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 Chemistry New GCSE Spec
Entire resources to cover all content in paper 2 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:
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)
AQA B7 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.7 – Ecology)
Lesson: B7.3 -Levels of organisation (predator - prey cycles)
Specification points covered =
4.7.2.1 - Levels of organisation (feeding relationships + predator - prey cycles)
A fully resourced lesson about levels of organisation in particular predator-prey cycles 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
AQA Physics New GCSE Spec (Paper 2 Topic 2 - exams 2018) – Waves (4.6)
All lessons to cover the TRILOGY lessons of topic 6 (paper 2, topic 2) – Waves (4.6), from the new spec (exams 2018). .
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.
All of the following specification points are covered for this topic and in brackets is the lesson that the point is covered in:
Trilogy specification points and lessons:
4.6.1.1 - Transverse and longitudinal waves (P6.1 lesson)
4.6.1.2 - Properties of waves (wave calculations) (P6.1 lesson)
4.6.1.2 - Properties of waves - required practical - make observations to identify the suitability of apparatus to measure the frequency, wavelength and speed of waves in a ripple tank and waves in a solid and take appropriate measurements. (P6.2 lesson)
4.6.2.1 - Types of electromagnetic waves (P6.6 lesson)
4.6.2.2 - Properties of electromagnetic waves 1 (P6.7a lesson)
4.6.2.3 - Properties of electromagnetic waves 2(P6.7a lesson)
Required practical (P6.7b lesson) - investigate how the amount of infrared radiation absorbed or radiated by a surface depends on the nature of that surface.
4.6.2.4 - Uses and applications of electromagnetic waves (P6.8 lesson)
To buy all of these lessons separately from my shop would cost £18.
AQA Physics New GCSE Spec (Paper 2 Topic 1 - exams 2018) – Forces and their interactions (4.5)
All lessons to cover the TRILOGY lessons of topic 5 (paper 2, topic 1) – Forces and their interactions (4.5), from the new spec (exams 2018). .
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. All higher and foundation aspects covered and clearly outlined with tasks suited to ability to go with.
There is also opportunity to assess extended answer questions in some of the lessons to allow extended feedback on their work in these tasks.
All of the following specification points are covered for this topic and in brackets is the lesson that the point is covered in:
Trilogy specification points and lessons:
4.5.1.1 - Scalar and vector quantities (P5.1 lesson)
4.5.1.2 - Contact and non-contact forces (P5.1 lesson)
4.5.6.1.1 - Distance and displacement (P5.1 lesson)
4.5.6.1.2 - Speed (in part) (P5.1 lesson)
4.5.1.4 - Resultant forces (P5.2 lesson)
4.5.2 – Work done and energy transfer (P5.3 lesson)
4.5.1.3 – Gravity (P5.4 lesson)
4.5.3 - Forces and elasticity (P5.5 lesson)
Required practical 6 - investigate the relationship between force and extension for a spring. (P5.5 lesson)
4.5.6.1.2 – Speed (P5.11 lesson)
4.5.6.1.3 – Velocity (P5.11 lesson)
4.5.6.1.4 - The distance-time relationship (P5.11 lesson)
4.5.6.1.5 – Acceleration (P5.12 lesson)
4.5.6.2.1 - Newton’s First Law (P5.13 lesson)
4.5.6.2.2 - Newton’s Second Law (P5.13 lesson)
4.5.6.2.3 - Newton’s Third Law (P5.13 lesson)
Required practical 7 - Investigate the effect of varying the force on the acceleration of an object of constant mass, and the effect of varying the mass of an object on the acceleration produced by a constant force. (P5.13 lesson)
4.5.6.3.1 - Stopping distance (P5.14 lesson)
4.5.6.3.2 - Reaction time (P5.14 lesson)
4.5.6.3.3 - Factors affecting braking distance 1 (P5.14 lesson)
4.5.6.3.4 - Factors affecting braking distance 2 (P5.14 lesson)
4.5.7.1 - Momentum is a property of moving objects (P5.15 lesson)
4.5.7.2 - Conservation of momentum (P5.15 lesson)
To buy all of these lessons separately from my shop would cost £32.
OCR 21st century science C2 lessons. All lessons to cover OCR C2 material choices unit of work. Lessons have differentiated tasks available on slides and tasks to assess learning throughout the lessons.
AQA C2.3 (new spec - 4.2.3 - paper 1, topic 2 new spec) - Ionic compounds and formula
A fully resourced lesson about ionic compounds and formula to be used when teaching the New specification of AQA C2 (Bonding structure and properties of matter).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Along with opportunity to assess learning throughout the lesson.
AQA C4 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.4 – Chemical changes)
Lesson: C4.9 - What is electrolysis?
Specification points covered =
4.4.3.1 - The process of electrolysis (C4.9 lesson)
4.4.3.2 - Electrolysis of molten ionic compounds (C4.9 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)
A fully resourced lesson about electrolysis to be used when teaching the New specification of AQA C4 (Paper 1, Topic 4).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides.
AQA C10 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.10 – Using Resources)
Lesson: C10.1 – Using the Earth's resources and sustainable development
Specification points covered =
4.10.1.1 - Using the Earth's resources and sustainable development
A fully resourced lesson about using the Earth's resources and sustainable development to be used when teaching the New specification of AQA C10 (Paper 2, Topic 5).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides.
AQA C10 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.10 – Using Resources)
Lesson: C10.8 – Useful alloys (TRIPLE ONLY LESSON)
Specification points covered =
4.10.3.2 - Useful alloys
A fully resourced lesson about useful alloys, focussing on copper, aluminium, gold and steel to be used when teaching the New specification of AQA C10 (Paper 2, Topic 5).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Lesson has a past 6 mark question within to allow assessment of extended answer questions.
AQA C10 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.10 – Using Resources)
Lesson: C10.9 – Glass, ceramics, polymers and composites (TRIPLE ONLY)
Specification points covered =
4.10.3.3 - Ceramics, polymers and composites
A fully resourced lesson about glass, ceramics, polymers and composites to be used when teaching the New specification of AQA C10 (Paper 2, Topic 5).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides.
AQA C10 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.10 – Using Resources)
Lesson: C10.7 – Rusting and its prevention (TRIPLE ONLY)
Specification points covered =
4.10.3.1 - Corrosion and its prevention
A simple, easy to follow lesson about rusting and the prevention of rusting to be used when teaching the New specification of AQA C10 (Paper 2, Topic 5).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides.
AQA C10 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.10 – Using Resources)
Lesson: C10.10 – Making ammonia and the Haber process (TRIPLE ONLY)
Specification points covered =
4.10.4.1 - The Haber process
A fully resourced lesson about Making ammonia and the Haber process to be used when teaching the New specification of AQA C10 (Paper 2, Topic 5).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides.
AQA B7 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.7 – Ecology)
Lesson: B7.11 -Food production (TRIPLE ONLY)
Specification points covered =
4.7.5.1 - Factors affecting food security
4.7.5.2 - Farming techniques
4.7.5.3 - Sustainable fisheries
4.7.5.4 - Role of biotechnology
A fully resourced lesson covering the food production section for the biology only route. The lesson includes information and tasks on all factors affecting food security, farming techniques, sustainable fisheries and the role of biotechnology covered in the specification. 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 Physics New GCSE Spec (Paper 1 Topic 2 - exams 2018) – Electricity (4.2) ALL LESSONS - combined and triple
All lessons to cover the SEPARATE Physics course for topic 2 (paper 1, topic 2) – Electricity.
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.
All of the following specification points are covered for this topic and in brackets is the lesson that the point is covered in:
4.2.1.1 - Standard circuit symbols (lesson P2.1)
4.2.1.2 - Electric charge and current (lesson P2.1)
4.2.1.3 - Current, resistance and potential difference (lesson P2.2)
Required Practical 3 (lesson P2.2)
4.2.1.4 - Resistors (lesson P2.3)
Required practical 4 (lesson P2.3)
4.2.2 - Series and parallel circuits (lesson P2.4 and P2.5)
4.2.3.1 - Direct and alternating potential difference (lesson P2.6)
4.2.3.2 - Mains electricity (lesson P2.7)
4.2.4.1 - Power (lesson P2.8)
4.2.4.2 - Energy transfers in everyday appliances (lesson P2.8)
4.2.4.3 - The National Grid (lesson P2.9)
4.2.5.1 - Static charge (P2.10 lesson - TRIPLE only)
4.2.5.2 - Electric fields (P2.10 lesson - TRIPLE only)
To buy all lessons separately would cost £30
AQA P2 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.2 – Electricity)
Lesson: P2.10 – Static electricity and electric fields (TRIPLE ONLY)
Specification points covered =
4.2.5.1 - Static charge
4.2.5.2 - Electric fields
A fully resourced lesson covering static charge and electric fields. The lesson covers both the triple only objectives about static charge and electric fields 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 P2. The lesson is also inclusive of a small practical activity that allows students to investigate for themselves static charge (Paper 1, 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 Physics New GCSE Spec (Paper 2 Topic 1 - exams 2018) – Forces and their interactions (4.5)
All lessons to cover the both the combined and physics only route of topic 5 (paper 2, topic 1) – Forces and their interactions (4.5), from the new spec (exams 2018). .
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. All higher and foundation aspects covered and clearly outlined with tasks suited to ability to go with.
There is also opportunity to assess extended answer questions in some of the lessons to allow extended feedback on their work in these tasks.
All of the following specification points are covered for this topic and in brackets is the lesson that the point is covered in:
Trilogy specification points and lessons:
4.5.1.1 - Scalar and vector quantities (P5.1 lesson)
4.5.1.2 - Contact and non-contact forces (P5.1 lesson)
4.5.6.1.1 - Distance and displacement (P5.1 lesson)
4.5.6.1.2 - Speed (in part) (P5.1 lesson)
4.5.1.4 - Resultant forces (P5.2 lesson)
4.5.2 – Work done and energy transfer (P5.3 lesson)
4.5.1.3 – Gravity (P5.4 lesson)
4.5.3 - Forces and elasticity (P5.5 lesson)
Required practical 6 - investigate the relationship between force and extension for a spring. (P5.5 lesson)
4.5.4 - Moments, levers and gears (P5.6 lesson TRIPLE ONLY)
4.5.5.1.1 - Pressure in a fluid 1 (P5.7 lesson TRIPLE ONLY)
4.5.5.1.2 - Pressure in a fluid 2 (HT Only)(P5.7 lesson TRIPLE ONLY)
4.5.5.2 - Atmospheric pressure (P5.8 TRIPLE ONLY)
4.5.6.1.2 – Speed (P5.9 lesson)
4.5.6.1.3 – Velocity (P5.9 lesson)
4.5.6.1.4 - The distance-time relationship (P5.9 lesson)
4.5.6.1.5 – Acceleration (P5.10 lesson)
4.5.6.2.1 - Newton’s First Law (P5.11 lesson)
4.5.6.2.2 - Newton’s Second Law (P5.11 lesson)
4.5.6.2.3 - Newton’s Third Law (P5.11 lesson)
Required practical 7 - Investigate the effect of varying the force on the acceleration of an object of constant mass, and the effect of varying the mass of an object on the acceleration produced by a constant force. (P5.11 lesson)
4.5.6.3.1 - Stopping distance (P5.12 lesson)
4.5.6.3.2 - Reaction time (P5.12 lesson)
4.5.6.3.3 - Factors affecting braking distance 1 (P5.12 lesson)
4.5.6.3.4 - Factors affecting braking distance 2 (P5.12 lesson)
4.5.7.1 - Momentum is a property of moving objects (P5.13 lesson)
4.5.7.2 - Conservation of momentum (P5.13 lesson)
4.5.7.3 - Changes in momentum (P5.14 lesson TRIPLE ONLY)
To buy all of these lessons separately from my shop would cost £44.
AQA Chemistry New Specification! Chemical analysis (Paper 2, topic 3) (4.8) (TRILOGY ONLY LESSONS)
All lessons to cover paper 2, topic 3 (4.8) from the new spec (exams 2018). Lessons to cover only the 'trilogy' science route.
(Lessons to cover both trilogy and chemistry separate science lessons available in shop!)
The lessons include the 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 to give extended feedback on their work in these tasks.
Specification points covered (lesson by lesson):
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)
AQA C3 (New Spec – Unit 4.3 – Quantitative chemistry)
Lesson: C3.7 (Triple Only) - Concentration in mol/dm3
Specification points covered = 4.3.4 Using concentrations of solutions in mol/dm3 (Higher tier)
A fully resourced lesson about Using concentrations of solutions in mol/dm3 to be used when teaching the New specification of AQA C3 (Paper 1, Topic 3).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides.
AQA C4 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.4 – Chemical changes)
Lesson: C4.6 - The pH scale and neutralisation
Specification points covered =
4.4.2.4 - The pH scale and neutralisation (C4.6)
A fully resourced lesson about the pH scale and neutralisation to be used when teaching the New specification of AQA C4 (Paper 1, Topic 4).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides.
