All Lesson planning articles – Page 9
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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.
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Lesson planWhat are crystals and how are they structured? | 11-14 years
Discover the regular structure and arrangement of particles in crystalline substances using this lesson plan with activities for 11–14 year olds.
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Lesson planUnderstanding the structure of atoms | 14–16 years
Check your learners’ understanding of atomic structure using self assessment in this lesson plan with activities
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Lesson planHow do shampoos work? Hair care, acids and bases | 14-16 years
Test shampoos and investigate their ingredients as an application of acid–base chemistry using this lesson plan with practical activities for 14–16 year olds.
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Lesson planWhat are chemical reactions used for? | 11-14 years
Try this lesson plan for 11–14 year olds to explore how chemical reactions are used to produce energy, make new materials or support biological systems.
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Lesson planWhat are hydrogen bonds? | 16-18 years
Help students explore hydrogen bonding and discover where hydrogen bonds are found using this lesson plan with activities for 16–18 year olds.
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Lesson planDo vitamin pills work? Exploring scientific evidence | 14-16 years
Analyse data about effects of vitamin C and explore how science can give rise to different viewpoints in this lesson plan with activities for 14–16 year olds.
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Lesson plan‘Healthy’ fats, obesity and measuring unsaturation | 16-18 years
Measure the level of ‘saturation’ of fats and oils using iodine, exploring the relation to obesity, with this lesson plan and experiment for 16–18 year olds.
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Lesson planGroup 2 elements: making mind maps | 16-18 years
Construct mind maps with your students to describe and compare the properties of group 2 elements and their compounds in this lesson plan for 16–18 year olds.
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Lesson planWhy do chemical reactions happen? | 16-18 years
Introduce students to entropy and explore why chemical reactions happen using role play, discussion and demonstrations in this lesson plan for 16–18 year olds.
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Lesson planHow do atoms form the ions in ionic compounds? | 16-18 years
Check students’ understanding of why atoms form ions, and how ionic compounds form by ionic bonding, using this lesson plan with activities for 16–18 year olds.
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Lesson planWhere does energy come from? | 16-18 years
Help students explore how energy is released in exothermic reactions and when chemical bonds form using this lesson plan with activities for 16–18 year olds.
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Lesson planWhat do chemical words mean? Exploring key terms | 14-16 years
Explore and clarify key concepts including substance, pure, element, compound, atom and molecule using this lesson plan with activities for 14–16 year olds.