AQA A Level lesson: balanced full equations with state symbols from a description, then ionic equations. With a demonstration. Slides, sheets, answers.

Lesson 6 of a 23-lesson sequence on amount of substance. Pupils turn a written description of a reaction into a balanced equation with state symbols, then strip out spectator ions to write the ionic equation. A short demonstration gives the reactions they write.

Two teaching cycles, each with a worked example, a gap-fill, a hinge question, a completion problem, whiteboards and a timed independent task.

What’s included: a teacher PowerPoint with answers revealed on click and full speaker notes (timings, what to look for, what each wrong answer means); a pupil PowerPoint with the answers removed, ready to print; a worksheet, a support sheet, extra practice and full worked answers as editable Word documents. Includes a risk assessment for the demonstration or practical.

Specification: AQA AS and A Level Chemistry 7404/7405, 3.1.2 Amount of substance.