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 halogen displacement reactions. It covers what a displacement reaction is, the practical on halogen displacement and the equations for the reactions. Questions and answers are on the slides – no printing required. Designed for the AQA 9-1 GCSE chemistry specification.

A lesson on Group 7 - The Halogens. It covers what the halogens look like, some of their reactions and an explanation in the trend in reactivity down the group. Includes links to videos. Questions and answers are on the slides – no printing required. Designed for the AQA 9-1 GCSE chemistry specification.

A lesson on Group 1 - The Alkali Metals. It covers the physical properties of the alkali metals, their reaction with water ( can be done as a demo or by showing a video) and an explanation of the trend in reactivity down the group. Questions and answers are on the slides – no printing required. Designed for the AQA 9-1 GCSE chemistry specification.

A lesson on using the periodic table. It covers the locations of metals and non-metals, groups and periods and links the periodic table to electronic configuration. Questions and answers are on the slides – only need to print a periodic table for the students to use. Designed for the AQA 9-1 GCSE chemistry specification.

A lesson on isotopes – it includes the definition of isotope, an explanation of relative atomic mass and how to calculate it from data. Questions and answers are included in the slides – no need to print.

A lesson on the models of the atom. It compares the plum pludding v the nuclear model, explains how most of an atom is empty space and discusses the contributions Bohr made. It includes links to videos on the history and a timeline for students to fill in. Designed to the AQA 9-1 GCSE chemistry specification.

A lesson that covers ionic lattices and properties of ionic compounds. It goes through briefly through the properties of simple covalent compounds. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the OCR A Level specification.

A lesson that covers ions. It goes through how to predict the charge of an ion using the periodic table, formulae for common ions to learn, -ate v -ide and how to write the formulae of an ionic compound. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the OCR A Level specification.

A lesson that covers relative atomic mass. The lesson goes through the definition of relative isotopic mass, how to calculate relative atomic mass from data and the use of mass spec to find atomic masses. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the OCR A Level specification.

A lesson that covers atomic structure. It goes through protons, neutrons and electrons; what an isotope is and how to work out the number of protons, neutrons and electrons in an atom and ion. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the OCR A Level specification.

This theory lesson covers the qualitative tests that go with PAG 4.1. It describes the test for carbonate, sulfate, halides and ammonium ions. It also covers ionic equations for these reactions and the order in which these reactions should be carried out. All questions and answers are on the slides, no printing required. Designed for the OCR A/AS specification.

A lesson that covers halogen displacement reactions. It contains a method and results for a halogen displacement practical and discusses how these are redox reactions. It also covers writing half-equations for these reactions. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the OCR A Level specification.

A lesson that covers Group 7 - the Halogens. It covers the benefits and risks of using chlorine, trends in boiling points and reactivity down the group and disproportion reactions involving chlorine. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the OCR A Level specification.

A lesson that covers the compounds of Group 2 elements. It goes through the uses of Group 2 compounds, reactions of Group 2 oxides with water and trends in the solubility of Group 2 hydroxides. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the OCR A Level specification.

A lesson that covers the reactions and reactivity of Gropup 2 metals with oxygen, water and acid and it explains the reactivity trends down the group. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the OCR A Level specification.

A lesson that covers trends in melting points across Periods 2 and 3. The lesson describes how carbon, silicon and boron form giant covalent lattices. It then covers how the type of bonding changes across a period and periodic trends in melting points.Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the OCR A Level specification.

A lesson that covers metallic bonding and trends in melting points accross a period. It covers what a metallic bond is, how to show metallic bonding with diagrams, explanations of the properties of metals and trends in melting points of metals across a period. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the OCR A Level specification.

A lesson that covers trends in the first ionisation energy. It covers trends in first ionisation energy down a group and across a period. It also discusses trends and links to electronic configuration and sub-shells. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the OCR A Level specification.

A lesson that covers successive ionisation energies. It covers the meaning of first ionisation energy, factors that influence the ionisation energy of an element and periodic trends in successive ionisation energies. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the OCR A Level specification.