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Chemistry - Age 11-14 (KS3) - Earth Resources and Metals

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posted 19/02/2008Generating Electricity 1

 
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"A really good set of resources. It is more than just a powerpoint presentation as stude..."

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Barnaby Grimble
Plumstead Manor - Negus School

 

Two interactive resources with animated diagrams to show how fossil fuel power stations work and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of non-renewable fuels, particularly air pollution. The second presentation outlines types of renewable energy and their disadvantages. There is an accompanying quiz worksheet.


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posted 06/06/2008Crude Oil, Alkanes and Alkenes

 
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"Superb animations, which are simple but should really help students to visualise the pr..."

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Simon Ball
Balcarras School

 

The Crude Oil PowerPoint outlines the fact that crude oil is a mixture of hydrocarbons. The PowerPoint Alkanes and Alkenes discusses how crude oil is separated via fractional distillation, the properties and uses of alkanes and alkenes, cracking, and polymerisation leading to the production of plastics. Worksheet answers appear in the presentation. Several animations throughout. [17 Slides]


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posted 19/02/2008Processing Copper

 
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"Really well structured and presented. I like the inclusion of calculation e.g. % coppe..."

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Barnaby Grimble
Plumstead Manor - Negus School

 

Detailed presentation about each of the five stages of copper mining and purification. Includes several useful animations, questions and answers about the electrolysis of copper and teacher's notes for each slide.


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posted 21/10/2008Metal Displacement Reactions

 
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"An excellent resource teaching one essential concept. Clear presentation and a good le..."

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Anne Fielder
King Edward VII and Queen Mary School

 

Displacement reactions and the reactivity series of metals. A presentation that teaches the basic concept of displacement, with examples and exercises. Several slides include some teachers notes.


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posted 01/08/2008Cracking for Profit

 
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"A neat interactive exercise that requires students to make calculations and understand ..."

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Judith Rout
The Robert Smyth School

 

A set of connected resources that focus on the commercial aspects of cracking crude oil. Students are rerquired to consider the most profitable combination of cracking excess heavy hydrocarbons to match the demand of lighter fractions. It includes an excellent interactive Excel spreadsheet profit calculator, which is centrally integrated into the exercise. There are two levels of difficulty.


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posted 22/07/2008Chemical Weathering Lesson Sheets

 
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"Simple but well presented worksheet"

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Henry Cordy-McKenna
The Honywood Community Science School

 

Aimed at lower ability pupils. This pack contains a practical recording sheet for the acid on rocks activity, and a homework sheet with targets for reaching levels 3, 4 and 5. Covers metal carbonate reactions.


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posted 21/06/2008Scientific Method and Sc1

 
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"A bit text heavy, but useful overview of scientific experiementation"

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Deborah Durack

 

How science works, specifically for the English SC1 strand. Description of variables. Matching class activity.


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posted 13/06/2008Metal Electrolysis

 
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"The animations are slick and should certainly help students to visualise the process."

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Simon Ball
Balcarras School

 

The first presentation details the extraction of aluminium from bauxite, with some information on copper. The second summarises electrolysis more generally. There are embedded animations showing Ions in solution, Cations and Anions, and Electrolysis. The two one slide electrolysis animations included in both resources are: Purification of Copper & Electrolysis of Aluminium.


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posted 13/06/2008Limestone and its Reactions

 
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"Clear and well structured, with some useful diagrams to show experimental set up. The ..."

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Simon Ball
Balcarras School

 

A presentation that introduces limestone and outlines the reactions to produce quick lime and slaked lime and limewater, including equations. It is structured so that it could be a useful introduction or guide to carrying out these experiments. There is a summary slide to show how these reactions are linked, and also a slide about cement and concrete. [12 Slides].


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posted 11/06/2008Evolution of the Atmosphere

 
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"Excellent resource on this topic: well structured and well animated."

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Simon Ball
Balcarras School

 

A presentation which outlines each stage in the evolution of the Earth's atmosphere, and the build up of oxygen. It uses animations of molecules of the gases present at each stage. It links the changing atmosphere to the evolution of complex life. [13 Sides].


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