This lesson has lots of discussion and debate. Encourages students to think about the materials that we use and how important they are to ourselves and other groups of people. Looks at the limited materials we have an how long they may last. Data task on recycling aluminium. You will need to print the information on slide 9.

Put together for AQA A Level Chemistry (new specification), but may also be useful for higher sets at GCSE. Review of knowledge of C/A's and esters from GCSE. Practical making an ester using the simple method freely available from RSC (link on slide) and a differentiated task for once they have finished.

Designed for the new (1-9) AQA specification. Covering reversible reactions, the energy changes associated with them and a practical. The practical sheet that goes along with this is designed to be used as a single sheet and encourages students to think about the practical in the same detail as is needed for the required practicals. The method is included along with space for their own notes and conclusions.

This is the session that I have put together for my Y11 taster session. It focusses on transition metals and why their complexes have different colours. The practicals that I have used a freely available from RSC, however I have compiled them into a single worksheet that includes the method and space to record observations. The blue bottle starter is again freely available but I have included here for those who need it. The section on calculating oxidation state could be cut out for a shorter session, then focussing on the practical work.

Designed for a low ability set with lots of SEN. Practical, sentence starters for discussion and literacy tasks. Links to diffusion is cells and why this is important.

Whole lesson covering how to calculate rates of reaction for the new AQA specification. Includes a recap of calculating mean and anomalous results. Calculating mean using numbers and graphs. Levelled task for students to pick tasks that suit their confidence level and an exam question included (this should be changed to suit the group).

Introduction to the reactivity series. Encourages students to think about the practical observations that they would make. Differentiated task included - based on an exam question.

I put this together as part of AQA A-Level revision for Y13. Summary of what metal-aqua ions are and they reactivity with NH3, NaOH and Na2CO3 (colour changes etc). I printed out the last slide and gave them a copy each for their notes.

The worksheet provides a starter (recap of electrolysis cell from previous lesson), method, results table and questions for the students to answer.

Introduction to the topic of equilibrium and what it means in terms of rate of a reaction. Links to two videos which my class found helpful to visualise equilibrium. Levelled tasks including an exam question.

Designed for low ability set with lots of SEN students. Includes pictures and activities. Use pre-made slides of different tissues to compare. Literacy task, AfL.

This is a one page summary of everything covered in the Energy Changes unit of the AQA new specification for Chemistry. Can be used for revision at the end of the unit, or at the start to introduce key ideas. Includes information for Trilogy and separate Chemistry specifications. - Exothermic and endothermic reactions - Energy change of reactions - Bond energy calculations - Cells, batteries and fuel cells

For the new AQA A Level Chemistry specification. Requires molymod kits. Looks at all the key words for this section of work. Encourages students to think about what makes a molecule chiral and come up with their own rules. This lesson has been very successful for me and the students have really engaged with the use of molymods. Print off the last slide to hand out and stick into notes.

Review of observations when chemical reactions happen and a basic introduction to rates and observations we can make to tell us that the rate is different. This lesson was designed for bottom set Y10 with lots of SEN students. 2 practicals included. Could be split over 2 lessons depending on length.

Put together for KS3 (Y8). Starts with a quiz and then some AfL to assess current knowledge and allow for discussion of different energy needs/food intake and why. You will need some food labels for them to analyse in groups and compare to each others. Oracy and literacy task. And plenary to get them thinking about health vs energy.

Power point cover the basics of all of the above. Includes a scavenger hunt task to recap previous learning on separating mixtures. Required practical work sheet including questions to extend and consolidate knowledge in preparation for the exam.

A revision power point I have put together to use with foundation paper Y11 students for their final lesson before the paper 1 exam. I have tried to cover something from each topic (atomic structure, bonding, acids and alkalis, electrolysis, extracting metals and exo and endothermic reactions). This is designed to be basic to refresh memories and pick up 1 mark answers. Looks at making salts and energy changes required practicals as well a refresher on variables and mean.

Water purification (Potable Water) for AQA 1-9. Power point and practical sheet. Students test the pH of 3 types of water (any available will do), and then evaporate off to see if any solid is left behind. The worksheet gives a full method plus space for students to record results and answer questions on the method (preparing for exams).