Each resource has a slide to assess prior knowledge, introduction to the topic that the lesson covers and a range of tasks, activities and progress checks to assess student understanding throughout each topic.
Lessons are available as a bundle to cover the whole topic of a specification (at a discounted rate) or are available to buy individual lessons.
Each resource has a slide to assess prior knowledge, introduction to the topic that the lesson covers and a range of tasks, activities and progress checks to assess student understanding throughout each topic.
Lessons are available as a bundle to cover the whole topic of a specification (at a discounted rate) or are available to buy individual lessons.
AQA P2 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.2 – Electricity)
Lesson: P2.8 – Power and energy transfers in everyday appliances
Specification points covered =
4.2.4.1 - Power
4.2.4.2 - Energy transfers in everyday appliances
A fully resourced lesson about power and energy transfers in everyday appliances to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA P2 (Paper 1, Topic 2).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides.
Lesson power point to cover Edexcel P3.6 - Reflection and refraction.
Specification - examined from 2014
Power point is fully differentiated with tasks to suit those sitting both foundation and higher tiers, and tasks are available to stretch the most able learners.
AQA C7 (New Spec – Unit 4.7 – Organic chemistry)
Lesson: C7.8 - Addition polymerisation (Triple only)
Specification points covered = 4.7.3.1 – Addition polymerisation
A fully resourced lesson about addition polymerisation to be used when teaching the New specification of AQA C7 (Paper 2, Topic 2).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides.
AQA Chemistry New GCSE Spec
Entire resources to cover all content in paper 1 of the new GCSE specifications.
All lessons for all 5 topics, including any worksheets, practical order information to support in teaching these topics.
Lessons cover both the combined 'trilogy' science route and also the 'triple' separate chemistry lessons.
The lessons include any required practical tasks that AQA have outlined, and an opportunity for learners to complete each of these.
Lessons have differentiated tasks available on slides and progress checks to assess learning throughout the lessons.
There is also opportunity to assess extended answer questions in some of the lessons to allow extended feedback on their work in these tasks.
Specification points covered are:
Topic 1 - Atomic structure and the periodic table:
4.1.1.1 - atoms, elements and compounds
4.1.1.2 - Mixtures
4.1.1.3 - Scientific models of the atom
4.1.1.4 - relative electrical charges of subatomic particles
4.1.1.5 - size and mass of atoms
4.1.1.6 - electronic structure
4.1.2.1 - The periodic table
4.1.2.2 - development of the periodic table
4.1.2.3 - metals and non-metals
4.1.2.4 - Group 0
4.1.2.5 - Group 1
4.1.2.6 - Group 7
Chemistry Triple science lessons:
4.1.3.1 + 2 - Transition metals and their properties
Topic 2 - Bonding structure and the properties of matter:
4.2.1.1 – Chemical bonds
4.2.1.2 – Ionic bonding
4.2.1.3 – Ionic compounds
4.2.1.4 – Covalent bonding
4.2.1.5 – Metallic bonding
4.2.2.1 – Three states of matter
4.2.2.2 – State symbols
4.2.2.3 – Properties of ionic compounds
4.2.2.4 – Simple covalent substances
4.2.2.5 – Polymers
4.2.2.6 – Giant covalent substances
4.2.2.7 – Properties of metals and alloys
4.2.2.8 – Metals as conductors
4.2.3.1 – Diamond
4.2.3.2 – Graphite
4.2.3.3 – Graphene and fullerenes
Chemistry Triple science lessons:
4.2.4.1 – Sizes of particles and their properties
4.2.4.2 – Uses of nanoparticles
Topic 3 - Quantitative Chemistry:
4.3.1.1 – Conservation of mass and balanced chemical equations (C3.1 lesson)
4.3.1.2 – Relative formula mass (C3.2 lesson)
4.3.1.3 – Mass changes when a reactant or product is a gas (C3.1 lesson)
4.3.2.1 – Moles (Higher tier) (C3.3 lesson)
4.3.2.2 – Amount of substances in equations (Higher tier) (C3.4 lesson)
4.3.2.3 – Using moles to balance equations (Higher tier) (C3.5 lesson)
4.3.2.4 – Limiting reactants (HT) (C3.5 lesson)
4.3.2.5 – Concentration of solutions (C3.6 lesson)
Chemistry Triple science specification points and lessons:
4.3.4 – Using concentrations of solutions in mol/dm3 (HT) (C3.7 lesson)
4.3.3.1 – Percentage yield (C3.8 lesson)
4.3.3.2 – Atom economy (C3.9 lesson)
4.3.5 – Molar volume of gases (HT) (C3.10 lesson)
Topic 4 - Chemical changes
4.4.1.1 - Metal Oxides (C4.1 lesson)
4.4.1.2 - The reactivity series (C4.1 lesson)
4.4.1.3 - Extraction of metals and reduction (C4.2 lesson)
4.4.1.4 - Oxidation and reduction in terms of electrons (HT only) (C4.3 lesson)
4.4.2.1 - Reactions of acids with metals (C4.4 lesson)
4.4.2.2 - Neutralisation of acids and salt production (C4.5 lesson)
4.4.2.3 - Soluble salts (C4.5 lesson)
4.4.2.4 - The pH scale and neutralisation (C4.6)
4.4.2.5 - Titrations (Triple only) (C4.7 lesson) (Includes required Practical activity 2)
4.4.2.6 - Strong and weak acids (HT only) (C4.8 lesson)
4.4.3.1 - The process of electrolysis (C4.9 lesson)
4.4.3.2 - Electrolysis of molten ionic compounds (C4.9 lesson)
4.3.3.3 - Using electrolysis to extract metals (C4.10 lesson)
4.4.3.4 - Electrolysis of aqueous solutions (C4.9 lesson)
4.4.3.5 - Representation of reactions as half equations (HT only)(C4.9 lesson)
4.4.3.4 - Required practical 3 (C4.11 lesson)
Topic 5 - Energy Changes:
4.5.1.1 – Energy transfer during exothermic and endothermic reactions(C5.1 lesson. Includes required practical 4)
4.5.1.1 - Uses of exothermic and endothermic reactions (C5.1 research task)
4.5.1.2 – Reaction profiles (C5.2 lesson)
4.5.1.3 - The energy changes of a reaction (HT only) (C5.2 lesson)
Chemistry Triple science specification points and lessons:
4.5.2.1 – cells and batteries (C5.3 lesson)
4.5.2.2 - Fuel Cells (C5.4 lesson)
OCR 21st century science C1 lessons. All lessons to cover OCR C1 unit of work. Lessons have differentiated tasks available on slides and tasks to assess learning throughout the lessons.
A full set of power points that guides learners through every lesson in the Edexcel C3 unit. Plus, learner friendly specifications, broken down into the different topics so that learners can assess their own progress through the unit.
All power points have tasks, activities and progress checks to assess learner progress when teaching the topic.
Power points are fully differentiated with tasks to suit those sitting both foundation and higher tiers, and tasks are available to stretch the most able learners.
Many of the power points were used during ofsted observations which were given outstanding judgements.
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AQA C1.3 (new spec) - Models of the atom (with developments). A fully resourced lesson about atoms, elements and compounds to be used when teaching the New specification of AQA C1.
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides.
AQA C8.5 (new spec - 4.8.3) - Testing for cations
A fully resourced lesson about using sodium hydroxide to test for cations to be used when teaching the New specification of AQA C8 (Chemical analysis).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Along with opportunity to assess learning throughout the lesson
AQA B6 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.6 – Inheritance, variation and evolution)
Lesson: B6.18 – Classification of living organisms
Specification points covered =
4.6.4 - Classification of living organisms
A fully resourced lesson about classification of living organisms to be used when teaching the new biology specification GCSE of AQA B6 (Paper 2, Topic 2 - Inheritance, variation and evolution).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing
AQA B7 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.7 – Ecology)
Lesson: B7.7 -Biodiversity and maintaining it
Specification points covered =
4.7.3.1 - Biodiversity
4.7.3.6 - Maintaining Biodiversity
A fully resourced lesson about Biodiversity and maintaining it to be used when teaching the new biology specification GCSE of AQA B7 (Paper 2, Topic 3 - Ecology).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing
New AQA P7.1 (New Physics GCSE spec 4.7 - exams 2018) - Magnetic poles and magnetic fields
AQA P7 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.7 – Magnetism and electromagnetism)
Lesson: P7.1 – Magnetic poles and magnetic fields
Specification points covered =
4.7.1.1 - Poles of a magnet
4.7.1.2 - Magnetic fields
A fully resourced lesson about magnetism, the poles of a magnet, magnetic fields and permanent and induced magnetism, to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA P7 (Paper 2, Topic 3).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
AQA B7 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.7 – Ecology)
Lesson: B7.10 - Trophic levels, biomass pyramids and transfers (TRIPLE ONLY)
Specification points covered =
4.7.4.1 - Trophic levels
4.7.4.2 - Pyramids of biomass
4.7.4.3 - Transfer of biomass
A fully resourced lesson covering the trophic levels in an ecosystem section for the biology only route. The lesson includes information and tasks on all aspects of trophic levels, pyramids of biomass and the transfers of biomass. The lesson covers both the higher and foundation tier objectives given in the specification with fully differentiated tasks and answers to cover both, to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA B7 (Paper 2, Topic 3).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
AQA P1 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.1 – Energy)
Lesson: P1.4 – Energy Efficiency
Specification points covered =
4.1.2.2 - Efficiency
A fully resourced lesson covering the energy efficiency for any energy transfer and calculating the efficiency using equations. The lesson covers both the higher and foundation tier objectives given in the specification with fully differentiated tasks and answers to cover both, to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA P1 (Paper 1, Topic 1).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
New AQA P6.3 (New Physics GCSE spec 4.6 - exams 2018) - Reflection and refraction of waves (with Required practical)
AQA P6 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.6 – Waves)
Lesson: P6.3 – Reflection and refraction of waves (with Required practical)
Specification points covered =
4.6.1.3 - Reflection of waves (physics only)
Required practical 9: Investigate the reflection of light by different types of surface and the refraction of light by different substances. (physics only)
A fully resourced lesson about reflection and refraction of waves, to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA P6 - Triple only content.
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
AQA P6 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.6 – Waves)
Lesson: P6.11 – Black body radiation (Physics only)
Specification points covered =
4.6.3.1 - Emission and absorption of infrared radiation
4.6.3.2 - Perfect black bodies and radiation
A fully resourced lesson covering the ‘Black body radiation’ aspect of the physics only specification This is a physics only lesson that covers any higher and foundation tier objectives given in the specification with fully differentiated tasks and answers to cover both, to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA P6 (Paper 2, Topic 2).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
AQA C2.2 - Ionic bonding. A full lesson about ionic bonding to be used when teaching the AQA additional science unit. Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides.
AQA C6(New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.6 – The rate and extent of chemical changes)
Lesson: C6.4 – The effect of catalysts
Specification points covered =
4.6.1.4 - Catalysts
A fully resourced lesson about catalysts to be used when teaching the New specification of AQA C6 (Paper 2, Topic 1).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides.
AQA Chemistry New GCSE Spec
Entire resources to cover all content in the new GCSE specifications.
All lessons for all 10 topics, including any worksheets, practical order information to support in teaching these topics.
Lessons cover both the combined 'trilogy' science route and also the 'triple' separate chemistry lessons.
The lessons include any required practical tasks that AQA have outlined, and an opportunity for learners to complete each of these.
Lessons have differentiated tasks available on slides and progress checks to assess learning throughout the lessons.
There is also opportunity to assess extended answer questions in some of the lessons to allow extended feedback on their work in these tasks.
Please visit my shop and read the reviews on the individual topics to gain an idea as to how popular these resources have proved. A great time saver and a great help to anyone planning for this course. Would also be a great help for anybody teaching outside of specialism, as the power points guide you through each section of the course and tell a story throughout the course.
All specification points are covered in these lessons, below is a break down of all content:
Paper 1, Topic 1 - Atomic structure and the periodic table:
4.1.1.1 - atoms, elements and compounds
4.1.1.2 - Mixtures
4.1.1.3 - Scientific models of the atom
4.1.1.4 - relative electrical charges of subatomic particles
4.1.1.5 - size and mass of atoms
4.1.1.6 - electronic structure
4.1.2.1 - The periodic table
4.1.2.2 - development of the periodic table
4.1.2.3 - metals and non-metals
4.1.2.4 - Group 0
4.1.2.5 - Group 1
4.1.2.6 - Group 7
Chemistry Triple science lessons:
4.1.3.1 + 2 - Transition metals and their properties
Paper 1, Topic 2 - Bonding structure and the properties of matter:
4.2.1.1 – Chemical bonds
4.2.1.2 – Ionic bonding
4.2.1.3 – Ionic compounds
4.2.1.4 – Covalent bonding
4.2.1.5 – Metallic bonding
4.2.2.1 – Three states of matter
4.2.2.2 – State symbols
4.2.2.3 – Properties of ionic compounds
4.2.2.4 – Simple covalent substances
4.2.2.5 – Polymers
4.2.2.6 – Giant covalent substances
4.2.2.7 – Properties of metals and alloys
4.2.2.8 – Metals as conductors
4.2.3.1 – Diamond
4.2.3.2 – Graphite
4.2.3.3 – Graphene and fullerenes
Chemistry Triple science lessons:
4.2.4.1 – Sizes of particles and their properties
4.2.4.2 – Uses of nanoparticles
Paper 1, Topic 3 - Quantitative Chemistry:
4.3.1.1 – Conservation of mass and balanced chemical equations (C3.1 lesson)
4.3.1.2 – Relative formula mass (C3.2 lesson)
4.3.1.3 – Mass changes when a reactant or product is a gas (C3.1 lesson)
4.3.2.1 – Moles (Higher tier) (C3.3 lesson)
4.3.2.2 – Amount of substances in equations (Higher tier) (C3.4 lesson)
4.3.2.3 – Using moles to balance equations (Higher tier) (C3.5 lesson)
4.3.2.4 – Limiting reactants (HT) (C3.5 lesson)
4.3.2.5 – Concentration of solutions (C3.6 lesson)
Chemistry Triple science specification points and lessons:
4.3.4 – Using concentrations of solutions in mol/dm3 (HT) (C3.7 lesson)
4.3.3.1 – Percentage yield (C3.8 lesson)
4.3.3.2 – Atom economy (C3.9 lesson)
4.3.5 – Molar volume of gases (HT) (C3.10 lesson)
Paper 1, Topic 4 - Chemical changes
4.4.1.1 - Metal Oxides (C4.1 lesson)
4.4.1.2 - The reactivity series (C4.1 lesson)
4.4.1.3 - Extraction of metals and reduction (C4.2 lesson)
4.4.1.4 - Oxidation and reduction in terms of electrons (HT only) (C4.3 lesson)
4.4.2.1 - Reactions of acids with metals (C4.4 lesson)
4.4.2.2 - Neutralisation of acids and salt production (C4.5 lesson)
4.4.2.3 - Soluble salts (C4.5 lesson)
4.4.2.4 - The pH scale and neutralisation (C4.6)
4.4.2.5 - Titrations (Triple only) (C4.7 lesson) (Includes required Practical activity 2)
4.4.2.6 - Strong and weak acids (HT only) (C4.8 lesson)
4.4.3.1 - The process of electrolysis (C4.9 lesson)
4.4.3.2 - Electrolysis of molten ionic compounds (C4.9 lesson)
4.3.3.3 - Using electrolysis to extract metals (C4.10 lesson)
4.4.3.4 - Electrolysis of aqueous solutions (C4.9 lesson)
4.4.3.5 - Representation of reactions as half equations (HT only)(C4.9 lesson)
4.4.3.4 - Required practical 3 (C4.11 lesson)
Paper 1, Topic 5 - Energy Changes:
4.5.1.1 – Energy transfer during exothermic and endothermic reactions (C5.1 lesson. Includes required practical 4)
4.5.1.1 - Uses of exothermic and endothermic reactions (C5.1 research task)
4.5.1.2 – Reaction profiles (C5.2 lesson)
4.5.1.3 - The energy changes of a reaction (HT only) (C5.2 lesson)
Chemistry Triple science specification points and lessons:
4.5.2.1 – cells and batteries (C5.3 lesson)
4.5.2.2 - Fuel Cells (C5.4 lesson)
Paper 2, Topic 1 - Rate and extent of chemical change
Trilogy and triple specification points and lessons:
4.6.1.1 - Calculating rates of reaction (C6.1 lesson)
4.6.1.2 - Factors which affect the rate of chemical reactions (C6.2 lesson)
4.6.1.3 - Collision theory and activation energy (C6.2 lesson)
REQUIRED PRACTICAL 5 - C6.3 lesson
4.6.1.4 - Catalysts (C6.4 lesson)
4.6.2.1 - Reversible reactions (C6.5 lesson)
4.6.2.3 - Energy changes and reversible reactions (C6.5 lesson)
4.6.2.3 - Equilibrium (C6.6)
4.6.2.4 - The effect of changing conditions on equilibrium (HT only) (C6.6 lesson)
4.6.2.5 - The effect of changing concentration (HT only) (C6.6 lesson)
4.6.2.6 - The effect of temperature changes on equilibrium (HT only) (C6.6 lesson)
4.6.2.7 - The effect of pressure changes on equilibrium (HT only) (C6.6 lesson)
Paper 2, Topic 2 - Organic chemistry
Trilogy and triple specification points and lessons:
4.7.1.1 – Crude oil, hydrocarbons and alkanes (C7.1 lesson)
4.7.1.2 – Fractional distillation and petrochemicals (C7.2 lesson)
4.7.1.3 –Properties of hydrocarbons (C7.2 lesson)
4.7.1.4 – Cracking and alkenes (C7.3 lesson)
Chemistry Triple science specification points and lessons:
4.7.2.1 – Structure and formulae of alkenes (C7.4 lesson)
4.7.2.2 – Reactions of alkenes (C7.4 lesson)
4.7.2.3 – Alcohols (C7.5 lesson)
4.7.2.4 – Carboxylic acids (C7.6 lesson)
4.7.2.4 – Reaction of carboxylic acid and alcohols (esters) (C7.7 lesson)
4.7.3.1 – Addition polymerisation (C7.8 lesson)
4.7.3.2 – Condensation polymerisation (HT) (C7.9 lesson)
4.7.3.3 – Amino acids (HT) (C7.10 lesson)
4.7.3.4 - DNA and other naturally occurring polymers (HT) (C7.11 lesson)
Paper 2, Topic 3 - Chemical analysis
Trilogy and Chemistry only specification points:
4.8.1.1 (TRILOGY) - Pure substances
4.8.1.3 (TRILOGY) - Chromatography
4.8.2 (TRILOGY) - Identification of gases (oxygen, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, chlorine)
Chemistry Only specification points:
4.8.3.1 + 4.8.3.6 + 4.8.3.7 (TRIPLE) - Flame tests, instrumental analysis and flame emission spectroscopy
4.8.3.2 (TRIPLE) - Identifying cations using sodium hydroxide
4.8.3.3-5 (TRIPLE) - Identifying anions
Required practical 6 + 7 covered in lessons.
Paper 2, Topic 4 - Chemistry in our atmosphere
Trilogy and chemistry only specification points covered:
4.9.1.1 - The proportions of different gases in the atmosphere
4.9.1.2 - The Earth's early atmosphere
4.9.1.3 - How oxygen increased
4.9.1.4 - How carbon dioxide decreased
4.9.2.1 - Greenhouse gases
4.9.2.2 - Human activities and greenhouse gases
4.9.2.3 - Global climate change
4.9.2.4 - The carbon footprint and its reduction
4.9.3.1 - Atmospheric pollutants from fuels
4.9.3.2 - Properties and effects of atmospheric pollutants
Paper 2, Topic 5 - The Earth's resources
Trilogy and separate specification points:
4.10.1.1 - Using the Earth's resources and sustainable development (C10.1 lesson)
4.10.1.2 - Potable water (C10.2 lesson)
Required practical 8 (C10.2 lesson)
4.10.1.3 - Waste water treatment (C10.3 lesson)
4.10.1.4 - Alternative methods of extracting metals (HT ONLY) (C10.4 lesson)
4.10.2.1 - Life cycle assessment (C10.5 lesson)
4.10.2.2 - Ways of reducing the use of resources (C10.6 lesson)
TRIPLE Chemistry only specification points:
4.10.3.1 - Corrosion and its prevention (C10.7 lesson)
4.10.3.2 - Alloys as useful materials (C10.8 lesson)
4.10.3.3 - Ceramics, polymers and composites (C10.9 lesson)
4.10.4.1 - The Haber process (C10.10 lesson)
4.10.4.2 - Production and uses of NPK fertilisers (C10.11 lesson)
