This bundle of 7 engaging and motivating lesson presentations and associated worksheets have been designed to encourage students to assess their knowledge of the content in all 7 Chemistry topics of the Edexcel GCSE Combined Science specification. The lessons use a range of exam questions, understanding checks, quick tasks and quiz competitions to cover the content in C1 (Key concepts in chemistry), C2 (States of matter and mixtures), C3 (Chemical change), C4 (Extracting metals and equilibria), C6 (Groups in the Periodic Table), C7 (Rates of Reaction and energy changes and C8 (Fuels and Earth Science)

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.

This bundle of 12 lessons covers the majority of the content in Topic C3 (Physical chemistry) of the Edexcel iGCSE Chemistry specification. The sub-topics and specification points covered within these lessons include: [a] Energetics Know that chemical reactions can be endothermic or exothermic reactions Calculate the heat energy change using the expression involving specific heat capacity Draw energy level diagrams to represent endothermic and exothermic reactions Use bond energies to calculate the enthalpy change [b] Rates of reaction Describe experiments to investigate the effect of changing surface area, concentration, temperature and the addition of a catalyst on the rate of reaction Describe and explain the effects of changing surface area, concentration and temperature on a rate of reaction with reference to the collision theory Know the definition of a catalyst and understand how it reduces the activation energy of a chemical reaction Draw and explain reaction profile diagrams [c] Reversible reactions and equilibria Know that some reactions are reversible Know the characteristics of a reaction at dynamic equilibrium Know the effect of changing either the temperature of pressure on the position of the equilibrium 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.

This bundle of 17 lessons covers the majority of the content in Topic C2 (Inorganic chemistry) of the Edexcel iGCSE Chemistry specification. The sub-topics covered within these lessons include: (a) Group 1 - alkali metals (b) Group 7 - halogens © Gases in the atmosphere (d) Reactivity series (e) Extraction and uses of metals (f) Acids, alkalis and titrations (g) Acids, bases and salt preparations (h) Chemical tests 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.

This bundle of 3 lessons covers the majority of the content in Topic C2h (Chemical tests) of the Edexcel iGCSE Chemistry specification. The topics and specification points covered within these lessons include: Describe tests for the colourless gases Describe how to carry out a flame test Know the colours produced in the flame tests for the different cations Describe further tests for the cations Describe tests for the anions 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.

This bundle of 4 lessons covers the majority of the content in Topic C2f (Acids, alkalis and titrations) of the Edexcel iGCSE Chemistry specification. The topics and specification points covered within these lessons include: Describe the use of indicators to distinguish between acidic and alkaline solutions Understand how to use the pH scale Know that alkalis can neutralise acids Describe how to carry out an acid-alkali titration 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.

This bundle of 4 lessons covers the majority of the content in Topic C2e (Extraction and uses of metals) of the Edexcel iGCSE Chemistry specification. The topics and specification points covered within these lessons include: Know the most metals are extracted from ores found in the Earth’s crust and the unreactive metals are often found as the uncombined metal Explain how the method of extraction is related to the position of the metal in the reactivity series Know that an alloy is a mixture of a metal and one or more elements Explain why alloys are harder than pure metals 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.

This bundle of 4 lessons covers the majority of the content in Topic C1i (Electrolysis) of the Edexcel iGCSE Chemistry specification. The topics and specification points covered within these lessons include: Understand why ionic compounds conduct electricity only when molten or in aqueous solution Describe experiments to investigate electrolysis of molten compounds and aqueous solutions Write ionic half equations for the reactions 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.

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.