This comprehensive lesson bundle covers R1.3 Energy from Fuels for IBDP Chemistry (first examination 2025), including combustion, fossil fuels, biofuels and fuel cells. It provides a clear, structured sequence of lessons to help students understand how chemical energy is released, transferred and evaluated in real-world contexts.

Energy from fuels focuses on how substances react with oxygen to release energy and how different fuels can be compared in terms of efficiency, sustainability and environmental impact. Combustion is a highly exothermic reaction where fuels react with oxygen to form more stable products such as carbon dioxide and water, releasing significant amounts of energy . This bundle supports students in understanding both the chemistry and the global implications of energy use.

This resource includes 5 fully editable PowerPoint (.pptx) lessons designed for classroom teaching, revision or flipped learning:
• Combustion reactions, including hydrocarbons, alcohols and metals
• Complete vs incomplete combustion, with equations and real-world hazards such as carbon monoxide
• Fossil fuels, including energy content, CO₂ emissions and the greenhouse effect
• Biofuels, including photosynthesis, sustainability and carbon neutrality
• Fuel cells, including hydrogen and methanol systems with half-equations and energy efficiency

Each lesson includes retrieval starters, key definitions, worked examples, application questions and exam-style practice tasks. Students are guided through balancing combustion equations, comparing fuels quantitatively, and linking chemistry to global challenges such as climate change and energy security.

Ideal for IB teachers, this bundle is fully aligned to the latest specification and supports both conceptual understanding and exam performance.

Files included:
• 5 × editable PowerPoint (.pptx) lessons

Last updated: 2026 – refined explanations, improved exam-style questions, and enhanced links to real-world applications including sustainability and climate change.