a practical lesson on precipitation and ligand substitution reactions- see my TES shop for this practical lesson **
Alternatively: To save students time you can buy this resource with includes 23 printable flashcards of all the transition element reactions: precipitation, ligand substitution and redox reactions (click below for this resource):
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12637622
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A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity and AfL work tasks and main work tasks on Properties of Alcohols
**By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able:
**LO1: To identify and explain the intermolecular forces that are present in alcohol molecules
LO2: To explain the water solubility of alcohols, their low volatility and their trend in boiling points
LO3: To classify alcohols as primary, secondary or tertiary alcohols
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 and AfL work tasks and main work tasks on Calorimetry
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able:
LO1: To determine enthalpy changes directly from appropriate experimental results, including use of the relationship q=mcΔT
LO2: To know the techniques and procedures used to determine enthalpy changes directly using a coffee cup calorimeter
LO3: To know the techniques and procedures used to determine enthalpy changes indirectly using a copper calorimeter
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 complete lesson including starter activity, mini AfL work tasks with answers, main work tasks with answers for a KS5 lesson on isomers (structural isomers and stereoisomers). Suitable for the OCR specification
By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
To describe what structural isomers and stereoisomers are
To construct formulae of structural isomers of various compounds
To construct formulae of E-Z and cis-trans stereoisomers of alkenes
Students will be able to take rich notes on isomers, building on their KS4 knowledge on this topic
The teacher will be able to quickly assess students’ understanding on isomers by carrying our mini AfL tasks either on mini white boards or in students’ books
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A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity and AfL work tasks and main work tasks on Bond Enthalpies
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able:
LO1: To explain the term average bond enthalpy
LO2: To explain exothermic and endothermic reactions in terms of enthalpy changes associated with the breaking and making of chemical bonds
LO3: To apply average bond enthalpies to calculate enthalpy changes and related quantities
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 whole lesson including starter activity, AfL work tasks and main work task all with answers on Changes of State
By the end of this lesson KS4 students should be able to:
Describe how, when substances change state, mass is conserved
Describe energy transfer in changes of state
Explain changes of state in terms of particles.
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 A level Chemistry lesson including starter activity, AfL work tasks and lesson slides with answers on the rate determining step
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
To explain and use the term rate determining step
To deduce possible steps in a reaction mechanism from the rate equation and the balanced equation for the overall reaction
To predict the rate equation that is consistent with the rate determining step
A whole lesson including starter activity, AfL work tasks and main work task all with answers on Internal Energy
By the end of this lesson KS4 students should be able to:
Describe the particle model of matter
Understand what is meant by the internal energy of a system
Describe the effect of heating on the energy stored within a system
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
A whole lesson including starter activity, AfL work tasks and main work task all with answers on Specific Heat Capacity. Suitable for AQA GCSE Physics and Combined Science (both higher and foundation)
By the end of this lesson KS4 students should be able to:
Describe the effect of increasing the temperature of a system in terms of particles
State the factors that are affected by an increase in temperature of a substance
Calculate specific heat capacity
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 tasks and main work task on Orders of Reactants
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
To recall the terms rate of reaction, order, overall order and rate constant
To describe how orders of reactants affect the rate of a reaction
To calculate the overall order of a reaction
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 Year 13 KS5 lesson ( lesson 1 of 2) on Concentration-Time Graphs. This lesson includes starter activity, worked examples and main work task. This lesson is part of the Year 13 topic on Rates which is also discussed in Year 12
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
To know the techniques and procedures used to investigate reaction rates
To calculate reaction rates using gradients from concentration-time graphs
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A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity and model example questions and answers and practice questions on the rate equation and calculating the rate constant
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
To determine the order of a reactant from experimental data
To calculate the rate constant, K, from a rate equation
To calculate the units of the rate constant
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A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity on initial rates and clock reactions
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
To determine the rate constant for a first order reaction from the gradient of a rate- concentration graph
To understand how rate-concentration graphs are created
To explain how clock reactions are used to determine initial rates of reactions
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A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity and AfL work tasks with answers included on Standard Electrode & Cell Potentials (Part 1 of 2)
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able:
**To describe techniques and procedures used for the measurement of :
**i) Cell potentials of metals or non-metals in contact with their ions in aqueous solution
**ii) Ions of the same element in different oxidation states in contact with a Pt electrode
The teacher will be able to check students have met these learning objectives through mini AfL tasks for students to complete
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A structured KS5 lesson (Part 2 of 2) including starter activity, AfL work tasks and practice questions on Standard Electrode & Cell Potentials
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
LO1: To use the term standard electrode potential E⦵ including its measurement using a hydrogen electrode
LO2: To calculate a standard cell potential by combining two standard electrode potentials
LO3: To predict the feasibility of electrode potentials to modern storage cells
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 and AfL work tasks on Storage and Fuel Cells
**By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
**LO1: To understand the application of the principles of electrode potentials to modern storage cells
**LO2: To explain that a fuel cell uses the energy from a reaction of a fuel with oxygen to produce a voltage
**LO3: To derive the reactions that take place at each electrode in a hydrogen fuel cell
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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