By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify the most reactive and least reactive metals.
Describe what occurs during a displacement reaction.
Explain why jewellery and precious metals do not spoil easily.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify the 2 reactions that occur in a reversible reaction.
Describe what will happen when factors such as: temperature, pressure and concentration are changed.
Explain why the equilibrium will change in this way.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify the reactants and products of photosynthesis.
Describe how a leaf is adapted for its function.
Explain why the leaf requires guard cells.
Compare root cells and cells of a plant’s leaf.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
State the limiting factors for photosynthesis.
Describe how a limiting factor can affect photosynthesis.
Explain why these limiting factors have the effect that they do.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
State what’s meant by biodiversity.
Describe how biodiversity can be increased / decreased.
Describe what non-indigenous / alien species can do to biodiversity.
Explain why there is a limit on how much fertiliser a person can buy.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify what’s meant by activation energy.
Describe how catalysts affect a chemical reaction.
Explain why companies should use catalysts.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
State what’s meant by an exothermic reaction.
State what’s meant by an endothermic reaction.
Describe what happens to the energy during an exothermic and endothermic reaction.
Explain why exothermic and endothermic reactions are used
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
State the names of the first 5 alkanes.
Describe the general structure of alkanes.
Compare alkanes and alkenes.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
State what’s meant by direct current and alternating current.
Describe the contents of a 3 pin plug.
Explain why an Earth wire is used in a plug.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
State how electrical energy is distributed by the national grid.
Describe how the national grid efficiently transfers electrical energy.
Explain the use of transformers.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify 2 devices used to deal with electrical overload.
Describe how fuses and earthing deal with electrical overloads.
Explain the movement of electricity and why earthing works.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify permanent and induced magnets.
Describe what’s meant by a permanent and induced magnet.
Explain why magnets are used in industry.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
State the 3 states of matter.
Describe the changes in state.
Explain why a flat line on a cooling-curve shows a change in state.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
State what is meant by pressure.
Describe how gas particles interact with the wall of the container.
Explain why each of the following increases pressure:
Increasing temperature,
Increasing the amount of gas particles,
Decreasing volume of the container.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify 3 factors that increase the rate of reaction.
Describe how these factors increase the rate of reaction.
Explain why chemicals are best kept in a dark room at cold temperature and not moved often.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
State what is meant by a Hydrocarbon.
Describe the process of fractional distillation.
Explain why fractional distillation is used.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify 2 kinds of fuels which cause pollution.
Describe the effect of pollution.
Explain why scientists are developing Hydrogen cars.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify the main components of the early and late atmosphere.
Describe how the atmosphere changed over the years.
Explain why scientists believe the atmosphere changed in this way.
By the end of the lessons learners should be able to:
Identify the 4 bonding models.
Describe the properties of each bonding model.
Compare the features of each bonding model.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
State what is meant by an acidic and alkaline solution.
Describe how pH and concentration affects the acid / alkali.
Explain why a low concentration of a strong acid can be as dangerous as a high concentration of a weaker acid.