A lesson on transition metals. It covers the properties of metals and the properties and reactivity of the transition metals compared to the alkali metals. Questions and answers are on the slides – no printing required. Designed for the AQA 9-1 GCSE chemistry specification.

A lesson on the condensation polymers. It covers how polyesters form using structures and equations and compares addition and condensation polymers. It also goes through how amino acids join to form poly pepides. Questions and answers provided on slides – no need to print. Designed for the AQA 9-1 GCSE specification.

A lesson on the carboxylic acid homologous series. It covers what a carboxylic acid is, how carboxylic acids are weak acids and the making of esters from acids. Questions and answers provided on slides – no need to print. Designed for the AQA 9-1 GCSE specification.

A lesson on carboxylic acids designed for the new OCR A level spec. Includes what naming carboxylic acids and esters, explanation of the water solubility of carboxylic acids, reactions of carboxylic acids with metals, oxides, hydroxides, carbonates and esterifation. Includes questions on slides for students to work through – no printing required.

A collection of starters covering the first topics of Module 6 - Benzene. Each starter contains a bronze/silver/gold option and the answers are given on the following slide. Includes 4 starters: Introduction to Benzene Electrophilic Substitution Phenol Directing Groups

A lesson that covers directing groups. It covers activating and deactivating groups, directing groups and application of them to organic synthesis. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the new OCR A Level specification

A Powerpoint presentation covering free radical substitution from the OCR new A-level specification. Lesson covers what is homolytic fission, steps in a free radical substitution reaction and why free radical substitution leads to a mixture of products. Contains questions on slides, so no printing required.

A lesson on electron arrangement and the blocks of the periodic table. Designed for Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Certificate in Applied Science Unit 1 (Principles and Applications of Science I).

A lesson on reacting oxidation and reduction. Designed for Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Certificate in Applied Science Unit 1 (Principles and Applications of Science I). Lesson covers assigning oxidation states, the meaning of oxidation and reduction and how to identify what has been oxidised or reduced in a reaction. Includes questions for students to complete on the slides. No printing required.

A lesson on materials for the Edexcel 9-1 separate sciences specification. Covers the properties of different materials (ceramics, composites, glass) and asks students to choose the best material for a given use from data provided. Includes exam questions or exam-style questions on the slides. No printing required.

A lesson on alcohols designed for the Edexcel 9-1 separate science specification. A lesson on alcohols – naming them, drawing their structures and how alcohols are made using fermentation. Includes exam questions on slides. No printing required.

A lesson on the electrolysis of copper sulfate and purification of copper. Covers the products of electrolysis of copper sulfate with copper and carbon electrodes, how to purify copper using electrolysis, and exam question and a practical on the electrolysis of copper sulfate (one part of the core practical). Designed for the Edexcel 9-1 combined science specification.

A lesson on ores and extracting metals for the Edexcel 9-1 spec. The lesson covers what is an ore and the different methods of extracting metals. A set of factsheets ( tailored to the Edexcel 9-1 spec) is included.

A lesson on mass spectrometry designed for OCR A level. Lesson includes what a M+ peak is, how to calculate the empirical formula using a M+ peak and percentage composition, fragmentation patterns and exam questions on identifying alcohols and alkanes from a mass spectrum. Includes a handout of the mass spectra used in the lesson to print for students so they can annotate.

A lesson on graphene, buckminister fullerene (C60) and nanotubes. It covers the structure, bonding, properties and uses of all 3. Links to videos and questions (with answers) are on the slides. No need to print. Designed for the GCSE 9-1 AQA specification.

A lesson on limiting reagents. It covers what the terms limiting reagent and in excess mean. It also goes through how to calculate the limiting reagent. Questions and answers are included in the slides – no need to print. Designed for the AQA GCSE 9-1 specification.

A collection of six bronze/silver/gold starters (with answers on following slide) for the new OCR A level specification. Starters are for Module 4 and include: properties of alcohols, oxidation reactions of alcohols, dehydration of alcohols, substitution and haloalkanes (2 on this) and haloalkanes and the ozone layer.

A lesson on extraction of metals. It covers what an ore is and how metals can be extracted by heating with carbon. It also covers oxidation and reduction. Questions and answers are included in the slides – no need to print. Designed for the AQA GCSE 9-1 specification.

Powerpoints for the for the core practical on making copper sulfate for Edexcel 9-1. One covers the theory of the practical and the other is a Power Point for the practical itself. Due to the length of the practical, you will need more than one lesson to cover the theory and to complete the practical.

A lesson covering what is a neutralisation reaction, the reaction between acids and hydroxides and oxides and how to write a balanced equation for these reactions.