Year 10 Term 1 3/4 1.5 Modelling the atom Explore the structure of atoms. Consider the sizes of atoms. Explore the way atomic radius changes with position in the periodic table. 5.1.1.4; 5.1.1.5 Worksheet 1.5; Technician’s notes 1.5; Presentation 1.5 ‘Helium’; Graph plotter 1.5 starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher tier Year 10 Term 1 3/4 1.6 Relating charges and masses Compare protons, neutrons and electrons. Find out why atoms are neutral. Relate the number of charged particles in atoms to their position in the periodic table. 5.1.1.4; 5.1.1.5; 5.1.1.6 Worksheet 1.6; Technician’s 1.6; Presentation 1.6 starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 1 5/6 1.7 Sub-atomic particles Find out what the periodic table tells us about each element’s atoms. Learn what isotopes are. Use symbols to represent isotopes. 5.1.1.5 Worksheets 1.7.1 and 1.7.2; Presentation 1.7 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 10 Term 1 5/6 1.8 Electronic structure Find out how electrons are arranged in atoms. Use diagrams and symbols to show which energy levels they occupy. Use symbols to represent isotopes. 5.1.1.7 Worksheets 1.8.1, 1.8.2 and 1.8.3; Technician’s notes 1.8; Presentation 1.8 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Year 10 Term 1 5/6 1.9 The periodic table Explain how the electronic structure of follows a pattern. Recognise that the number of electrons in an element’s atoms outer shell corresponds to the element’s group number. Use the periodic to make predictions. 5.1.2.1 Worksheet 1.9.1, Worksheet 1.9.2, Worksheet 1.9.3, Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Video Year 10 Term 1 7/8 1.10 Developing the periodic table Find out how the periodic table has changed over the years. Explore Mendeleev’s role in its development. Consider the accuracy of Mendeleev’s predictions. 5.1.2.2 Worksheets 1.10.1 and 1.10.2; Technician’s notes 1.10; Presentation 1.10 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 1 7/8 1.11 Comparing metals and non-metals Review the physical properties of metals and non-metals. Compare oxides of metals and non-metals. Make predictions about unknown metals and 5.1.2.3 Practical sheet 1.11; Worksheet 1.11; Technician’s notes 1.11; Presentations 1.11.1 and 1.11.2.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 1 7/8 1.12 Metals and non-metals Explore the links between electron configurations of elements and their properties. Find out what happens to the electrons when metals react. 5.1.1.7; 5.1.2.1; 5.1.2.3 Worksheets 1.12.1 and 1.12.2; Technician’s notes 1.12 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Video metals.
Draw diagrams to show how ions form. Year 10 Term 1 9/10 1.13 Key concept: The outer electrons Review the patterns in the periodic table. Compare the trends in Group 1 and Group 7. Relate trends to the number of outer electrons and the sizes of atoms. 5.1.2.1; 5.1.2.3 Worksheet 1.13.1; Technician’s notes 1.13; Presentation 1.13 ‘ Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 1 9/10 1.14 Exploring Group 0 Explore the properties of noble gases. Find out how the mass of their atoms affects their boiling points. Relate their chemical properties to their electronic structures. 5.1.2.4 Worksheet 1.14.1; Graph plotter 1.14; Presentations 1.14.1 and 1.14.2 ‘Group 0’ Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 10 Term 1 9/10 1.15 Exploring Group 1 Explore the properties of Group 1 metals. Compare their reactivity. Relate their reactivity to their electronic structures. 5.1.2.5 Worksheets 1.15.1, 1.15.2 and 1.15.3; Technician’s notes 1.15; Presentation 1.15 starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 1 9/10 1.16 Exploring Group 7 Explain why Group 7 are known as halogens. Compare reactivity. Relate their reactivity to their electronic structures. 5.1.2.6 Worksheets 1.16.1, 1.16.2 and 1.16.3; Technician’s notes 1.16.1 and 1.16.2; Presentation 1.16 starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 10 Term 1 11/12 1.17 Reaction trends and predicting reactions Review the patterns in the periodic 5.1.2.1; 5.1.2.5; 5.1.2.6 Worksheet 1.17; Presentation 1.17 Quick starter Homework worksheet
Compare the trends in Group 1 and Group 7. Relate these trends to the way atoms form ions. Homework quiz Year 10 Term 1 11/12 1.19 Maths skills: Standard form and making estimates Consider the sizes of particles. Use numbers in standard form to compare sizes. Use numbers in standard form in calculations. 5.1 Worksheet 1.19; Technician’s 1.19; Presentation 1.19 Homework quiz Year 10 Term 1 11/12 Assessment End of chapter test Student Book End of chapter test Collins Connect Chapter 2: Structure, bonding and the properties of matter (16 lessons) Year 10 Term 2 13/14 2.1 Chemical bonds Describe the three main types of bonding. Explain how electrons are used in the three main types of bonding. Explain how bonding and properties are linked. 5.2.1.1 Worksheets 2.1.1 and 2.1.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher tier Year 10 Term 2 13/14 2.2 Ionic bonding Represent an ionic bond with a diagram. Draw dot and diagrams for ionic compounds. Work out the charge on the ions of metals from the group number of the element. 5.2.1.2 Practical sheet 2.2; Worksheet 2.2; Technician’s notes 2.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher tier Year 10 Term 2 13/14 2.3 Ionic compounds Identify ionic compounds from structures. 5.2.1.3 Practical sheet 2.3; Worksheets 2.3.1, 2.3.2 and 2.3.3; Quick starter Homework worksheet
Explain when ionic compounds can conduct electricity. Technician’s notes 2.7.1 and 2.7.2 Video Year 10 Term 2 17/18 2.8 Properties of small molecules Identify small molecules from formulae. Explain the strength of covalent bonds. Relate the intermolecular forces to the bulk properties of a substance. 5.2.2.4 Worksheets 2.8.1 and 2.8.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher tier Video Year 10 Term 2 17/18 2.9 Partial coverage only Polymer structures Recognise polymers from their unit formulae. Explain why some polymers can stretch. Explain why some plastics do not soften on heating. 5.2.2.5 Practical sheet 2.9; Worksheet 2.9; Technician’s notes 2.9 starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher tier Year 10 Term 2 19/20 2.10 Giant covalent structures Recognise giant covalent structures from diagrams. Explain the properties of giant covalent structures. Recognise the differences in different forms of carbon. 5.2.2.6 Practical sheet 2.10; Worksheets 2.10.1 and 2.10.2; Technician’s notes 2.10 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 2 19/20 2.11 Properties of metals and alloys Identify metal elements and their properties, and metal alloys. Describe the purpose of a tin-lead Explain why alloys have different properties to of elements. 5.2.2.7; 5.2.2.8 Practical sheet 2.11; Worksheets 2.11.1 and 2.11.2; Technician’s notes 2.11 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshows
○ represent giant covalent structures ○ calculate empirical formulae of structures. Year 10 Term 2 21/22 Assessment End of chapter test Student Book End of chapter test Collins Connect End of teaching block test Collins Connect Chapter 3: Chemical quantities and calculations (10 lessons) Year 10 Term 2 23/24 3.1 Key concept: Conservation of mass and balanced equations Explore ideas about the conservation of mass. Consider what the numbers in equations stand for. Write balanced symbol equations. 5.3.1.1 Worksheet 3.1; Technician’s notes 3.1; Presentation 3.1 starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 10 Term 2 23/24 3.2 Relative formula mass Review the differences between the isotopes of an element. Distinguish between the mass of an atom and the relative atomic mass of an element. Use relative atomic masses to calculate relative formula masses. 5.3.1.2 Worksheets 3.2.1, 3.2.2 and 3.2.3; Technician’s notes 3.2; Presentation 3.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 2 23/24 3.3 Mass changes when gases are in reactions Find out how mass can be gained or lost during a reaction. Find the mass of carbon dioxide released per gram of copper carbonate decomposed. 5.3.1.3 Worksheet 3.3; Practical 3.3; Technician’s notes 3.3; Presentations 3.3.1 and 3.3.2; Graph Plotter 3.3 starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow
Balance an equation given the masses of reactants and products. Change the subject of a mathematical equation. Year 10 Term 3 27/28 3.8 Partial coverage only Concentration of solutions Relate mass, volume and concentration. Calculate the mass of solute in solution. Relate concentration in mol/dm3 to mass and volume. 5.3.2.5 Practical sheet 3.8, Worksheet 3.8, Technician’s notes 3.8 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 3 27/28 3.13 Partial coverage only Key concept: Amounts in chemistry Use atomic masses to calculate formula masses. Explain how formula mass relates to the number of Explain how the number of relates to other quantities. 5.11 Worksheets 3.13.1 and 3.13.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher Slideshow Video Year 10 Term 3 27/28 3.14 Partial coverage only Maths skills: Change the subject of an equation Use equations to demonstrate conservation. Rearrange the subject of an equation. Carry out multi-step calculations. 5.3 Worksheet 3.14; PowerPoint 3.14 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Video Year 10 Term 3 27/28 Assessment End of chapter test Student Book End of chapter test Collins Connect Chapter 4: Chemical changes (17 lessons)
Predict the formulas of salts. balanced symbol equations and half equations. and 4.5.2; Technician’s notes 4.5; Presentations 4.5.1 and 4.5.2 Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher Year 10 Term 3 31/32 4.6 Neutralisation of acids and salt production React an acid and an alkali to make a salt. Predict the formulas of salts. Write balanced symbol equations. 5.4.2.2 Practical sheet 4.6; Worksheets 4.6.1 and 4.6.2; Technician’s notes 4.6 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher Video Year 10 Term 3 33/34 4.7 Soluble React an acid and a metal to make a salt. Predict the formulas of salts. Write balanced symbol equations and half equations. 5.4.2.3 Practical sheet 4.7; Worksheets 4.7.1 and 4.7.2; Technician’s notes 4.7; Presentations 4.7.1 and 4.7.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher Video Year 10 Term 3 33/34 4.8 Required practical: Preparing a pure, dry sample of a salt from an insoluble oxide or carbonate React a carbonate with an acid to make a salt. Describe each step in the procedure. Determine the purity of the product. 5.4.2.3 Practical sheet 4.8; Technician’s notes 4.8; Presentations 4.8.1 and 4.8.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher Year 10 Term 3 33/34 4.9 pH and neutralisation Estimate the pH of solutions. Identify weak and strong acids and alkalis. 5.4.2.4 Practical sheet 4.9; Worksheet 4.9; Technician’s notes 4.9.1, 4.9.2 and 4.9.3; Presentation 4.9 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Investigate pH changes when a strong acid neutralises a strong alkali. Year 10 Term 3 35/36 4.11 Strong and weak acids Explore the factors that affect the pH of an acid. Find out how the pH changes when an acid is diluted. Find out how the concentrations of solutions are measured. 5.4.2.5 Worksheet 4.11; Technician’s 4.11; Presentation 4.11 starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Video Year 10 Term 3 35/36 4.12 The process of electrolysis Explore what happens when a current passes through a solution of ions. Find out what an electrolyte is and what happens when it conducts electricity. Find out how electricity decomposes compounds. 5.4.3.1 Practical sheet 4.12; Worksheet 4.12; Technician’s notes 4.12; Presentation 4.12 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher Slideshow Video Year 10 Term 3 35/36 4.13 Electrolysis of molten ionic compounds Look in detail at the electrolysis of lead bromide. Communicate the science behind the extraction of elements from molten salts. Write balanced half equations for electrolysis reactions. 5.4.3.2 Worksheet 4.13; Presentation 4.13 starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher Year 10 Term 3 37/38 4.14 Using electrolysis to extract metals Review the connection between the reactivity series and the ways metals are extracted. 5.4.3.3 Worksheet 4.14; Presentations 4.14.1 and 4.14.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Year 11 Term 1 41/42 5.3 Reaction profiles Use diagrams to show the energy changes during reactions. Show the difference between exothermic and endothermic reactions using energy profiles. Find out why many reactions only when energy or a catalyst is added. 5.5.1.2 Worksheets 5.3.1 and 5.3.2; Technician’s 5.3; Presentation 5.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher Year 11 Term 1 41/42 5.4 Energy change of reactions Identify the bonds broken and formed during a chemical reaction. Consider why some reactions are exothermic and others are endothermic. Use bond energies to calculate overall energy changes. 5.5.1.3 Worksheets 5.4.1 and 5.4.2; Technician’s notes 5.4; Presentation 5.4 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 1 41/42 5.7 Maths skills: Recognise and use expressions in decimal form Read scales in integers and using decimals. Calculate the energy change during a reaction. Calculate energy transferred for comparison. 5.5 Practical 5.7; Worksheet 5.7; Technician’s notes 5.7; Presentation 5.7 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 1 41/42 Assessment End of chapter test Student Book End of chapter test Collins Connect Chapter 6: The rate and extent of chemical change (14 lessons) Year 11 Term 1 43/44 6.1 Measuring rates Measure the volume of gas off during a reaction. 5.6.1.1 Practical sheet 6.1; Worksheet 6.1; Technician’s notes Quick starter Homework worksheet
Use the results to measure the reaction rate. Explore how the rate changes during the reaction. 6.1; Presentations 6.1.1 and 6.1.2; Graph plotter 6.1 Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher Year 11 Term 1 43/44 6.2 Key concept: Limiting reactants and masses Recognise when one reactant is in excess. Consider how this affects the amount of product made. Explore ways of increasing the amount of product. 5.3.2.4 Practical sheet 6.2; Worksheets 6.2.1 and 6.2.2; Technician’s notes 6.2; Presentation 6.2 starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Video Year 11 Term 1 43/44 6.3 Calculating rates Find out how to calculate of reaction. Use graphs to compare reaction rates. Use tangents to measure that change. 5.6.1.1 Practical 6.3; Worksheet 6.3; Technician’s notes 6.3; Presentations 6.3.1 and 6.3.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher Year 11 Term 1 43/44 6.4 Factors affecting rates Measure the time to produce a specific amount of product. See how a reactant’s temperature or concentration can affect this time. Investigate the effect of breaking up a reactant into smaller pieces. 5.6.1.2 Practical sheet 6.4; Worksheets 6.4.1 and 6.4.2; Technician’s notes 6.4; Presentation 6.4; Graph plotter 6.4 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher
Explain why the boiling points of the fractions are different. Year 11 Term 2 53/54 7.3 Properties of hydrocarbons Describe how different hydrocarbon fuels have different properties. Identify the properties that influence the use of Explain how the properties are related to the size of the molecules. 5.7.1.3 Worksheets 7.3.1 and 7.3.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Video Year 11 Term 2 53/54 7.4 Combustion Describe the process of complete combustion. Balance equations showing the combustion of hydrocarbons. Explain the consequences of incomplete combustion. 5.7.1.3 Practical 7.4; Worksheet 7.4; Technician’s notes 7.4 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 2 53/54 7.5 Cracking and alkenes Describe the usefulness of cracking. Balance chemical equations as examples of cracking. Explain why modern life depends on the uses of hydrocarbons. 5.7.1.4 Practical sheet 7.5; Worksheet 7.5; Technician’s notes 7.5 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 2 55/56 7.14 Key concept: Intermolecular forces Identify the bonds within a molecule and the forces between molecules. Explain changes of 5.11 Worksheets 7.14.1 and 7.14.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Video
Explain how polymer structure determines its ability to stretch. Year 11 Term 2 55/56 7.15 Partial coverage only Maths skills: Visualise and represent 3D models Use three-dimensional (3D) models to represent hydrocarbons, polymers and large biological molecules. 5.7 Worksheets 7.15.1 and 7.15.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 2 55/56 Assessment End of chapter test Student Book End of chapter test Collins Connect Chapter 8: Chemical analysis (6 lessons) Year 11 Term 2 55/56 8.1 Key concepts: Pure substances Describe, explain and exemplify processes of separation. Suggest separation and purification techniques for mixtures. Distinguish pure and impure substances using melting point and boiling point data. 5.1.1.2; 5.8.1.1 Practical sheets 8.1.1 and 8.1.2; Worksheets 8.1.1 and 8.1.2; Technician’s notes 8.1.1 and 8.1.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 2 57/58 8.2 Formulations Identify formulations given appropriate information. Explain the particular purpose of each chemical in a mixture. Explain how quantities are carefully measured for formulation. 5.8.1.2 Worksheets 8.2.1 and 8.2.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 2 57/58 8.3 Chromatography Explain how to set up chromatography paper. Distinguish pure from impure substances. 5.8.1.3 Practical sheet 8.3, Worksheet 8.3, Technician’s notes 8.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Year 11 Term 3 63/64 9.5 Key: concept: Greenhouse gases Review the greenhouse effect. Explain how greenhouse gases trap heat. Consider the consequences of adding greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. 5.9.2.1 Worksheet 9.5; Presentation 9.5 starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher Year 11 Term 3 63/64 9.6 activities Consider the factors that affect the quality of scientific reports. Consider the reliability of computer models. Find out what peer review involves. 5.9.2.2 Worksheet 9.6; Presentations 9.6.1 and Presentation 9.6.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher Video Year 11 Term 3 63/64 9.7 Global climate change Explore the consequences of climate change. Consider the risks to human health. Judge the seriousness of these consequences. 5.9.2.3 Worksheet 9.7; Presentation 9.7 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 11 Term 3 65/66 9.8 Carbon footprint and its reduction Find out what a carbon footprint is. Consider factors that contribute to our carbon footprints. Explore ways of reducing our carbon footprints. 5.9.2.4 Worksheet 9.8; Presentation 9.8 starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Video Year 11 Term 3 65/66 9.9 Limitations on carbon footprint reduction Review the uncertainties carbon emissions. 5.9.2.4 Worksheets 9.9.1 and 9.9.2; Presentation 9.9 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
improvements and further investigations. Year 11 Term 3 69/70 10.4 Waste water treatment Explain how waste water is treated. Describe how sewage is treated. Compare the ease of treating waste, ground and salt water. 5.10.1.3 Worksheets 10.4.1, 10.4.2 and 10.4.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 3 69/70 10.5 Alternative methods of metal extraction Describe the process of phytomining. Describe the process of bioleaching. Evaluate alternative biological methods of metal extraction. 5.10.1.4 Practical sheet 10.5; Worksheets 10.5.1 and 10.5.2; Technician’s notes 10.5 starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 3 71/72 10.6 Life assessment and recycling Describe the components of a life cycle assessment (LCA). Interpret LCAs of materials or products from information. Carry out a simple comparative LCA for shopping bags. 5.10.2.1 Worksheets 10.6.1 and 10.6.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 3 71/72 10.7 Ways of reducing the use of resources Describe ways of recycling and reusing materials. Explain why recycling, reusing and reducing are needed. 5.10.2.2 Worksheets 10.7.1 and 10.7.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz