A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity and AfL work tasks and main work tasks on Enthalpy Changes By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to: LO1: To know what standard conditions are LO2: To understand the terms enthalpy change of combustion, neutralisation and formation LO3: To construct balanced symbol equations based on the terms enthalpy change of combustion, neutralisation and formation. 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, AfL work tasks and main work task all with answers on simple and giant covalent structures By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to: LO1: To describe the structure of simple and giant covalent compounds LO2: To explain how the structure and bonding of simple and giant covalent compounds link to their different physical properties LO3: To evaluate the potential applications of covalent structures based on their physical properties (stretch & challenge) **Note for teachers: For the main work task the use of covalent models to recreate structure 1,2 and 3 is advised. However, conducting the main work task is still possible without the use of models! (Please just use the info sheet instead, which contains printable images of structures 1,2 and 3 instead) 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 the pH of weak acids By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to: To recall the expression of pH for weak monobasic acids To calculate the pH of weak monobasic acids using approximations To analyse the limitations of using approximations to Ka related calculations for ‘stronger’ weak acids 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, AfL work tasks and main work task all with answers on ** Explaining How Buffer Solutions Work** (Suitable for the AQA specification) By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to: To know a buffer solution is a system that minimises pH changes on addition of small amounts of an acid or base To describe how a buffer solution is formed using weak acids, salts and weak bases To explain qualitatively the action of acidic and basic buffers 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 Buffer Solution Calculations (Suitable for the AQA Specification) By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to: To calculate the pH of a buffer solution containing a weak acid and the salt of a weak acid by using the Ka expression and pH equation To calculate equilibrium concentrations, moles or mass of the components of a weak acid-salt of a weak acid buffer solution 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 Amino Acids And Their Reactions By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to: To know the general formula for an α-amino acid as RCH(NH2)COOH To understand the following reactions of amino acids: (i) reaction of the carboxylic acid group with alkalis and in the formation of esters (ii) reaction of the amine group with acids 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, mini AfL work tasks with answers, main work tasks with answers for a KS5 lesson fractional distillation of crude oil By the end of the lesson students should be able to: Describe what crude oil contains and to understand its uses Explain how crude oil is separated into useful fractions on an industrial scale Explain how crude oil is separated into useful fractions on an industrial scale Students will be able to take rich notes on fractional distillation of crude oil, building on their KS4 knowledge on this topic The teacher will be able to quickly assess students’ understanding of fractional distillation of crude oil 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 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 KS5 lesson (Yr12) including starter activity, discussion questions, videos and main work task all with answers included on Practical Skills for Organic Synthesis. Suitable for the OCR specification. By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to: To demonstrate knowledge, understanding and application of the use of Quickfit apparatus for distillation and heating under reflux To understand the techniques for preparation and purification of an organic liquid including: use of a separating funnel to remove an organic layer from an aqueous layer drying with an anhydrous salt redistillation 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 KS5 lesson including starter activity, main work task and answers on acids, bases and neutralisation By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to: LO1. To know the formula of common acids and alkalis LO2. To explain the action of an acid and alkali in aqueous solution and the action of a strong and weak acid in terms of relative dissociations LO3. To describe neutralisation as a reaction of: (i)  H+ and OH– to form H2O (ii)  acids with bases, including carbonates, metal oxides and alkalis (water-soluble bases), to form salts, including full equations 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 Buffer Solution Calculations (Suitable for the OCR Specification) By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to: To calculate the pH of a buffer solution containing a weak acid and the salt of a weak acid by using the Ka expression and pH equation To calculate equilibrium concentrations, moles or mass of the components of a weak acid-salt of a weak acid buffer solution 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 Buffer Solution Calculations (part 2) (Suitable for the AQA Specification) By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to: To calculate changes in pH when a small amount of acid or alkali is added to an acidic buffer solution 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 and main work tasks on Calorimetry By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able: LO1: To determine enthalpy changes directly from appropriate experimental results, including use of the relationship q=mcΔT LO2: To know the techniques and procedures used to determine enthalpy changes directly using a coffee cup calorimeter LO3: To know the techniques and procedures used to determine enthalpy changes indirectly using a copper calorimeter 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 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 theory lesson including starter activity and main work tasks all with answers on Qualitative Analysis of Ions By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to: To carry out test tube reactions and record observations to determine the presence of the following anions : CO32- SO42- , Cl-, Br-, and I- To carry out test tube reactions and record observations to determine the presence of the following cations: NH4+, Fe2+, Fe3+, Mn2+ and Cu2+ To construct ionic equations to explain the qualitative analysis tests of cations and anions 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

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 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 structured KS5 lesson including starter activity, AfL work tasks and main work task all with answers on Covalent and Dative Covalent Bonding By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able: To know covalent bonding as electrostatic attraction between a shared pair of electrons and the nucleus To construct dot and cross diagrams of molecules and ions to describe single and multiple covalent bonding To apply the term average bond enthalpy as a measurement of covalent bond strength To know what a dative covalent bond is To construct dot and cross diagrams of molecules and ions to describe dative covalent bonding 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, mini AfL work tasks with answers, and plenary task on trends of physical and chemical properties of halogens By the end of the lesson students should be able to: To describe and explain the trend in electronegativity, boiling and melting points of the halogens To describe and explain the trend in oxidising ability of halogens and reducing ability of the halide ions To outline experiments to support the trend in oxidising ability of halogens Students will be able to take rich notes on this topic The teacher will be able to quickly assess students’ understanding on trends of halogens 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 well structured lesson including starter activity and plenary task on reactions of halide ions. By the end of the lesson students should be able to: Describe an experiment to identify sodium halides with sulfuric acid (evidence of trend in reducing power) Describe an experiment to identify metal halides with silver ions Analyse various experiments (in questions) based on identifying halide ions Students will be able to take rich notes throughout 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