GASES IN THE ATMOSPHERE EDEXCEL IGCSE CHEMISTRY {9-1}

THESE RESOURCES CONTAIN BACKGROUND THEORY , WORKSHEETS AND EXTENSION QUESTIONS ON GASES IN THE ATMOSPHERE.
THE RESOURCE COVERS GASES IN THE AIR, HISTORY OF THE EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE, EXPERIMENTS USED TO DETERMINE THE PERCENTAGE VOLUME OF OXYGEN IN THE AIR USING IRON AND COPPER , METAL OXIDES INCLUDING WORD AND CHEMICAL EQUATIONS , THERMAL DECOMPOSITION WITH WORD AND CHEMICAL EQUATIONS , GREENHOUSE EFFECT, ENHANCED GREENHOUSE EFFECT, CAUSES AND EFFECTS , PROBLEMS AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH GLOBAL WARMING , CARBON FOOTPRINTS , WHAT ARE THEY AND HOW THEY ARE MEASURED, COMPLETE AND INCOMPLETE COMBUSTION OF FUELS, CARBON MONOXIDE TOXICITY , OXIDES OF SULPHUR AND NITROGEN FORMATION AND RELEASE IN MOTOR EXHAUSTS LINKED TO ACID RAIN AND POTENTIAL HARM TO THE ENVIRONMENT ALONGSIDE COMBUSTION OF FOSSIL FUELS

THERE IS A WORKSHEET WITH EXERCISES FOR THE STUDENTS TO ATTEMPT TOGETHER WITH EXTENSION QUESTIONS SO THAT THE RANGE OF ABILITIES WITHIN THE CLASS IS COVERED. .

SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS ARE ALSO INCLUDED.

THE RESOURCES COULD BE USED TO CONSOLIDATE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OR SET AS AN OPEN ENDED TASK TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO BECOME MORE CONFIDENT INDEPENDENT LEARNERS
THE RESOURCES CAN ALSO BE USED FOR WHOLE OR PART LESSONS, REVIEWS TO CONSOLIDATE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE TOPICS OR AS TOPIC TESTS.
THE RESOURCES ARE DESIGNED FOR EDEXCEL IGCSE CHEMISTRY , BUT CAN BE ADAPTED WITH MINIMUM MODIFICATION TO USE FOR CAMBRIDGE, AQA OR OTHER IGCSE OR GCSE CHEMISTRY EXAM BOARDS.