After a brief introduction to the Gold rush of 1849 students are introduced to the new topic of separating techniques. One solubility and insolubility are introduced students sieve for gold using a mixture of coffee granules and gold glitter. After completing the filtration experiments students draw a cartoon strip of their method and findings.

Each lesson includes a ‘blast from the past quiz’, a range of activities and an AFL task that relates to their progress. This lesson is part of the Environmental Chemistry unit targeted at Year 8s. Students are introduced to Elon Musk and his new prototype. Students choose a new fuel with an ‘expert task’. Student groups learn content and share their knowledge with the class before explaining to Mr Musk what would be the best fuel.

A SOW of lessons to support Topic 3 of quantitative Chemistry. Lessons include Higher and foundation PowerPoints, learning outcomes and resources. Information regarding practical experiments and tips for non specialists are included. All lessons include a blast from the past mini quiz, model answers and links to the specification. enjoy! Free example avaliable here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-mole-topic-3-aqa-chemsitry-12029970

Each lesson includes a ‘blast from the past quiz’, a range of activities and an AFL task that relates to their progress. This lesson is part of the Environmental Chemistry unit targeted at Year 8s. Students are introduced to hydrocarbon fuels by planning and completing an experiment to test two hypotheses: H1) Longer chain hydrocarbons release more energy and H2) Shorter chain molecules burn cleaner. Students decide what application the fuels have in an AFl task. Bonus: A version of the lesson with a christmas theme is included "which fuels could power Santa’s Sleigh’.

Each lesson includes a ‘blast from the past quiz’, a range of activities and an AFL task that relates to their progress. This lesson is part of the Environmental Chemistry unit targeted at Year 8s. Students are introduced to the Titans of the media who support and refute ‘climate change’. Students are introduced to the scientific method. Students use video clips and teacher led activities to learn about the greenhouse effect. Students apply their knowledge by writing a script and performing a voice over for the trailer of a leonardo decaprio documentary trailer.

Each lesson includes a ‘blast from the past quiz’, a range of activities and an AFL task that relates to their progress. This lesson is part of the Environmental Chemistry unit targeted at Year 8s. Students are introduced to how scientists investigate the Earth’s early atmosphere. They are introduced with the problem of not having empirical evidence (that cannot be directly observed). Students join Doctor who ona journey back to the beginning of the Earth’s early atmosphere. Students observe directly how the Earth’s atmosphere changes and plot the changes on a line graph that overlays oxygen, carbon dioxide and nitrogen changes. Students finish the lesson with an introduciton into the modern day atmosphere.

A KS3 introduction to the structure of the atom designed to challenge higher level students (However this lesson could be transferable to lower KS4 classes). Students are introduced to the large hadron collider and compare it to the particle accelerator Tony Stark creates in Iron man 2. Students use a range of materials to create their own atomic model of an atom using the rules learnt from the previous lesson. Students evaluate their own model in reference to its strengths and limitations. This introduction will allow students to further discuss ideas of compounds, bonding and reactivity in a far higher level in future lessons.

Students are introduced to the process of diffusion using the unusual example of flatulence! Students develop their understanding by performing a role play of how the atoms move before demonstrating their understanding with levelled questions.

Each lesson includes a ‘blast from the past quiz’, a range of activities and an AFL task that relates to their progress. This lesson is part of the Environmental Chemistry unit targeted at Year 8s. Students watch a news report regarding an acidifed lake and form questions regarding how it may have happened. Students watch the demonstration: ‘Acid rain in a jar’ and complete a mini-quiz of their new knowledge. students are introduced to a environmental chemsitry scenario in which they need to complete a graph work to analyse why fish populations are increasing and decreasing during the year HINT: Acid rain is freezing in the winter and melting into the lake in the summer.

Students use murder mystery sorting cards to piece together the events that lead to Robbie Malone's death. Once students are introduced to carbon monoxide students use a series of videos and questions to discover it's effects.

Students are introduced to a fictional acid ban carried out by the Head teacher of the school. Students are then introduced to uses and dangers of acids to formulate a letter to the head teacher in support or against his decision for a total acid ban.