By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
State what’s meant by an exothermic reaction.
State what’s meant by an endothermic reaction.
Describe what happens to the energy during an exothermic and endothermic reaction.
Explain why exothermic and endothermic reactions are used
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Recall the equation to calculate rate of reaction.
Describe how to read a products made / time graph.
Explain why the gradient of the line can change because of external factors. E.g. temperature rise.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify long and short chain hydrocarbons.
Describe the process of cracking.
Explain why companies would use cracking.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
State what’s meant by combustion.
Describe complete and incomplete combustion.
Explain why materials can combust completely and incompletely.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify circuit symbols.
Describe how to measure and calculate current.
Explain why ammeters can read a value as minus.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify the circuit symbols for: a thermistor and a LDR.
Describe how resistance changes in a thermistor and LDR.
Explain why both LDRs and thermistors are used.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify a series and parallel circuits.
Describe the properties of series and parallel circuits.
Explain why parallel circuits are used in homes.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
State what’s meant by direct current and alternating current.
Describe the contents of a 3 pin plug.
Explain why an Earth wire is used in a plug.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
State the 3 states of matter.
Describe the changes in state.
Explain why a flat line on a cooling-curve shows a change in state.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
State what is meant by specific heat capacity.
Describe how specific heat capacity affects how a substance increases in temperature.
Explain the uses of a substance with a large specific heat capacity.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
State what holds particles together in substances.
Describe what happens when bonds are made / broken.
Explain why water, which has a large specific latent heat, remains in each state for a long time.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify 3 factors that increase the rate of reaction.
Describe how these factors increase the rate of reaction.
Explain why chemicals are best kept in a dark room at cold temperature and not moved often.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify 2 kinds of fuels which cause pollution.
Describe the effect of pollution.
Explain why scientists are developing Hydrogen cars.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify the main components of the early and late atmosphere.
Describe how the atmosphere changed over the years.
Explain why scientists believe the atmosphere changed in this way.
A simple to follow resource aimed toward KS5 / A-level students (yrs 17-18) regarding s, p, d and f orbitals, the order in which they filled mentioning their spin and how electrons respond to quanta of energy.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify the different types of orbitals.
Describe the order in which orbitals are filled.
Explain why electrons promote to other orbitals.
A simple to use resource targeted towards KS4 students (yrs 14-16).
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
State what happens to an electron during an ionic bond.
Describe how ionic bonds form cations and anions.
Explain why ionic structures form.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify fullerenes, monomers and polymers.
Describe the structure of fullerenes and polymers.
Explain the properties of fullerenes and why polymers can have different properties.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
State what is meant by an acidic and alkaline solution.
Describe how pH and concentration affects the acid / alkali.
Explain why a low concentration of a strong acid can be as dangerous as a high concentration of a weaker acid.