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. Itās your choice how you use them š Donāt 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. Itās your choice how you use them š Donāt forgot to explore my free resources too!
Summary of all the equations and conversions to remember from AQA chemistry chapter 3 on Chemical Quantities and Conversions for higher tier students/ triple chemistry students
A complete lesson including starter activity, AfL activities and main work task on amount of substance in equations. Suitable for AQA GCSE Chemistry and higher tier combined science
The lesson begins with a short starter task (DO NOW) recapping moles
Then by the end of this lesson KS4 students should be able to:
calculate the masses of substances in a balanced symbol equation
calculate the masses of reactants and products from balanced symbol equations
calculate the mass of a given reactant or product.
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
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 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
Students take pride when they are given a responsible duty in the classroom (plus it also helps to reduce teacher workload!). Use the classroom duty list to select students every half term for the following roles
writing book monitor
textbook/ worksheet monitor
equipment monitor.
There is also space to add substitutes in case students are absent
Help students keep their workbooks to a high quality with this book quality checklist that students can stick in the inside cover, back cover or first page of their work books or it can be used as a classroom display. Please amend as necessary
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 studentsā 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
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 mini AfL questions on percentage yield and atom economy. Only suitable for AQA GCSE Chemistry (not required for combined science)
The lesson begins with a short starter task (DO NOW) recapping titrations and calculating the concentration of solutions
Then by the end of this lesson KS4 students should be able to:
To calculate percentage yield from balanced symbol equations
To calculate atom economy from balanced symbol equations
To calculate the masses and moles of products or reactants from balanced symbol equations
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
Step by Step checklist on how to balance any symbol equation. To support this checklist there is a worked example document with two examples of balancing equations using the steps from the checklist. Perfect for teaching KS3-KS5
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
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 and mini AfL questions on calculating moles and the number of atoms/particles/molecules using the mole equation. Suitable for AQA GCSE Chemistry and Higher tier combined Science
The lesson begins with a short starter task (DO NOW) on previous KS4 knowledge about relative atomic mass of elements, calculating the relative molecular mass of compounds and balancing equations
By the end of this lesson KS4 students should be able to:
Describe the measurement of amounts of substance in moles
Calculate the number of moles in a given mass
Calculate the mass of a given number of moles
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 9 point checklist that can be used by students to help them construct the perfect line graph in science.
This checklist can also be used by teachers when giving feedback to students on their constructed line graphs
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
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3 fully planned lessons (including starter questions and main work tasks) covering the AS Chemistry chapter on Redox Reactions;
Lesson 1: Oxidation States
Lesson 2: Half Equations
Lesson 3: Forming Redox Equations
By the end of lesson 1 students will:
Recall the rules for oxidation states of uncombined elements and elements in compounds
Determine the oxidation states of elements in a redox reaction
Identify what substance has been reduced or oxidised in a redox reaction
By the end of lesson 2 students will:
Understand what a half equation is
Explain what a redox equation is
Construct half equations from redox equations
By the end of lesson 3 students will:
Identify what substance has been reduced or oxidised in a redox reaction
Construct balanced half equations by adding H+ and H2O
Construct full ionic redox equations from half equations
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Lesson 3 of 3 on Redox Reactions in AS Chemistry. This lesson focuses on FORMING REDOX EQUATIONS. This lesson includes starter activity, mini AfL work tasks with answers, main work tasks with answers (NOTE: Lesson 1, 2 and 3 are available as a bundle resource). This topic is also likely to be recapped in Year 13 when students are introduced to redox reactions and electrode potentials
By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
Identify what substance has been reduced or oxidised in a redox reaction
Construct balanced half equations by adding H+ and H2O
Construct full ionic redox equations from half equations
Students will be able to take rich notes on this topic
The teacher will be able to quickly assess studentsā understanding of forming redox equations by carrying our mini AfL tasks either on mini white boards or in studentsā books
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Lesson 1 of 3 on Redox Reactions in AS Chemistry. This lesson focuses on OXIDATION STATES. This lesson includes starter activity, mini AfL work tasks with answers, main work tasks with answers (NOTE: Lesson 1 , 2 and 3 are available as a bundle resource). This topic is also likely to be recapped in year 13 when students are introduced to redox reactions and electrode potential.
By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
Recall the rules for oxidation states of uncombined elements and elements in compounds
Determine the oxidation states of elements in a redox reaction
Identify what substance has been reduced or oxidised in a redox reaction
Students will be able to take rich notes on this topic
The teacher will be able to quickly assess studentsā understanding of oxidation states by carrying our mini AfL tasks either on mini white boards or in studentsā books
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Lesson 2 of 3 on Redox Reactions in AS Chemistry. This lesson focuses on HALF EQUATIONS. The lesson includes starter activity, mini AfL work tasks with answers, main work tasks with answers (NOTE: Lesson 1, 2 and 3 are available as a bundle resource). This topic is also likely to be recapped in year 13 when students are introduced to redox reactions and electrode potentials
By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
Understand what a half equation is
Explain what a redox equation is
Construct half equations from redox equations
Students will be able to take rich notes on this topic
The teacher will be able to quickly assess studentsā understanding of half equations by carrying our mini AfL tasks either on mini white boards or in studentsā books
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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 studentsā understanding on trends of halogens by carrying our mini AfL tasks either on mini white boards or in studentsā books
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This lesson enables Year 12 students to plan for their 4th required practical on testing for cations and anions
Students are provided with a step to step guide on how to research hazards associated with chemicals, complete risk assessments, results table and also how to research appropriate practical methods.
Technician/teacher notes on method required are available
The learning objectives of the lesson are to plan for required practical 4 by:
Researching the risks associated with the experiment and creating appropriate risk assessment based on your findings
Researching appropriate experimental methods for testing for group 2 cations, NH4+ ions, CO32- ions, SO42- ions and halide ions
Constructing appropriate results tables to record your observations during the experiment
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