Predominately a Chemistry teacher, although I dabble with Biology and Physics too. Most of my schemes of work were planned for either AQA or iGCSE schemes of work at KS4 and the IB at KS5 (although I have no official affiliation with the IB)
Predominately a Chemistry teacher, although I dabble with Biology and Physics too. Most of my schemes of work were planned for either AQA or iGCSE schemes of work at KS4 and the IB at KS5 (although I have no official affiliation with the IB)
This unit was planned as part of the Chemistry IB Option B - Biochemistry scheme of work, and covers all the topics at SL and HL. It would also be suitable for other schemes of work.
It includes 10 full PowerPoints, along with student versions to use as notes, which have spaces for the students to add in missing information and activities for them to complete.
It also includes exam questions for practice or assessment purposes
Topics covered are:
Introduction to Biochemistry
- Metabolism
- Biochemical reactions in terms of oxidation and reduction
- Respiration
- Photosynthesis
- Hydrolysis and Condensation reactions
Proteins
- 2 amino acids and their behaviour as zwitterions
- Gel electrophoresis
- Paper chromatography
- Peptides
- Hydrolysis of peptides
- Proteins - primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary structures
- Acid-base properties of amino acids and proteins
- Acid-base buffers
- Enzymes
- Induced fit theory
- Non competitive and competitive inhibition
- The Michaelis-Menten equation
- Protein Assays
Lipids
- Fatty acids
- Triglycerides
- Calculating the iodine number
- Hydrolysis of triglycerides
- Rancidity of fats
- Energy values of fats
- Phospholipids
- Steroids (including cholesterol)
- Sex hormones
- Anabolic steroids
Carbohydrates
- Monosaccharides
- Reducing sugars
- Disaccharides
- Polysaccharides
- Starch, glycogen and cellulose
Vitamins
- Preventing deficiencies
- Water and fat solubilities of vitamins
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin D
- Decomposition of vitamins
Environmental Impacts of Biochemistry
- Xenobiotics
- Metabolism of xenobiotics
- DDT
- PCBs
- Heavy metal toxicity
- Pharmaceutically active compounds and detergents
- Host-guest complexes
- Polymers
- Green Chemistry
Nucleic Acids
- Nucleic Acids
- Nitrogeneous Bases and Nucleotides
- ATP
- The structure of DNA
- DNA profiling
- DNA replication
- Transcription
- Genetic Engineering
Biological Pigments
- Coloured compounds and biological pigments
- Carotenes
- Porphyrins
- Haemoglobin
- Factors affceting oxygen uptake in haemoglobin
- Foetal haemoglobin
- Cytochromes
- Chlorophyll
- Anthocyanins
- Melanin
Stereochemistry in Biomolecules
- Stereoisomerism
- 2-amino acids
- Fischer and CORN projections
- Stereochemistry in Carbohydrates
- Stereochemistry cyclic forms of monosaccharides
- Stereochemistry in cellulose
- Stereochemistry in fatty acids
- Stereochemistry in retinal and vision chemistry
These five PowerPoints were planned as part of the IB scheme of work on Organic Chemistry, and cover the necessary content for both the Standard and Higher Level topics. It would also be suitable for other post-16 courses.
Included are fully completed PowerPoints, student versions of the PowerPoints with sections to complete independently and some exam style questions.
Topics included are:
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These two PowerPoints were planned as part of the IB scheme of work on Organic Chemistry, and covers the necessary content for the Standard Level topics. It would also be suitable for other post-16 courses.
Included are fully completed PowerPoints, student versions of the PowerPoints with sections to complete independently and some exam style questions.
Topics covered:
- Different kinds of formula e.g. molecular, empirical
- Alkanes
- Alkenes
- Compounds involving a benzene ring
- Homologous Series
- IUPAC nomenclature
- Naming halogenoalkanes
- Naming alcohols, ethers, aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids
- Esters
- Primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols, halogenoalkanes and amines
- Structural Isomerism
- Functional Group Isomerism
- Benzene and Aromatic Compounds
- Combustion of alkanes
- Reaction of alkanes with halogens
- Reactions of alkenes
- Addition polymerisation
- Oxidation of alcohols
- Nucleophilic Substitution mechanisms of primary, tertiary and secondary halogenoalkanes
- Factors affecting the rate of nucleophilic substitution
- Electrophilic Addition mechanisms
- Markovnikov´s Rule
- Electrophilic subtitution mechanisms
- Reduction Reactions
- Reaction pathways and synthetic routes
- Cis-trans isomerism
- Conformational isomerism
- Optical isomerism
- Optical Isomers and Plane-polarised light
- Racemic mixtures
- Diastereoisomers
These PowerPoints were planned as part of the IB schemes of work on Energy, Kinetics and Equilibria
They cover the necessary content for both the Standard and Higher Level topics. They would also be suitable for other post-16 courses.
Included are fully completed PowerPoints, student versions of the PowerPoints with sections to complete independently and some exam style questions.
Topics covered include:
- The difference between heat and temperature
- Endothermic and Exothermic reactions
- Stability and enthalpy changes
- Standard enthalpy change of reaction (ΔHΘr)
- Measuring Standard enthalpy change of combustion (ΔHΘc) including calculations
- Measuring enthalpy changes in solution including calculations
- Hess´Law
- Standard Enthalpy Change of Formation (ΔHΘf)
- Bond Enthalpies and Average Bond Enthalpies
- Born Haber Cycles
- Comparison of Lattice Enthalpies
- Dissolving Ionic Substances
- Hydration Enthalpies
- Spontaneity and Disorder
- Entropy
- How to predict the sign of an entropy change
- Entropy across period 2
- Standard Entropy Change: ΔSθ
- Predicting whether a reaction will be spontaneous
- Calculating ΔSθ Universe
- Gibbs Free Energy
- At what temperature does a reaction become feasible?
- Gibbs Free Energy and Equilibrium
- What is rate of reaction?
- Methods of measuring the rate of reaction
- Collision Theory
- The effect of temperature, concentration, pressure, surface area and catalysts on the rate of reaction
- Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution curves
- The effect of temperature on Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution curves
- The rate constant and rate equation
- Determining the order of reaction from experimental data
- Characteristics of 0, 1st and 2nd order reactions
- Using reaction mechanisms to identify the rate determining step
- Using the rate determining step to determine the reaction mechanism of a reaction
- Mechanisms of reactions involving catalysts
- The Arrenhius Equation
- Determining the activation energy of a reaction via line of best fit and equation methods
- Effect of activation energy on the rate of reaction
- Effect of a catalyst on the Arrenhius equation
- The difference between reversible reactions and equilibria
- Dynamic equilibrium and the characteristic of the equilibrium state
- Physical equlibria
- What is meant by the term ´position of equilibrium´
- Le Chatelier´s Principle
- Effect of temperature on the position of equilibrium
- Effect of pressure on the position of equilibrium
- Effect of concentration on the position of equilibrium
- Effect of a catalyst on the position of equilibrium
- The General Equilibrium Law
- Calculating the equilibrium constant
- The reaction quotient
- Effect of changing reaction conditions on Kc
- Calculating the equilibrium constant from the number of moles of reaction components
- Calculating the concentrations of reaction components from the equilibrium constant
- Explaining the effect of changes in concentration on Kc
- Explaining the effect of changes in pressure on Kc
- The relationship between equilibrium and Gibbs Free Energy
- Calculating Kp
These four PowerPoints were planned as part of the IB scheme of work on Kinetics, and cover the necessary content for both the Standard and Higher Level topics. It would also be suitable for other post-16 courses.
Included are fully completed PowerPoints, student versions of the PowerPoints with sections to complete independently and some exam style questions.
Topics included are:
- What is rate of reaction?
- Methods of measuring the rate of reaction
- Collision Theory
- The effect of temperature, concentration, pressure, surface area and catalysts on the rate of reaction
- Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution curves
- The effect of temperature on Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution curves
- The rate constant and rate equation
- Determining the order of reaction from experimental data
- Characteristics of 0, 1st and 2nd order reactions
- Using reaction mechanisms to identify the rate determining step
- Using the rate determining step to determine the reaction mechanism of a reaction
- Mechanisms of reactions involving catalysts
- The Arrenhius Equation
- Determining the activation energy of a reaction via line of best fit and equation methods
- Effect of activation energy on the rate of reaction
- Effect of a catalyst on the Arrenhius equation
This 2 week KS3 scheme of work was designed to take 4x100 minute lessons. The aim of the project is to guide students to research, test, ´market´ and evaluate their own handwarmer.
The lessons are broken down as follows:
Lesson 1 - Research and Planning
Lesson 2 - Testing hand-warmer options
Lesson 3 - Product Design
Lesson 4 - Pitching the design to peers and evaluation
Originally designed to link Science with Business and Enterprise, it could also be used to encourage the use of transferable skills in science, and would make an independent and interactive ´end of year´ activity.
This 2 week KS3 scheme of work was designed to take 4x100 minute lessons. The aim of the project is to guide students to research, test, ´market´ and evaluate their own fertiliser.
The lessons are broken down as follows:
Lesson 1 - Research and Planning
Lesson 2 - Testing fertiliser options
Lesson 3 - Product Design
Lesson 4 - Pitching the design to peers and evaluation
Originally designed to link Science with Business and Enterprise, it could also be used to encourage the use of transferable skills in science, and would make an independent and interactive ´end of year´ activity.
This 2 week KS3 scheme of work was designed to take 4x100 minute lessons. The aim of the project is to guide students to research, test, ´market´ and evaluate their own method of charging a mobile phone
The lessons are broken down as follows:
Lesson 1 - Research and Planning
Lesson 2 - Testing charger options
Lesson 3 - Product Design
Lesson 4 - Pitching the design to peers and evaluation
Originally designed to link Science with Business and Enterprise, it could also be used to encourage the use of transferable skills in science, and would make an independent and interactive ´end of year´ activity.
A series of 17 lessons prepared for the AQA GCSE C3 unit of work. These lessons were designed for 100 minute lessons.
Included are lessons on:
1. The Periodic Table
2. Trends in the Periodic Table
3. Hard and Soft water
4. Water softening
5. Water purification
6. Energy from reactions
7. Energy level diagrams
8. Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions
9. Cation Tests
10. Anion Tests
11. Calculating the concentration of solutions
12. Titrations
13. Effect of temperature of equilibrium
14. Effect of pressure on equilibrium
15. The Haber Process
16. Alcohols
17. Carboxylic acids and Esters
Includes PowerPoints, lesson plans, practicals, activities, worksheets and exam questions to accompany each topic.
Also available on my resource page in 6 individual units, for those who do not want to download 87 files in one go!
A series of three lessons prepared for the AQA GCSE C3.3 unit of work about energetics, including Q=mcT, how to calculate the energy change from bonds broken and bonds made and how to draw enthalpy level diagrams for reactions.
Includes PowerPoints, lesson plans, practicals, activities, worksheets and exam questions to accompany the topic.
A series of three lessons prepared for the AQA GCSE C3.5 unit of work about equilibria
Includes PowerPoints, lesson plans, practicals, activities, worksheets and exam questions to accompany the topic.
A series of four lessons prepared for the AQA GCSE C3.4 unit of work about qualitative and quantitative analysis.
Lessons on cation and anion testing, titrations and how to calculate the concentration of a solution
Includes PowerPoints, lesson plans, practicals, activities, worksheets and exam questions to accompany the topic.
This lesson was planned as a stand alone investigation lesson for KS3, designed to allow students to work on their practical skills. When observed it got an ´Outstanding´ (for what it is worth), and I have attached the lesson plan.
It involves a ´poisoning´ scenario where students are asked to identify an unknown powder used to poison someone. Students are asked to choose the equipment that they will use, test some named powders and use this to identify the unknown powder. They are then asked to write a letter to a detective (using a level ladder as a guide) explaining how they identified a poison. They should then peer assess against the level ladder.
These revision sheets were designed for year 9 Chemistry pre-iGCSE scheme of work and could be used as revision for the Cambridge Checkpoint Science 9 Chemistry topics.
They may also be useful as revision for weaker GCSE students
Topics: Atomic Structure; Energy Changes; Rates of Reactions; Acids, Bases and Salts; Reactions of metals
Three homework projects for the Exploring Science 7 scheme of work on Cells, Reproduction and Adaptations.
Each project comes with a level ladder style success grid for students to maximise their learning
This scheme of work was planned as part of the iGCSE course, but could be used for other courses. It includes PowerPoints, activities, experiments, homework and formative assessment resources.
The topics covered are:
- Elements, compounds and mixtures
- Atomic Structure
- Isotopes
- Ionic and Covalent Bonding
- Conservation of Mass and Balancing Equations
8 homework projects on key stage 3 and 4 Physics, linked to the Exploring Science and iGCSE schemes of work.
All homework projects are fully differentiated, with level ladders provided to maximise pupil progress
7I - Energy Resources
7J - Electricity in the Home
8I - Heating and Cooling
9I - Electricity in the Home
9L - Pressure
Forces and Momentum
Waves and Communication
Energy and Payback time
3 homework projects suitable for KS4 Physicsx students on Energy and Payback Time, Forces and Momentum and Waves and Communication.
Each project comes with a level ladder style success grid, graded A*-D, for students to maximise their learning
4 homework projects suitable for KS4 Chemistry students on Extracting Copper, Oil, Nanoparticles and Smart Materials and Analysing Substances.
Each project comes with a level ladder style success grid, graded A*-D, for students to maximise their learning.
2 homework projects suitable for KS4 students on the topics of genetics and hydroponics.
Each project comes with a level ladder style success grid, broken down into grades A*-D, for students to maximise their learning
Two lessons designed to cover the topics of stability of compounds (carbonates, nitrates and hydroxides) and the limecycle for the iGCSE, but could also be used for other exam boards.
Includes PowerPoints, two practical activities and a computer research task