Assessment for learning: 11–14 years
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Lesson planAcids and alkalis: a concept cartoon | 11-14 years
Check your students’ understanding of acids and alkalis using this lesson plan with downloadable activities for 11–14 year olds.
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Lesson planSimple chemical reactions: how do candles work? | 11-14 years
Clarify the ideas of burning, melting and evaporating with your students and tackle some misconceptions about candles with this lesson plan for 11–14 year olds.
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Lesson planReactions of acids with metals and carbonates | 11-14 years
Help your students unravel misconceptions about how acids react with metals and carbonates via this lesson plan with downloadable activities for ages 11–14.
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Lesson planWhat happens to weathered pieces of rock? | 11-14 years
Investigate how rock fragments are transported and deposited by water currents using this lesson plan and downloadable activity for 11–14 year olds.
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Lesson planWhy do sediments form layers? | 11-14 years
Explore the layered formation of sedimentary rocks using this lesson plan and set of downloadable activities for 11–14 year olds.
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Lesson planWhat is the rock cycle? | 11-14 years
Try this lesson plan and set of downloadable activities to help teach 11-14 year olds about sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous rocks and the rock cycle.
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Lesson planWhat are the effects of acid rain? | 11-14 years
Try this lesson plan for 11–14 year olds to investigate the effects of acid rain on metals and carbonate rocks through field work and an experiment.
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Lesson planWhat are chemical reactions used for? | 11-14 years
Try this lesson plan for 11–14 year olds to explore how chemical reactions are used to produce energy, make new materials or support biological systems.
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Lesson planHow does burning magnesium affect its mass? | 11-14 years
Investigate what happens to the mass of magnesium when it burns and reacts with oxygen using this lesson plan and practical activity for 11–14 year olds.
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Lesson planInvestigating the composition of limestone | 11-14 years
Use this lesson plan for 11–14 year olds to help your students plan, implement and evaluate a practical investigation to determine if all limestone is the same.
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Lesson planWhat happens to particles in chemical reactions? | 11-14 years
Explore what happens to atoms and molecules when new materials are made in chemical reactions, using this lesson plan with activities for 11–14 year olds.
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Lesson planWhat is stuff made of? Matter, atoms and elements | 11-14 years
Introduce the properties and behaviour of atoms as the smallest parts of elements and a basic unit of matter using this lesson plan for 11–14 year olds.
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Lesson planWhat is a chemical reaction? | 11-14 years
Explore the key idea that chemical reactions produce one or more new substances while conserving matter in this lesson plan with activities for 11–14 year olds.
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Lesson planConservation of mass in dissolving and precipitation | 11-14 years
Explore what happens during precipitation reactions and when substances dissolve using this lesson plan with downloadable activities for 11–14 year olds.
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Lesson planWhat happens when something dissolves? | 11-14 years
Explore the process of dissolving and help your students explain observations using the particle model with this lesson plan and activities for 11–14 year olds.
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Lesson planAcids and alkalis: using concept maps | 11–16 years
Help your students consolidate their ideas about acids and alkalis using this lesson plan and set of downloadable activities
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Lesson planWhat happens when a substance changes state? | 11-14 years
Use this lesson plan for 11–14 year olds to explore what happens when substances warm, cool, boil or freeze, tackling misconceptions about changes of state.
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Lesson planWhat are crystals and how are they structured? | 11-14 years
Discover the regular structure and arrangement of particles in crystalline substances using this lesson plan with activities for 11–14 year olds.
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Lesson planHow are crystals made? | 11-14 years
Use this lesson plan for 11–14 year olds to introduce the idea that crystals form as a substance cools, and explore how cooling rate affects crystal size.
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Lesson planIntroducing particle models | 11-14 years
Explore and interpret representations of particles, including three-dimensional models, using this lesson plan with activities for 11–14 year olds.