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 structured lesson including starter activity, AfL work tasks and lesson slides on the properties of alkanes. Suitable for the OCR specification
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
To know alkanes are saturated alkanes containing sigma (σ)bonds that are free to rotate
Explain the shape and bond angle round each carbon atom in alkanes in terms of electron pair repulsion
Describe and explain the variations in boiling points of alkanes with different carbon chain lengths and branching in terms of London forces
All questions come with answers
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A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity, AfL work tasks and main work task all with answers on Covalent and Dative Covalent Bonding
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able:
To know covalent bonding as electrostatic attraction between a shared pair of electrons and the nucleus
To construct dot and cross diagrams of molecules and ions to describe single and multiple covalent bonding
To apply the term average bond enthalpy as a measurement of covalent bond strength
To know what a dative covalent bond is
To construct dot and cross diagrams of molecules and ions to describe dative covalent bonding
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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 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 main work task all with answers on Metallic Bonding and Structure
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
To describe the structure of metals
To explain metallic bonding as strong electrostatic attraction between cations and delocalised electrons
To explain the physical properties of giant metallic structures
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A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity and AfL work tasks and main work tasks with answers included on Haloalkanes and their Reactions
**By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able:
To define and use the term nucleophile
To outline the mechanism for nucleophilic substitution of haloalkanes
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A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity and AfL work tasks and main work tasks on Other Reactions of Alcohols
**By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able:
To know the elimination of H2O from alcohols in the presence of an acid catalyst and heat to form alkenes
To know the substitution of alcohols with halide ions in the presence of acid to form haloalkanes
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A structured Year 12 KS5 lesson including starter activity and AfL work tasks on The Boltzmann Distribution. Suitable for OCR Specification (AS Chemistry)
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
**1. To draw a labelled diagram of the Boltzmann distribution
**2. To explain qualitatively the Boltzmann distribution and its relationship with activation energy
**3. To explain how temperature changes and catalytic behaviour effect the proportion of molecules exceeding the activation energy and hence the reaction rate using Boltzmann distributions
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A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity, AfL work tasks and lesson slides on addition reactions of alkenes. Suitable for the OCR specification
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
To know what an electrophile is
To describe what an electrophilic addition reaction is
To outline the mechanism for electrophilic addition
Mechanisms for electrophilic addition include halogen halides, halogen molecules, and the hydrogen molecule
Explanations surrounding major and minor products are also discussed in this lesson
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A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity, AfL work tasks and plenary task all with answers on pH indicators & Titration Curves
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
LO1. To explain indicator colour changes in terms of equilibrium shift between the HA and A- forms of the indicator
LO2. To explain the choice of suitable indicators given the pH range of the indicator
LO3. To describe an experiment for creating a titration curve
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A complete lesson including starter activity, mini Afl tasks and main work task with answers for KS5 lesson on relative masses ( relative atomic mass, relative molecular mass and relative formula mass)
By the end of the lesson students should be able to
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
Students will be able to take rich notes on relative atomic mass, relative molecular mass and relative formula mass throughout the lesson
The teacher will be able to quickly assess students’ understanding of the relative mass terms by carrying out mini afl tasks either on mini white boards or in their books
The lesson ends with practice exam style questions for students to complete
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Lesson 2 of 3 on Redox Reactions in AS Chemistry. This lesson focuses on HALF EQUATIONS. The lesson includes starter activity, mini AfL work tasks with answers, main work tasks with answers (NOTE: Lesson 1, 2 and 3 are available as a bundle resource). This topic is also likely to be recapped in year 13 when students are introduced to redox reactions and electrode potentials
By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
Understand what a half equation is
Explain what a redox equation is
Construct half equations from redox equations
Students will be able to take rich notes on this topic
The teacher will be able to quickly assess students’ understanding of half equations by carrying our mini AfL tasks either on mini white boards or in students’ books
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A well structured lesson including starter activity and mini AfL questions on percentage yield and atom economy. Only suitable for AQA GCSE Chemistry (not required for combined science)
The lesson begins with a short starter task (DO NOW) recapping titrations and calculating the concentration of solutions
Then by the end of this lesson KS4 students should be able to:
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
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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Lesson 1 of 3 on Redox Reactions in AS Chemistry. This lesson focuses on OXIDATION STATES. This lesson includes starter activity, mini AfL work tasks with answers, main work tasks with answers (NOTE: Lesson 1 , 2 and 3 are available as a bundle resource). This topic is also likely to be recapped in year 13 when students are introduced to redox reactions and electrode potential.
By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
Recall the rules for oxidation states of uncombined elements and elements in compounds
Determine the oxidation states of elements in a redox reaction
Identify what substance has been reduced or oxidised in a redox reaction
Students will be able to take rich notes on this topic
The teacher will be able to quickly assess students’ understanding of oxidation states by carrying our mini AfL tasks either on mini white boards or in students’ books
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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 (Part 2 of 2) including starter activity, AfL work tasks and practice questions with answers on Group 2 Compounds
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
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
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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10 Full Lesson Bundle on Acids & Bases. This bundle covers the AQA A Level Chemistry specification. Please review the learning objectives below.
Lesson 1: Bronsted-Lowry Acid and Bases
To describe the difference between a BrØnsted Lowry acid and base
To identify conjugate acid-base pairs
To explain the difference between monobasic, dibasic and tribasic acids
To understand the role of H+ in the reactions of acids with metals and bases (including carbonates, metal oxides and alkalis), using ionic equations
Lesson 2: Strong Acids & The pH Scale
To calculate the pH of a strong acid
To convert between pH and [H+(aq)]
To apply the relationship between pH and [H+(aq)] to work out pH changes after dilution
**Lesson 3 - The Acid Dissociation Constant **
To understand the acid dissociation constant, Ka, as the extent of acid dissociation
To know the relationship between Ka and pKa
To convert between Ka and pKa
**Lesson 4- pH of weak acids **
To recall the expression of pH for weak monobasic acids
To calculate the pH of weak monobasic acids using approximations
**Lesson 5 - The ionic product of water **
To recall the expression for the ionic product of water, Kw (ionisation of water)
To calculate the pH of strong bases using Kw
To apply the principles for Kc, Kp to Kw
Lesson 6-8 - Buffer Solutions (3 part lesson)
**Part 1: Explaining How Buffer Solutions Work
To know a buffer solution is a system that minimises pH changes on addition of small amounts of an acid or base
To describe how a buffer solution is formed using weak acids, salts and weak bases
To explain qualitatively the action of acidic and basic buffers
**Part 2: Buffer Solution Calculations (Part 1)
To calculate the pH of a buffer solution containing a weak acid and the salt of a weak acid by using the Ka expression and pH equation
To calculate equilibrium concentrations, moles or mass of the components of a weak acid-salt of a weak acid buffer solution
**Part 3: Buffer Solution Calculations (Part 2)
To calculate changes in pH when a small amount of acid or alkali is added to an acidic buffer solution
Lesson 9- Neutralisation & Titration Curves
To interpret titration curves of strong and weak acids and strong and weak bases
To construct titration curve diagrams of strong and weak acids and strong and weak bases
**Lesson 10- pH indicators & Titration Curves **
To explain indicator colour changes in terms of equilibrium shift between the HA and A- forms of the indicator
To explain the choice of suitable indicators given the pH range of the indicator
To describe an experiment for creating a titration curve
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Maths skills are a key component in all A level chemistry exam papers therefore this resource is fundamental in supporting your students to be A level Chemistry Exam ready (Note:**This resource is suitable for students studying the AS or A Level AQA Exam Board). **
This resource can be completed as a lesson (~2-3 hrs required) or more conveniently it can be set as homework for students to complete independently. This resource can also be presented to students in small segments across the A level course.
After completing the resource students will be have a strong understanding of the following maths skills:
**1. Standard form
2. Significant Figures
3. Significant Figures in Chemistry Questions
4. Decimal Places
5. Percentage Uncertainty
6. Average/Mean
7. Unit Conversions **
A PowerPoint presentation is included in this resource for teachers to go through worked examples with students. Model answers to practice questions are also included in the PowerPoint presentation.
A student workbook is also included in this resource - in this workbook space has been provided for students can make key notes about each math skill. Practice questions are also included in the workbook and space has been provided for students to complete their answers.
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A useful list of all the keywords and definitions students will be introduced to during the OCR A, A level Chemistry Specification in Year 13. (NOTE: This document can also be used and adjusted as necessary for other specifications such as AQA and Edexcel, as there is a large overlap in the topics taught across these specifications)
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https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12891372
A useful list of all the keywords and definitions students will be introduced to during the OCR A, A level Chemistry Specification in Year 12. (NOTE: This document can also be used and adjusted as necessary for other specifications such as AQA and Edexcel, as there is a large overlap of topics taught across these specifications)
A printable flashcard revision of this resource can be found in my shop here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12890451