Science Teacher and Marathon Runner! I graduated top of my class from the University of Limerick (BSc with concurrent teacher education) in 2015 and having taught in the Irish and UK system I have a in depth appreciation for curriculum. I currently teach Biology and Chemistry at A-Level and GCSE science in London. I am passionate about science and thoroughly enjoy creating resources, please feel free to review my resources.
Science Teacher and Marathon Runner! I graduated top of my class from the University of Limerick (BSc with concurrent teacher education) in 2015 and having taught in the Irish and UK system I have a in depth appreciation for curriculum. I currently teach Biology and Chemistry at A-Level and GCSE science in London. I am passionate about science and thoroughly enjoy creating resources, please feel free to review my resources.
A complete set of lessons that cover the AQA combined science specification. Slides contain concise explanations and numerous worked examples. Associated worksheets are also included.
Please let me know about your experience of teaching quantitative chemistry!
Conservation of mass and balanced chemical equations
Relative formula mass
Mass changes when a reactant or product is a gas
Chemical measurements
Moles (HT only)
Amounts of substances in equations (HT only)
Using moles to balance equations (HT only)
Limiting reactants (HT only)
Concentration of solutions
This lesson is part of AQA quantitative chemistry for GCSE chemistry.
It follows on from conservation of mass and balanced chemical equations
Complete lesson with associated practice questions
Exothermic and Endothermic as per AQA specication (Combined science/GCSE Chemistry).
Full set of slides, spaced practice and opportunity for self/peer assessment. Slides and worksheet can be easily adapted to suit other lessons/revision activities.
Measuring temperature change - AQA Combined science and GCSE Chemistry Chemical Changes.
Series of practical activities and associated questions that can be adapted for a range of abilities.
Simulation practical
Foundation style practical
Higher level practical and use of graph and LOBF to determine temperature change for endothermic and exothermic
Reaction Profiles - slides and activities that gets students to think about the change of energy in a reaction, practise drawing reaction profiles, calculating the difference in energy between reactants and products. The use of cataysts and their effect on activation energy is also elicited here. Associated worksheets are included. This resource is geared towards AQA combined science and GCSE chemistry but can be easily adapted.
Bond energy - eliciting prior knowledge of latent heat and introducing the concept of energies associated with bond breaking and bond forming.
This is a complete lesson as per AQA combined science and GCSE Chemsitry specifications on Energy Changes. The worked examples and questions used here can be easily adapted.
This resource also includes a mini teacher assessment.
A complete set of lessons and activities for higher combined science electrolysis.
The process of electrolysis
Electrolysis of molten ionic compounds
Using electrolysis to extract metals
Electrolysis of aqueous solutions
Required Practical: What happens when aqueous solutions are electrolysed using inert electrodes
Representation of reactions at electrodes as half equations (HT only)
Feel free to adapt slides to suit your lessons, let me know how you get on with teaching electrolysis.
A complete lesson as per the specificaiton for AQA combined science and GCSE Biology.
This lesson follows on from a lesson on ‘Light Intensity and the inverse square law ’.
Elicit prior knowledge of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and food tests. e
Concept cartoon
Literacy task
Application of knowledge
A complete lesson as per the specificaiton for AQA combined science and GCSE chemistry.
This lesson follows on from a lesson on ‘Using moles to balance equations’.
Define limiting and excess reactants. To determine limiting reactants using mole calculations and ratios from balanced equations. To make predictions about the quantity of products that are produced.
Simple activity that shows conservation of mass through calculations. The use of equations with state symbols challenges students to think of situations where mass ‘appears’ to increase or decrease. This resource is complete with mark scheme and additional slides to support teaching.
A complete lesson as per the specificaiton for AQA combined science and GCSE chemistry.
This lesson follows on from a lesson on ‘Chemical Measurements’
Builds on prior knowledge of solutions and understanding of how concentration can be changed. Worked examples of calculations and additional worksheet.
Simple activity that shows conservation of mass through calculations. The use of equations with state symbols challenges students to think of situations where mass ‘appears’ to increase or decrease.
A complete lesson as per the specificaiton for AQA combined science and GCSE Biology.
This lesson follows on from a lesson on ‘Investigating the effect of light intensity on the rate of photosynthesis’.
Builds on knowledge of factors that affect photosynthesis
Graph skills
Required practical: The classic potato cores practical using ribena to emphasize concentration and the procedure of serial dilution. Student investigation sheet and follow up questions included (mark scheme and instructions outlined in the slides)
Agar cube and neutralisation practical: to investigate the effect of surface area to volume ratio on the rate of diffusion. A good investigation that can be adapted to suppliment the teaching of diffusion with all key stage groups.
A series of basic science investigation sheets for students to use in completing simple (KS3 biology, chemistry and physics) experiments. Includes methods, result tables, follow up questions and associated slides.
A complete lesson as per the specificaiton for AQA combined science and GCSE Biology.
This lesson follows on from a lesson on ‘Photosynthetic reaction’.
It builds on knowledge of the equation for photosynthesis by introducing rate.
Elicits prior knowledge of enzymes and the effect of temperature.
Graph skills
Atomic Structure - AQA Combined science and GCSE Physics. Defines isotopes and includes a series of practice questions. Compare and contrast different models of the atom.
Summarise sequences of digestion.
Chemical and physical digestion.
Ingestion and Egestion
Absorption and Assimilation.
Enzyme production and site of action.
A complete set of lessons that cover the AQA specification at foundation tier. Associated worksheets are also attached. Please let me know, your experience of teaching quantitative chemistry!
