Embed the understanding of reduction and oxidation with your students
At 11-14, students need to understand how metals are extracted, what an ore is, reduction and oxidation. This article is full of approaches to solidify this knowledge, building a bedrock for further learning, including describing reactions in terms of electron transfer, at 14-16.
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