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 complete KS5 lesson including starter activity, main work task and answers on acid-base titration procedures
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
Outline the techniques and procedures used when preparing a standard solution of required concentration
Outline the techniques and procedures used when carrying out acid–base titrations
Determine the uncertainty of measurements made during a titration practical
All tasks have worked out answers which will allow students to self assess their work in the lesson
Declaimer: Please refrain from purchasing this popular resource for an interview lesson or a formal observation. This is because planning your own lessons including using your own lesson PowerPoints is a fundamental skill of a qualified/unqualified teacher that will be reviewed during these scenarios outlined above
A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity, AfL work tasks and main work task all with answers on chromatography
**By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
To interpret one-way TLC chromatograms in terms of Rf values
To interpret gas chromatograms in terms of:
(i) retention times
(ii) the amounts and proportions of the components in a mixture
To understand the creation and use of external calibration curves to confirm concentrations of components.
Declaimer: Please refrain from purchasing this popular resource for an interview lesson or a formal observation. This is because planning your own lessons including using your own lesson PowerPoints is a fundamental skill of a qualified/unqualified teacher that will be reviewed during these scenarios outlined above
A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity, AfL work tasks and plenary task all with answers on pH indicators & Titration Curves
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
LO1. To explain indicator colour changes in terms of equilibrium shift between the HA and A- forms of the indicator
LO2. To explain the choice of suitable indicators given the pH range of the indicator
LO3. To describe an experiment for creating a titration curve
Declaimer: Please refrain from purchasing this popular resource for an interview lesson or a formal observation. This is because planning your own lessons including using your own lesson PowerPoints is a fundamental skill of a qualified/unqualified teacher that will be reviewed during these scenarios outlined above
A complete lesson including starter activity, AfL work tasks and main work tasks (all with answers included) on Chirality
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
To know that optical isomerism is an example of stereoisomerism, in terms of non- superimposable mirror images about a chiral centre
To identify chiral centres in a molecule of any organic compound.
To construct 3D diagrams of optical isomers including organic compounds and transition metal complexes
Declaimer: Please refrain from purchasing this popular resource for an interview lesson or a formal observation. This is because planning your own lessons including using your own lesson PowerPoints is a fundamental skill of a qualified/unqualified teacher that will be reviewed during these scenarios outlined above
Whole lesson on planning for the AQA KS5 chemistry required practical 1 - how to make up a volumetric solution and how to carry out an acid-base titration
In this lesson the teacher will be able to:
address the aims of the required practical
address what key practical skills will be assessed
How students should carry out the practical
How students should record results and make observations
Post experimental quesitons are also included which will allow students to determine the unknown concentration of the base and to also consider issues with error in the experiment
It’s recommended that the teacher carries out a demonstration during this lesson or has the equipment pieces on display for students to see
Declaimer: Please refrain from purchasing this popular resource for an interview lesson or a formal observation. This is because planning your own lessons, including using your own lesson PowerPoints, is a fundamental skill of a qualified/unqualified teacher that will be assessed during the scenarios outlined above
A well structured lesson including starter activity and lesson slides on mass changes when gases are in reactions. Suitable for AQA GCSE Chemistry and combined science (higher and foundation)
The lesson begins with a short starter task (DO NOW) on gases in reactions
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
Declaimer: Please refrain from purchasing this popular resource for an interview lesson or a formal observation. This is because planning your own lessons, including using your own lesson PowerPoints, is a fundamental skill of a qualified/unqualified teacher that will be assessed during the scenarios outlined above
A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity and AfL work tasks and main work tasks on Precipitation & Ligand Substitution Reactions. All tasks have worked out answers, which will allow students to self assess their work during the lesson
**
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
LO1: To recall the colour changes and observations of reactions of Cu2+, Fe2+, Fe3+, Mn2+ and Cr3+ with aqueous sodium hydroxide and ammonia (small amounts and in excess)
LO2: To construct ionic equations for the precipitation reactions that take place
LO3: To construct ionic equation of the ligand substitution reactions that take place in Cu2+ ions and Cr3+ ions
LO4: To explain the biochemical importance of iron in haemoglobin, including ligand substitution involving O2 and CO**
**Note: This lesson includes 15 ligand substitution & precipitation reactions students need to remember- students are advised to create flashcards for these reactions (this can be completed as a flip learning homework task). Creation of flashcards should be followed up with a practical lesson on precipitation and ligand substitution reactions- see my TES shop for this practical lesson **
Alternatively: To save students time you can buy this resource with includes 23 printable flashcards of all the transition element reactions: precipitation, ligand substitution and redox reactions (click below for this resource):
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12637622
Declaimer: Please refrain from purchasing this popular resource for an interview lesson or a formal observation. This is because planning your own lessons, including using your own lesson PowerPoints, is a fundamental skill of a qualified/unqualified teacher that will be assessed during the scenarios outlined above
A complete lesson including starter activity, mini AfL work tasks with answers, main work tasks with answers for a KS5 lesson on isomers (structural isomers and stereoisomers). Suitable for the OCR specification
By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
To describe what structural isomers and stereoisomers are
To construct formulae of structural isomers of various compounds
To construct formulae of E-Z and cis-trans stereoisomers of alkenes
Students will be able to take rich notes on isomers, building on their KS4 knowledge on this topic
The teacher will be able to quickly assess students’ understanding on isomers by carrying our mini AfL tasks either on mini white boards or in students’ books
Declaimer: Please refrain from purchasing this popular resource for an interview lesson or a formal observation. This is because planning your own lessons, including using your own lesson PowerPoints, is a fundamental skill of a qualified/unqualified teacher that will be assessed during the scenarios outlined above
A structured Year 13 KS5 lesson ( lesson 1 of 2) on Concentration-Time Graphs. This lesson includes starter activity, worked examples and main work task. This lesson is part of the Year 13 topic on Rates which is also discussed in Year 12
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
To know the techniques and procedures used to investigate reaction rates
To calculate reaction rates using gradients from concentration-time graphs
Declaimer: Please refrain from purchasing this popular resource for an interview lesson or a formal observation. This is because planning your own lessons, including using your own lesson PowerPoints, is a fundamental skill of a qualified/unqualified teacher that will be assessed during the scenarios outlined above
A structured KS5 lesson (lesson 1 of 2) including starter activity, AfL work tasks and practice questions with answers on Redox Reactions. Suitable for Year 13 OCR A Level Chemistry
**By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
LO1: To identify the oxidation numbers of elements in ions and compounds
LO2: To construct half-equations from redox equations
LO3: To explain and use the terms oxidising agent and reducing agent
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
Declaimer: Please refrain from purchasing this popular resource for an interview lesson or a formal observation. This is because planning your own lessons, including using your own lesson PowerPoints, is a fundamental skill of a qualified/unqualified teacher that will be assessed during the scenarios outlined above
A complete lesson including starter activity, AfL work tasks and main work tasks (all with answers included) on the synthesis of hydroxynitriles. Suitable for AQA A level Chemistry.
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
To know how to name hydroxynitriles
To understand the steps of the nucleophilic addition reaction mechanism to form hydroxynitriles
To be able to explain how a racemic mixture of hydroxynitriles can be produced
Declaimer: Please refrain from purchasing this popular resource for an interview lesson or a formal observation. This is because planning your own lessons including using your own lesson PowerPoints is a fundamental skill of a qualified/unqualified teacher that will be reviewed during these scenarios outlined above
A theory revision lesson reviewing the methods and exam questions for PAG 1 (1.1-1.3) OCR Practicals.
Included in this resource is a printable handout which enables students to:
Recall the experimental set up and method for OCR PAG 1 Practicals
Evaluate the practical methods
Complete exam style questions
There are 5 exam style questions included. Answers to these questions are also included
These resource is ideal for revision of PAG 1 practicals in the run up to external exams or mocks.
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
A structured lesson including starter activity, AfL work tasks on the combustion of alkanes. This lesson is suitable for the AQA specification
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able:
To understand why alkanes are good fuels
To recall the complete and incomplete combustions equations (both word and symbol) of alkanes
To explain the environmental problems associated with pollutant products when alkanes are used as fuels
To explain the use of catalytic convertors and processes such as flue gas desulfurisation to remove gaseous pollutants produced during alkane combustion
All questions come with answers
Declaimer: Please refrain from purchasing this popular resource for an interview lesson or a formal observation. This is because planning your own lessons, including using your own lesson PowerPoints, is a fundamental skill of a qualified/unqualified teacher that will be assessed during the scenarios outlined above
A structured KS5 lesson (Part 1 of 2) including starter activity and practice questions with answers on ionisation energy
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
To define the term ‘first ionisation energy’ and successive ionisation energies
To describe the factors affecting ionisation energy
To explain the trend in successive ionisation energies of an element
Declaimer: Please refrain from purchasing this popular resource for an interview lesson or a formal observation. This is because planning your own lessons, including using your own lesson PowerPoints, is a fundamental skill of a qualified/unqualified teacher that will be assessed during the scenarios outlined above
Well structured Year 13 revision lesson on Redox Titrations. This lesson contains a starter activity on an exam question on redox equations and qualitative analysis followed by 4 exam style questions on unstructured redox titration questions. Model answers are included for all questions.
By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
To calculate unstructured titration questions based on experimental results of redox titrations involving Fe2+ /MnO4- and its derivatives
To calculate unstructured titration questions based on experimental results of redox titrations involving Fe2+ /Cr2O72- and its derivatives
Declaimer: Please refrain from purchasing this popular resource for an interview lesson or a formal observation. This is because planning your own lessons including using your own lesson PowerPoints is a fundamental skill of a qualified/unqualified teacher that will be reviewed during these scenarios outlined above
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
Declaimer: Please refrain from purchasing this popular resource for an interview lesson or a formal observation. This is because planning your own lessons including using your own lesson PowerPoints is a fundamental skill of a qualified/unqualified teacher that will be reviewed during these scenarios outlined above
A practical lesson on the theory on precipitation and ligand substitution reactions of transition metals.
By the end of the practical lesson students should be able to:
LO1: To make observations of the reactions of Cu2+, Fe2+, Fe3+, Mn2+ and Cr3+ in aqueous sodium hydroxide and ammonia
LO2: To construct ionic equations for the redox reactions that take place
**
This lesson should be completed after students have made flashcard/notes on the theory lesson so that they are able to answer the practical questions (see ‘Precipitation and Ligand Substitution Reactions’ in my TES Shop for this lesson) **
Students are encouraged to continue to use their flashcards following this lesson to improve their recall on this topic
Declaimer: Please refrain from purchasing this popular resource for an interview lesson or a formal observation. This is because planning your own lessons including using your own lesson PowerPoints is a fundamental skill of a qualified/unqualified teacher that will be reviewed during these scenarios outlined above
A structured theory lesson including starter activity, AfL work tasks and main work tasks all with answers on The Halogens: Physical Properties and Trends in Reactivity
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
To describe and explain the trend in boiling points of the halogens in terms of induced dipole-dipole interactions (London Forces)
To describe and explain the trend in reactivity of the halogens illustrated by their displacement reaction with other halide ions
To construct full and ionic equations of halogen-halide displacement reactions and to predict the colour changes of these reactions in aqueous and organic solutions
All tasks have worked out answers, which will allow students to self assess their work during the lesson.
Declaimer: Please refrain from purchasing this popular resource for an interview lesson or a formal observation. This is because planning your own lessons including using your own lesson PowerPoints is a fundamental skill of a qualified/unqualified teacher that will be reviewed during these scenarios outlined above
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
Declaimer: Please refrain from purchasing this popular resource for an interview lesson or a formal observation. This is because planning your own lessons including using your own lesson PowerPoints is a fundamental skill of a qualified/unqualified teacher that will be reviewed during these scenarios outlined above