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Resources from an Assistant Headteacher and former Head of Science Teacher and SLE and another Assistant Headteacher and former Head of Science, with a collective 23 years experience between them.
GCSE Chemistry: Testing for Negative ions
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GCSE Chemistry: Testing for Negative ions

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The lesson provides an overview for the negative ion tests. It enables students to complete practical work and use their knowledge of ion tests to determine the composition of compounds. Lesson objectives To describe the range of negative ion tests To recall the positive result for each test To identify compounds based on observations
Displacement Reactions
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Displacement Reactions

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KS3 lesson on displacement reactions Learning Objectives: Describe how metals can displace other metals Explain what a displacement reaction is Predict the outcome of reactions
New GCSE - Hydrocarbons
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New GCSE - Hydrocarbons

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New GCSE lesson on hydrocarbons and introducing alkanes to the students. When looking at the different properties of the different length hydrocarbon chains the practical demo I did was to show them 'short chain' alkanes and 'long chain' alkanes and compare the two. The students then wrote down the results a table which is shown in the lesson. Learning Objectives: Describe what crude oil is and where it has come from Draw out and identify alkanes using molecular and displayed formulae Explain the properties of different chain length alkanes
New GCSE - Life Cycle Assessments
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New GCSE - Life Cycle Assessments

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New GCSE lesson on Life Cycle Assessments for the AQA syllabus. Looking at writing LCAs for paper vs plastic bags and touching on a little recycling. Learning Objectives: Describe how LCAs are used Explain the drawbacks of LCAs Analyse how recycling can affect the environment
New GCSE - Chromatography
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New GCSE - Chromatography

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New GCSE lesson on chromatography for the AQA syllabus. Looks at calculating the retention factor of food colourings. Differentiation throughout and exam questions included. Learning Objectives: Describe what chromatography is Explain the steps in creating a chromatogram Calculate the retention factor of different food colourings
GCSE Chemistry: Calculating the rate of reaction
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GCSE Chemistry: Calculating the rate of reaction

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The lesson focuses on graph work for the topic. Plenty of questions and opportunities for students to make progress Lesson objectives *Calculate the mean rate of reaction Use a tangent to calculate the rate of reaction at a specific time point
GCSE Chemistry: Testing for metal ions
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GCSE Chemistry: Testing for metal ions

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This lesson includes practical ideas and gives students the opportunity to evaluate each method of analysis Lesson objectives *To complete practical tests for metal ions *To interpret flame emission spectroscopy *To evaluate each method
New GCSE - Bond enthalpy
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New GCSE - Bond enthalpy

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New GCSE lesson on bond enthalpy for the AQA exam board Learning Objectives: Recall the energy changes in bond breaking and making Explain why reactions are exothermic or endothermic in terms of bond enthalpy Calculate the energy transfer in reactions using bond energies
New GCSE - Cracking
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New GCSE - Cracking

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New GCSE lesson on cracking, explaining how the process works and why we do it for the AQA syllabus Learning Objectives: Describe the differences between alkanes and alkenes Explain what the process of cracking is and why we use it
Maths in Science
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Maths in Science

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A lesson created for the maths department to use during science week, looking at graph work and relative formula mass. Can be used in science lessons too! Differentiated throughout. Learning Objectives: Describe what is needed to draw a graph Calculate the relative formula mass of compounds Analyse equations to work out the mass of unknown substances
Blast Furnace
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Blast Furnace

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Lesson looking at the blast furnace and using displacement to extract the iron. Includes the experiment using a matchstick to extract iron (instructions in the lesson). Has a fantastic (in my opinion) plenary using Lego characters to answer questions. The students collect different strips of paper with different questions and Lego parts to construct a Lego character, the students loved it! DIfferentiated questions throughout. Learning Objectives: Describe the process of extracting iron Describe how carbon is used in a blast furnace to remove metal from its ore Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the process
New GCSE - Covalent Bonding
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New GCSE - Covalent Bonding

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New GCSE lesson on covalent bonding for the AQA syllabus. Differentiated tasks throughout and a little reflection on ionic bonding. Learning Objectives: Describe the bonding between non metals Compare the difference between ionic and covalent bonding Draw out Covalent bonds
New GCSE - Sewage Treatment
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New GCSE - Sewage Treatment

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New GCSE lesson on sewage treatment and the steps involved for the AQA syllabus. Practical involved was the distillation of sea water and the tests involved before and after. The information sheets mentioned in the power point were pages printed from the text book. Learning Objectives: Explain the processes involved in testing the salinity of water Explain the process in treating sewage Analyse the stages in the treatment of sewage
GCSE Chemistry:  Atoms, elements, compounds and mixtures overview
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GCSE Chemistry: Atoms, elements, compounds and mixtures overview

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The lesson is an oveview of content. It involves a variety of activities to test understanding. The lesson is suitable for year 10 and year 11. Lesson objectives To recall what is meant by an atom, element, compound and mixture To identify elements, compounds and mixture To calculate the relative atomic mass
GCSE Chemistry: The periodic table
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GCSE Chemistry: The periodic table

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The lesson is a quick overview of all relevant content. The resource involves activities which will test understanding. The lesson is suitable for year 10 and year 11 lesson objectives To identify key groups in the periodic table To discuss the development of the atomic model To discuss the development of the periodic table