Grade+7+chemistry+autumn+2012

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35 7 Tues 34 7 Weds || Notebooks etc. given out Safety rules Area of Interaction and Phys/Chem || || Questions on the safety rules 35 for 7 Tues, 7 Weds || Sorting and classifying substances What is meant by 'properties' ? (Ilmiö p.21-28) Solids, liquids and gases - the states of matter. || Change of state diagram - as in Ilmiö p24 || Learning the change of state diagram - being able to translate the terms from Finnish to English || For next lesson || 36 for 7 Tues, Weds **(?????** Finding the boiling point of water - using burners (rules on p. 19 Ilmiö) Filling in the experiment report sheet. (This is NOT a formal assessment but will be graded as green/orange/red - it is important that everyone can use these sheets so we are practising here). Recording temperatures as data in a table. Lab safety in action. || || Finishing off the report, including an evaluation No homework for 7 Thu as work was done in class || For next lesson || 37 for 7 Weds, 38 for 7 Tues || What are mixtures and what are pure substances ? Separating out a mixture: salt from sand. Writing this up. || Ilmiö p.29-36 || Completing the write up: Prediction, Diagram, Method || For next lesson || 38 for 7 Weds 39 for 7 Tues || Checking salt crystals from previous lesson Checking the write ups - conclusions and evaluations Separating liquids - demonstration of 'distillation' of copper sulphate solution Homogeneous and heterogenous mixtures Chromatography || Ilmiö chapters 3 and 4 p.29-41 || Boil water, let it cool, then drink it. How does it compare to tap water? || For next lesson || 39 for 7 Weds 40 for 7 Tues || Explaining chromatography, including DNA 'fingerprints' Iron and sulfur - heating them separately and together Heating without air to make iron sulfide Mixtures and compounds || See the notes from someone's book. || What is the difference between an atom and a molecule ? (7 Thurs only) 7 Tues Learn the highlighted element names (both languages) and their symbols. If you are an FFL student then any tests on these will take this into account :) || For next lesson || 40 for 7 Weds 41 for 7 Tues || Written assessment task on criteria B and C to show you understand how to write a method for an experiment to separate a simple mixture. After this: introducing elements, mixtures and compounds - particle diagrams Element names in Finnish and English, and their symbols. The correct way of writing symbols eg Cu is copper not cu nor CU || The sheet will be available online AFTER week 41. If you miss the lesson, come to see me and we can arrange for you to complete the sheet in läksyparkki. || Learn the highlighted element names (both languages) and their symbols. If you are an FFL student then any tests on these will take this into account :) || For next lesson || 41 for 7 Weds 42 for 7 Tues || Practising the symbols and names of elements. Small test and then playing games to help familiarise yourselves with the elements and important properties ||  || No homework! ||  || 42 for 7 Weds 42 for 7 Tues || Researching a particular element in the technology computer room (come to the classroom first) Instructions: you need a PORTRAIT document/slide to print as A4 to show your element name in English, Finnish and another language; the symbol; picture; discovery date; uses and maybe some interesting facts. //For those of you who are absent from the lesson:// //look at the examples on the wall near my room in A-building. This is the sort of thing I want. You can see for yourself which are good examples and which are poor.// //Come to see me to get the name of the element to prepare, and spend about 80 minutes producing it. Then email it to me please. karin.parker (at) eduouka (dot) fi.// ||  || mplete the A4 sheet and email it to me || For next lesson || This test was the test on elements which you have already done. || None ||  || Paint can be used for simple diagrams. To see some sample results click here @http://www.sciencephoto.com/media/10682/enlarge || None ||  || Combustion as chemical reaction || Combustion and fire safety; the fire triangle and what to do in an emergency if there is a fire. Ilmiö p67 chapter 8 Palaminen & paloturvallisuus || Draw the fire triangle and explain how a fire can be extinguished by removing one part at a time. || For next lesson, || There IS a lesson on Wednesday for 7ab || Preparation for the One World Essay, to be started next week during biology and chemistry lessons. This will be jointly assessed for both subjects. 1. Introduction to some important chemistry of water 2. What is a One World essay ? 3. How do you write it ? Using a writing frame and a sample student answer || Ilmiö p.85-91 Video Introduction to water One world essay writing frame Sample answer for a similar topic. This would have scored a good, but not perfect mark. Remember the science criteria can be accessed using the link at the top of this page || Read through the sheets, especially the model answer, before the next lesson. ||  || Friday November 23rd. A **paper copy** must be handed in. ||
 * ==Week/date== || ==Activity== || ==Resources== || ==Homework== || ==Deadline== ||
 * 33 7 Thu
 * (not 7 Tues)** || For next lesson ||
 * 34 for 7 Thu
 * 35 for 7 Thu
 * As I have been out sick, all classes might not do this)** || Checking knowledge of the change of state vocabulary
 * 36 for 7 Thu
 * 37 for 7 Tues
 * I am really sorry - another substitute lesson as I have to be in a meeting :(** || Homogeneous and heterogenous mixtures || Ilmiö chapter 3 ||  ||   ||
 * 37 for 7 Thurs
 * 38 for 7 Thurs
 * 39 for 7 Thurs
 * 40 for 7 Thurs'
 * 41 for 7 Thurs
 * ||  || There is no test in week 42, the information in the google calendar has been corrected :)
 * 42 for 7 Thurs || Is grass green ? || We will use dissolving and crushing to extract the green colouring from grass, and then use chromatography to investigate the dyes. We will use the template headings for writing reports to practise writing up experiments and drawing diagrams.
 * 44 for all groups || Recapping elements, mixtures and compounds.
 * 45 for all groups
 * Task and help sheet for your essay**
 * 46 || All lessons will be in the computer rooms, working on the One World Essay || **Task and help sheet for your essay** [[file:GR7ONEWORLDinstructions2012.doc]] ||  || Essay deadline, for all groups: 12.00
 * 47 Weds and Thursday groups

@http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/edexcel_pre_2011/oneearth/usefulproductsrev2.shtml
 * Tuesday group do this in week 48** || Preparing hydrogen and oxygen || We'll talk about the gases in air and hopw they can be separated using distillation

Then we'll prepare pure oxygen and test its properties We'll also prepare some hydrogen by adding magnesium to acid and test it too.

We can use this lesson to practice diagrams and writing up experiments. ||  ||   ||
 * 48 Weds and Thursday groups

This will also include practice drawing diagrams and recording results tables. ||  ||   || No lesson on Thursday || Is grass green ? || We will use dissolving and crushing to extract the green colouring from grass, and then use chromatography to investigate the dyes. We will use the template headings for writing reports to practise writing up experiments and drawing diagrams. Paint can be used for simple diagrams. To see some sample results click here @http://www.sciencephoto.com/media/10682/enlarge ||  ||   ||
 * Tuesday group do this in week 49 if there is a lesson.** || Speeding up chemical reactions || We react magnesium ribbon with hydrochloric acid and investigate the effect of chaning the concentraion of the acid and the surface area of the ribbon.
 * 49 **Weds group only**
 * 50 || TEST for all groups || The test is 'open book' - you may bring your notebook in to the test and use it. ||  ||   ||