Evaporation in action

By David Paterson2021-07-05T08:29:00

A cartoon of different examples of evaporation in everyday life

Source: © Dan Bright

Boost your 11–14 students’ knowledge and understanding of separation techniques with this poster, fact sheet and practical activity

When teaching separating mixtures at key stage 3 and third level, share this infographic approach to evaporation with your 11–14 students. It showcases three contexts to explore this important physical process (changes of state, energy and forces), along with comparisons to boiling. The article includes a poster to download and display in your classroom, plus a fact sheet and a practical activity worksheet.

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