Rates of Reaction — Interactive Lesson (Ages 14–16)

☆☆☆☆☆ Add your review • Year 10–11 • 🎓 Interactive Lesson & Activities

Included in every Skoolmaths plan

This resource plus every lesson, worksheet and game in its year group
Interactive lessons that mark answers and read aloud
New resources added every month

⭐ Get every resource with a Skoolmaths plan

✅ Instant Access

💻 Any Device

🔒 Secure Checkout

♻️ Use Anytime

Lesson at a glance

What pupils will learn

Define the rate of a reaction and calculate a mean rate.
Use collision theory and activation energy to explain rates.
Explain how temperature, concentration, pressure and surface area affect rate.
Explain how catalysts speed up reactions.
Interpret graphs and describe ways to measure rate.

Curriculum

UK: Year 10–11 Science, National Curriculum (England)
Topic area: Chemical Reactions and Energy
US equivalent: Grades 9–10 (year level only; not mapped to US standards)

What the lesson covers

What Is Rate?
Collision Theory
Four Ways to Speed Up a Reaction
Measuring and Graphing Rate

How it is interactive

7 multiple-choice questions
3 true or false questions
1 fill-in-the-blank question
1 sorting and ordering task
1 sentence-writing task
1 reveal card

Feedback and what you get

Questions are marked automatically as pupils answer: a sound and a character reaction show straight away whether they are right, and correct answers earn points, with a results screen at the end. Sentence-writing tasks are for pupils' own answers and are not marked automatically.

A 21-slide interactive lesson that runs in any web browser on a computer, tablet or interactive whiteboard. Members open it online from their year group page. Buying it on its own gives you a .zip download to unzip and open.

Free preview: try the first slides before you decide. Included in every Skoolmaths plan.

Why does food go off faster in the heat, and why do small pieces of charcoal light so quickly? This 21-slide interactive lesson on rates of reaction takes pupils from first ideas to exam-style explanations, with 13 self-marking activities and nothing to prepare beforehand.

Teaching Rates of Reaction in GCSE Chemistry

Pupils calculate mean rates from gas volumes and mass loss, use collision theory and activation energy to explain how temperature, concentration, pressure and surface area change the rate, and explain how catalysts provide a pathway with a lower activation energy. They interpret rate graphs and compare methods of measuring rate, including the gas syringe, mass loss and the disappearing cross.

What Pupils Will Learn

⏱ Define the rate of a reaction and calculate a mean rate.
Use collision theory and activation energy to explain rates.
Explain how temperature, concentration, pressure and surface area affect rate.
Explain how catalysts speed up reactions.
Interpret graphs and describe ways to measure rate.

What’s Included

21-slide interactive lesson
13 self-marking activities: multiple-choice questions, true-or-false checks, sorting tasks and fill-in-the-gap questions
Step-by-step teaching cards that reveal one point at a time
A written explanation task with a model answer for self-assessment

Why Teachers Love It

No prep — open it on an interactive whiteboard, laptop or tablet
Instant feedback explains every answer, right or wrong
Everyday examples make chemistry feel real
Works for whole-class teaching, independent study or revision

Curriculum Alignment

Supports UK GCSE Chemistry and Combined Science (AQA, Edexcel and OCR) and the Nigerian Senior Secondary Chemistry curriculum (SS2), including WAEC and NECO exam preparation.

Love this? You’ll love…

Bring rates of reaction to life today — Add to Basket.

FAQ

What year groups is this for? Years 10–11 (ages 14–16), and SS2 in Nigeria.

Is it self-marking? Yes — all 13 activities give instant feedback.

Do pupils need to log in? No. The lesson runs in any modern web browser.

Can I use it for revision? Yes. Pupils can replay it as often as they like, and the results screen shows which questions to review before a test.

Year Groups	Year 10–11
Resource Type	🎓 Interactive Lesson & Activities
Format	Digital Only
Curriculum	England & Wales — KS4 (Years 10–11)
Added	23 October 2026