Cement and Concrete, Lesson 4 of Limestone and Building Materials, (AQA 1.2) Complete lesson

The 'Limestone and Building Materials' topic looks at uses of limestone and reactions of the carbonates.

Lesson objectives:

To understand the differences between cement, concrete and mortar.
To test the strength of concrete


Resources included:

1.Starter on ppt but if required this could be an alternative- Revision of limestone cycle.
2-5. Practical worksheets that can be given to students of different abilities, investigate how to make concrete and how the strength can change depending on the ratio of sand, cement and aggregate. Could be extended to include reinforced concrete.
6. Alternative to practical also involves finding out how glass is made.
7. Video, about 1min 30sec on how concrete strength is tested in a lab. Has cool backing music!
8. Possible homework- double sided worksheet, recaps previous work.
9. PowerPoint linking the main parts of the lesson together, has starter and plenary.