NEW AQA GCSE (2016) Chemistry - Polymerisation

This lesson is designed for the NEW AQA Trilogy Chemistry GCSE, particularly the ‘Organic Chemistry’ SoW.

Pupils will firstly be introduced to the idea of polymers and will provided with a definition, they will then be given a set of information in pairs - one will be provided with polyethene and the other will be provided with polypropene. Pupils will then need to complete an ‘Each one, teach one’ task where they teach other other about the polymers - the monomers they are made up of, their properties and also products in which they are used. This task can be self-assessed using the mark scheme provided.

Pupils will now watch a video on polymerisation, using the video they will need to answer a set of questions which can then be self-assessed using the mark scheme provided.

The lesson will now focus on condensation polymerisation, pupils will firstly be given a worksheet with a set of questions which will need to be answered using a set of information posters that will be placed around the room. This work can be either peer assessed or self assessed using the answers provided in the PowerPoint presentation.

The last task requires pupils to complete an ‘Exam-style question’ on the topic of what they have learned this lesson, once this is complete students can assess their work using the answers provided.

The plenary task is an anagram challenge, pupils will need to unscramble the anagrams to reveal key words from today’s lesson.

All resources are included at the end of the presentation. Thanks for looking, if you have any questions please let me know in the comments section and any feedback would be appreciated :)