Having taught in the UK and abroad, I've experienced teaching many different syllabi including SABIS, AQA, WJEC and Cambridge. I develop resources to help teachers model key concepts, provide practice for students and include answers to help students self-assess their work. Planning for a 27 lesson week can be stressful to say the least, so I hope you find my resources useful. Thank you for choosing my lesson/s, I hope they enrich your teaching practice and make your life easier.
Having taught in the UK and abroad, I've experienced teaching many different syllabi including SABIS, AQA, WJEC and Cambridge. I develop resources to help teachers model key concepts, provide practice for students and include answers to help students self-assess their work. Planning for a 27 lesson week can be stressful to say the least, so I hope you find my resources useful. Thank you for choosing my lesson/s, I hope they enrich your teaching practice and make your life easier.
PowerPoint that covers the following learning objectives:
Define conservation of mass.
Safely complete an experiment on conservation of mass.
Explain any observed changes in mass in non-enclosed systems during a chemical reaction given the equation for the reaction and explain these changes in terms of the particle model.
Includes an experiment, examples, diagrams, questions and answers.
This is made for a GCSE chemistry class.
PowerPoint that covers the following learning objectives:
Describe what forces do and how they are measured.
Identify ‘contact forces’ and ‘non-contact forces’.
Simply describe what ‘interaction pair’ means and identify interaction pairs in a simple situation.
Use a newton meter to measure the size of a force.
Includes diagrams, explanations, practical safety, practical method, practical results table, questions and answers.
PowerPoint that covers the following learning objectives:
Draw a simple reaction profile diagram for exothermic and endothermic reactions.
Define and label activation energy on a reaction profile diagram.
Explain that the activation energy is the energy needed for a reaction to occur.
Includes diagrams, explanations, questions and answers.
This is made for a GCSE chemistry class.
This engaging lesson on giant covalent structures, updated on 3rd December 2024, provides students with a comprehensive understanding of this unique type of chemical bonding. The resource includes interactive activities, clear diagrams, and detailed explanations tailored for secondary school science students.
Giant covalent structures consist of non-metal atoms bonded together by strong covalent bonds, forming extensive lattice structures. Examples include diamond, graphite, and silicon dioxide. These substances exhibit properties like high melting and boiling points due to strong bonds, hardness (except for graphite, which is soft and slippery), and poor electrical conductivity (with graphite as an exception due to its delocalized electrons).
The lesson covers:
Key examples of giant covalent structures.
Comparative analysis of their properties.
Applications such as diamond in drill bits and jewellery, graphite in pencils and lubricants, and silicon dioxide in glass and ceramics.
With structured activities, such as matching exercises and review questions, students will reinforce their understanding of concepts like why diamond is a non-conductor and graphite is an excellent conductor. Starter questions encourage critical thinking about molecular forces and conductivity, while an optional video link provides visual reinforcement.
How to use: Teachers can guide students through the material by introducing the big question, using interactive matching tasks, and encouraging collaborative discussion during the exercises. This resource ensures students grasp the fundamental properties and applications of giant covalent structures in real-world contexts.
This PowerPoint resource provides an interactive approach to teaching the concepts of heat transfer, energy efficiency, and insulation. Perfect for secondary school science classes, it includes:
Starter Activity: Review key heat transfer concepts with targeted questions on conduction, convection, and radiation.
Big Questions: Investigate how heat is lost from homes and how insulation helps reduce costs and energy waste.
Detailed Explanations: Explore real-life applications of heat transfer, including loft insulation, cavity walls, radiator reflectors, and double-glazed windows.
Practice Problems: Include payback time calculations to analyze the financial and environmental benefits of insulation.
Interactive Tasks: Fill-in-the-blank activities, practical questions, and opportunities to reflect on energy-saving strategies.
This resource is designed to support student understanding of thermal energy transfer and encourage critical thinking about sustainable living.
This PowerPoint is designed to help students explore and understand the factors influencing specific heat capacity and how it can be calculated. Perfect for secondary school science lessons, this resource includes:
Starter Activity: Engage students with questions reviewing heat transfer concepts, such as conduction, insulation, and radiation.
Big Question: “What is specific heat capacity, and how is it calculated?” guides the lesson focus.
Key Definitions and Examples: Explain the concept of specific heat capacity with relatable analogies, such as why sand heats up faster than water.
Interactive Activities: Gap-fill tasks to reinforce key definitions. Questions analyzing materials with low or high specific heat capacities.
Calculations: Practice problems using the formula Q=mcΔT, with step-by-step guidance for solving specific heat capacity problems.
Discussion Points: Explore real-world applications, like why water heats up slower than metals and how mass affects heating time.
Plenary and Reflection: End with a plenary to revisit the big question and consolidate understanding.
This resource is ideal for supporting students in mastering thermal energy concepts while encouraging critical thinking and application.
Learning objectives:
To be able to describe what a physical property is.
To be able to define common properties.
To be able to describe the properties of metals and non-metals.
This resource is a complete lesson on expressing concentrations, ideal for secondary school chemistry students. It covers fundamental concepts of solution concentration, with step-by-step explanations and engaging activities. The PowerPoint presentation (.pptx) includes clear visuals and practice questions designed to enhance student understanding of the topic.
What’s Included:
Learning Objectives:
Define the concentration of a solution.
Calculate concentration in g/dm3 using mass and volume.
Determine the mass of solute from given concentrations and volumes.
Explore methods to adjust solution concentrations.
Starter Activity: Students calculate relative atomic mass, relative formula mass, and percentage composition of compounds.
Key Definitions: Clear explanations of solute, solvent, and solution with relatable examples, such as diluting squash.
Interactive Examples: Real-life contexts like adjusting saltwater concentration through adding solute or reducing solvent.
Concentration Equation: Formula and practice questions, emphasizing unit conversions (e.g., cm3 to dm3).
Review and Reflection: Guided review questions to consolidate understanding.
Key Features: This resource offers a mix of theoretical knowledge and practical application, including problem-solving tasks with answers for feedback. It helps students grasp concentration concepts essential for chemistry and real-world applications, like preparing solutions in labs.
File Type: PowerPoint (.pptx)
Updated: December 2024 – Includes enhanced examples and additional practice questions.
Perfect for classroom teaching or independent learning, this lesson is designed to engage students while building core skills in chemistry!
This resource bundle offers six meticulously crafted lessons to help students excel in quantitative chemistry. Designed for secondary school learners, it provides clear explanations, practical examples, and interactive activities, making it ideal for teaching, independent study, or revision.
What’s Included:
Conservation of Mass:
Explore how mass remains unchanged during chemical reactions. Practical examples and engaging exercises ensure students grasp this core principle.
Ar, Mr, and Calculating Percentage Mass of an Element in a Compound:
Learn to calculate relative atomic mass (Ar) and molecular mass (Mr), and determine the percentage composition of elements within compounds.
The Mole and Calculations Involving Mass, Moles, and Molar Mass:
Simplify the concept of the mole with worked examples that show how to calculate the mass, number of moles, and Ar/Mr, supported by ample practice questions.
Reacting Masses in Equations:
Use balanced chemical equations to determine the masses of reactants and products, connecting theory with real-world applications.
Counting Atoms, Writing, and Balancing Equations:
Help students confidently write and balance chemical equations while understanding the role of coefficients and subscripts in counting atoms.
Concentration of Solutions:
Dive into solution chemistry with lessons on calculating concentration, mass, and volume, supported by examples and real-life contexts like dilutions and mixing solutions.
Why Choose This Bundle?
Each lesson includes starter activities, exam-style questions, and step-by-step worked examples.
Topics are aligned with GCSE chemistry curricula, ensuring comprehensive coverage of key quantitative skills.
Flexible usage: Perfect for guided teaching, revision sessions, or targeted intervention.
File Type: PowerPoint (.pptx)
Updated: December 2024 – New lessons on concentration and balancing equations have been added.
Equip your students with the tools they need to confidently tackle quantitative chemistry and achieve success in their exams and beyond!
Lesson 1 Counting Atoms, Writing Equations and Balancing Equations
Lesson 2 - Conservation of Mass
Lesson 3 - Ar, Mr and Calculating % Mass of an Element in a Compound
Lesson 4 - The Mole and Calculating Number of Moles, Mass or Ar/Mr
Lesson 5 - Reacting Masses in Equations
Lesson 6 - Concentration of Solutions
This engaging PowerPoint presentation, titled Surface Area, provides an in-depth exploration of how surface area affects the rate of chemical reactions. It is specifically designed for science educators aiming to deepen students’ understanding of collision theory and reaction dynamics.
The resource begins with clear learning objectives: identifying factors influencing reaction rates and explaining how surface area impacts these rates. A starter activity involving word unscrambling and foundational questions primes students for the main content. The lesson introduces collision theory, activation energy, and the role of particle interactions in reaction rates.
Students explore the effects of surface area through practical examples, including calculations comparing the surface area of whole cubes and smaller subdivisions. Visual aids and structured activities, such as filling in the gaps and analyzing reaction scenarios, enhance comprehension. A detailed explanation of how increased surface area leads to more frequent and energetic collisions solidifies theoretical understanding.
This resource also includes a practical alternative using a video demonstration of calcium carbonate reacting with hydrochloric acid. Students learn to graph reaction rates and interpret data, distinguishing between scenarios involving whole and crushed marble chips. The steeper slope for crushed chips vividly illustrates the concept of reaction rate acceleration.
Practice questions and challenge questions extend learning opportunities for diverse student abilities. The included file is a PowerPoint presentation (.pptx), ensuring compatibility with standard devices. Updated with the latest interactive features and alternative formats, this resource is a valuable tool for both classroom and virtual teaching environments.
Keywords: Collision Theory, Surface Area, Reaction Rate and Activation Energy.
This PowerPoint resource, explores how changes in concentration and pressure affect reaction rates, making it ideal for secondary-level chemistry lessons. Students will learn to describe these effects, supported by collision theory, and understand how particle interactions influence reaction outcomes.
The resource includes a structured lesson plan with objectives, engaging starter activities, and thought-provoking plenary questions. Students will answer questions like “What is collision theory?” and “Why does a concentrated acid react faster than a dilute one?” Visual explanations of particle interactions at different concentrations and pressures clarify key concepts. Real-world examples, such as comparing dilute and concentrated acids, help contextualize the material.
Additional features include interactive elements, such as a link to an online simulation of reaction rates and practice questions, to reinforce learning. The resource is formatted as a .pptx file, ensuring compatibility with PowerPoint or Google Slides.
Last updated on 13/12/24, this resource incorporates modern examples and student-centered activities, enhancing its relevance and usability. Perfect for teachers aiming to deliver dynamic lessons on reaction kinetics, it supports curriculum standards and fosters critical thinking.
This comprehensive PowerPoint presentation, titled Effect of Temperature, is a dynamic resource designed for educators teaching the impact of temperature on reaction rates. Targeted at science students, this resource aligns with the principles of collision theory and provides an interactive approach to learning.
The lesson begins with clear learning objectives: understanding how temperature affects reaction rates and using collision theory to explain this phenomenon. A starter activity engages students with fundamental questions about reaction rates, graphing variables, and basic calculations, setting the stage for deeper exploration.
The main content includes structured explanations and hands-on simulations, using the PhET Reactions and Rates tool. Students will observe and analyze reactions at varying temperatures, enhancing their grasp of key concepts like particle movement, activation energy, and the conditions for successful collisions. Visual aids and particle diagrams complement the teaching material, making abstract concepts accessible and engaging.
This resource also features practice questions for skill reinforcement and challenge activities for advanced learners. A plenary section reviews key factors influencing reaction rates, encouraging students to consolidate their understanding.
Designed for flexibility, this resource can be adapted to classroom or virtual learning environments. The included file is a PowerPoint presentation (.pptx), ensuring compatibility with most devices. Last updated on 13/12/24 with detailed annotations and questions, this resource provides an up-to-date and interactive tool for educators.
Keywords: Collision Theory, Reaction Rates, Temperature and Activation Energy.
This PowerPoint presentation, titled Solubility, provides a comprehensive introduction to solubility for secondary-level science students. It focuses on defining solubility, identifying soluble and insoluble substances, and understanding how temperature impacts solubility. This resource offers a hands-on and theoretical approach, designed to align with curriculum standards and foster deep learning.
The lesson begins with clear learning objectives and a starter activity that introduces key concepts and vocabulary. Students are guided through the definitions of solute, solvent, and solution, reinforced with real-world examples. The core lesson explains solubility as the maximum mass of solute that can dissolve in 100g of water, with detailed comparisons between substances like sugar and salt.
Interactive activities include labeling substances as soluble or insoluble and filling in the gaps to consolidate understanding. Students also explore the concept of saturated solutions and how temperature affects solubility, with thought-provoking questions that connect theory to real-life contexts, such as seawater solubility at varying temperatures.
The practical element guides students through an experiment to investigate the effect of temperature on solubility, complete with a detailed method, safety instructions, and analysis questions. Students learn to calculate solubility, plot graphs, and interpret data, developing their analytical and graphing skills.
Updated with modern visuals and engaging activities, this PowerPoint file (.pptx) is compatible with most devices and adaptable for classroom or independent learning. It is an invaluable resource for educators seeking to make the topic of solubility accessible and engaging for their students.
This versatile teaching bundle is a must-have for secondary-level chemistry educators, featuring five meticulously crafted PowerPoint presentations. Each resource delves into essential aspects of reaction kinetics, ensuring students develop a thorough understanding of key concepts such as rates of reaction, collision theory, activation energy, and the effects of various factors on reaction rates.
What’s Included:
Lesson 1 - Rates of Reaction:
Defines key terms like reactants, products, and reaction rate.
Explores methods for measuring reaction rates with engaging activities such as graph plotting and data analysis.
Includes exam-style questions, starter tasks, and a plenary for comprehensive learning.
Lesson 2 - Surface Area:
Focuses on how surface area influences reaction rates.
Includes practical calculations, structured activities, and video-based alternatives for experiments.
Lesson 3 - Effect of Temperature:
Explains how temperature affects reaction rates using collision theory and activation energy concepts.
Features PhET simulations, practice questions, and particle diagrams to enhance understanding.
Lesson 4 - Concentration and Pressure:
Explains the impact of concentration and pressure on reaction rates, supported by collision theory.
Offers real-world examples, online simulations, and student-centered activities.
Lesson 5 - Catalysts:
Introduces the definition, function, and real-world applications of catalysts.
Covers reaction profiles and environmental benefits.
Each resource is updated (December 2024) with modern examples, interactive elements, and enhanced visuals for better engagement. The bundle is provided in PowerPoint format (.pptx), ensuring compatibility with most devices and platforms. This comprehensive package supports curriculum standards and fosters critical thinking, making it ideal for classroom and independent learning.
This interactive PowerPoint presentation, titled Solutions, is designed for secondary-level science students to explore the concept of solutions, how substances dissolve, and the particle model of dissolution. It provides clear, engaging, and practical content, aligning with key science curriculum standards.
The lesson begins with well-defined learning objectives: understanding key terms related to solutions, describing observations during the dissolution process, and explaining how substances dissolve using the particle model. A starter activity using word unscrambling ensures students are immediately engaged while introducing core vocabulary such as solute, solvent, and solution.
Core content includes detailed explanations and examples of everyday solutions like sugar in tea, copper sulfate in water, and nail polish in acetone. The lesson uses visual aids, such as particle diagrams, to illustrate the arrangement and interaction of particles during the dissolution process. Practical tasks, like filling in the gaps and analyzing real-world examples, deepen students’ understanding.
A hands-on demonstration reinforces the law of conservation of mass by measuring the mass of a solute, solvent, and solution. Students are guided to observe and calculate that mass remains unchanged during dissolution, emphasizing key scientific principles. The lesson concludes with review questions that assess comprehension and encourage critical thinking.
Updated with modern examples and enhanced visuals, this resource provides an up-to-date and adaptable tool for educators. Delivered in a PowerPoint format (.pptx), it ensures compatibility with most devices and platforms. This lesson is perfect for both classroom teaching and independent learning.
Keywords: Solutions, Solute, Solvent & Conservation of Mass.
This comprehensive PowerPoint presentation, introduces students to the concept of filtration and its applications in separating mixtures. Designed for secondary-level science students, the lesson blends theoretical understanding with practical activities to make learning interactive and impactful.
The lesson begins with clear learning objectives: defining mixtures, describing the process of filtration using correct apparatus, and explaining its uses in separating insoluble solids from liquids. A starter activity engages students by asking them how to separate simple mixtures like flour and beans, setting the stage for deeper exploration of the topic.
Core content explains mixtures as two or more substances not chemically joined and introduces filtration as a method to separate insoluble solids from liquids. Visual aids and labeled diagrams help students understand the process, detailing how filter paper allows smaller liquid particles to pass through as filtrate, while larger solid particles remain as residue. Examples like muddy water and coffee filtration provide relatable, real-world contexts.
The practical component involves a class demonstration or student experiment where mixtures such as muddy water and copper sulfate solution are separated using filtration. Students answer reflective questions to reinforce their understanding, such as identifying filtrates and residues and why some mixtures, like copper sulfate solution, cannot be separated using this method.
The lesson includes practice questions, gap-fill activities, and a plenary to summarize key learning points. Delivered in a PowerPoint format (.pptx), it is compatible with most devices and updated with modern visuals and examples for enhanced engagement. This resource is ideal for classroom teaching or independent learning, providing a thorough exploration of filtration techniques.
This comprehensive PowerPoint resource (.pptx) is designed to help students understand the phenomenon of light refraction, suitable for middle and high school physics classes. It includes engaging content to explain how light changes speed and direction when transitioning between different media, like air and glass, emphasizing key concepts such as bending towards or away from the normal.
The resource features:
Learning objectives: Students will describe and explain refraction and learn to draw accurate refraction diagrams.
Starter activity: Thought-provoking questions to compare the angle of incidence and refraction and explore differences in density between air and glass.
Interactive diagrams: Tasks for students to complete refraction diagrams and visualize effects like the apparent depth of objects in water.
Real-life applications: Examples like why a pencil appears broken in water and the visual effects of light bending.
Practice questions: Designed to test understanding, with solutions provided for effective feedback.
Updated recently, this PowerPoint includes detailed notes, diagrams, and practice exercises, making it an ideal resource for introducing refraction in a physics lesson or revising the topic. Perfect for classroom teaching or independent study!
This KS3 physics resource bundle offers a comprehensive and engaging exploration of light and its fascinating properties. With six well-structured lessons, students will build a solid foundation in optics, from understanding light’s behavior to its practical applications in lenses and color. This bundle aligns with KS3 science curricula, making it an essential teaching tool.
The bundle includes:
Light: Introduces the fundamental properties of light, how it travels, and the concept of light as a wave.
Reflection: Covers the laws of reflection, with activities to explore how light bounces off surfaces and creates images.
Investigating Refraction: Guides students through hands-on experiments to understand how light bends as it passes through different materials.
Refraction of Light: Builds on prior knowledge, explaining the principles of refraction with diagrams and practical examples.
Convex and Concave Lenses: Explains how lenses work, their uses in magnifying objects, and their applications in everyday technology like glasses and cameras.
Colours of Light, Colour of Objects, Filters, and Dispersion: Explores how white light splits into a spectrum, how objects appear colored, and the role of filters in manipulating light.
How to use: Each lesson includes starter activities, engaging experiments, clear explanations, and review questions to assess learning. Ideal for teachers seeking to inspire curiosity in physics, this bundle makes light-related concepts accessible and exciting for KS3 students. Whether used for full lessons or targeted revision, this resource ensures a thorough understanding of light and its applications.
Lesson 1 - Light
Lesson 2 - Reflection
Lesson 3 - Investigating Refraction
Lesson 4 - Refraction of Light
Lesson 5 - Convex and Concave Lenses
Lesson 6 - Colours of Light, Colour of Objects, Filters and Dispersion
