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Predominately a Chemistry teacher, although I dabble with Biology and Physics too. Most of my schemes of work were planned for either AQA or iGCSE schemes of work at KS4 and the IB at KS5 (although I have no official affiliation with the IB)

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Predominately a Chemistry teacher, although I dabble with Biology and Physics too. Most of my schemes of work were planned for either AQA or iGCSE schemes of work at KS4 and the IB at KS5 (although I have no official affiliation with the IB)
C3.4 Analysis
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C3.4 Analysis

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A series of four lessons prepared for the AQA GCSE C3.4 unit of work about qualitative and quantitative analysis. Lessons on cation and anion testing, titrations and how to calculate the concentration of a solution Includes PowerPoints, lesson plans, practicals, activities, worksheets and exam questions to accompany the topic.
KS4 Redox Reactions
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KS4 Redox Reactions

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Scheme of work planned for KS4 redox (originally for the IGCSE scheme of work). Includes a practical on oxidising and reducing agents, a full PowerPoint (41 slides) and a starter activity. Students will learn: How to define oxidation and reduction in terms of hydrogen, oxygen and electrons Practicing writing half equations How to assign oxidation states to transition metal ions How to identify what has been oxidised and what has been reduced Common oxidising and reducing agents - how these work and the colour changes involved
Stability of Compounds and the Lime Cycle
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Stability of Compounds and the Lime Cycle

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Two lessons designed to cover the topics of stability of compounds (carbonates, nitrates and hydroxides) and the limecycle for the iGCSE, but could also be used for other exam boards. Includes PowerPoints, two practical activities and a computer research task
KS4 Homework Projects
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KS4 Homework Projects

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A series of nine homework projects suitable for KS4 students covering Biology, Chemistry and Physics topics. - Genetics - Hydroponics - Extracting Copper - Oil - Analysing Substances - Nanoparticles and Smart Materials - Waves and Communication - Energy and Payback Time - Forces and Momentum
Structure and Bonding
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Structure and Bonding

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Unit of work on structure and bonding focusing on the four different types of bonding - ionic, covalent (simple and giant) and metallic. The Unit includes a PowerPoint and a booklet. The booklet provides spaces for the students to fill in answers as they go through the PowerPoint and also includes an exam question summary of each type of bonding. The answers to the questions are also included. Could be used for students to learn the topic independently in a flipped classroom setting, or in class with a lower ability group.
Equilibria- including Haber Process and Contact Process
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Equilibria- including Haber Process and Contact Process

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Scheme of work planned for the IGCSE scheme on equilibria, but would be suitable for other exam boards too. PowerPoints cover: Equilibria and how they can be altered Properties, reactions and uses of Hydrogen, Nitrogen and Ammonia The Haber Process Properties, reactions and uses of Sulphur, Sulphur Dioxide and Sulphuric Acid The Contact Process Also included are a practical activity and a computer research task (could be a homework)
KS5 Acids and Bases, Redox and Organic Chemistry Schemes of Work
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KS5 Acids and Bases, Redox and Organic Chemistry Schemes of Work

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These 16 PowerPoints were planned as part of the IB scheme of work on Acids and Bases, Redox Chemistry and Organic Chemistry, and cover the necessary content for both the Standard and Higher Level topics. They would also be suitable for other post-16 courses. Included are fully completed PowerPoints, student versions of the PowerPoints with sections to complete independently and some exam style questions. Topics included are: - What are acids and bases? - Bronsted Lowry acids and bases (and conjugate acids and bases) - Amphiprotic and amphoteric substances - Lewis acids and bases - Reactions of acids with metals, metal oxides, metal hydroxides, metal carbonates and metal hydrogencarbonates, bases and alkalis - Making salts - What is pH and how to calculate the pH of both acids and bases - Using the dissociation constant of water to calculate pH - Acid deposition - how it occurs and how it can be treated - Calculations involving Ka, pKa, Kb, pKb, pH and pOH - Using the relationships Kw = Ka x Kb and pKa + pKb = pKw - Titration curves for titrations involving any combination of strong and weak acids and bases - Indicators - how to select a suitable indicator for a titration - How to calculate the pH of salt solutions - Buffers - what are they, how are they made and how do they work (including calculations) Reduction and Oxidation Oxidation states and how to determine them Naming compounds using oxidation states Oxidising and reducing agents Half equations in molten substances Half equations in acidic solutions The activity series Redox titrations Winkler method to determine biochemical oxygen demand Voltaic Cells Electrolytic Cells Cell potentials The standard hydrogen electrode Ecell and spontaneity Working out cell potentials Polarity and direction of electron flow The electrochemical series Electrolysis of aqueous solutions The effect of the nature of electrodes on the products Electroplating Electrolysis of water Quantitative electrolysis - Different kinds of formula e.g. molecular, empirical - Alkanes - Alkenes - Compounds involving a benzene ring - Homologous Series - IUPAC nomenclature - Naming halogenoalkanes - Naming alcohols, ethers, aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids - Esters - Primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols, halogenoalkanes and amines - Structural Isomerism - Functional Group Isomerism - Benzene and Aromatic Compounds - Combustion of alkanes - Reaction of alkanes with halogens - Reactions of alkenes - Addition polymerisation - Oxidation of alcohols - Nucleophilic Substitution mechanisms of primary, tertiary and secondary halogenoalkanes - Factors affecting the rate of nucleophilic substitution - Electrophilic Addition mechanisms - Markovnikov´s Rule - Electrophilic subtitution mechanisms - Reduction Reactions - Reaction pathways and synthetic routes - Cis-trans isomerism - Conformational isomerism - Optical isomerism - Optical Isomers and Plane-polarised light - Racemic mixtures - Diastereoisomers
Chemistry Homework Projects
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Chemistry Homework Projects

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10 homework projects on key stage 3 and 4 Chemistry, linked to the Exploring Science and iGCSE schemes of work. All homework projects are fully differentiated, with level ladders provided to maximise pupil progress 7E - Acids and Alkalis 7F - Chemical reactions 7H - Solutions 8E - Classifying Elements 9E - Metals and their reactions 9G - Environmental Chemistry Extracting Copper Oil Nanoparticles and Smart Materials Analysing Substances
Coordinated Science Organic Chemistry - booklet and powerpoint
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Coordinated Science Organic Chemistry - booklet and powerpoint

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A PowerPoint covering all the topics covering in Organic Chemistry for the iGCSE Coordinated Science course. The accompanying booklet has gaps and questions for the students to fill in as they go through the PowerPoint. This was designed for a low ability group with weaker writing skills in order to move through the content more quickly. It includes the topics of: Crude Oil Fractional Distillation Structure of alkanes, alkenes and alcohols Properties and reactions of alkanes Cracking of alkanes Saturated vs. Unsaturated Compounds Addition reactions of alkenes Reactions and uses of alcohols Macromolecules Synthetic plastics Addition and condensation polymers Natural Macromolecules
KS4 Atomic Structure and Bonding Scheme of Work
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KS4 Atomic Structure and Bonding Scheme of Work

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These schemes of work were planned as part of the iGCSE course, but could be used for other courses. They include PowerPoints, activities, experiments, homework and formative assessment resources. The topics covered are: - Elements, compounds and mixtures - Atomic Structure - Isotopes - Ionic and Covalent Bonding - Conservation of Mass and Balancing Equations - Giant Ionic structures - Giant Covalent structures - Simple Covalent structures - Metallic structures - Testing for Ions
Energy Changes and Hess´ Law
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Energy Changes and Hess´ Law

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These 3 PowerPoints were planned as part of the IB schemes of work on Energy. They would also be suitable for other post-16 courses. Included are fully completed PowerPoints, student versions of the PowerPoints with sections to complete independently and some exam style questions. Topics covered include: - The difference between heat and temperature - Endothermic and Exothermic reactions - Stability and enthalpy changes - Standard enthalpy change of reaction (ΔHΘr) - Measuring Standard enthalpy change of combustion (ΔHΘc) including calculations - Measuring enthalpy changes in solution including calculations - Hess´Law - Standard Enthalpy Change of Formation (ΔHΘf) - Bond Enthalpies and Average Bond Enthalpies - Born Haber Cycles - Comparison of Lattice Enthalpies - Dissolving Ionic Substances - Hydration Enthalpies
Atomic Structure
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Atomic Structure

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These PowerPoints were planned as part of the IB scheme of work on Atomic Structure, and cover the necessary content for both the Standard and Higher Level topics. It would also be suitable for other post-16 courses. Included are fully completed PowerPoints, student versions of the PowerPoints with sections to complete independently and some exam style questions. Topics included are: - The structure of the atom - The development of the theory of atomic structure from Dalton-present day - Isotopes and their properties - Calculating the R.A.M. of an isotope - Calculating the % abundance of two isotopes, given the R.A.M. - Radioisotopes and their uses - The mass spectrometer: what it is used for, how it works, why it works and how to read mass spectra - How to calculate the energy of a photon of light - Atomic Emission Spectra - How to write full electronic configurations for elements up to the 4p orbital - How to write full electronic configurations for ions of the elements up to the 4p orbital - The convergence limit of energy in energy levels and how this links to First Ionisation Energy - Trends in First Ionisation Energy and how this provided evidence for the presence of orbitals
Atomic Structure and Periodicity
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Atomic Structure and Periodicity

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These PowerPoints were planned as part of the IB schemes of work on Atomic Structure and Periodicity (including transition metal chemistry and coloured complexes) and cover the necessary content for both the Standard and Higher Level topics. They would also be suitable for other post-16 courses. Included are fully completed PowerPoints, student versions of the PowerPoints with sections to complete independently and some exam style questions. Topics included are: - The structure of the atom - The development of the theory of atomic structure from Dalton-present day - Isotopes and their properties - Calculating the R.A.M. of an isotope - Calculating the % abundance of two isotopes, given the R.A.M. - Radioisotopes and their uses - The mass spectrometer: what it is used for, how it works, why it works and how to read mass spectra - How to calculate the energy of a photon of light - Atomic Emission Spectra - How to write full electronic configurations for elements up to the 4p orbital - How to write full electronic configurations for ions of the elements up to the 4p orbital - The convergence limit of energy in energy levels and how this links to First Ionisation Energy - Trends in First Ionisation Energy and how this provided evidence for the presence of orbitals - The development of the Periodic Table - The structure and arrangement of the Periodic Table - How metallic/non-metallic properties change as you go left to right across the periodic table - How atomic radius of elements changes across periods and down groups, and why this occurs - How ionic radius of ions changes across periods and down groups, and why this occurs - How first ionisation energies of elements changes across periods and down groups, and why this occurs - How electron affinity of elements changes across periods and down groups, and why this occurs - How electronegativity of elements changes across periods and down groups, and why this occurs - Properties and reactions of the Group I metals - Properties and reactions of the Group XVII non-metals - The acid-base character and reactions of the period 2 and 3 oxides - Electronic structures of the Transition Metals - Electronic structures of Transition Metal ions - The definition of a Transition Metal - Properties of Transition Metals - Variable oxidation states and the trend in First Ionisation Energies - Paramagnetism and Diamagnetism - Complex Ions - Transition Metals as catalysts - How colour occurs in compounds - Ligand Field Theory - Which Transition Metals are coloured and which are colourless and why - Factors which affect colour - including identity of the metal, charge on the metal and identity of the ligand
Atomic Structure, Periodicity and Structure and Bonding
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Atomic Structure, Periodicity and Structure and Bonding

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These PowerPoints were planned as part of the IB schemes of work on Atomic Structure, Periodicity (including transition metal chemistry and coloured complexes) and Structure and Bonding. They cover the necessary content for both the Standard and Higher Level topics. They would also be suitable for other post-16 courses. Included are fully completed PowerPoints, student versions of the PowerPoints with sections to complete independently and some exam style questions.
Biochemistry - Standard and Higher Level
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Biochemistry - Standard and Higher Level

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These 9 PowerPoints were planned as part of the IB schemes of work on Biochemistry, and covers the necessary content for the all of the Standard and Higher Level units. It would also be suitable for other post-16 courses. It includes 9 full PowerPoints, along with student versions to use as notes, which have spaces for the students to add in missing information and activities for them to complete. It also includes exam questions for practice or assessment purposes Topics covered are: Introduction to Biochemistry - Metabolism - Biochemical reactions in terms of oxidation and reduction - Respiration - Photosynthesis - Hydrolysis and Condensation reactions Proteins - 2 amino acids and their behaviour as zwitterions - Gel electrophoresis - Paper chromatography - Peptides - Hydrolysis of peptides - Proteins - primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary structures - Acid-base properties of amino acids and proteins - Acid-base buffers - Enzymes - Induced fit theory - Non competitive and competitive inhibition - The Michaelis-Menten equation - Protein Assays Lipids - Fatty acids - Triglycerides - Calculating the iodine number - Hydrolysis of triglycerides - Rancidity of fats - Energy values of fats - Phospholipids - Steroids (including cholesterol) - Sex hormones - Anabolic steroids Carbohydrates - Monosaccharides - Reducing sugars - Disaccharides - Polysaccharides - Starch, glycogen and cellulose Vitamins - Preventing deficiencies - Water and fat solubilities of vitamins - Vitamin A - Vitamin C - Vitamin D - Decomposition of vitamins Environmental Impacts of Biochemistry - Xenobiotics - Metabolism of xenobiotics - DDT - PCBs - Heavy metal toxicity - Pharmaceutically active compounds and detergents - Host-guest complexes - Polymers - Green Chemistry Proteins - 2 amino acids and their behaviour as zwitterions - Gel electrophoresis - Paper chromatography - Peptides - Hydrolysis of peptides - Proteins - primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary structures - Acid-base properties of amino acids and proteins - Acid-base buffers - Enzymes - Induced fit theory - Non competitive and competitive inhibition - The Michaelis-Menten equation - Protein Assays Nucleic Acids - Nucleic Acids - Nitrogeneous Bases and Nucleotides - ATP - The structure of DNA - DNA profiling - DNA replication - Transcription - Genetic Engineering Biological Pigments - Coloured compounds and biological pigments - Carotenes - Porphyrins - Haemoglobin - Factors affceting oxygen uptake in haemoglobin - Foetal haemoglobin - Cytochromes - Chlorophyll - Anthocyanins - Melanin Stereochemistry in Biomolecules - Stereoisomerism - 2-amino acids - Fischer and CORN projections - Stereochemistry in Carbohydrates - Stereochemistry cyclic forms of monosaccharides - Stereochemistry in cellulose - Stereochemistry in fatty acids - Stereochemistry in retinal and vision chemistry
Chemistry Homework Projects - Year 8 and 9
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Chemistry Homework Projects - Year 8 and 9

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Three homework projects for the Exploring Science 8 and 9 schemes of work on Elements and the Periodic Table, Metals and their reactions and Environmental Chemistry. Each project comes with a level ladder style success grid for students to maximise their learning
iGCSE Acids, bases and salts scheme of work
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iGCSE Acids, bases and salts scheme of work

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Scheme of work planned for the IGCSE acids and bases unit, but could be modified for other exam boards. The scheme includes PowerPoints, activities, practicals and worksheets and was planned to take up to 7 lessons. The PowerPoint on soluble salts covers making soluble salts in 3 different ways and so will take 3 lessons. Topics: - Acids, bases and salts - Preparation of Soluble Salts - metal + acid, metal oxide + acid and acid + alkali - Preparation of Insoluble salts - Acidic, basic and amphoteric oxides
iGCSE Experimental Techniques Scheme of Work
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iGCSE Experimental Techniques Scheme of Work

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This unit was planned as part of the iGCSE experimental techniques scheme of work. It was used as an introduction to the iGCSE, and contains differentiated work for students from C/D to A/A* grade. The unit contains powerpoints, experiments, worksheets, activities and an assessment. Topics covered include: - Chemical and Physical reactions - Melting and boiling points - Separating techniques - filtration, evaporation, distillation and fractional distillation - Preparation of a salt - Chromatography
9E/9F Scheme of Work - Reactions of Metals and Metal compounds and Reactivity
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9E/9F Scheme of Work - Reactions of Metals and Metal compounds and Reactivity

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8 lesson scheme of work planned for KS3 Chemistry - covers material in 9E and 9F on the reactions of metals and metal compounds and the reactivity series. The scheme of work includes PowerPoints, worksheets, activities and practicals, with each lesson featuring a differentiated task (levels 4-8), enabling all students to make progress.