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A Science teacher by trade, I've also been known to be found teaching Maths and PE! However, strange as it may seem, my real love is designing resources that can be used by other teachers to maximise the experience of the students. I am constantly thinking of new ways to engage a student with a topic and try to implement that in the design of the lessons.

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A Science teacher by trade, I've also been known to be found teaching Maths and PE! However, strange as it may seem, my real love is designing resources that can be used by other teachers to maximise the experience of the students. I am constantly thinking of new ways to engage a student with a topic and try to implement that in the design of the lessons.
Topic C4: Organic chemistry (Edexcel iGCSE Chemistry)
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Topic C4: Organic chemistry (Edexcel iGCSE Chemistry)

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This bundle of 9 lessons covers the majority of the content in Topic C4 (Organic chemistry) of the Edexcel iGCSE Chemistry specification. The sub-topics and specification points covered within these lessons include: [a] Introduction Know that a hydrocarbon is a compound of hydrogen and carbon atoms only Know what is meant by the term homologous series and functional group Understand how to name compounds containing up to six carbon atoms Be able to write the structural and displayed formula of an organic molecule [b] Crude oil Know that crude oil is a mixture of hydrocarbons Describe how the process of fractional distillation separates crude oil into fractions Know the names and properties of the main fractions Know the possible products of complete and incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons with oxygen in the air Understand why carbon monoxide is poisonous Describe how long chain alkanes are converted to alkenes and shorter chain alkanes by cracking [c] Alkanes Know the general formula for the alkanes and explain why they are classified as the saturated hydrocarbons Understand how to draw the structural and displayed formula for the alkanes [d] Alkenes Know that alkenes contain the functional group C=C and know their general formula Explain why the alkenes are described as the unsaturated hydrocarbons Understand how to draw the structural and displayed formula for the alkenes Describe how bromine water can be used to distinguish between an alkane and an alkene [e] Alcohols Know that the alcohols contain the functional group -OH Understand how to draw structural and displayed formula for the first 4 alcohols Know that ethanol can be manufactured by reacting ethene with steam and by the fermentation of glucose [f] Carboxylic acids Know the functional group of the carboxylic acids Understand how to draw structural and displayed formula for the acids Describe the reactions of the acids with metals and metal carbonates Know that vinegar is an aqueous solution containing ethanoic acid [h] Synthetic polymers Know that an addition plymer is formed by joining many small molecules called monomers Understand how to draw the repeat unit of an addition polymer All of these lesson presentations and accompanying resources are detailed and engaging and contain regular progress checks to allow the students to constantly assess their understanding.
Topic C6.2: Organic Chemistry (OCR Gateway A GCSE Chemistry)
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Topic C6.2: Organic Chemistry (OCR Gateway A GCSE Chemistry)

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This bundle of 7 lessons covers the majority of the content in the sub-topic C6.2 (Organic Chemistry) of the OCR Gateway A GCSE Chemistry specification. The topics covered within these lessons include: Alkanes Alkenes Alcohols Carboxylic acids Alkanes from crude oil Cracking oil fractions Biological polymers All of these lesson presentations and accompanying resources are detailed and engaging and contain regular progress checks to allow the students to constantly assess their understanding.
Topic C8: Fuels & Earth Science (Edexcel GCSE Combined Science & GCSE Chemistry)
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Topic C8: Fuels & Earth Science (Edexcel GCSE Combined Science & GCSE Chemistry)

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This bundle of 5 lessons some of the content in Topic C8 (Fuels and Earth Science) of the Edexcel GCSE Combined Science & GCSE Chemistry specifications. The topics covered within these lessons include: Hydrocarbons Fractional distillation of crude oil Complete and incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons Cracking Formation of the early atmosphere The modern day atmosphere All of these lesson presentations and accompanying resources are detailed and engaging and contain regular progress checks to allow the students to constantly assess their understanding.
Topic C3: Atoms, elements and compounds (Cambridge iGCSE Science Double Award)
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Topic C3: Atoms, elements and compounds (Cambridge iGCSE Science Double Award)

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This bundle of 13 lessons covers all of the content in Topic C3 (Atoms, elements and compounds) of the core and supplement sections of the Cambridge iGCSE Science Double Award specification. The topics covered within these lessons include: Identifying physical and chemical changes Differences between elements, compounds and mixtures Differences between metals and non-metals The terms solvent, solute, solution and concentration The structure of the atom Electronic configurations Isotopes The formation of ions by gain or loss of electrons Simple covalent structures Dot and cross diagrams for covalent structures Allotropes of carbon Giant covalent structures All of these lesson presentations and accompanying resources are detailed and engaging and contain regular progress checks to allow the students to constantly assess their understanding
Topic C7: Chemical reactions (Cambridge iGCSE Science Double Award)
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Topic C7: Chemical reactions (Cambridge iGCSE Science Double Award)

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This bundle of 7 lessons covers the majority of the content in Topic C7 (Chemical reactions) of the core and supplement sections of the Cambridge iGCSE Science Double Award specification. The topics and specification points covered within these lessons include: Describe practical methods for investigating the rate of a reaction which produces a gas Describe the effect of concentration, catalysts, particle size and temperature on the rate of reaction Explain the effect of changing concentration, catalysts, particle size and temperature in terms of collisions between reacting particles and activation energy Describe redox reactions in terms of the gain/loss of oxygen or electrons Use the terms oxidising and reducing agents All of these lesson presentations and accompanying resources are detailed and engaging and contain regular progress checks to allow the students to constantly assess their understanding
Topic C5: Electricity and chemistry (Cambridge iGCSE Science  Double Award)
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Topic C5: Electricity and chemistry (Cambridge iGCSE Science Double Award)

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This bundle of 3 lessons covers a lot of the content in Topic C5 (Electricity and chemistry) of the core and supplement sections of the Cambridge iGCSE Science Double Award specification. The topics and specification points covered within these lessons include: Be able to describe electrolysis as the breakdown of an ionic compound when in molten form or in solution Know the products at the electrodes for the electrolysis of molten salts and solutions Be able to construct half-equations for the formation of elements at the electrodes All of these lesson presentations and accompanying resources are detailed and engaging and contain regular progress checks to allow the students to constantly assess their understanding
Topic C8: Acids, bases and salts (Cambridge iGCSE Science Double Award)
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Topic C8: Acids, bases and salts (Cambridge iGCSE Science Double Award)

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This bundle of 6 lessons covers a lot of the content in Topic C8 (Acids, bases and salts) of the core and supplement sections of the Cambridge iGCSE Science Double Award specification. The topics and specification points covered within these lessons include: Describe neutrality and relative acidity or alkalinity in terms of pH Describe the characteristic properties of acids including the reactions with metals, bases and carbonates Describe and use the tests for cations, anions and gases All of these lesson presentations and accompanying resources are detailed and engaging and contain regular progress checks to allow the students to constantly assess their understanding
Surface area and the rate of reaction
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Surface area and the rate of reaction

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This is a fast-paced lesson that looks at how particle size affects the rate of reaction and challenges the students to carry out a practical to obtain valid results to back up the theory. It is a fully-resourced lesson that consists of an engaging lesson presentation (19 slides) and a calculation worksheet which is differentiated two ways to enable those students who find the maths hard to have a way to access the learning. Students are guided through a method of calculating the surface area and volume of the object and calculating the surface area to volume ratio. Using the answers to their calculations, they will complete a summary passage which explains why having more exposed reacting particles leads to an increased rate of reaction. Students will then carry out a practical where they have to determine which cube of jelly to use to make jelly the fastest in order to test their summary passage is valid. This lesson has been designed for GCSE students but could be used with younger students looking at chemical reactions and investigating the factors that affect the rate.
Topic C2.1: Purity and separating mixtures (OCR Gateway A GCSE Combined Science)
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Topic C2.1: Purity and separating mixtures (OCR Gateway A GCSE Combined Science)

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This bundle of 10 lessons covers all of the content in the sub-topic C2.1 (Purity and separating mixtures) of the OCR Gateway A GCSE Combined Science specification. The topics covered within these lessons include: Explain what is meant by the purity of a substance and use melting point to distinguish pure from impure Calculate the relative formula mass separately and in a balanced symbol equation Deduce the empirical formula of a compound Explain that many useful materials are formulations of mixtures Describe and explain the processes of filtration, crystallisation, simple distillation and fractional distillation Describe the processes of paper and thin-layer chromatography Recall that chromatography involves a mobile and stationary phase Interpret chromatograms All of these lesson presentations and accompanying resources are detailed and engaging and contain regular progress checks to allow the students to constantly assess their understanding.
Metals and metallic bonding
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Metals and metallic bonding

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This detailed and engaging lesson uses a range of tasks, discussion points and quick competitions to explore how the structure of metals is related to their properties. The lesson begins by providing the melting points for four metals and challenging the students to work out why mercury would be considered to be the odd one out. This task enables students to recognise that most metals are solid at room temperature and then the next part of the lesson guides students through explaining how this is related to the structure. The range of quick competitions are used to maintain engagement but also to introduce new terms such as lattice and delocalised so that students can recognise these in descriptions and use them accurately in their own. Students will recall that metals are good conductors of electricity and heat and now will be able to explain this with reference to the free electrons. Progress checks are written into the lesson at regular intervals so understanding can be checked at critical points and misconceptions addressed. The final part of the lesson makes link to related topics such as alloys and naming compounds. This lesson has been written for GCSE aged students.
Topic C1g: Covalent bonding (Edexcel iGCSE Chemistry)
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Topic C1g: Covalent bonding (Edexcel iGCSE Chemistry)

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This bundle of 4 lessons covers the majority of the content in Topic C1g (Covalent bonding) of the Edexcel iGCSE Chemistry specification. The topics and specification points covered within these lessons include: Know that covalent bonding involves the sharing of electrons Be able to draw dot and cross diagrams for a range of structures involving covalent bonds Describe the structure of simple covalent substances and relate this to their properties Explain why substances with giant covalent structures are solids with high melting and boiling points Explain how the structures of diamond, graphite and buckminsterfullerene affects their physical properties All of these lesson presentations and accompanying resources are detailed and engaging and contain regular progress checks to allow the students to constantly assess their understanding.
Edexcel GCSE Combined Science Topic C3 (Chemical change) REVISION
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Edexcel GCSE Combined Science Topic C3 (Chemical change) REVISION

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This is a fully-resourced revision lesson that uses a combination of exam questions, understanding checks, quick tasks and quiz competitions to help the students to assess their understanding of the sub-topics found within Topic C3 (Chemical change) of the Edexcel GCSE Combined Science specification. The sub-topics and specification points that are tested within the lesson include: Acids, pH and the concentration of hydrogen ions The general reactions of the acids to produce salts Electrolysis of molten salts Electrolysis of aqueous solutions Writing half equations for the reactions at the electrodes Students will be engaged through the numerous quiz rounds whilst crucially being able to recognise those areas which require their further attention during general revision or during the lead up to the actual assessment
Edexcel GCSE Combined Science Topic C8 (Fuels and Earth Science) REVISION
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Edexcel GCSE Combined Science Topic C8 (Fuels and Earth Science) REVISION

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This is a fully-resourced revision lesson that uses a combination of exam questions, understanding checks, quick tasks and quiz competitions to help the students to assess their understanding of the sub-topics found within Topic C8 (Fuels and Earth Science) of the Edexcel GCSE Combined Science specification. The sub-topics and specification points that are tested within the lesson include: The separation of crude oil into simpler, more useful mixtures by fractional distillation The differing properties of the fractions The complete and incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons The chemical process of cracking The Earth’s early atmosphere Human activity and climate change The composition of today’s atmosphere Students will be engaged through the numerous quiz rounds whilst crucially being able to recognise those areas which require their further attention during general revision or during the lead up to the actual GCSE terminal exams
Edexcel GCSE Combined Science Topic C7 (Rates of reaction and energy changes) REVISION
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Edexcel GCSE Combined Science Topic C7 (Rates of reaction and energy changes) REVISION

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This is a fully-resourced revision lesson that uses a combination of exam questions, understanding checks, quick tasks and quiz competitions to help the students to assess their understanding of the sub-topics found within Topic C7 (Rates of reaction and energy changes) of the Edexcel GCSE Combined Science specification. The sub-topics and specification points that are tested within the lesson include: Explain the effects on rates of reaction of changes in temperature, concentration and pressure Be able to define a catalyst and explain how this reduces the activation energy Describe an endothermic and exothermic reactions Calculate the energy change in a reaction Draw reaction profiles for endothermic and exothermic reactions, identifying activation energy Students will be engaged through the numerous quiz rounds whilst crucially being able to recognise those areas which require their further attention during general revision or during the lead up to the actual GCSE terminal exams
Edexcel GCSE Combined Science Topic C1 (Key concepts in chemistry) REVISION
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Edexcel GCSE Combined Science Topic C1 (Key concepts in chemistry) REVISION

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This is a fully-resourced revision lesson that uses a combination of exam questions, understanding checks, quick tasks and quiz competitions to help the students to assess their understanding of the sub-topics found within Topic C1 (Key concepts in chemistry) of the Edexcel GCSE Combined Science specification. The sub-topics and specification points that are tested within the lesson include: Describe how the model of the atom has changed over time with the discovery of the subatomic particles Describe the structure of an atom and know that atoms contain the same number of protons as electrons Calculate the number of protons, electrons and neutrons when given the atomic and mass number Identify elements as metals or non-metals Predict the electron configuration of the first 20 elements Explain how ionic bonds are formed by the transfer of electrons Explain the structure of an ionic compound as an ionic lattice Explain how a covalent bond is formed Be able to draw dot and cross diagrams for simple covalent structures Describe the structure and properties of graphite and diamond Calculate the relative formula mass Explain the law of the conservation of mass Calculate the concentration of a solution Recall Avogadro’s constant and use in mole calculations Students will be engaged through the numerous quiz rounds whilst crucially being able to recognise those areas which require their further attention during general revision or during the lead up to the actual GCSE terminal exams
Edexcel GCSE Chemistry Topic 3 REVISION (Chemical changes)
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Edexcel GCSE Chemistry Topic 3 REVISION (Chemical changes)

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This is an engaging revision lesson which uses a range of exam questions, understanding checks, quick tasks and quiz competitions to enable students to assess their understanding of the content within topic 3 (Chemical changes) of the Edexcel GCSE Chemistry specification. The specification points that are covered in this revision lesson include: Recall that acids in solution are sources of hydrogen ions and alkalis in solution are sources of hydroxide ions Recall that the higher the concentration of hydrogen ions in an acidic solution, the lower the pH; and the higher the concentration of hydroxide ions in an alkaline solution, the higher the pH Recall that as hydrogen ion concentration in a solution increases by a factor of 10, the pH of the solution decreases by 1 Recall that a base is any substance that reacts with an acid to form a salt and water only Recall that alkalis are soluble bases Explain the general reactions of aqueous solutions of acids with metals, metal oxides, metal hydroxides and metal carbonates to produce salts Describe the chemical test for hydrogen and carbon dioxide Describe a neutralisation reaction as a reaction between an acid and a base Explain an acid-alkali neutralisation as a reaction in which hydrogen ions (H+) from the acid react with hydroxide ions (OH–) from the alkali to form water Explain how a soluble salts is prepared from an acid and an insoluble reactant Explain how soluble salts are prepared from an acid and a soluble reactant Recall that electrolytes are ionic compounds in the molten state or dissolved in water Explain the movement of ions during electrolysis Explain the formation of the products in electrolysis Write half equations for reactions occurring at the anode and cathode in electrolysis Explain oxidation and reduction in terms of loss or gain of electrons The students will thoroughly enjoy the range of activities, which includes quiz competitions like “From NUMBERS 2 LETTERS” where they compete to be the 1st to get the abbreviation Oil Rig whilst crucially being able to recognise the areas of this topic which need their further attention. This lesson can be used as revision resource at the end of the topic or in the lead up to mocks or the actual GCSE exams
Elements
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Elements

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This is an engaging lesson which uses a range of tasks and quiz competitions to ensure that the important details about elements are embedded so that students can use them in related Chemistry topics. The lesson begins by looking at the chemical symbols that are used with the elements. Students do not have to know the symbols off by heart because of the widely available Periodic Table but a sound knowledge will always help going forward. Time is taken to ensure that students understand how the symbols have to be written so that those with two letters consist of a capital and a lower case letter. In a race against each other, students are challenged to complete a crossword by converting symbols to the name of elements. This will result in a winner, a second placed and a third placed student who can be given a gold, silver and bronze medal. The atoms within each of these medals is explored so that students can learn that the gold and silver medals will only be made up of one type of atom and are therefore elements whilst the bronze is an alloy. The remainder of the lesson looks at some of the uses of the different elements and a homework task gets students to put this into written form. This lesson is suitable for both KS3 and GCSE students.
Topic C2.3: Properties of materials (OCR Gateway A GCSE Chemistry)
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Topic C2.3: Properties of materials (OCR Gateway A GCSE Chemistry)

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This bundle of 4 lessons covers the majority of the content in the sub-topic C2.3 (Properties of materials) of the OCR Gateway A GCSE Chemistry specification. The topics covered within these lessons include: Allotropes of carbon Changing state Nanoparticles All of these lesson presentations and accompanying resources are detailed and engaging and contain regular progress checks to allow the students to constantly assess their understanding.
Topic C4.1: Predicting chemical reactions (OCR Gateway A GCSE Chemistry)
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Topic C4.1: Predicting chemical reactions (OCR Gateway A GCSE Chemistry)

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This bundle of 5 lessons covers all of the content in the sub-topic C4.1 (Predicting chemical reactions) of the OCR Gateway A GCSE Chemistry specification. The topics covered within these lessons include: The alkali metals The halogens Displacement reactions of the halogens The noble gases The transition metals Reactivity of elements All of these lesson presentations and accompanying resources are detailed and engaging and contain regular progress checks to allow the students to constantly assess their understanding
Calculations involving masses (Edexcel GCSE Combined Science & Chemistry)
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Calculations involving masses (Edexcel GCSE Combined Science & Chemistry)

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This bundle of 7 lessons covers the majority of the content in the C1 sub-topic called CALCULATIONS INVOLVING MASSES of the Edexcel GCSE Combined Science & GCSE Chemistry specifications. The topics covered within these lessons include: Calculating relative formula mass Empirical formula The law of the conservation of mass Calculating masses in reactions Calculating concentration of solutions Avogadro’s constant Mole calculations Limiting reactants Stoichiometry All of these lesson presentations and accompanying resources are detailed and engaging and contain regular progress checks to allow the students to constantly assess their understanding.