A no-prep, 5-lesson science unit on GCSE Chemistry (AQA 4.10 Using resources): finite and renewable resources and sustainable development; life cycle assessment and recycling; potable water and waste water treatment; (Triple) the Haber process and NPK fertilisers; corrosion; alloys, written for Key Stage 4 / GCSE (ages 14-16). Phenomenon-first and three-dimensional: every lesson opens with something to wonder about and builds toward the unit’s big question. Open and teach — full teacher plans, projectable slides, three differentiated pupil worksheets per lesson, a complete printable lab pack, a knowledge organiser, and a baseline + end-of-unit assessment.

Big question: How do we get the water, metals and materials we need without using up the Earth?

What’s included

• 5 × Teacher lesson plans (Word) on the 5E spine (Engage · Explore · Explain · Elaborate · Evaluate)
• 5 × Pupil worksheets in 3 differentiated tiers (Support / Core / Stretch — mapped to Foundation Higher)
• 5 × Projectable slide decks (PowerPoint, 16:9 widescreen)
• 1 × Full required-practical lab pack (Word) — AQA RP: analysis and purification of water — method, fair-test variables, household and lab equipment lists, a real risk assessment, a blank results table, and analysis + conclusion scaffolds
• 1 × Knowledge organiser (Word, A4 landscape)
• 1 × Baseline + end-of-unit assessment with a teacher answer key — plus 6 original exam-style questions with full mark schemes and command words (describe / explain / evaluate / calculate)
• Hand-coded diagrams with clear labels for the unit’s key ideas — never AI-generated
• Original illustrations for every phenomenon hook

Lesson outline

1. Finite and renewable resources; sustainability
2. Life cycle assessment and recycling
3. Potable water and waste water
4. The Haber process and fertilisers
5. Corrosion and alloys