KS3+-+Y7

=__The year 7 course__=

Lab safety in chemistry.

 * What are the rules we must follow in a lab, are they different to other areas.
 * Introduction to Laboratory Equipment
 * Some science do's and don'ts
 * General science skills

At the end of this topic you will be able to...
 * Know about a range of useful laboratory apparatus and how to use them
 * Understand why safety is important within the Lab and what we can do to ensure our safety.
 * Explain to others how to carry out experiments.
 * Leave every lesson with the same number of fingers, eyes and toes that you arrived with!


 * What is the universe made of?
 * To understand some differences between Solids, Liquids and Gasses
 * To explain those differences using particle theory! (It's easier than it sounds!)

By the end of this topic you will be able to...
 * Describe the behaviour and properties of solids liquids and gasses using the particle model
 * Explain how those differences occur and why.
 * Explain where theories come from and some ideas as to how they can be proven or modified.

** Solutions **

 * To be able to use the terms, solvent, solute and solution correctly.
 * To know how to purify a liquid containing dissolved particles
 * To be able to survive on a desert island using only a limited number of items!

By the end of this topic you will be able to ...
 * Make accurate measurements of temperature, mass and volume
 * Interpret chromatograms
 * Make pure water on a desert island and survive until rescue!

** Acids and alkalis ***

 * To understand more safety ideas for the handling of acids and alkalis
 * To know how we can test the acidity or alkalinity of a liquid by describing its pH value
 * To begin to explore neutralisation

Simple chemical reactions**

 * To understand how scientists display chemical reactions
 * To learn how we can predict products of reactions
 * To understand how to use the terms products and reactants

By the end of this topic you will be able to ...
 * Solve several common chemical equations and predict the product of equations.
 * Communicate your reactions to other scientists
 * Understand the reactions that other scientists are carrying out

TV Programmes to look out for! BBC: Bang goes the theory, (highly reccommended!) Sky 1: Brainiac - Science Abuse (worth watching if there's nothing else on)

Good Websites to Look BBC Bitesize