Over 200 resources available for KS3-KS4 Science, KS5 Chemistry and Whole School! Lesson resources are suitable for live lessons in school, remote teaching at home or independent student study. It’s your choice how you use them 😊 Don’t forgot to explore my free resources too!
Over 200 resources available for KS3-KS4 Science, KS5 Chemistry and Whole School! Lesson resources are suitable for live lessons in school, remote teaching at home or independent student study. It’s your choice how you use them 😊 Don’t forgot to explore my free resources too!
A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity and AfL work tasks on Limitations of Cell Potentials
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
LO1. To understand the limitations of predicting the feasibility of a reaction using cell potentials due to kinetics and non-standard conditions
LO2. To explain why electrochemical cells may not work based on the limitations of using cell potentials
The teacher will be able to check students have met these learning objectives through mini AfL tasks for students to complete
All tasks have worked out answers, which will allow students to self assess their work during the lesson
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A well structured lesson including starter activity and mini AfL questions on concentration of solutions. Suitable for AQA GCSE Chemistry and higher tier combined science
The lesson begins with a short starter task (DO NOW) discussing students’ prior knowledge of concentration and solutions
Then by the end of this lesson KS4 students should be able to:
To relate mass, volume and concentration
To calculate the mass of solute in solution
To relate concentration in mol/dm3 to mass and volume
The teacher will be able to check students have met these learning objectives through mini AfL tasks for students to complete
All tasks have worked out answers, which will allow students to self assess their work during the lesson
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A 45 minute end of chapter test on chemical equilibrium. The test covers content from both year 12 and 13 OCR on chemical equilibrium. A markscheme with model answers is also included which enables students self assess their answers in class with their teacher or as a homework task.
The test is based on the following learning objectives:
Apply le Chatelier’s principle to deduce qualitatively (from appropriate information) the effect of a change in temperature, concentration or pressure, on a homogeneous system in equilibrium.
Explain that a catalyst increases the rate of both forward and reverse reactions in an equilibrium by the same amount resulting in an unchanged position of equilibrium
Deduce, for homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions, expressions for the equilibrium constant Kc.
Calculate the values of the equilibrium constant, Kc (from provided or calculated equilibrium moles or concentrations), including determination of units.
Estimate the position of equilibrium from the magnitude of Kc.
Calculate, given appropriate data, the concentration or quantities present at equilibrium.
Deduce, for homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions, expressions for the equilibrium constant Kp.
Calculate the values of the equilibrium constant, Kp (from provided or calculated equilibrium moles or pressures), including determination of units.
Explain the effect of changing temperature on the value of Kc or Kp for exothermic and endothermic reactions.
State that the value of Kc or Kp is unaffected by changes in concentration or pressure or by the presence of a catalyst.
Explain how Kc or Kp controls the position of equilibrium on changing concentration, pressure and temperature
91 flashcards on AQA A level Chemistry keywords and definitions - Year 12 and 13 content
Specific printing instructions have been included and should be followed so that flashcards can be successfully printed.
Important Note: These flashcards are only suitable to be printed as A6 flashcards (1/4 size of A4)
Included are keywords from the following AQA A Level chemistry modules:
3.1 Physical Chemistry
3.2 Inorganic Chemistry
3.3 Organic Chemistry
A complete lesson including starter activity, mini AfL work tasks with answers, main work tasks with answers for a KS5 lesson on Atomic Structure & Isotopes.
By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
To describe the atomic structure of an atom
To describe atomic structure in terms of protons, neutrons and electrons for atoms and ions, given the atomic number, mass number and any ionic charge
To define the term isotopes and to identify the atomic structure of isotopes in terms of protons, neutrons and electrons
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A well structured lesson including starter activity, AfL activities and main work task with answers on pH and neutralisation. Suitable for AQA GCSE Chemistry and higher tier combined science
Then by the end of this lesson KS4 students should be able to:
To state the ionic equation involved in neutralisation reactions
To describe the use of a universal indicator to measure pH changes
To compare acid strength and concentration
The teacher will be able to check students have met these learning objectives through mini AfL tasks and main work tasks for students to complete
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A well structured lesson including starter activity, AfL work tasks on metal oxides. Suitable for AQA GCSE Chemistry or Combined Science
By the end of this lesson KS4 students should be able to:
Identity that metals react with oxygen to form metal oxides
Explain reduction and oxidation by loss or gain of oxygen
Identify metal oxides as bases or alkalis
The teacher will be able to check students have met these learning objectives through mini AfL tasks for students to complete
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A structured lesson including starter activity, AfL work tasks and lesson slides on the combustion of alkanes. Suitable for the OCR specification.
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
To understand why alkanes are good fuels
To recall the equations (both word and symbol) for complete combustion of alkanes of alkanes
To recall the equations (both word and symbol) for incomplete complete combustion of alkanes of alkanes
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A 14 page summary of all the organic synthesis reactions from the AS and A level OCR Chemistry specification. Students will be able to use this resource directly as part of their revision on organic synthesis/synthetic routes or can make flashcards from them. Reagents and reaction conditions are also included where applicable
Reaction summaries include:
nucelophilic substitution reactions* elimination reactions* free radical substitution reactions* electrophilic addition reactions* oxidation reactions* reduction reactions* electrophilic substitution reactions* reactions of phenols* carbon-carbon formation reactions* reactions of carboxylic acids* reactions of acyl chlorides* polymerisation reactions* hydrolysis reactions* amine synthesis reactions*
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This is an exam revision resource on A level Chemistry Titration Calculations. Suitable for All A level Chemistry exam boards.
This resource includes 6 exam style questions on titration calculations (acid-base & year 12 redox) and structured model answers for each question. Each exam question is worth 6 or 7 marks.
This resource is suitable for a lesson or an independent study task/homework task for students to complete
A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity, AfL work tasks and practice questions with answers on The Structure of The Periodic Table
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
To know how the periodic table is arranged
To describe the periodic trend in electron configurations across periods 2 and 3
To classify elements into s, p and d blocks
The teacher will be able to check students have met these learning objectives through mini AfL tasks for students to complete
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A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity on initial rates and clock reactions
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
To determine the rate constant for a first order reaction from the gradient of a rate- concentration graph
To understand how rate-concentration graphs are created
To explain how clock reactions are used to determine initial rates of reactions
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A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity and AfL work tasks with answers included on Standard Electrode & Cell Potentials (Part 1 of 2)
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able:
**To describe techniques and procedures used for the measurement of :
**i) Cell potentials of metals or non-metals in contact with their ions in aqueous solution
**ii) Ions of the same element in different oxidation states in contact with a Pt electrode
The teacher will be able to check students have met these learning objectives through mini AfL tasks for students to complete
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A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity, and main work tasks all with answers on Disproportionation & The Uses of Chlorine
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
To explain the term disproportionation
To explain how the reaction of chlorine with water or cold dilute sodium hydroxide are examples of disproportionation reactions
To evaluate the uses of chlorine (How Science Works)
All tasks have worked out answers, which will allow students to self assess their work during the lesson
For the 3rd learning objective, students will have an opportunity to explore the uses of chlorine beyond the curriculum by completing a group research task based on the following OCR specification point:
HSW9,10,12 Decisions on whether or not to chlorinate water depend on balance of benefits and risks, and ethical considerations of people’s right to choose. Consideration of other methods of purifying drinking water.
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A complete lesson including starter activity, mini AfL work tasks with answers, main work tasks with answers for a KS5 lesson on Water of Crystallisation (Formula of Hydrated Salts)
By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
To know the terms anhydrous, hydrated and water of crystallisation
To calculate the formula of a hydrated salt from given percentage composition or mass composition
To calculate the formula of a hydrated salt from experimental results
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A complete lesson including starter activity, mini AfL work tasks with answers, main work tasks with answers for a KS5 lesson on moles and volumes (solutions and gas volumes)
By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
To calculate the amount of substance in mol, involving solution volume and concentration
To understand the terms dilute, concentrated and molar
To explain and use the term molar gas volume
To calculate the amount of substance in mol, involving gas volume
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A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity, AfL work tasks and main work task all with answers on Metallic Bonding and Structure
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
To describe the structure of metals
To explain metallic bonding as strong electrostatic attraction between cations and delocalised electrons
To explain the physical properties of giant metallic structures
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A complete lesson including starter activity, risk assessment and post practical plenary questions on Chemistry Required Practical :Preparing a pure, dry sample of a soluble salt from an insoluble oxide or carbonate
Lesson includes lab report for students to fill in
By the end of this lesson KS4 students should be able to:
→ Describe a practical procedure for producing a salt from a solid and an acid
→ Explain the apparatus, materials and techniques used for making the salt
→ Describe how to safely manipulate apparatus and accurately measure melting points
This lesson should be taught as a practical lesson
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A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity and AfL work tasks Ions & The Periodic Table. All tasks have answers included.
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
To predict the ionic charge of ions based on the position of the element in the periodic table
To recall the names of common atomic and molecular ions
To be able write the formula of ionic compounds
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A well structured lesson including starter activity and mini AfL questions on relative atomic mass and relative formula mass. Suitable for AQA GCSE Chemistry and Combined Science (higher tier and foundation)
The lesson begins with a short starter task (DO NOW) on understanding the numbers in the periodic table
By the end of this lesson KS4 students should be able to:
To identify the relative atomic mass of an element from the periodic table
To be able to define the term relative atomic mass
To calculate relative formula masses from atomic masses
The teacher will be able to check students have met these learning objectives through mini AfL tasks for students to complete
All tasks have worked out answers, which will allow students to self assess their work during the lesson
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