Teaching ideas Chapter 2 The nature of matter Syllabus sections covered: 1; 2.2.1; 3.1; 3.2.1; 4.1
Teaching resources Syllabus section 1
Topic The states of matter
40-minute periods
Resources in Coursebook
Resources in Workbook
Resources on this CD-ROM
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Section 2.1
Exercise 2.1 Changing physical state
Worksheet 2.1 States of matter
Activity 2.1 Plotting a cooling curve Questions 2.1 to 2.5 EOCQs 1, 3
2.2.1; 3.2.1
Separating and purifying substances
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Section 2.2 Activity 2.2 Separating common salt and sand
Exercise 2.2 Plotting a cooling curve
Worksheet 2.3 States of matter and the kinetic theory
Exercise 2.4 Chromatography at the races
Worksheet 2.2 Separating mixtures Worksheet 2.6 Solubility rules!
Activity 2.3 Distillation of mixtures Activity 2.4 Investigation of food dyes by chromatography Questions 2.6 to 2.10 EOCQ 4 Animations on CD-ROM: Identifying colours 1; 3.1, 4.1
Atoms and molecules
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Section 2.3 Activity 2.5 Investigating diffusion – a demonstration
Exercise 2.3 Diffusion, solubility and separation
Worksheet 2.5 The motion of particles
Questions 2.11 to 2.15 EOCQs 2, 5, 8 Animations on CD-ROM: What is an element?; Which element?; Symbols; What is a compound?; Element or compound? Internet animations, linked from CD-ROM: Kinetic theory and diffusion
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Teaching ideas: Chapter 2
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