A lesson on carboxylic acid derivatives designed for the new OCR A level spec. Includes hydrolysis of esters in acid and alkali, naming acyl chlorides, reactions of acyl chlorides, mechanism for the reaction of an acyl chloride with water, and reactions of anhydrides. Includes questions on slides for students to work through – no printing required.

A lesson on ionic bonding. It covers what is an ionic bond, writing dot and cross diagrams and properties of ionic compounds. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the new OCR A Level specification

A lesson that covers the electrophilic substitution reactions of benzene. Covers nitration, halogenation, alkylation and acylation. For each reaction, a summary of the reagents/conditions, equation and mechanism is presented on a slide. Contains questions and answers on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the new OCR A Level specification.

A lesson that introduces NMR spectrometry. It covers what NMR is, how it works, why TMS and deuterated solvents are used. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the new OCR A Level specification.

A lesson that introduces phenol. It covers what is a phenol, the properties of phenol, the reactivity of phenol compared to benzene. It also covers the reactions of phenol: with alkalis, with bromine water and with nitric acid. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the new OCR A Level specification.

A lesson that covers splitting in proton NMR. This lesson assumes that the topic has already been introduced. It covers how to work out n for a given hydrogen, how to use the n+1 rule and exceptions to splitting. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the OCR A Level specification.

A lesson that covers directing groups. It covers activating and deactivating groups, directing groups and application of them to organic synthesis. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the new OCR A Level specification

A lesson on chemical tests for aldehydes and ketones designed for the new OCR A level spec. Includes a review of tests for alkenes, alcohols and carboxylic acids. Then the lesson covers 2,4-DNP and Tollen’s test. Lesson is designed to cover the theory of PAG 7.2 and to be given prior to PAG. Includes questions on slides for students to work through – no printing required.

A Powerpoint presentation on addition polymers from the OCR new A-level specification. Lesson covers what an addition polymer is, drawing polymers from monomers (and vice versa) and disposing of polymers. Contains questions on slides, so no printing required.

A lesson on the Law of Conversation of Mass for the Edexcel 9-1 spec. Covers what is the Law of Conservation of Mass, how to apply the law to calculate the mass in exam questions and how to prove the law of conservation of mass using moles. Contains exam questions through the presentation for students to work on without printing or you can use the word document included and print those questions out for students to work through.

A lesson that covers how to calculate the RFM and how to balance equations (provided the equation). Designed for the Edexcel 9-1 spec. Worksheets on RFM and balancing equations are included or the students can work directly from the questions on the slides if you do not want to print.

A Power Point summarising the 14 key calculations from the Edexcel 9-1 combined science specification. The presentation goes over each calculation and provides questions for students to work through on slides -- no printing required. Contains all the higher only content.

A lesson introducing alcohols and their properties designed for the OCR AS chemistry specification. The lesson goes over how to classify alcohols as primary, secondary and tertiary, why alcohols are more soluble in water than alkanes and trends in boiling points. The presentation contains questions (and answers) for students to work through on slides, so no printing is needed.

A lesson on the oxidation reactions of alcohols designed for the OCR AS chemistry specification. The lesson contains a practical on testing alcohols with potassium dichromate, the equations for the oxidation of alcohols into aldehydes, ketones and acids and questions for students to work through (with answers). The presentation contains questions (and answers) for students to work through on slides, so no printing is needed.

A Powerpoint presentation introducing alkenes and addition reactions from the OCR new A-level specification. Lesson covers the reactivity of alkenes v alkanes, what an addition reaction is and introduces key concepts needed to understand addition reactions – electrophile, curly arrow and heterolytic fission. First of a series of 3 lessons on addition in alkenes. Contains questions on slides, so no printing required.

A Powerpoint presentation covering stereoisomers from the OCR new A-level specification. Lesson covers bonding in alkenes, cis/trans isomers and E/Z isomers. Contains questions on slides, so no printing required.

A Powerpoint presentation covering free radical substitution from the OCR new A-level specification. Lesson covers what is homolytic fission, steps in a free radical substitution reaction and why free radical substitution leads to a mixture of products. Contains questions on slides, so no printing required.

A lesson on reactivity trends in the rate of hydrolysis of haloalkanes designed for the OCR AS chemistry specification. The lesson goes over impact of changing the halogen on the rate of hydrolysis and contains a practical for the students to investigate the rate of hydrolysis. The presentation contains questions for students to work through on slides, so no printing is needed.

A Powerpoint presentation covering addition of HX and halogens from the OCR new A-level specification. Lesson covers the trends in carbocation stability, addition of halogens (including mechanism) and addition of HX (mechanism and Markownikoff’s Rule). Second of a series of 3 lessons on addition in alkenes. Contains questions on slides, so no printing required.

A lesson introducing alcohols and their properties designed for the OCR AS chemistry specification. The lesson goes over how to classify haloalkanes as primary, secondary and tertiary, what substitution and nucleophile mean and the mechanism for nucleophilic substitution (Sn2). The presentation contains questions (and answers) for students to work through on slides, so no printing is needed.