A lesson to compliment the teaching of surface area to volume ratio, and its effect on the rate of diffusion. This lesson takes has a maths focus of encouraging students to calculate surface area to volume ratio, and then comparing these values to the time taken for HCl to diffuse into cubes of agar gel which are soaked in phenolphthalein. Differentiated and engaging for an otherwise dry topic.

A full lesson taking students through the structure of alkanes, the process of fractional distillation, and the uses of different fractions. All key ideas from the AQA GCSE syllabus are included, with a focus on flammability and viscosity with regard to uses of fractions. This lesson could be used to cover several learning episodes, and builds nicely on key concepts. It has proven very powerful in building key ideas in what can be a tricky process for students to understand.

A series of approximately three lessons where students are taken through: The structure of simple covalent molecules The properties of simple covalent molecules The structure of giant covalent molecules The properties of giant covalent molecules Structures of polymers Representing the structures of polymers Forming polymers There is a theme throughout this series of lessons where students use molymods to make abstract concepts far more concrete. This aids understanding and promotes engagement throughout a topic which can be both conceptually challenging, and quite dry to teach to students.

A lesson where students research different models of the periodic table. Designed to cover all learning outcomes for the AQA trilogy GCSE. Fun and independent!

A full lesson with tailored activity sheet to teach students about the structure and properties of metals and metallic bonds. This lesson uses a series of short animations and videos, each with complimentary activities, to discuss the bonding of metallic elements, and how this leads to their bonding properties. An enjoyable lesson, with great impact at imparting key ideas.

An introduction to Endothermic and Exothermic reactions aimed at KS4, taking students through a practical activity, before students attempt to tackle energy profiles.

Mixtures Vs. Compounds lesson. You will require sulfur, iron, magnesium, and bunsen burners. A fun and engaging lesson enjoyed by students.

A full lesson with follow up on the Chromatography required practical for GCSE AQA Chemistry. An enjoyable lesson, which students find useful in understanding key concepts. Video links, animations, and follow up questions included.

Engaging lesson taking students through the chemical and physical trends of group 7 elements. This lesson includes visual instructions for students when completing displacement reactions for group 7 elements, as well as an observation sheet for their practical experiments. An enjoyable lesson for what can be a dry topic. This lesson pushes students to think further and understand the trends, opposed to just wrote learning.

Lesson taking students through the differences between mixtures and compounds, before considering how physical properties can be used to separate mixtures. This lesson provides an opportunity fro students to either practice or observe a demonstration on distillation, as well as understanding alternative techniques for separating mixtures. A fun and engaging lesson for what can be a dry topic.

A full lesson taking students through the properties of different hydrocarbons, with particular focus on how intermolecular forces affect the physical properties of viscosity and flammability. Students are then taken through the two types of combustion, before attempting to balance combustion equations.

KS4 lesson taking students through the applications and uses of equations to calculate Ke, GPE, and Ee. Each equation is introduced in a way where students begin to think about the equations, and how different factors affect the amount of energy in different stores, before students begin to consider the use of equations in an exam context. Differentiated questions demanding students convert units and consider the form of their answers. What’s more, the final questions require students to interchange values between stores of GPE, Ke, and Ee.

A full lesson taking students through the structure of the atom, before understanding how the structure of the atom was determined. Students also complete an evaluative exercise where they compare and contrast historical atomic structures, before determining their advantages and disadvantages. Covers all learning outcomes for atomic structure for the AQA Chemistry Trilogy Syllabus. A fun and engaging lesson for what can be a dry topic.

A worksheet for students to use to guide independent learning on the structure of metals and how this links to their properties. This ideally compliments a lesson which is available here

A lesson discussing different methods to separate mixtures, before leading students through simple paper chromatography. Follow up activities to the practical are included. A fun lesson with great impact.

Full lesson introducing students to the idea of a simple covalent molecule, before helping students to understand their properties. Exercises using molymods used to make very abstract ideas more concrete. An evaluative exercise is used to promote higher order thinking. Built in reflection at the end of the lesson.

A worksheet to help students to structure a practical around group 7 displacement reactions.

PP. slide for uses of exothermic and endothermic reactions in hot and cold packs.