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Reactant and product substances | Developing understanding | 11–14
Use these worksheets to secure and deepen your learners’ understanding of reactants and products in chemical changes
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Iron and sulfur reaction | Johnstone’s triangle | 11–14
Develop your learners’ understanding of reactants and products at different conceptual levels, using an iron and sulfur reaction as an example
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Reactants and products | Structure strip | 11–14 years
Use scaffolded prompts to support learners to write about reactants and products
Class experiment
Heating chocolate and egg
In association with Nuffield Foundation
Introduce learners to physical and chemical changes and the safe use of Bunsen burners with this simple practical experiment
Class experiment
Heating copper in air
In association with Nuffield Foundation
Explore the reaction of copper with oxygen to produce copper oxide by heating a copper envelope in this practical

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Associate principal scientist, food
Robert builds computer models to predict how different food chemicals will enhance the taste and texture of chocolate, biscuits and other snacks

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