Lithium: separation, mining and battery power | 11–14 years

Lithium is playing an increasingly important role in our lives, from mobile phone batteries to low emissions vehicles. And it’s recently been discovered in salty hot springs in Cornwall. Use this news and the surrounding environmental debate as context and link to curriculum-based learning for the 11–14 age group: separation techniques; elements, mixtures and compounds; and periodic table trends. Download the assessment for learning worksheet to check your student’s understanding.