All Lesson planning articles – Page 8
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Lesson planPlastics and polymers: their structure and properties | 16-18 years
Explore how the properties of polymers depend on their structure and different types of intermolecular bonds using this lesson plan for 16–18 year olds.
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Lesson planWhat is stuff made of? Matter, atoms and elements | 11-14 years
Introduce the properties and behaviour of atoms as the smallest parts of elements and a basic unit of matter using this lesson plan for 11–14 year olds.
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Lesson planWriting word equations and finding reaction patterns | 14-16 years
Try this lesson plan for 14–16 year olds to help your students identify patterns in chemical reactions and practise writing word equations to describe them.
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Lesson planHow do car exhaust gases impact the environment? | 16-18 years
Explore the origin and environmental impact of pollutants in car exhaust emissions using peer-assessed writing in this lesson plan for 16–18 year olds.
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Lesson planExploring precipitation reactions using diagrams | 14-16 years
Discover how ions are arranged in precipitation reactions and practise completing ionic equations using this lesson plan with activities for 14–16 year olds.
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Lesson planTransition metal complexes and ligand exchange | 16-18 years
Try this lesson plan for 16–18 year olds to support your students to research transition metal complexes, including shape, naming, bonding and ligand exchange.
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Lesson planInvestigating the chemistry of how fireworks work | 14-16 years
Explore the principles behind fireworks and what makes the different colours we see when they go off using this lesson plan with activities for 14–16 year olds.
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Lesson planHow does burning magnesium affect its mass? | 11-14 years
Investigate what happens to the mass of magnesium when it burns and reacts with oxygen using this lesson plan and practical activity for 11–14 year olds.
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Lesson planRevising the periodic table using a concept map | 14-16 years
Use a concept map to help your students revise the periodic table and explain how elements are arranged in this lesson plan with activities for 14–16 year olds.
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Lesson planMolecules and the possibility of life in outer space | 14-16 years
Explore the molecules found in space as clues to the potential existence of extraterrestrial life, using this lesson plan with activities for 14–16 year olds.
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Lesson planHow do alkali metals react with water? | 14-16 years
Explore how alkali metals react with water using a series of demonstrations and videos in this lesson plan with activities
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Lesson planWhy do sediments form layers? | 11-14 years
Explore the layered formation of sedimentary rocks using this lesson plan and set of downloadable activities for 11–14 year olds.
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Lesson planWhat is the rock cycle? | 11-14 years
Try this lesson plan and set of downloadable activities to help teach 11-14 year olds about sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous rocks and the rock cycle.
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Lesson planConservation of mass in dissolving and precipitation | 11-14 years
Explore what happens during precipitation reactions and when substances dissolve using this lesson plan with downloadable activities for 11–14 year olds.
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Lesson planUsing a survey to learn what shampoos people use | 11-14 years
Collect and analyse data from surveys, exploring differences between subjective and objective data, using this lesson plan with activities for 11–14 year olds.
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Lesson planWhat happens to weathered pieces of rock? | 11-14 years
Investigate how rock fragments are transported and deposited by water currents using this lesson plan and downloadable activity for 11–14 year olds.
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Lesson planWhat are the effects of acid rain? | 11-14 years
Try this lesson plan for 11–14 year olds to investigate the effects of acid rain on metals and carbonate rocks through field work and an experiment.
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Lesson planAcids and alkalis: using concept maps | 11–16 years
Help your students consolidate their ideas about acids and alkalis using this lesson plan and set of downloadable activities
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Lesson planInvestigating the composition of limestone | 11-14 years
Use this lesson plan for 11–14 year olds to help your students plan, implement and evaluate a practical investigation to determine if all limestone is the same.
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Lesson planParticle models: gas, liquid, solid | 11-14 years
Help your students develop their understanding of gases, liquids and solids using the particle model in this lesson plan with activities for 11–14 year olds.