In Search of Solutions: The duck pond problem

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In Search of Solutions: Rescue wildlife from a pollution disaster, reversing the effects of acidic waste. Linking to topics on neutralisation and acid/base chemistry.

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Republic of Ireland
- Leaving Certificate
  - Chemistry
    - 4. Volumetric analysis
      - 4.2 Acids and Bases
        Depth of treatment
        Acids, bases and salts. Neutralisation - formation of a salt from an acid and a base.
    - 9. Environmental chemistry: water
      - 9.1 pH Scale
        Depth of treatment
        pH scale. Use of universal indicator paper or solution. Limitations of the pH scale - usefulness confined to dilute aqueous solutions.
        Choice of indicator.
- Junior Cycle
  - Science
    - Chemical world
      - Systems and interactions
        8. Investigate reactions between acids and bases; use indicators and the pH scale
    - The nature of science
      - Investigating science
        2. Recognise questions that are appropriate for scientific investigation, pose testable hypotheses, and evaluate and compare strategies for investigating hypotheses.
        3. Design, plan and conduct investigations; explain how reliability, accuracy, precision, fairness, safety, ethics, and the selection of suitable equipment have been considered.
        4. Produce and select data (qualitatively/ quantitatively), critically analyse data to identify patterns and relationships, identify anomalous observations, draw and justify conclusions.
      - Communicating on science
        7. Organise and communicate their research and investigative findings in a variety of ways fit for purpose and audience, using relevent scientific terminology and representations.
Northern Ireland
- A/AS level
  - CCEA Chemistry
    - Unit AS 1: Basic Concepts in Physical and Inorganic Chemistry
      - 1.9 Acid-base titrations
        1.9.2 demonstrate understanding of the techniques and procedures used when experimentally carrying out acid-base titrations involving strong acid/strong base, strong acid/weak base and weak acid/strong base, for example determining the degree of…
England
- GCSE
Scotland
- Higher
  - SQA Chemistry
    - 3. Chemistry in society
      - (e) Chemical analysis
        (ii) Volumetric analysis
        Titration is used to determine, accurately, the volumes of solution required to reach the end-point of a chemical reaction. An indicator is normally used to show when the end-point is reached. Titre volumes within 0.2 cm³ are considered concordant.
- National 5
  - SQA Chemistry
    - Chemical changes and structure
      - Acids and bases
        Neutralisation reactions
        A neutralisation reaction is one in which a base reacts with an acid to form water. A salt is also formed in this reaction.
        In an acid-base titration, the concentration of the acid or base is determined by accurately measuring the volumes used in the neutralisation reaction. An indicator can be added to show the end-point of the reaction
Wales
- GCSE
  - WJEC Combined science
    - Unit 5: Chemistry 2
      - 5.2 ACIDS, BASES AND SALTS
        (j) titration as a method to prepare solutions of soluble salts and to determine relative and actual concentrations of solutions of acids/alkalis
  - WJEC Chemistry
    - Unit 2: CHEMICAL BONDING, APPLICATION OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
      - 2.2 ACIDS, BASES AND SALTS
        (j) titration as a method to prepare solutions of soluble salts and to determine relative and actual concentrations of solutions of acids/alkalis
- A/AS level
  - WJEC Chemistry
    - Unit 1: THE LANGUAGE OF CHEMISTRY, STRUCTURE OF MATTER AND SIMPLE REACTIONS
      - 1.7 Simple equilibria and acid-base reactions
        (f) acid-base titrations

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