All Group work articles – Page 8
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Lesson planWriting formulas for ionic compounds | 14-16 years
Practise writing formulas for ionic compounds, revising common cations and anions, using this lesson plan with activities for 14–16 year olds.
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Lesson planWhy do chemical reactions happen? | 16-18 years
Introduce students to entropy and explore why chemical reactions happen using role play, discussion and demonstrations in this lesson plan for 16–18 year olds.
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Lesson planHow do atoms form the ions in ionic compounds? | 16-18 years
Check students’ understanding of why atoms form ions, and how ionic compounds form by ionic bonding, using this lesson plan with activities for 16–18 year olds.
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Lesson planWhere does energy come from? | 16-18 years
Help students explore how energy is released in exothermic reactions and when chemical bonds form using this lesson plan with activities for 16–18 year olds.
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Lesson planWhat do atoms look like? | 16-18 years
Introduce your students to the scanning tunnelling microscope (STM) as a tool for investigating atoms in this lesson plan with activities for 16–18 year olds.
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Lesson planPlanning scientific tests to solve a bakery problem | 14-16 years
Develop your students’ practical skills, including planning, observation, measurement and problem-solving, using this active lesson plan for 14–16 year olds.
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Lesson planAccuracy and precision in practical investigations | 14-16 years
Help your students consolidate their understanding of the difference between accuracy and precision using this lesson plan with activities for 14–16 year olds.
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Lesson planBonding bingo: bonds and properties of substances | 14-16 years
Try this game and lesson plan for 14–16 year olds to reinforce students’ understanding of bonding and its relation to the physical properties of substances.
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Lesson planPractising calculations in chemistry | 14-16 years
Help your students check or revise key calculations in chemistry, including relative formula mass, using this lesson plan with activities for 14–16 year olds.
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Lesson planHow are particles rearranged when iron burns in air? | 11-14 years
Demonstrate the combustion of iron and explore how particles are rearranged to form iron oxide using this lesson plan with activities for 11–14 year olds.
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Lesson planCalculating and comparing solution concentrations | 16-18 years
Practise calculating the concentration of a solution from the mass of solute and the volume of water using this lesson plan with activities for 16–18 year olds.
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Lesson planInvestigating properties of crystals: fact and fiction | 14-16 years
Practise reasoning about scientific evidence to determine if crytals possess ‘special’ properties using this lesson plan with activities for 14–16 year olds.
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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 planEquilibrium reactions and the factors affecting them | 16-18 years
Check common misconceptions about equilibrium reactions and the effects of concentration, catalysts and temperature using this lesson plan for 16–18 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 planHow can enthalpy changes be measured? | 16-18 years
Introduce your students to Hess’s Law as a means of measuring enthalpy changes using this lesson plan with a simple experiment for 16–18 year olds.
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Lesson planHow are fireworks and gunpowder made? | 14-16 years
Explore how fireworks and gunpowder are made using a mixture of chemicals in this lesson plan and directed activity related to text (DART) for 14–16 year olds.
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Lesson planHow do catalysts affect reaction rates? | 16–18 years
Investigate how different catalysts affect decomposition of hydrogen peroxide, linking to the Kursk submarine disaster, in this lesson plan for 16–18 year olds
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Lesson planWhat properties do gases have? | 16-18 years
Investigate the properties of gases and address common misconceptions among students using this lesson plan and series of small experiments for 16–18 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.