Perfect lesson resource for KS3 Chemistry! A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that assists students in learning about chemical reactions. Students will describe the characteristics of chemical reactions, explain why chemical reactions are useful, and compare chemical reactions to physical changes.
The resource includes a detailed and engaging lesson PowerPoint with differentiated activities, quizzes and a class practical for students to complete. This resource is part of the Reactions topic and has been created for the delivery of the Activate KS3 Science course. Also great for KS2 Science.
23 slides in total for the lesson PPT
C1.C3 Reactions – KS3 Science (New Activate 2024 Curriculum)
Fully Resourced - Dyslexia-Friendly - No Printing Required - Ideal for Lower KS3
This ready-to-teach lesson covers C1.C3 Reactions from the new Activate 2024 KS3 Science Curriculum, ideal for Year 7 or Year 8 students. Designed by a dyslexic science teacher, this resource supports clarity, accessibility, and engagement for all learners.
Resource Features:
Fully editable PowerPoint – no printing needed
Engaging animations and visuals to support understanding
AFL checkpoints, retrieval tasks, and exit questions
Scaffolded support and stretch activities included
Practical-friendly with safety guidance
Why This Resource?
Aligned to the New Activate 2024 scheme of work
Developed to be dyslexia-friendly: accessible layout, clear fonts, and structured flow
No photocopying required – suitable for interactive boards or remote learning
Strong focus on scientific vocabulary and literacy
A series of four lessons that introduce students to investigating and calculating rates of chemical reactions.
Each lesson includes:
-Development of scientific knowledge.
-Investigative work with method and results tables.
The opportunity to improve exam technique.
A comprehensive, engaging and interactive lesson package designed with non-science/non-chemistry specialist teachers in mind!
This lesson contains:
Lesson powerpoint - including teacher delivery notes in “notes” section
Student led lesson worksheet
Teacher answer sheet
Practical Risk Assessment
Lesson resources contain:
In-built challenge tasks throughout
In-built scaffolded learning for lower abilities
Objectives:
Students will be able to…
Describe what physical changes and chemical reactions are
Know the different signs of a chemical reaction taking place
Class different examples as either physical changes or chemical reactions
Describe the difference between a physical change and chemical reaction
This lesson contains a student led lesson sheet, with the focus being on students learning through doing, practicing skills and identifying patterns and reasons themselves. Resources and slides ask students the key questions and develops ideas and concepts from the ground up and address common issues, mistakes and misconceptions.
This lesson contains a full powerpoint focussed on recapping ‘chemical reactions’ covered at KS3. It is perfect for a Y7/Y8 class revising for assessments or needing a recap of the topic
This lesson contains the following sections
Recap of what a chemical reaction is
Revisit of the signs of a chemical reaction
Exothermic reaction /Endothermic reaction w/examples
Combustion - complete vs incomplete
Embedded quizzes at each section to assess learning
KS3 new for the AQA Approved Activate 1 unit ‘Reactions’.
Full lesson ready to use straight ‘out of the box’.
Though designed for teachers to deliver (specialist and non-specialists), the lessons are structured in an intuitive way for students to navigate for independent/ remote learning/ homework covering missed content/recap
Similar structure to my other power points following the input - activity - review phasing
plenary sections for progress checking
Clear learning objectives and outcomes
Modern and engaging layout
Little adaptation needed
Covers an hour lesson of content matched to the specification
29 ppt slides
Please give constructive feedback :D
This is a knowledge organiser which contains the fundamental principles from the ‘Chemical reactions’ topic from KS3 Activate 1.
This would be suitable for a KS3 class studying chemical reactions from any curriculum.
I used this to support my year 7 class with writing their own flashcards as end of unit revision, but it could have many applications.
It is designed to be visual with diagrams to support the text and key vocabulary in bold.
This knowledge organiser contains a brief overview of the following areas:
Signs of chemical reactions
Oxidation reactions
Combustion reactions
Decomposition reactions
Word equations
Conservation of mass (using ratios, balancing equations)
Endothermic and exothermic reactions
Comprehension and additional task exercises pages 82 and 83 from Next Page Science KS3 Complete. Accompanying PowerPoint and word searches available for free from the website.
This exercise covers:
• A non-chemical example of what it means for one element to displace another using X, Y and Z
• The reactivity series as ordering elements from least reactive (weakest) to most reactive (strongest)
• Sibling ‘stealing’ the toy as an analogy
• A description of the classic displacing salts experiment: magnesium sulphate, zinc sulphate, iron sulphate and copper sulphate
• Chemical equations pictorially represented
• The results table for the experiment
• An exercise on ‘what displaces what’ using the reactivity series
• Amazing WHAT? facts
Comprehension and additional task exercises pages 64 and 65 from Next Page Science KS3 Complete. Accompanying PowerPoint and word searches available for free from the website.
This exercise covers:
• Reactants to products in chemical equations
• Chemical reactions as rearrangement of atoms
• A new product being formed
• Difference between chemical and physical changes
• Chemical reactions not usually being reversible (with examples)
• Deposition and sublimation
• An exercise on recognising whether a change is chemical or physical
• Amazing WHAT? facts
This pack includes 61 freshly designed files of powerpoints, worksheets and homeworks (including mark schemes) for every lesson in unit 4 Chemical changes for AQA Combined Science Trilogy Chemistry. Updated April 2018.
It’s finally here, and I’m very proud of this resource pack!
I’ve held off on publishing until the quality was right, and now it’s finally ready to go live. The quality of the formatting/animation is second to none on TES. TES SAYS IT’S 14 FILES, IT’S NOT IT’S 61, MANY ARE IN A ZIP FOLDER!
I have now fixed the ZIP Folder issue, should download perfectly!
Lesson order is as follows:
4.4.1.1 - Metal oxides
4.4.1.2 - The reactivity series
4.4.1.2 - Displacement reactions
4.4.1.3 - Extraction of metals and reduction
4.4.2.1 - Reactions of acids with metals
4.4.2.2 & 4.4.2.3 - Acids + Insoluble bases
4.4.2.4 - Neutralisation and the pH scale
4.4.2.6 - Strong vs. weak acids
4.4.3.1 - The process of electrolysis
4.4.3.2 - Molten electrolysis
4.4.3.3 - Using electrolysis to extract metals
4.4.3.4 - Electrolysis of aqueous solutions.
That’s 12 lessons in total, all jam packed with novel animations, tasks, worksheets, green pen work throughs, and homeworks.
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HOW THIS RESOURCE IS ORGANISED:
All powerpoints are uploaded directly so browsers can see snippets of each one. Then inside your download there is a zip folder, which contains all powerpoints, checklists, worksheets, homeworks and mark schemes neatly organised in folders. Any queries can be emailed to lewistull@gmail.com.
8 presentations covering the AQA 9-1 GCSE Chemistry C5: Chemical changes chapter of the Kerboodle scheme in which student develop an understanding of the reactivity of metals, and the reactions of acids and bases.
All presentations are also available as digital worksheets, which are ideal for independent study or catch-up of missed work through absence.
Each presentation contains-
Bell work activity
Lesson objective and success criteria
Information slides
Challenge activities (group work)
Practical activity (where appropriate)
Demonstrate understanding tasks (with answers)
Lesson resources (additional to scheme)
Aimed at a mixed ability class covering content 1-8.
Please note: Kerboodle worksheets from scheme are not included due to license.
If you require more assistance, please contact me at-
cmgeducationresources@gmail.com
KS3 new for the AQA Activate 2 unit ‘Reactions’.
Full lesson ready to use straight ‘out of the box’.
Though designed for teachers to deliver (specialist and non-specialists), the lessons are structured in an intuitive way for students to navigate for independent/ remote learning/ homework covering missed content/recap
Similar structure to my other power points following the input - activity - review phasing
plenary sections for progress checking
Clear learning objectives and outcomes
Modern and engaging layout
Little adaptation needed
Covers an hour lesson of content matched to the specification
30 ppt slides
Please give constructive feedback :D
A lesson I have used and editing over time making it more challenging and interactive for pupils, there are extension and stretch tasks involved and lots of “to do” activities that can go into their books.
Enjoy this resource!
IRO
The new AQA Combined Science Trilogy Unit 6 - The rate and extent of chemical change.
Includes powerpoints, worksheets and practical worksheets.
Divided into the following lessons:
4.6.1.1 Calculating Rates of Reaction/Rates graphs and tangents.
4.6.1.2/3 Factors which affect rates of reaction and collision theory.
4.6.1.4 Catalysts
4.6.2.1/2 Reversible reactions and energy changes
4.6.3 Equilibria (all)
Required Practical 5 - part a disappearing cross
Please see my other reviews for an insight as to the time and effort I put into making these of a high quality.
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Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry 0620 Stoichiometry and Chemical Reactions. Zero‑prep, classroom‑ready. Just open & teach! Animated PPT/Google Slides/PNG. EAL‑friendly. 2026‑2028 syllabus.
Transform how your EAL/ESL learners engage with 15 Exam-Ready Stoichiometry & Chemical Reactions vocabulary! This professionally animated, ready-to-teach lesson package delivers comprehensive coverage of Chemistry Stoichiometry & Chemical Reactions with built-in multilingual support, pronunciation guides and speaking scaffolds.
ZERO PREP:
Fully scripted slides, animations & activities. Ready for substitutes and last‑minute planning.
INCLUDES:
• 24‑slide Animated PPT & Google Slides
• Printable PDF handouts
• PNG images for LMS
• Fonts + README included
EAL FOCUS:
Multilingual supports (ES/FR/ZH), pronunciation guides, speaking scaffolds, visual mnemonics.
ALIGNMENT:
Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry 0620, UK KS4, International GCSE, IB Diploma. Ages 14‑16.
The resource provides a set of equations that may be categorised as examples of the various types of chemical reactions((combination/synthesis, decomposition, combustion, Redox, neutralisation, precipitation)