The Periodic Table and Its Trends – Complete Unit for AQA GCSE Chemistry

A fully resourced, plug-and-play Periodic Table unit designed for the AQA GCSE Chemistry (8462) specification.

This complete unit contains everything needed to teach, practise, revise and assess periodic trends and the properties of key groups, with five fully editable lessons plus differentiated revision, assessment and feedback resources.

What’s Included?
• 5 fully resourced lesson PowerPoints with embedded answers
• AfL checkpoints, differentiated activities and exam-style practice
• Print-ready worksheets, including an optional halogen displacement practical worksheet
• Detailed Scheme of Work with AQA specification mapping
• Student revision checklist and visual learning map
• Support, Core and Stretch revision worksheets with mark scheme
• 30-mark end-of-unit assessment and mark scheme
• Post-test feedback sheet with targeted follow-up practice

Topics Covered
• Development of the periodic table
• Mendeleev’s periodic table, gaps and predictions
• Arrangement of elements in the modern periodic table
• Electronic structure and position in the periodic table
• Group 1 alkali metals: properties and reactions
• Trends in reactivity down Group 1
• Group 7 halogens: properties and reactions
• Trends in physical properties and reactivity down Group 7
• Halogen displacement reactions
• Group 0 noble gases: electronic structures and unreactivity
• Trends in boiling point down Group 0
• Transition metals and comparison with Group 1 metals
• Coloured transition-metal compounds and ions with different charges
• Uses of transition metals and their compounds as catalysts

Key Features
AQA aligned: Designed for AQA GCSE Chemistry (8462), covering the development and organisation of the periodic table, Group 1, Group 7 and Group 0 trends, and the characteristic properties of transition metals.
Differentiated: Support, Core and Stretch activities provide scaffolding and challenge for a range of learners, with opportunities to interpret patterns, explain trends using electronic structure and apply understanding to unfamiliar elements and reactions.
Conceptually sequenced: Students move from the development and structure of the periodic table through Groups 1, 7 and 0 to transition metals, repeatedly linking electronic structure and periodic position to chemical and physical properties.
Practical opportunities: Includes an optional halogen displacement practical worksheet, allowing students to investigate Group 7 reactivity and use experimental observations to determine displacement patterns.
Ready to teach: A coherent five-lesson unit covering teaching, practice, revision, assessment and post-test feedback — saving hours of planning and preparation.

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