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GCSE Combined Science lesson for the AQA specification with** V=IR questions and answers/Ohm’s law questions and answers**. Includes potential difference, current and resistance definitions, mini plenary questions with answers, and ALT (Applied Learning Task) at the end. The PowerPoint is fully animated and includes GIF animations for easier explanations. The AQA specification point that this lesson covers is 6.2.1.3
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Ionic equation examples and ionic equations A level Chemistry lesson with questions and answers interspersed. Lesson objectives: write balanced full and ionic equations, including state symbols, for chemical reactions. All the slides in this lesson are fully animated and include answers to every mini plenary question and exam question. The breakdown of the slides is as follows:
Slide 1 - Title and 5-minute starter. The starter is a grid of four questions entitled ‘last week, last lesson, today’s learning and future learning’. Use this generic slide for all of your lessons by simply changing the questions and the answers each time.
Slide 2 - Lesson objectives (see above)
Slide 3 – Ionic equation rules
Slide 4 – Worked example using the reaction between magnesium and hydrochloric acid of how to write an ionic equation
Slide 5 – Halogen displacement example for students to attempt on the mini whiteboard. Correct ionic equation animates on the screen
Slide 6 – Independent learning task, five reactions for which students must write the ionic equations and identify oxidising and reducing agents
Slide 7 – 11 – answers animate onto the screen slide by slide
Slide 12 – tricky example for students to attempt involving precipitation. Explanation and answer animates on the screen
Slide 13 – ALT (Applied learning time). 5 exam style questions of increasing difficulty worth a total of seven marks and designed to test students’ understanding of the whole lesson. Answers animate onto the screen.
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Biodiversity definition and waste management GCSE Biology with questions and answers. Includes how waste has an impact on biodiversity. AQA combined science 4.7.3.1 and 4.7.3.2 slides are animated and include answers to all the questions. The lesson ends with GCSE exam questions with answers that animate on the screen
Carbon cycle diagram, carbon cycle steps and carbon cycle definition. GCSE Biology Lesson objectives: Explain the importance of carbon to living organisms, explain how the carbon cycle returns carbon from organisms to the atmosphere and explain the role of microorganisms in cycling carbon through ecosystems. The slides are fully animated and include answers to every mini plenary question and exam question. The breakdown of the slides is as follows:
Slide 1 - Title and 5-minute starter. The starter is a grid of four questions entitled ‘last week, last lesson, today’s learning and future learning’. Use this generic slide for all of your lessons by simply changing the questions and the answers each time.
Slide 2 - Lesson objectives (see above)
Slide 3 - Introduction to plants as producers, including photosynthesis and brief explanation of the food chain in relation to the compounds made by plants
Slide 4 – Addressing the question: Why is carbon important to living organisms?
Slide 5 - Mini plenary. Three questions of increasing difficulty to test learning so far. Answers animate onto the screen.
Slide 6 - Introduction to the carbon cycle definition
Slide 7 – Detailed, labelled pencil-drawing of the carbon cycle. Pupils will copy this into their book. Each arrow of the cycle is numbered and the numbers animate onto the screen in sequence in a prescribed order. This serves as a guide for pupils to know the sequence in which they should copy the diagram. It will also allow you to explain each stage of the cycle. Please note ‘carbon in animals’ appears twice as primary consumers eat plants and secondary consumers eat the primary consumers
Slide 8 - Mini plenary. Four questions of increasing difficulty to test learning so far. Answers animate onto the screen.
Slide 9 – Introduction to decomposers and what their role is in the carbon cycle
Slide 10 -Explanation of how microorganisms contribute positively to the carbon cycle
Slide 11 - Mini plenary. Two questions of increasing difficulty to test learning so far. Answers animate onto the screen.
Slide 12 – ALT (Applied Learning Time). 6-mark exam question. Mark scheme animates onto the screen
Slide 13 – Plenary. Cold-call style questions with pupil’s name attached to ensure learning has taken place
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Electrolysis Chemistry lesson including the process of electrolysis and using electrolysis to extract metals. Lesson objectives are: define an electrolyte, explain what happens when an electric current is passed through an electrolyte and explain how electrolysis can be used to extract metals from molten compounds. The slides are fully animated and include answers to every mini plenary question and exam question. The breakdown of the slides is as follows:
Slide 1 - Title and 5-minute starter. The starter is a grid of four questions entitled ‘last week, last lesson, today’s learning and future learning’. Use this generic slide for all of your lessons by simply changing the questions and the answers each time.
Slide 2 - Lesson objectives (see above)
Slide 3 - Introduction to what happens to an ionic compound when it is melted or dissolved in water. Simple, clear, pencil-sketch diagram of beakers containing solid sodium chloride and the stages in becoming sodium ions animates on to screen
Slide 4 - Definition of electrolytes given
Slide 5 - Mini plenary. Three questions of increasing difficulty. Answers animate onto the screen
Slide 6 - Introduction to electrolysis process using example of molten sodium chloride. Simple, clear, sketch diagram of beaker with electrodes, cell, wires and molten sodium chloride. Students are shown on this slide that the electrodes are made of carbon.
Slide 7 - Explanation, with use of a diagram, of the movement of ions that take place when an electric current is passed through the molten sodium chloride, i.e. positive ions move towards the negative electrode, etc.
Slide 8 - Explanation, with use of a diagram, of what happens at each electrode, i.e. positive ions are discharged at the negative electrode, producing the element, etc.
Slide 9 - Mini plenary. Two questions of increasing difficulty. Answers animate onto the screen
Slide 10 - Introduction to reactivity series with useful mnemonic and which metals must be extracted from their ores using electrolysis
Slide 11 - Explanation as to why a lot of energy is needed to perform electrolysis of molten compounds to extract the metal
Slide 12 - Introduction to the example of extracting aluminium from aluminium oxide, including why cryolite is added to the elctrolyte
Slide 13 - Mini plenary. Pupils asked to draw a labelled diagram of the electrolysis of molten aluminium oxide
Slide 14 - Mini plenary review reveals diagram of apparatus and also explains what happens at each electrode, i.e. aluminium ions are discharged at the negative electrode, producing the element aluminium
Slide 15 - Think-pair-share based on the following question: In the electrolysis of aluminium oxide, the positive electrode must be continually replaced. Why do you think this is?
Slide 16 - Explanation, with use of diagram, as to why the positive electrode must be continually replaced.
Slide 17 -
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Displacement reactions including halogen displacement and thermite reaction International A level Chemistry. Displacement reaction examples with questions and answers. All the slides in this lesson are fully animated and include answers to every mini plenary question and exam question. The breakdown of the slides is as follows:
Slide 1 - Title and 5-minute starter. The starter is a grid of four questions entitled ‘last week, last lesson, today’s learning and future learning’. Use this generic slide for all of your lessons by simply changing the questions and the answers each time.
Slide 2 - Lesson objectives (see above)
Slide 3 – Comic video illustrating the concept of a displacement reaction
Slide 4 – Displacement reaction GIF model
Slide 5 – Displacement reaction definition
Slide 6 – Example and non-example of displacement reaction
Slide 7 – Reactivity series presented with a mnemonic (Please send lions cats monkeys and cute zebras into hot countries signed Gordon)
Slide 8 – 9 Printable reactivity series for students
Slide 10 – Thermite reaction demonstration slide. Students instructed to write down a PREDICTION
Slide 11 – Thermite reaction. Students instructed to write down OBSERVATIONS while you do the demonstration
Slide 12 – Thermite reaction. Students instructed to write down an EXPLANATION to what they have seen. The Predict – Observe – Explain model is in accordance with guidelines from STEM for practical demonstrations
Slide 13 – Correct explanation animates on screen
Slide 14 – video of me doing the demonstration in my science lab (if it fails lamentably for you!)
Slide 15 – ALT (Applied learning time). 5 exam style questions of increasing difficulty worth a total of seven marks and designed to test students’ understanding of the whole lesson.
Slide 16 – Plenary. Random questions about displacement reactions animate on the screen. Perfect opportunity for cold calling to check for whole class understanding
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Precipitation reactions practicals with copper hydroxide, potassium iodide and lead nitrate International A level Chemistry. Precipitation reaction examples and ionic equations with questions and answers. All the slides in this lesson are fully animated and include answers to every mini plenary question and exam question. The breakdown of the slides is as follows:
Slide 1 - Title and 5-minute starter. The starter is a grid of four questions entitled ‘last week, last lesson, today’s learning and future learning’. Use this generic slide for all of your lessons by simply changing the questions and the answers each time.
Slide 2 - Lesson objectives (see above)
Slide 3: Think – Pair – Share: What is a precipitation reaction?
Slide 4 – Definition of precipitation reaction presented to students
Slide 5 – Opportunity for you to demonstrate a precipitation reaction to the students by reacting sodium hydroxide with copper(II) sulfate. Students will attempt to write an ionic equation for this reaction on mini whiteboards (MWBs)
Slide 6 – Introduction to the practical which students will carry out, which involves measuring the depth of precipitates formed at varying concentrations of solutions to work out the balanced equation. The practical sheet is included with this resource
Slide 7 – Results table
Slide 8 – 9 Printable results tables
Slide 10 – Expected results (if experiment fails or you decide not to do it)
Slide 11 – Manipulation of results to determine the molar ratio. DON’T WORRY: all the steps animate onto the screen clearly
Slide 12 – Balanced equation solved based on molar ratio, and ionic equation is derived
Slide 13 – Introductory slide: Chemical tests and precipitation reactions
Slide 14 – IGCSE recap: chemical test for carbon dioxide
Slide 15 – linking chemical test for CO2 with precipitation reactions. Ionic equation showing formation of calcium carbonate is animated onto the screen
Slide 16 – IGCSE recap: chemical test for sulfates
Slide 17 – Students encouraged to complete the word equation for the reaction between barium chloride and sodium sulfate. Chemical and ionic equation then animate on the screen after subsequent clicks
Slides 18 – 27: Exam questions with mark scheme answers (all included with this resource)
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Atomic structure lesson including: mass of electron, proton and neutron, isotope definition and atomic structure worksheets with questions and answers. J.J Thomson, Ernest Rutherford, Niels Bohr and Hantaro Nagaoka (who’s he right?) also feature! This is a Year 12 A level lesson for Edexcel International Unit 1 – WCH11, but it can also be used for all UK exam boards. All the slides in this lesson are fully animated and include answers to every mini plenary question and exam question. The breakdown of the slides (which are best opened on Microsoft PowerPoint) is as follows:
Slide 1 - Title and 5-minute starter. The starter is a grid of four questions entitled ‘last week, last lesson, today’s learning and future learning’. Use this generic slide for all of your lessons by simply changing the questions and the answers each time.
Slide 2 - Lesson objectives (see thumbnail image)
Slide 3 – IGCSE Recap: table for students to complete (mass of proton, charge of electron, etc.)
Slide 4 – key definitions (atomic number, mass number and isotopes)
Slide 5 – GCSE recap task: students to complete section 1 of the booklet (included). There is also a stretch and challenge task, which involves students building atoms
Slide 6 – answers review (also included)
Slide 7 – Independent learning or homework – students must complete section 2 of the booklet and also consider the following question: Find out where Hantaro Nagaoka fits in the timeline and explore possible reasons why he is omitted from many Chemistry textbooks
Slides 8 – 9: continued discussion of Hantaro Nagaoka
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Arrhenius equation can be used to calculate activation energy for a reaction – students will learn in this lesson! Natural logarithms, Arrhenius plots, finding activation energy from the gradient and the pre-exponential factor from the Y intercept are all explored in this lesson. This is a Year 13 A level lesson for Edexcel International Unit 4 – WCH14, but it can also be used for all UK exam boards. All the slides in this lesson are fully animated and include answers to every mini plenary question and exam question. The breakdown of the slides (which are best opened on Microsoft PowerPoint) is as follows:
Slide 1 - Title and 5-minute starter. The starter is a grid of four questions entitled ‘last week, last lesson, today’s learning and future learning’. Use this generic slide for all of your lessons by simply changing the questions and the answers each time.
Slide 2 - Lesson objectives (see thumbnail image)
Slide 3 – Introduction to logarithms with some simple examples
Slide 4 – full explanation of natural logarithms, including Euler’s number
Slide 5 – transition slide
Slides 6 – 8: Arrhenius equation is introduced, with exposition of all the symbols and units
Slides 9 – 10: A basic approach to the Arrhenius equation, explaining how a high temperature and high Ea affects k
Slides 11 – 12: A more detailed look at the Arrhenius equation, rearranging to make Ea the subject
Slide 13 – Worked example 1: Finding the activation energy by calculation
Slide 14 – 15: Printable format of worked example 1
Slide 16 – 22: detailed explanation, with examples, of how to find the activation energy and the pre-exponential factor graphically
Slides 23 -29 : Exam questions with mark scheme answers (included as a word document with this resource)
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Types of catalysis (homogeneous, heterogeneous and autocatalysis) with focus on Haber process. Absorption, reaction and desorption are addressed in this lesson. This is a Year 13 A level lesson for Edexcel International Unit 4 – WCH14, but it can also be used for all UK exam boards. All the slides in this lesson are fully animated and include answers to every mini plenary question and exam question. The breakdown of the slides (which are best opened on Microsoft PowerPoint) is as follows:
Slide 1 - Title and 5-minute starter. The starter is a grid of four questions entitled ‘last week, last lesson, today’s learning and future learning’. Use this generic slide for all of your lessons by simply changing the questions and the answers each time.
Slide 2 - Lesson objectives (see thumbnail image)
Slide 3 – definition of adsorption and autocatalysis
Slides 4 – 8: concept of activation energy addressed, but reframed in the context of the transition state
Slide 9 – How does a catalyst work? The link between catalysts and activation energy is explored here
Slide 10 – photo of a tunnel through a mountain. Use this slide to explain to students that a catalyst does not lower activation energy any more than the tunnel lowers the mountain; rather, it provides an alternative pathway with a lower Ea
Slides 11 – 14: difference between homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts is explained, with examples
Slides 15 – 16: formation of the metallic / interstitial hydride during heterogeneous catalysis is explained here with a visual
Slide 17 - Three steps in catalysis involving surface adsorption is explained here (adsorption, reaction and desorption)
Slide 18 – Mini plenary (learning pit-stop). 3 mark exam question. The little angels should answer in their exercise books or you can print the question for them using slides 19 – 20. Answer animates onto the board when you are ready to reveal.
Slides 19 – 20: printable format of exam question mini plenary
Slides 21 – 25: autocatalysis, using reaction of ethanedioic acid and potassium manganate(VII).
Slides 26 – 31: Exam questions with mark scheme answers (included as a word document with this resource)
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Determining orders of reaction using concentration-time graphs. Explanation of how to calculate the half-life of a reaction and using the continuous method for determining rate equation and thus order with respect to a reactant. This is a Year 13 A level lesson for Edexcel and Edexcel International. All the slides in this lesson are fully animated and include answers to every mini plenary question and exam question. The breakdown of the slides (which are best opened on Microsoft PowerPoint) is as follows:
Slide 1 - Title and 5-minute starter. The starter is a grid of four questions entitled ‘last week, last lesson, today’s learning and future learning’. Use this generic slide for all of your lessons by simply changing the questions and the answers each time.
Slide 2 - Lesson objectives (see thumbnail image)
Slide 3 – explanation of continuous method for determining rate equation
Slide 4 – concentration-time graph of a first order reactant, showing clearly the constant half-life
Slide 5 – definition of half-life presented to students
Slide 6 – concentration-time graphs for zero order, first order and second order
Slides 7 – 8: Printable format of the concentration-time graphs
Slide 9 – Mini plenary (learning pit-stop). Four questions of increasing difficulty to check students’ learning so far. The little angels should answer in their exercise books. Answers animate onto the board when you are ready to reveal.
Slides 10 – 11: ALT (Applied Learning Time) – a series of questions to check for learning. Answers animate onto the screen when you are ready to review students’ responses
Slides 12 – 13: Printable format of ALT
Slide 14 – ALT answers
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Avogadro’s gas law calculation questions with molar and volume ratios. How to calculate volume of gases in a reaction mixture after a reaction? This lesson shows you how! Suitable for A level and IB SL/HL Chemistry. All the slides in this lesson are fully animated and include answers to every mini plenary question and exam question. The breakdown of the slides is as follows:
Slide 1 - Title and 5-minute starter. The starter is a grid of four questions entitled ‘last week, last lesson, today’s learning and future learning’. Use this generic slide for all of your lessons by simply changing the questions and the answers each time.
Slide 2 - Lesson objectives (see thumbnail image)
Slide 3 – Introduction to Amedo Avogadro
Slide 4 – What is the Avogadro gas law?
Slides 5 – What does the Avogadro gas law mean in principle?
Slide 6 – Worked example 1: Carbon dioxide and carbon react to form carbon monoxide:
CO2(g) + C(s) --> 2CO(g). 1 dm3 of carbon dioxide is reacted with an excess of carbon to form carbon monoxide. What volume of carbon monoxide is formed? Answer with working out animates onto the screen
Slides 7 – 8: Printable version of worked example 1 for students
Slide 9 – Worked example 2 (slightly harder example)
Slides 10 – 11: Printable version of worked example 2 for students
Slide 12 – Worked example 3 (harder still, involving excess and limiting reagents)
Slides 13 – 14: Printable version of worked example 3 for students
Slide 15 – Worked example 4 (red hot – very difficult, step-by-step solution is animated onto the screen)
Slides 16 – 17: Printable version of worked example 4 for students
Slide 18 – Solution to worked example 4 continues on this slide (such is its complexity!)
Slide 19 – Mini plenary. Short independent learning task to check students’ learning
Slide 20 – ALT (Applied Learning Time). Longer independent learning task, where students can demonstrate what they have learnt in your lesson
Slides 21 – 22: Printable version of ALT questions
Slide 23 – ALT answers
Slide 24 – working out to answers
Slide 25 – Bonus stretch and challenge question, with answer
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Empirical formula lesson with questions and answers. Includes combustion analysis problems and converting molecular formula to empirical formula. A level and GCSE chemistry suitable. All the slides in this lesson are fully animated and include answers to every mini plenary question and exam question. The breakdown of the slides is as follows:
Slide 1 - Title and 5-minute starter. The starter is a grid of four questions entitled ‘last week, last lesson, today’s learning and future learning’. Use this generic slide for all of your lessons by simply changing the questions and the answers each time.
Slide 2 - Lesson objectives (see thumbnail image)
Slide 3 – Definition of empirical formula and example of how to convert molecular formula to empirical formula
Slide 4 – Independent practice: converting molecular formula to empirical formula. Answers animate onto the screen
Slide 5 – Worked example 1 - Calculating empirical formula from experimental data. This is the question in the slide: A sample of a compound contains 1.27 g of copper and 0.16 g of oxygen. Calculate the empirical formula. Live model on white board. Answer is Cu2O
Slides 6 – Worked example 2 (harder question)
Slide 7 – Worked example 3 (harder still)
Slide 8 – Introduction to the following experiment: Reduction of copper(II) oxide. Students are asked to write down the chemical and symbol equation for the reaction. Answers animate onto the screen
Slide 9 – Students will now be guided through the process of finding the empirical formula of the copper oxide. On this slide, they are given the data obtained from the experiment. Which subtractions must they make to find the mass of copper? Answers animate onto the screen
Slide 10 – Which subtractions must they make to find the mass of oxygen? Answers animate onto the screen
Slide 11 – Students will now be shown how to work out the empirical formula of the copper oxide using the masses of copper and oxygen which they calculated
Slides 12 - 14 Calculation using combustion analysis – worked example. Students will be shown step-by-step with animations, how to first find the mass of carbon, then the mass of hydrogen and finally the mass of oxygen. From here, the empirical formula calculation is a piece of cake.
Slide 15 – Mini plenary question on combustion analysis
Slide 16 – Answer to mini plenary animates onto the screen
Slides 17 – 21 - Exam questions with answers that animate onto the screen (all included with this resource)
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Calculating the molecular formula from the empirical formula and ideal gas equation calculations full lesson with questions and answers. A level and GCSE chemistry suitable. All the slides in this lesson are fully animated and include answers to every mini plenary question and exam question. The breakdown of the slides is as follows:
Slide 1 - Title and 5-minute starter. The starter is a grid of four questions entitled ‘last week, last lesson, today’s learning and future learning’. Use this generic slide for all of your lessons by simply changing the questions and the answers each time.
Slide 2 - Lesson objectives (see thumbnail image)
Slide 3 – Recap of molecular formula to empirical formula to review prior learning
Slide 4 – Definition of molecular formula with an example
Slides 5 -6 Introduction and exposition of terms relative molecular mass, relative formula mass and molar mass
Slides 7 – 9: Worked example 1 - The empirical formula of a compound of boron and hydrogen is BH3. Its relative formula mass is 27.7. Determine the molecular formula of the compound. Live model to show students how to solve. Answers are in the notes sections.
Slides 10 -12: Worked example 2 (harder)
Slide 13 – Mini plenary question: Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) contains 40.92 % C, 4.58 % H, and 54.50 % O, by mass. The experimentally determined molecular mass is 176. What are the empirical and chemical formulae for ascorbic acid?
Slide 14 – Introduction to ideal gas equations
Slides 15 – 16 – Printable version of the equation
Slide 17 – difference between ideal gas and real gas
Slide 18 - conversion of units slide (very important for ideal gas equation calculations)
Slide 19 – 20 Printable version of conversion slide
Slides 21 – 22: Worked example (ideal gas calculation to find the molar mass
Slides 23 – 28: Mini plenary with 3 part question, where students must find the empirical formula, the relative molecular mass and finally the molecular formula of two substances. Answers animate onto the screen as you click (as always)
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Reacting masses questions and answers, perfect for A level Chemistry and GCSE Chemistry. Theoretical yield calculations (needed for percentage yield). Molar ratio explained! Includes reacting masses Edexcel A level exam questions. All the slides in this lesson are fully animated and include answers to every mini plenary question and exam question. The breakdown of the slides is as follows:
Slide 1 - Title and 5-minute starter. The starter is a grid of four questions entitled ‘last week, last lesson, today’s learning and future learning’. Use this generic slide for all of your lessons by simply changing the questions and the answers each time.
Slide 2 - Lesson objectives (see above)
Slide 3 – Introduction to the concept of molar ratio
Slides 4 – 8: Worked example 1 - When calcium carbonate, CaCO3, is heated, calcium oxide is formed. How much calcium oxide is produced by heating 25 g of calcium carbonate? Problem is solved using a step-by-step approach, starting with working out the moles of the substance with the known mass, deducing the moles of the substance with the unknown mass using the molar ratio and finally working out the unknown mass. All steps to the process animate on the screen in sequence.
Slides 9 – 13: Worked example 2 (same steps as worked example 1)
Slides 14 - 18 – Worked example 3 (same steps as worked example 1)
Slide 19 – Independent practice using worksheet (included)
Slide 20 – worksheet answers
Slide 21 – introduction to working out equations from reacting masses
Slides 22 - 23 – worked example 1: A 16.7 g sample of a hydrate of sodium carbonate (Na2CO3∙10H2O) is heated at a constant temperature until the reaction is complete. A mass of 3.15 g of water is obtained. What is the equation for the reaction occurring? Problem is solved using a step-by-step approach, which animates on the screen
Slides 24 - 25 – worked example 2 (same steps as worked example 1, but a harder example)
Slides 26 – 27 - Mini plenary/learning pit stop. Three questions of increasing difficulty to check students’ understanding thus far. Answers with working out animate onto the screen.
Slides 28 – 30 Exam questions with mark scheme answers (all included with this resource)
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Atom Economy, designed for A Level Chemistry (OCR, AQA, Edexcel). This lesson covers the definition of atom economy, how to calculate it using balanced equations, and how to apply it to green chemistry and industrial processes. All the slides in this lesson are fully animated and include answers to every mini plenary question and exam question. The breakdown of the slides is as follows:
Slide 1 - Title and 5-minute starter. The starter is a grid of four questions entitled ‘last week, last lesson, today’s learning and future learning’. Use this generic slide for all of your lessons by simply changing the questions and the answers each time.
Slide 2 - Lesson objectives (see above)
Slide 3 – Think – pair – share: What is green chemistry?
Slide 4 – Definition of green chemistry
Slide 5 – Introduction to 12 principles of green chemistry
Slides 6 – 7: Printable form of green chemistry slides
Slide 8 – Atom economy focus slide
Slide 9 – Atom economy formula introduction
Slide 10 – Atom economy explained using the manufacture of ethanol. Fermentation of glucose and hydration of ethene both form ethanol, but each reaction has a different atom economy. This is explored, with students being shown that addition reactions always have atom economies of 100%
Slide 11 – What is a good atom economy? This is explained on this slide
Slide 12 – Worked example 1: Sodium carbonate is an important industrial chemical manufactured by the Solvay process. The overall equation for the process is: CaCO3 + 2NaCl ïƒ Na2CO3 + CaCl2 A manufacturer starts with 75.0 kg of calcium carbonate and obtains 76.5 kg of sodium carbonate. Calculate the percentage yield and atom economy for this reaction. Answers animate onto the screen
Slides 13 – 14: Printable version of the question
Slide 15 – What is a ‘good’ percentage yield? This is explained on this slide
Slide 16 – Worked example 2 (same set up as worked example 1, but a harder example)
Slides 17 – 18: Printable version of the question
Slides 19 – 23 – Exam questions with mark scheme answers (included with the resource)
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Mole calculations with Avogadro constant, calculating the number of particles, number of moles, relative molecular mass and molar mass. Include moles exam style questions. All the slides in this lesson are fully animated and include answers to every mini plenary question and exam question. The breakdown of the slides is as follows:
Slide 1 - Title and 5-minute starter. The starter is a grid of four questions entitled ‘last week, last lesson, today’s learning and future learning’. Use this generic slide for all of your lessons by simply changing the questions and the answers each time.
Slide 2 - Lesson objectives (see above)
Slide 3 – Introduction to the definition of a mole
Slide 4 – Example of a mole using a high-quality photo of ‘one mole’ of locusts
Slide 5 – Definition of Avogadro’s constant
Slide 6 – Mini plenary/learning pit stop. Three questions of increasing difficulty to check students’ understanding thus far. Answers animate onto the screen.
Slide 7 – Introduction to the concept of molar mass
Slide 8 – Example of molar mass being calculated using ethene
Slide 9 – number of moles = mass/molar mass (presented as equation and formula triangle, depending on mathematical ability of students)
Slides 10 – 12: worked examples of increasing difficulty, all with working out and answers that animate onto the screen
Slide 13 - Mini plenary/learning pit stop. Three questions of increasing difficulty to check students’ understanding thus far. Answers animate onto the screen.
Slide 14 - number of particles = number of moles x Avogadro constant (presented as equation and formula triangle, depending on mathematical ability of students)
Slide 15 – Worked example with new formula for finding number of particles
Slide 16 – Final mini plenary/learning pit stop. Three questions of increasing difficulty to check students’ understanding thus far. Answers animate onto the screen.
Slides 17 – 20: Exam questions with mark scheme answers (all included with this resource)
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Percentage yield questions and answers A level Chemistry. Percentage yield formula with theoretical yield and actual yield, why percentage yield is never 100% explained fully! All the slides in this lesson are fully animated and include answers to every mini plenary question and exam question. The breakdown of the slides is as follows:
Slide 1 - Title and 5-minute starter. The starter is a grid of four questions entitled ‘last week, last lesson, today’s learning and future learning’. Use this generic slide for all of your lessons by simply changing the questions and the answers each time.
Slide 2 - Lesson objectives (see above)
Slide 3 – Word fill exercise on percentage yield
Slides 4 – 5: Word fill printable form
Slide 6 – Word fill exercise answers, animating onto the screen (as always!)
Slide 7 – The following question is addressed: Why must the chemical equation be balanced when calculating the theoretical yield?
Slides 8 – 10: Opportunity for live modelling with the following question: Sulphur dioxide reacts with oxygen to make sulphur trioxide (2SO₂ + O₂ → 2SO₃). Calculate the maximum theoretical mass of sulphur trioxide that can be made by reacting 96 g of sulphur dioxide with an excess of oxygen. In the reaction, only 90 g of sulphur trioxide was made. Calculate the percentage yield. Answers are in the notes section of each slide
Slides 11-13: Worked example 2, opportunity for more live modelling
Slide 14 – Explanation of why percentage yield is never 100%
Slide 15 – Independent practice worksheet slide
Slide 16 – Answers to worksheet
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Reactions of acids with metals, acids with metal oxides and insoluble hydroxides, acids with alkalis and acids with metal carbonates. Chemical and ionic equations, examples with questions and answers. Lesson objectives: relate ionic and full equations, with state symbols, to observations from simple test-tube reactions, for reactions of acids. All the slides in this lesson are fully animated and include answers to every mini plenary question and exam question. The breakdown of the slides is as follows:
Slide 1 - Title and 5-minute starter. The starter is a grid of four questions entitled ‘last week, last lesson, today’s learning and future learning’. Use this generic slide for all of your lessons by simply changing the questions and the answers each time.
Slide 2 - Lesson objectives (see above)
Slide 3 – Recap slide covering acids that students should be familiar with from GCSE level
Slide 4 – Acids with metals, including the general equation, symbol equation, ionic equation and exploration as to whether or not it is neutralisation and/or redox
Slide 5 – Acids with metal oxides and insoluble metal hydroxides, including the general equation, symbol equation, ionic equation and exploration as to whether or not it is neutralisation and/or redox
Slide 6 – Acids with alkalis, including the general equation, symbol equation, ionic equation and exploration as to whether or not it is neutralisation and/or redox
Slide 7 – Acids with metal carbonates, including the general equation, symbol equation, ionic equation and exploration as to whether or not it is neutralisation and/or redox
Slide 8 – Mini plenary/learning pit stop. Three questions of increasing difficulty to check students’ understanding thus far. Answers animate onto the screen.
Slide 9 – Exam questions place holder slide
Slide 10 – 20 answers to exam questions per slide
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Atomic orbitals and electronic configurations lesson, plus: 1s notation, electrons-in-boxes, Aufbau principle, Hund’s rule, and chromium and copper exceptions! This is a Year 12 A level lesson for Edexcel International Unit 1 – WCH11, but it can also be used for all UK exam boards. All the slides in this lesson are fully animated and include answers to every mini plenary question and exam question. The breakdown of the slides (which are best opened on Microsoft PowerPoint) is as follows:
Slide 1 - Title and 5-minute starter. The starter is a grid of four questions entitled ‘last week, last lesson, today’s learning and future learning’. Use this generic slide for all of your lessons by simply changing the questions and the answers each time.
Slide 2 - Lesson objectives (see thumbnail image)
Slide 3 – Electrons do not orbit the nucleus!! Drill this into their heads!
Slide 4 – 5: Electrons in classical physics and quantum physics. There is an embedded video by Dr Quantum which explores Young’s double slit experiment
Slides 6 – 7: The Heisenberg uncertainty principle is discussed
Slide 8 – explaining electrons using quantum theory
Slide 9 – energy level diagram for sodium
Slide 10 –14 : sub-division of quantum shells into sub-shells and orbitals fully explained
Slides 15 – 16: shapes of orbitals discussed
Slide 17 – learning pit-stop to check students’ learning. A series of questions of increasing difficulty, with the stretch and challenge (S+C) being the hardest. Answers animate onto the screen when you click
Slides 18 – 23: Electronic configurations introduced here with the Aufbau principle and Hund’s rule
Slide 24 – Worked examples of electrons-in-boxes and 1s notation
Slide 25 - learning pit-stop to check students’ learning. A series of questions of increasing difficulty, with the stretch and challenge (S+C) being the hardest. Answers animate onto the screen when you click
Slides 26 – 29: The link between electronic configurations and atomic emission spectra
Slides 30 – 31: Independent practice (worksheet and answers included with the resource)
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