Complete Topic 4g: Esters Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry 9–1 Bundle 2 lessons

Bundle of 2 fully planned lessons and resources for Topic 4g Esters Edexcel IGCSE 9–1 Double/Separate Chemistry.

Checklist, tech guide, revision PowerPoint, coursebook questions and answers included. Perfect for new and experienced teachers, this resource provides an authentic, ready-to-teach unit requiring no additional preparation. All lessons are contained in one PowerPoint with a consistent, clear structure.

Each lesson includes starter slides with title, learning goals and tasks, along with key terms, bolded explanations, and content checked against the specification and examination papers. Key demonstrations are included where relevant with step-by-step modelling, notes, diagrams and student tasks, and quizzes. The PowerPoint features click-in animations, embedded video links, model questions and answers, and coursebook tasks to support strong conceptual understanding. A technician guide and full lesson list appear on Slide 2 for easy planning.

Lessons & Key Content:

1. Forming Esters: Functional Group, Naming & Esterification – identifying the –COO– functional group; naming esters from alcohol + carboxylic acid; writing displayed and structural formulae; esterification reaction conditions (heat and concentrated H₂SO₄); examples such as ethyl ethanoate and methyl propanoate.

2. Preparing Esters (Practical Method) – step-by-step method: adding acid + alcohol + catalyst, heating in a water bath, cooling, neutralising, and identifying characteristic smells; constructing tables for ester scents; completing practical write-up and follow-up questions.

Notes:
Slide 1 is repeated for TES display purposes.
Lesson starter slide background is black but PowerPoint colour schemes vary.