An interactive 50-slide presentation that introduces chemical reactions and writing skeleton equations, word equations and balanced chemical equations with state symbols. Many sample problems and practice problems for learners to participate. Scaffolded lesson notes for pupils and two worksheets to practice writing word equations and balancing equations are included in this resource pack. In these lessons, pupils will: • know the signs of a chemical change • review identifying the reactants and the products of a chemical reaction • use the symbols of the elements and write the formulae of simple compounds • determine the formula of an ionic compound from the charges on the ions present • construct word equations and simple balanced chemical equations • construct equations with state symbols • deduce the balanced equation for a chemical reaction, given relevant information Please leave a review if you find this useful. Thank you.

**UPDATED January 2017** Added a crossword puzzle with answers This is the 2nd part of a Magnetism unit with year 7 - Year 8 pupils. It includes an engaging illustrated PowerPoint presentation (30 slides) and scaffolded notes which have been customized to go along with the presentation. Three worksheets and a quiz are also included in this pack. Great value! The learning objectives for Part 2 are listed below. By the end of this lesson, pupils will: 1) discover that a magnet can be made by stroking a steel bar with the same pole of a permanent magnet from one end to the other end in one direction 2) be able magnetise a needle and use it as a simple compass. 3) discover that when electric current flows through an insulated wire wound around an iron core, the core becomes a magnet 4) be able to build a simple electromagnet 5) explore ways to manipulate a variety of variables to increase the strength of the electromagnet 6) know some uses of electromagnets 7) distinguish between a permanent magnet and an electromagnet 8) learn the components of an electric bell and how an electric bell works Your feedback is much appreciated. Cheers!

*UPDATED January 2017 - More support worksheets added* This resource includes a 56 slide PowerPoint presentation, four activity worksheets, a mind map, a short quiz and a 34-question unit test. Everything is ready to be used or easily edited to suit your learners. • Includes sound clips to bring the learning to life • Animations have been thoughtfully used to promote participation from lower achieving students and discussion from higher ability ones. • 26 learning outcomes listed below By the end of these lessons, pupils will: 1. recognise that sound is made by objects that vibrate 2. define that the frequency of vibration of the source is measured in Hertz (Hz) 3. discuss how sound is made in different musical instruments 4. know that a vibrating source causes the layers of air around it to move 5. discover that sound travels by compressing and expanding the surroundings 6. express that sound travels as a longitudinal wave 7. discover that sound travels best through solids and worst through gases because of the arrangement of the particles 8. explore the relative speed of sound in different mediums 9. explain that sound waves cannot travel through a vacuum because there are no molecules 10. know that sound waves detected by the ear cause the ear drum to vibrate 11. explore the structure of the ear 12. describe how sound is transmitted through the ear to the brain 13. know that different people have different ranges of hearing 14. know that the average human range of hearing is 20 to 20,000 Hz 15. define that loudness is measured in decibels (dB's) 16. discuss that 0 dB is the threshold of hearing and 130 dB's is the threshold of pain whilst 140 dB's causes damage 17. discuss that loud sounds can have permanent and temporary effect on the ear 18. discuss some common causes of ear damage 19. define that noise is unwanted sound 20. discover that a loud sound is produced by a large vibration and vice versa 21. discover that a high pitched sound is produced by a very frequent (quick) vibration and vice versa 22. know that an microphone can change sound to electricity and that this can then be displayed on an oscilloscope 23. know that the wave displayed on an oscilloscope is a transverse wave 24. demonstrate how to identify the amplitude, the wavelength and the frequency of a wave 25. recognise the link between the loudness of the sound and the amplitude of the wave 26. recognise the link between the pitch of the sound and the frequency/wavelength of the wave Cheers!

This resource includes a highly visual PowerPoint presentation (over 90 slides!) on the topic of ENERGY, forms of energy, energy transformations and energy diagrams. The presentation uses many visual aids and is thoughtfully animated to promote participation from learners of all abilities. Two worksheets and sample exam questions (71 questions with ANSWERS!)) are also included. Appropriate for year 7 or year 8 pupils. Students will learn: 1. that energy is the capacity or ability to do work (the ability to make matter change) 2. that generally, there are 2 types of energy: potential energy and kinetic energy 3. that there are many forms of potential and kinetic energy including: thermal energy (heat), electromagnetic energy (radiated), sound energy, gravitational potential energy (GPE), elastic potential, nuclear, chemical energy and electrical energy. 4. that gravitational energy depends on an object's mass and height above the earth's surface 5. that kinetic energy depends on an object's mass and how fast it is moving 6. that energy is transformed from one form to another 7. that a fuel is stored energy, which must be burnt to release the energy 8. Fuel + Oxygen = Energy + Carbon Dioxide + Water + Waste Product 9. that most of the Earth's energy ultimately comes from the Sun 10. that energy sources can be described as either renewable or Non-renewable 11. that Renewable means can be used again or replaced within a Iifetime 12. some advantages and disadvantages of energy sources 13. the need for energy saving with non-renewable energy sources and ultimately with all energy sources 14. to construct an energy transfer diagram 15. to construct a Sankey diagram 16. that energy is conserved in an energy transformation I hope you find this resource useful. Cheers.

A fun activity for children learning about physical and chemical changes.

This 33-slide PowerPoint presentation introduces students to the concept of freezing point depression and boiling point elevation. It also includes a worksheet in which students can take notes and practice the skills learned during the lesson. • First, students will review what happens when a liquid freezes and when it boils. • Then, a discussion about how adding a nonvolatile solute would affect the freezing and boiling process. • Molality will be introduced followed by practice problems. • The freezing point depression and boiling point elevation formulas will be introduced with examples for students to work out. • Finally, a practical investigation to work out the molar mass of an unknown solute by using freezing point depression will be outlined with an example calculation. (This lab activity is available in a separate resource). I hope you find this useful.

Homework sets, a worksheet and sample test questions to support the learning of SOLUTIONS. • Includes a total of 102 questions • All questions are EDITABLE • ANSWERS are included for each question Topics include: • Properties of solutions • solubility • saturated, unsaturated and supersaturated solutions • molarity • molality • percent by mass • percent by volume • dilution calculations • colligative properties of solutions - freezing point, vapor pressure, boiling point • calculations involving colligative properties This resource is meant to be used by teachers and students in the US.

Homework sets, practice problems and multiple choice exam practice problems to support the learning of naming and writing chemical formulae for ionic compounds, molecular compounds, acids and bases. • More than 88 questions are included • All questions are editable • All ANSWERS are included This resource is meant to be used by teachers in the US.

Homework sets, worksheet, and sample test questions to support the learning of Kinetic Molecular Theory for high school chemistry students. Includes 71 questions in all. All questions are EDITABLE and ANSWERS are included. This resource is meant to be used by teachers in the US.

Homework sets and multiple choice exam practice problems to support the learning of a unit on The Periodic Table. All questions (120 in all!) are editable and ANSWERS are provided for each!. Learners will answer questions about: • Groups and periods in the periodic table • Metals, nonmetals and semi-metals in the periodic table • Transition metals in the periodic table • Properties of metals, nonmetals, semi-metals and transition metals • Electron configuration • Energy levels, sub-levels and orbitals • Periodic table trends - atomic size • Periodic table trends - ionic size • Periodic table trends - electronegativity • Periodic table trends - ionization energy This resource is meant to be used by teachers in the US.

Homework, practice problems and a multiple choice Exam practice to support the learning of a unit on Chemical Reactions. • 90 Questions in all • Questions are editable • ANSWERS are included for every problem. Learners will: • Write word equations • Write skeleton equations • Write balanced chemical equations • Classify chemical reactions • Use the activity series to predict single replacement reactions • Write balanced net ionic equations • Identify the precipitate in double replacement reactions This resource is meant for teachers in the US.

Homework sets with ANSWERS, a worksheet and plenty of sample test questions to support the learning of a unit on Ions, Ionic Bonding, Ionic Compounds and Metallic Bonding. • 87 editable questions in all • All ANSWERS are included This resource is meant to be used by teachers in the US.

This 45-slide PowerPoint and accompanying Lesson Notes teaches the strength of acids and bases. Learners often have misconceptions related to 'concentration' and 'strength' in reference to acids and bases. One of the aims of this lesson is to correct this misconception. The other main aims are listed below. A worksheet (with answers) to practice pH and pKa calculations is also included. By the end of this lessons, students will: 1) discuss and share their initial conceptions of acid strength. 2) be able to define strong acids and weak acids 3) be able to relate the strength of an acid to the value of its acid dissociation constant, Ka 4) learn to calculate an acid dissociation constant 5) be able to differentiate between concentrated acid and strong acid 6) identify common strong and weak acids and bases in everyday life 7) Calculate the pH of strong acid solutions 8) Calculate the pH of weak acid solutions I hope you find this lesson useful. FREE BONUS w/purchase: To receive one of my new paid resources as a free gift, please visit my website. The link can be found at my Store (click on my username).

This resource is broken up into 2 parts. These 2 parts covers many of the important models of the atom. From Democritus and Dalton to Thomson and Rutherford. Part 1 includes 31 slides that covers the early models of the atom. This includes Democritus, Aristotle, and John Dalton and Dalton's atomic theory. An interactive quiz to review the topic is included at the end of the lesson. Part 2 is a highly visual 57-slide powerpoint. These activities engages learners to rediscover JJ Thomson's cathode ray tube experiment and visualise the "plum pudding" model of the atom. The second half details Rutherford's gold foil experiment and the discovery of the nucleus. A crossword puzzle and summary sheet to revise both Part 1 and Part 2 are also provided. I hope you find these lessons useful. Please rate and comment. Thank you.

This resource includes a highly visual 34-slide PowerPoint presentation, scaffolded notes for pupils, and a worksheet. In this resource, pupils will learn... 1) to compare and group together different kinds of rocks on the basis of their appearance and simple physical properties 2) to recognise that soils are made from rocks and organic matter 3) the rock cycle and the formation of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks 4) to understand how cooling and solidifying of magma results in formation of igneous rocks. 
 5) to understand that sedimentary rocks are made by processes which include the deposition of rock fragments or organic material, or as a result of evaporation. 
 6) to understand how rock fragments are transported by flowing water or wind, and how grain size affects transport and settling of sediment; understand how landscape can be eroded. 
 7) to understand that metamorphic rocks are formed by action of heat and pressure on existing rocks. 
 8) to understand the meaning of the term ‘mineral’. 
 9) to know how forces generated by expansion, contraction and the freezing of water can lead to the physical weathering of rocks. 
 10) to know the different layers of a soil profile I hope you find this resource helpful.

This 33-slide PowerPoint presentation introduces students to the concept of freezing point depression and boiling point elevation. It also includes a worksheet in which students can take notes and practice the skills learned during the lesson. • First, students will review what happens when a liquid freezes and when it boils. • Then, a discussion about how adding a nonvolatile solute would affect the freezing and boiling process. • Molality will be introduced followed by practice problems. • The freezing point depression and boiling point elevation formulas will be introduced with examples for students to work out. • Finally, a practical investigation to work out the molar mass of an unknown solute by using freezing point depression will be outlined with an example calculation. I hope you find this useful.

Homework sets, a practice quiz and sample test questions to support the learning of a unit on Thermochemistry. • Loads of sample multiple choice test questions • Short answer and essay questions • Homework sets • Lab Worksheet • Includes over 90 questions in all! • Great for SAT II Chemistry preparation • All questions are EDITABLE and include ANSWERS.