Free chemistry PowerPoint presentations for teachers and students, created by teachers from around the world. There are 108 presentations below, grouped by topic and covering KS3, GCSE and A level. Click a title to download the slides, then edit them to suit your lessons.
Chemistry basics and matter PowerPoints
Introductions to chemistry, states of matter, elements, compounds and mixtures, and the gas laws.
- Chemistry: an introduction
- Chemistry
- Basic chemistry
- Matter and change
- Solids, liquids and gases
- Elements
- Elements, compounds and mixtures
- Mixtures
- Solutions and solubility
- Boyle’s law
- Charles’ law
- Fluids
- Buoyancy
- Snowflakes
- Chemistry Jeopardy revision game
Atoms and atomic structure PowerPoints
Atomic theory, protons, neutrons and electrons, electron configuration and radioactivity.
- Atoms: an introduction
- Atoms made simple
- Atoms (1)
- Atoms (2)
- Atoms and molecules
- Atoms, molecules and ions
- Atomic structure
- Atomic structure (2)
- Atomic theory
- Electronic configuration
- Energy levels
- Radioactivity
The periodic table and its groups PowerPoints
How the periodic table is organised, and the properties of each group and the transition metals.
- Atoms and the periodic table
- The periodic table (1)
- The periodic table (2)
- The periodic table with links
- Periodic table game
- Periodic table test
- Groups and electron dot diagrams
- Hydrogen
- Group 1: the alkali metals
- Groups 1 and 2
- Group 7: the halogens
- Group 7: the halogens (2)
- The halogens
- Group 13: the boron family
- Group 14
- Group 14: the carbon group
- Group 15: the nitrogen group
- Group 16: the oxygen group
- Group 18: the noble gases
- Transition elements
Bonding and structure PowerPoints
Ionic, covalent and metallic bonding, and the energy in chemical bonds.
Back to topicsFormulae, equations and moles PowerPoints
Naming compounds, writing and balancing equations, empirical formulae, moles and titrations.
- Making and naming compounds
- Naming compounds and ions
- A simple way to remember ions
- Reactions and equations
- Balancing chemical equations
- Mass, atomic and empirical formulae
- Empirical formula
- Stoichiometry
- Volumetric analysis (titrations)
Chemical reactions and energy PowerPoints
Acids and alkalis, the reactivity series, redox, rates of reaction, energy changes and electrochemistry.
- Acids and alkalis
- Acids, bases and salts
- Metals and acids experiments
- The reactivity series
- Redox reactions
- Rates of reaction and enzymes
- Catalysis of hydrogen peroxide by cobalt chloride
- Double replacement reaction: lab experiment
- Lab experiment
- Energy and conservation
- Heat
- Making electricity
- Fuel cells
Organic chemistry PowerPoints
Hydrocarbons, functional groups, reaction mechanisms, isomerism and polymers.
- Organic chemistry
- Families of organic compounds
- Addition reactions
- Electrophilic addition of bromine
- Alcohols
- Carboxylic acids
- Derivatives of acid chlorides
- Geometric isomerism
- Azo compounds
- Oils and fats
- Polymers
- Plastic recycling starter
Chemical analysis PowerPoints
Separating and identifying substances: chromatography, NMR and analysing real samples.
Back to topicsIndustrial chemistry and resources PowerPoints
Extracting metals, limestone, crude oil, sugar refining and green chemistry.
- The blast furnace
- The blast furnace (2)
- Aluminium and titanium
- Metals in industry
- Limestone
- Limestone, oil and fractional distillation
- Refining sugar
- Green chemistry
Earth and atmospheric chemistry PowerPoints
Rocks and minerals, the rock cycle, Earth’s history and the atmosphere.
- Earth and rocks
- Earth materials
- Earth history
- Rocks
- Types of rock
- Rocks and weathering
- Mineral identification
- The Earth’s atmosphere
- Why the sky changes colour
Tips for teaching chemistry with PowerPoint
- Animate the particles. Use simple animations to show atoms rearranging in a reaction or particles moving as a substance changes state.
- Build equations one step at a time. Reveal reactants, then products, then balancing numbers, so students follow the logic.
- Link to the practical. Add photos or short videos of the experiment, plus a results table students can fill in.
- Use the periodic table often. Refer back to it on slides so patterns in groups and periods become familiar.
- Include worked calculations. Show one mole or concentration calculation in full, then give students a similar one to try.
- End with a quick quiz. A few multiple choice questions make a good recap and show what needs revisiting.
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