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Hydrocarbons and crude oil
| 14–16 years
Everything you need to teach hydrocarbons and crude oil
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Prepare
IdeasTie sustainable industry into your chemistry topics
Complement your teaching of reaction kinetics, catalysts and equilibrium with UN sustainable development goal 9
IdeasPut organic chemistry concepts in context
3 ways to teach 14–16 students how to apply their knowledge to new scenarios and prepare them for exams
Assess
ResourceOrganic chemistry worksheets | 14–16 years
Differentiated worksheets to assess learning and apply knowledge in context
Enrich
Job profileSenior principal scientist
Misbah uses computers to predict which catalysts will be best at removing harmful pollutants from road-using vehicles
ResourceUnderstanding climate change as a process | 14–16 years
A flow diagram activity to bring together learning about the greenhouse effect and climate change, with questions to consolidate understanding
NewsLeaded petrol still poisoning London’s air
20 years after it was banned, leaded petrol remains a significant contributor to air pollution in the UK’s capital
ResourceFossil fuels and global carbon emissions | 14–16 years
Classroom activity where learners explore and debate the issues around fossil fuels, energy and global carbon emissions
Job profileProject leader in enhanced experimentation, oil & gas
Stuart brings good ideas to business faster by finding better tools and methods for researchers.
Games and puzzlesCrude oil | Gridlocks puzzle | 14–16 years
Help your students consolidate their understanding of crude oil and fractional distillation using these sudoku-style puzzles, with printable worksheets and answers
Literacy
ResourceCrude oil | Reading comprehension | 14–16
Practise reading comprehension skills with a science research article about turning waste into fuel
ResourceHydrocarbons and crude oil | Key terms support | 14–16
Language support pack for introductory organic chemistry topics, including fractional distillation, properties of hydrocarbons, cracking and addition polymers