| Chemistry Lessons
for Grades 6 - 11 |
Group 0 Elements - Properties and Uses:
Learn about Group 0 Elements properties and uses.
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Acid Base Reactions:
Understand how different bases react with acids and write word equations for the reactions. Learn how to test for carbon dioxide gas.
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Melting and Boiling Point:
Understand what happens, in terms of energy and particle movement, when a substance changes state.
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The Particle Theory:
Learn how to use the Particle Theory to explain the properties of solids, liquids and gases.
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The pH Scale:
Learn that pH is a measure of the strength of an acid or alkali and how to interpret the colours of universal indicator solution.
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| Chemistry Multimedia
Resources for Grades 6 - 11 |
Displacement Reactions:
Understand why more reactive metals will displace less reactive
ones from their compounds.
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Metals:
Learn that elements vary widely in their physical properties and
understand how the properties of elements can be used to classify them as
metals.
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Non-Metals
Learn that
elements vary widely in their physical properties and understand how the
properties of elements can be used to classify them as non-metals..
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Everyday Neutralisation Reactions:
Understand that plants and animals will compete with each other
if resources are limited.
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Acids and Alkalis:
Learn how to use indicators to classify solutions as acidic, alkaline or neutral.
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Change of State - Water:
Understand what happens when a substance changes state.
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Making a Salt using an Acid and an Alkali:
Learn how to prepare a neutral salt sample using an acid and an alkali.
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Making a Salt using an Insoluble Base:
Learn how to prepare a neutral salt sample from an insoluble base.
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Properties of Solids, Liquids and Gases:
Learn the properties of the three states of matter.
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Reaction of Metals with Acids:
Learn that metals react with acid to produce salt and hydrogen and find out how to test for hydrogen gas.
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Reaction of Metals with Oxygen and Water:
Learn how different metals react with oxygen and water and know how to name the products and identify patterns in these reactions.
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The Reactivity Series of Metals:
Understand how the reactivity series of metals can be determined by considering their reaction with oxygen, water and acid, and learn how to use the reactivity series to make predictions about other reactions.
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Uses of Salts:
Learn some of the uses of different salts.
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Uses of Some Elements*:
Understand how the properties of some elements relate to how they are used.
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Metallic Bonding
Examine the atomic structure of metals and how their electron structure allows them to exhibit unique properties.
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Change of State - Water :
Understand what happens when a substance changes state.
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Displacement Reactions
Understand why more reactive metals will displace less reactive ones from their compounds.
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Reaction of Metals with Acids :
Learn that metals react with acid to produce salt and hydrogen and find out how to test for hydrogen gas.
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The Reactivity Series of Metals :
Understand how the reactivity series of metals can be determined by considering their reaction with oxygen, water and acid, and learn how to use the reactivity series to make predictions about other reactions.
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The Particle Theory :
Learn how to use the Particle Theory to explain the properties of solids, liquids and gases.
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States of Matter
Learn how substances are grouped due to the way in which its particles are arranged.
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Changes of State
Learn how substances can physically change between the different states of matter and understand the role of heat energy in the process.
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Particles Types
Examine the three main types of particle - atoms, molecules and ions.
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Electron Structure
Examine the structure of the Electron and how this structure affects they way in which compounds will react.
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Covalent Bonding and Compounds
Learn how covalent bonds occur between non-metals and understand the properties of the compounds they form.
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Giant Covalent Structures
Study how giant covalent structures are arranged and, with the aid or real world examples, understand their varied properties.
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Group 0 Elements
Learn about the properties of Nobel Gases.
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Group 1 Metals - Properties and Reactions
Learn about the elements that make up Group 1 of the periodic table.
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Group 7 Elements - Properties and Reactions
Find out more about the elements from Group 7.
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Group 7 - Formation of Halides
Find out what halides are and how they are formed.
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The Structure of the Atom
Learn about the internal structure and components of the Atom
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Electron Arrangement in an Atom
Learn how electrons are arranged in the outer shells of the atom.
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Chemical reactions
See how the reactions between different substances involve an exchange, or a sharing of the electrons and how knowing the electron structure of an atom can allow you to predict the behaviour of different substances during a reaction.
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Isotopes
Understand how atoms of the same element can have different numbers of neutrons.
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Radio Active Decay
When the nucleus breaks up it is said to decay, this process is often referred to as radioactive decay.
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The Periodic Table
Learn about the history and structure of the Periodic Table.
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Describing Chemical Reactions, Calculations and Equations
Understand the basic principles behind chemical reactions and see the calculations and variables involved.
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Measuring Rates of reactions
Understand the basic methods of measuring the rate of a reaction and the role these measurements can play in industry.
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The Collision Theory
Chemical reactions can only happen when the reacting particles collide with each other. Understand how the Collision Theory affects the rate of a reaction.
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Changing the rates of reactions
Learn how to change the rate of reaction by understanding the variables involved; temperature, concentration, surface area and catalysts.
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Enzymes
Learn about nature's catalyst; the enzyme.
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Effect of Temperature on Enzymes
Learn how Temperature affects the performance of and enzyme.
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Effect of PH on Enzymes
Understand how the pH of a solution affects the performance of an enzyme.
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Uses of Enzymes
See some of the day-to-day and scientific uses of enzymes.
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Reversible reactions
Learn how a reaction can go forwards and backwards depending on the conditions and the chemicals present.
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Equilibrium
Learn how to change the balance of equilibrium in a stable reaction.
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Effect of Pressure on Reactions
Learn how a change in pressure can also change the speed at which reversible reactions take place.
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Ammonia and the Haber process
Learn the steps involved in producing Ammonia with the Haber Process.
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Measuring PH
Learn the properties of acids, alkalis and salts and take a look at the various methods available for measuring pH.
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Properties of Acids
Learn the chemical properties of Acids.
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Reaction of acids
Learn about the different types reactions possible with acids.
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Test for Carbon Dioxide
Observe the steps involved in testing for Carbon Dioxide.
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Properties of alkalis
Learn the chemical properties of Alkalis.
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Reaction of alkalis
Learn about the processes at work in the reaction of Alkalis.
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Neutralisation and making salts
Observe common neutralisation reactions and understand the steps involved when acids react with alkalis to produce salts.
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Bases
Discover the role of bases in the neutralisation of acids.
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Making Salts
Observe an experiment highlighting the production of the salt Copper Sulphate and have a look at some everyday examples of salts.
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Uses of salt - sodium chloride
A look at the properties of sodium chloride, some of its uses and where it occurs in nature.
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Electrolysis of Brine
Learn how brine, or sodium chloride, is broken apart by the process of electrolysis and how the products of this technique are used in industry.
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CFC's and the Environment
Learn about the presence of CFC's in coolants and other household products. See the affect they have when released into the environment.
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Changes can be temporary or permanent - part 1
There are many ways of changing materials. They can be melted, boiled, frozen and even burnt.
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Changes can be temporary or permanent - part 2
Changes can be temporary or permanent. For example, dissolving and separating substances
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Characteristics of matter
Matter has certain characteristics like volume, mass and density.
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How materials are classified - part 1
Materials are grouped according to their properties, these make them useful for different jobs
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How materials are classified - part 1
Materials are grouped according to their properties, these make them useful for different jobs – we look at the properties of thermal conductivity, insulation
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Properties of the states of matter
Matter is grouped according to its properties i.e. the state of matter.
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Reaction of materials - part 1
Some materials react differently when exposed to different temperature – we focus on melting, evaporation, condensation and solidification.
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Reaction of materials - part 2
Some materials react differently when exposed to different temperature – we focus on expansion, contraction.
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Some types of materials
When we make something from matter that is useful, we call it a material. Useful materials can be grouped into three main groups.
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What is matter?
Matter makes up our universe. Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space.
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When matter is alive?
Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space. Things made of matter can either be living or non-living. How do we know when matter is living?
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Structures and Bonding
To know that elements combine through chemical reactions to form compounds
and that compounds contain different elements that are chemically bonded
together.
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