Electronic Structure - AAQ Pearson Applied Science

Complete “Ready to go” lesson with no adapting necessary!
New for AAQ Pearson Applied Science BTEC from Sept 2025 Specification.
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This lesson covers:
• GCSE Recap on electronic structure - Recap task to assess what students remember and annotate periodic table with electronic structure basics

•Shells, sub-shells and orbitals (PPT animation made to help students visualise what orbitals and sub-shells are and how they relate to electrons) - Students then complete a short task to check understanding following this they annotate their periodic tables again with the s, p, d and f block

•Determining electronic structure with orbital diagrams, full structure and shorthand structure - There is a quick understanding check where students identify mistakes from rules not being followed then students practice determining electronic structure with 20 examples with a further application challenge when task is completed

2x sheets per student required for this lesson however 1 is a periodic table which will be annotated in further lessons (Ionic bonding)
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This lesson follows my usual style and contains:
•Recall starter to build retention of previously learned content
•Clear levelled learning objectives and outcomes
•Clear and modern layout utilising GIFS and Youtube
• Variety of tasks and plenaries with self assessment to assess progress
• ANSWERS INCLUDED!

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