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 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.
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A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity and AfL work tasks and main work tasks on the oxidation of alcohols
**By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able:
To know that alcohols can undergo combustion reactions in the presence of oxygen
To know alcohols can be oxidised by an oxidising agent called acidified potassium dichromate
To know the products and reaction conditions for the oxidation of primary alcohols to aldehydes and carboxylic acids
To know the products and reaction conditions for the oxidation of secondary alcohols to ketones
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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 OCR Specification)
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
To calculate the pH of a weak acid-strong alkali buffer solution
To calculate equilibrium concentrations, moles or mass of the components of a weak acid- strong alkali buffer solution
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A structured KS5 revision lesson including starter activity and main work task (3 rounds of questions) all with answers included on Revision on Buffer Solutions (Suitable for the OCR Specification)
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
To review how to calculate the pH of a buffer solution containing a weak acid and a strong alkali
To review how to calculate the pH of a buffer solution containing a weak acid and the salt of the weak acid
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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
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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 reacting masses (moles and chemical equations)
By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
Know how to balance symbol equations
Calculate the moles of reactants or products based on chemical equations and mole ratios
Calculate the masses of reactants used or products formed based on chemical equations and mole ratios
Students will be able to take rich notes on reacting masses, building on their KS4 knowledge on this topic
The teacher will be able to quickly assess students’ understanding of the how to balanced equations and calculate reacting masses from chemical equations by carrying our mini AfL tasks either on mini white boards or in students’ books
The lesson ends with a main work task for students to complete. Students will be able to self or peer assess their answers to this task using the detailed answers provided
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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 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
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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 Types of Formulae. Resources also include a personal information sheets for students as well as a fill out sheet students fill in throughout the lesson on the different types of formulae
By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
Know what is meant by the terms empirical and molecular formula
Compare the terms general, structural, displayed and skeletal formula
Construct organic compounds using either of the 6 types of formulae
Students will be able to take rich notes on types of formulae, building on their KS4 knowledge on this topic
The teacher will be able to quickly assess students’ understanding of the how to calculate types of formulae by carrying our mini AfL tasks either on mini white boards or in students’ books
The lesson ends with a main work task for students to complete. Students will be able to self or peer assess their answers to this task using the detailed answers provided
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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 organic and inorganic compounds
By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
Describe what organic and inorganic compounds are
Compare the strength of bonds in organic and inorganic compounds
Explain the molecular shape of carbon containing compounds
Students will be able to take rich notes on organic and inorganic compounds, building on their KS4 knowledge on this topic
The teacher will be able to quickly assess students’ understanding of the organic and inorganic compounds by carrying our mini AfL tasks either on mini white boards or in students’ books
The lesson ends with a main work task for students to complete. Students will be able to self or peer assess their answers to this task using the detailed answers provided
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Well structured KS5 Lesson on the introduction to reaction mechanisms in organic chemistry for Year 12 students. The lesson contains starter activities, discussion questions and mini AfL quizzes and questions, all with answers included
By the end of the lesson students should:
Understand that reaction mechanisms are diagrams that illustrate the movement of electrons using curly arrows
Understand where curly arrows being and where they end
Identify and illustrate homolytic and heterolytic bond fission in reaction mechanisms
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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 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
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A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity, AfL tasks and main work task on Orders of Reactants
By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:
To recall the terms rate of reaction, order, overall order and rate constant
To describe how orders of reactants affect the rate of a reaction
To calculate the overall order of a reaction
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 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
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2 well structured chemistry lessons covering the Year 12 OCR topic of: **Organic Synthesis **
Lesson 1: Practical skills for organic synthesis
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:
Lesson 2: Synthetic routes in organic synthesis
To identify individual functional groups for an organic molecule containing several functional groups
To predict the properties and reactions of an organic molecule containing several functional groups
To create two-stage synthetic routes for preparing organic compounds
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6 Full Lesson Bundle on Nitrogen Compounds and Polymers suitable for the OCR A Level Chemistry specification. Please review the learning objectives below.
Lesson 1: Introduction to Amines
To know how to name amines using IUPAC rules
To understand the basicity of amines in terms of proton acceptance by the nitrogen lone pair
To understand the reactions of amines with dilute inorganic acids
Lesson 2: Preparation of Amines
To know the reaction steps involved in the preparation of aromatic amines by reduction of nitroarenes using tin and concentrated hydrochloric acid
To know the reaction steps involved in the preparation of aliphatic amines by substitution of haloalkanes with excess ethanolic ammonia or amines
To explain the reaction conditions that favours the formation of a primary aliphatic amine
To explain the reaction conditions that favours the formation of a quaternary ammonium salt
Lesson 3: Amino Acids and Their Reactions
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
Lesson 4: Chirality
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
Lesson 5: Amides
To review the synthesis of primary and secondary amides
To understand the structures of primary and secondary amides
To name primary and secondary amides
Lesson 6: Condensation Polymers
1.To know that condensation polymerisation can lead to the formation of i) polyesters ii) polyamides
2. To predict from addition and condensation polymerisation:
i) the repeat unit from a given monomer(s) (ii) the monomer(s) required for a given section of a polymer molecule (iii) the type of polymerisation
3. To understand the acid and base hydrolysis of i) the ester groups in polyesters ii) the amide groups in polyamides
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5 Full Lesson Bundle which covers the lessons on aromatic compounds from the OCR A Level Chemistry Specification. See below for the lesson objectives
Lesson 1: Benzene and its Structure
To describe the Kekulé model of benzene
To describe the delocalised model of benzene in terms of P orbital overlap forming a delocalised π system
To compare the Kekulé model of benzene and the delocalised model of benzene
To explain the experimental evidence which supports the delocalised model of benzene in terms of bond lengths, enthalpy change of hydrogenation and resistance to reaction
Lesson 2: Naming Aromatic Compounds
State the IUPAC name of substituted aromatic compounds
Construct the structure of aromatic compounds based on their IUPAC names
Analyse the correct numbering system for di and trisubstituted aromatic compounds
Lesson 3: The Reactions of Benzene
To understand the electrophilic substitution of aromatic compounds with:
(i) concentrated nitric acid in the presence of concentrated sulfuric acid
(ii) a halogen in the presence of a halogen carrier
(iii) a haloalkane or acyl chloride in the presence of a halogen carrier (Friedel–Crafts reaction) and its importance to synthesis by formation of a C–C bond to an aromatic ring
To construct the mechanism of electrophilic substitution in arenes
Lesson 4: Phenols
To recall and explain the electrophilic substitution reactions of phenol:
with bromine to form 2,4,6-tribromophenol
(ii) with dilute nitric acid to form a mixture of 2-nitrophenol and 4-nitrophenol
(j) To explain the relative ease of electrophilic substitution of phenol compared with benzene, in terms of electron pair donation to the π-system from an oxygen p-orbital in phenol
To understand the weak acidity of phenols shown by its neutralisation reaction with NaOH but absence of reaction with carbonates
Lesson 5: Directing Groups in Aromatic Compounds
To understand the 2- and 4-directing effect of electron- donating groups (OH, NH2) and the 3-directing effect of electron-withdrawing groups (NO2) in electrophilic substitution of aromatic compounds
To predict the substitution products of aromatic compounds by directing effects in organic synthesis
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6 Well Structured GCSE Chemistry Lessons on from the AQA Quantitative Chemistry Chapter
Lesson 1: Relative Formula Mass
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
Lesson 2: Mass Changes in Reactions
To relate mass, volume and concentration
To calculate the mass of solute in solution
To relate concentration in mol/dm3 to mass and volume
Lesson 3: Moles
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
Lesson 4: Moles and Equations
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.
Lesson 5: Percentage Yield & Atom Economy
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
Lesson 6: Concentration of Solutions
To relate mass, volume and concentration
To calculate the mass of solute in solution
To relate concentration in mol/dm3 to mass and volume
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A structured KS5 lesson including starter activity, AfL work tasks and main work tasks with answers on Kc and Controlling the position of equilibrium.
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
To understand and explain the effect of temperature, concentration, pressure and catalysts on Kc and controlling the position of equilibrium
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This discounted bundle includes:
A full double lesson on synthetic routes in organic synthesis (all answers included)
A follow up homework task (all answers included)
A full revision summary of the year 12 & 13 organic reactions (perfect for making flashcards!)
The full double lesson will cover the following learning objectives
i) To identify individual functional groups for an organic molecule containing several functional groups
ii) To predict the properties and reactions of organic molecules containing several functional groups
iii) To create multi-stage synthetic routes for preparing organic compounds
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Maths skills is a key component in all A level chemistry exam papers therefore this resource is fundamental in supporting your students to be A level Chemistry Exam ready (Note:**This resource is suitable for students studying the AS or A Level OCR A or B Exam Board). **
This resource can be completed as a lesson (~2-3 hrs required) or more conveniently it can be set as homework for students to complete independently. This resource can also be presented to students in small segments across the A level course.
After completing the resource students will be have a strong understanding of the following maths skills:
**1. Standard form
2. Significant Figures
3. Significant Figures in Chemistry Questions
4. Decimal Places
5. Percentage Uncertainty
6. Average/Mean
7. Unit Conversions **
A PowerPoint presentation is included in this resource for teachers to go through worked examples with students. Model answers to practice questions are also included in the PowerPoint presentation.
A student workbook is also included in this resource - in this workbook space has been provided for students can make key notes about each math skill. Practice questions are also included in the workbook and space has been provided for students to complete their answers.
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