C2 L4: Ionic Compounds | AQA Chemistry Unit 2: Bonding, Structure and Properties of Matter

AQA GCSE Chemistry and Combined Science
Unit 2: Bonding, Structure and Properties of Matter
Lesson 4: Ionic Compounds

What is included in this resource:

• Lesson powerpoint
• Topic map
• Starter activity for retrieval practice
• Learning objectives and specification references
• Lesson content
• Opportunities for formative assessment

Why this resource?
This lesson explores how ionic compounds can be visualised and described as giant structures, the various representations they are given and the limitations of the models, in addition to deriving empirical formulae - a slight deviation to the specification that prepares students for A Level but, more importantly, serves to explain why the formula of an ionic compound does not give the exact number of each ion present.
This lesson follows on from C2 L3: Ionic Bonding.

All lessons are designed with the Ofsted framework in mind: minimal clutter on the slides, clear flow between the lesson sequence, a topic map to show how this lesson fits in with the rest of the topic, and lesson objectives that get referred back to at each interval in the lesson with questions to check for understanding of every learning objective.