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Spark Science provides high quality science educational resources for secondary school teachers.

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Spark Science provides high quality science educational resources for secondary school teachers.
Counting Atoms in a Chemical Formula
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Counting Atoms in a Chemical Formula

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A comprehensive, engaging, challenging and interactive lesson package designed with non-science/non-chemistry specialist teachers in mind! This lesson contains: Lesson powerpoint - including teacher notes and answers in “notes” section Student led lesson worksheet Teacher answer sheet Lesson resources contain: In-built challenge tasks throughout In-built scaffolded learning for lower abilities Various activites to assess progress and understanding that you can tailor to fit any class or available resources Objectives: Students will be able to… Identify elements in chemical formula (using a periodic table) Count the number of atoms in formulas containing subscripts Count the number of atoms in formulas containing multipliers This lesson contains a student led lesson sheet, with the focus being on students learning through doing and practicing skills and identifying patterns and reasons themselves. Resources and slides ask students the key questions and develops ideas and concepts from the ground up and address common issues, mistakes and misconceptions. This lesson contains AFL tasks which require mini-whiteboards, but can be adapted if these are not available.
Writing Word Equations
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Writing Word Equations

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A comprehensive, engaging, challenging and interactive lesson package designed with AEN students and non-science/non-chemistry specialist teachers in mind! This lesson contains: Lesson powerpoint - including teacher notes and answers in “notes” section Student led lesson worksheet Teacher answer sheet Lesson resources contain: In-built challenge tasks throughout In-built scaffolded learning for lower abilities Various activites to assess progress and understanding that you can tailor to fit any class or available resources Objectives: Students will be able to… Identify reactants and products in a word equation Write word equations for different reactions Turn word equations into sentences Describe and explain why we use word equations in chemistry This lesson contains a student led lesson sheet, with the focus being on students learning through doing and practicing skills and identifying patterns and reasons themselves. Resources and slides ask students the key questions and develops ideas and concepts from the ground up and address common issues, mistakes and misconceptions. This lesson contains AFL tasks which require mini-whiteboards, but can be adapted if these are not available.
Lesson 1 - Introduction to Electrolysis
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Lesson 1 - Introduction to Electrolysis

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This lesson is designed for AQA GCSE Chemistry and introduces electrolysis as a way of extracting metals from ores/metal compounds. Lesson Objectives: Name the parts of the electrolysis practical Carry out a basic practical for the electrolysis of copper chloride Predict the products of the electrolysis of a molten salt Explain why we use electrolysis to extract metals This Lesson Contains: Lesson Powerpoint, including all answers and powerpoint notes to aid delivery and challenge tasks and mini-whiteboard AFL quiz Blank electrolysis diagram handout for printing (editable and PDF) Student worksheet/table (editable and PDF) Complete answers Practical risk assessment and instructions
Chemical Formulas and Counting Atoms
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Chemical Formulas and Counting Atoms

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A comprehensive, engaging, challenging and interactive lesson package designed with non-science/non-chemistry specialist teachers in mind! **This lesson contains: ** Lesson powerpoint - including teaching notes and answers in “notes” section Student led lesson worksheet Teacher answer sheet Lesson resources contain: In-built challenge tasks throughout In-built scaffolded learning for lower abilities Various activites to assess progress and understanding that you can tailor to fit any class or available resources Lesson Objectives: Students will be able to… Describe what a chemical symbol is and explain why we use them Identify elements from their chemical symbols using a periodic table Classify chemical formulas as representing either elements or compounds Understand how to count the number of atoms in a chemical formula containing subscripts This lesson contains a student led lesson sheet, with the focus being on students learning through doing and practicing skills and identifying patterns and reasons themselves. Resources and slides ask students the key questions and develops ideas and concepts from the ground up. This lesson contains AFL which makes use of molymods and mini-whiteboards, but can be adapted if these resources are not available.
Chemical Mixtures
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Chemical Mixtures

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A comprehensive, engaging and interactive lesson package designed with non-science/non-chemistry specialist teachers in mind! This lesson contains: Lesson powerpoint - including teacher notes and answers in “notes” section Student led lesson worksheet Teacher answer sheet Elements, Compounds and Mixtures printable decision tree Lesson resources contain: In-built challenge tasks throughout In-built scaffolded learning for lower abilities Various activites to assess progress and understanding that you can tailor to fit any class or available resources Objectives: Students will be able to… Describe what a mixture is Give examples of mixtures in every day life Identify mixtures from particle diagrams and examples This lesson contains a student led lesson sheet, with the focus being on students learning through doing, practicing skills and identifying patterns and reasons themselves. Resources and slides ask students the key questions and develops ideas and concepts from the ground up and address common issues, mistakes and misconceptions. This lesson contains AFL tasks which require mini-whiteboards and molymods, but can be adapted if these are not available.
Calculating Relative Atomic Mass
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Calculating Relative Atomic Mass

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This lesson is designed for AQA GCSE Chemistry/Combined Science Trilogy and covers how to calculate relative atomic mass. This lesson contains: A lesson powerpoint complete with all answers, worked examples Student worksheet (PDF and editable versions) Worksheet answers (PDF and editable versions) Lesson Objectives: Define what an “isotope” is and identify examples Calculate the relative atomic mass of elements from their relative isotopic masses and abundances
Testing for Negative Non-Metal Ions
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Testing for Negative Non-Metal Ions

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A lesson pack covering negative non-metal ion tests (halide, sulfate and carbonate). This resource is designed for the AQA Triple Chemistry required practical from “Chemical Analysis”, and is relevant to higher and foundation students. Lesson Objectives Carry out simple precipitate tests to identify halide, sulfate and carbonate ions Describe how to carry out precipitate tests to test for halide, sulfate and carbonate ions, including the names of any important reactants Write balanced symbol and ionic equations for the reactions taking place in precipitation reactions This resource contains: Lesson powerpoint - including starter activity, practical instructions, tables, challenge task, multiple choice quiz plenary, and full answers Student worksheet - including practical instructions, tables, and practical quesitons (PDF and editable word versions) Student worksheet answers (PDF and editable word versions) Risk assessment/order form - containing up to date CLEAPPS guidance as of Oct 2023.
KS3 Introduction to Waves
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KS3 Introduction to Waves

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This lesson covers what longitudinal and transverse waves are, the features of both kinds of waves, examples of these waves and what happens when waves meet barriers or each other. This is a perfect introduction lesson to KS3 topic on sound and waves. This Lesson Contains: Lesson powerpoint, including instructions for key demonstrations of both types of waves, full answers, plenary tasks, AFL whiteboard and discussion activities Student worksheet (PDF and editable version) Student worksheet answers sheet (PDF and editable version) Lesson Objectives Name the two different types of waves and label their features Give an example of each kind of wave Describe what happens when waves hit a barrier Describe what happens when waves superimpose
Extracting Aluminium from Aluminium Oxide
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Extracting Aluminium from Aluminium Oxide

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A full lesson designed for GCSE chemistry AQA specification. This lesson covers the case study of the extraction of aluminium oxide, the role of cryolite, what happens to the aluminium and oxide ions at the electrodes, and the need for the replacement of the positive electrode. This lesson contains A lesson powerpoint including all useful youtube video links, interactive plenary multiple choice quiz, electroplating challenge task and complete answers. A guided reading activity with quesitons and complete answer sheet (PDF and editable versions) An alternative information hunt sheet to be used with videos and/or the AQA GCSE Chemistry textbook, with complete answers (PDF and editable versions) Video clip to aid in completion of both sheets Lesson Objectives State two reasons why extracting aluminium oxide from its ore is expensive Describe why cryolite is added to aluminium oxide during electrolysis Describe and explain what happens to ions at the positive and negative electrode (and give relevant half equations (Higher only)) Explain why the positive electrode must continually be replaced
KS3 - Joints
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KS3 - Joints

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This is a KS3 Biology lesson covering the structure and types of joints in the body and includes the chicken leg dissection along with pre-made risk assessment and alternative written task for students who opt-out (all with answer sheets!). This resource contains: Teacher powerpoint Student worksheet and answer sheet (PDF and editable word) Alternative work (for students who do not want to do the dissection) and answer sheet (PDF and editable word) Lesson Objectives: Name and give examples of the types of joint found in the human body Describe the role of joints in movement Label the structure of a joint Carry out the dissection of a joint
Pure Substances (Including Practical Investigation)
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Pure Substances (Including Practical Investigation)

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A comprehensive, engaging, challenging and interactive lesson package designed with non-science/non-chemistry specialist teachers in mind! This lesson contains: Lesson powerpoint - including teacher notes and answers in “notes” section Student led lesson worksheet (including practical worksheet) Teacher answer sheet Practical risk assessment/order form Lesson resources contain: In-built challenge tasks throughout In-built scaffolded learning for lower abilities Various activites to assess progress and understanding that you can tailor to fit any class or available resources Objectives: Students will be able to… Describe what a pure substance is Identify examples of pure substances in every day life Identify pure substances from particle diagrams and examples Carry out a practical investigation to identify pure substances This lesson contains a student led lesson and practical which focuses on students learning through discussion and investigation. Resources and slides ask students the key questions and develops ideas and concepts from the ground up and address common issues, mistakes and misconceptions. This lesson contains AFL tasks which require mini-whiteboards, but can be adapted if these are not available.
Changing Mass During Chemical Reactions
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Changing Mass During Chemical Reactions

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A comprehensive, engaging, challenging and interactive lesson package designed with AEN students and non-science/non-chemistry specialist teachers in mind! This lesson contains: Lesson powerpoint - including teacher notes and answers in “notes” section Student led lesson worksheet Teacher answer sheet Practical and Demonstration Risk Assessments Lesson resources contain: In-built challenge tasks throughout In-built scaffolded learning for lower abilities AFL activities to assess progress and understanding that you can tailor to fit any class or available resources Objectives: Students will be able to… Predict whether a chemical reaction under given conditions will get lighter, heavier or stay the same mass Explain why some chemical reactions might appear to get lighter Explain why some chemical reactions might appear to get heavier This lesson contains a student led lesson sheet, with the focus being on students learning through doing, practicing skills and identifying patterns and reasons themselves. Resources and slides ask students the key questions and develops ideas and concepts from the ground up and address common issues, mistakes and misconceptions.
Calculating Relative Formulas Mass
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Calculating Relative Formulas Mass

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A full lesson covering how students can calculate relative formula mass. This lesson is suitable for students studying AQA Trilogy Combined Science (higher and foundation) and AQA Triple chemistry (higher and foundation) Lesson Objectives Recall how to count the number of atoms in a formula Recall what relative atomic mass is Define what relative formula mass is Calculate the relative formula mass of a chemical using a periodic table Lesson includes Lesson powerpoint - including recap of how to count atoms in a formula an how to find relative atomic mass on a periodic table, worked examples with answers, and BINGO plenary practice game Optional worksheet with answers (PDF and editable word version)
KS3 - Plant Cells
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KS3 - Plant Cells

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This is a Year 7 lesson that covers plant cells, their components, their functions, how they differ to animal cells, and how to observe plant cells under a microscope. This Lesson Contains Lesson powerpoint with complete answers, plenary activity, interactive game for teaching rote learning of parts of the plant cell, challenge task, practical follow up questions Student worksheet and complete and incomplete versions with answers (PDF and editable versions) Practical instructions Practical risk assessment (PDF and editable word versions) Lesson Objectives Identify parts of a plant cell from a diagram Describe the function of each part of a plant cell Compare the similarities and difference between an animal and plant cell Use a microscope to view plant cells (pond weed)
KS3 - Breathing
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KS3 - Breathing

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This is a KS3 Biology lesson covering the physical changes that happen in our bodies when we breathe (limited to diaphragm, rib cage and lung volume) as well as using the bell jar demonstration of the effect of pressure on lung volume. This lesson also contains a practical to measure lung volume and manipulate the data of that practical. This lesson contains: Teacher powerpoint - including teacher guidance and answers Student printable table (PDF and Word) Lesson Objectives: Describe the physical changes that occur when a person inhales and exhales Describe a method used to estimate lung volume WS: Measure lung volume Correlate and analyse data from a practical experiment to draw conclusions
KS3 - Skeleton
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KS3 - Skeleton

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This is a KS3 Biology lesson covering the human skeleton, including teaching students some of the names/positions of key bones in the body as well as the structure and function of bones. There are several versions of the student led activity that can be tailored to teacher/class needs. This lesson may require students to have access to the internet. This resource contains: Teacher powerpoint including teacher guidance and answers Student worksheets (PDF and Editable versions) Student worksheet answers (PDF and Editable versions) Lesson Objectives: Label some of the main bones in the skeleton Describe the structure of a bone Describe the functions of the skeletal system
KS3 - Muscles
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KS3 - Muscles

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This is a KS3 Biology lesson covering the function of muscles, the names of some major muscles in the human body, antagonistic muscles pairs and a practical to measure muscle fatigue. This lesson also comes with two alternative student led practical investigations. This resource contains: Teacher powerpoint (with teacher delivery notes, interactive plenary, challenge tasks throughout and careers links) Student worksheet (For practical Option 1) (PDF and editable word) Lesson Objectives: Describe what a muscle is and give some examples Describe how muscles cause movement in the body Describe how antagonistic muscles control movement at a joint Investigate the strength of muscles
GCSE Chemistry AQA (9-1) - Ionic Bonding Dot-and-Cross Diagrams
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GCSE Chemistry AQA (9-1) - Ionic Bonding Dot-and-Cross Diagrams

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This resource contains a worksheet where students can practice drawing ionic bonding for a range of examples. Examples get harder as the sheet progresses. First questions are structured with electron shells and brackets drawn for them. Resource contains PDF copy and an editable PPT version. Fully drawn answer sheet attached at the end of each document.
AS Chemistry - IUPAC Naming Booklet
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AS Chemistry - IUPAC Naming Booklet

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A resource for AS and A-Level students to help practice naming and drawing alkanes, alkenes, alcohols and haloalkanes using the IUPAC naming system. Students can practice structural, displayed and skeletal formula drawing as well as naming in this booklet. All answers included. Designed for the UK curriculum (OCR, AQA, Edexcel)