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Science at key stage 3    (Year 8)

Unit 8E: Atoms and elements

QCA

Resources

Resources include:

  • model-building-brick system
  • a collection of materials, including biological materials, eg leather, bone, wood
  • access to information sources, eg CD-ROM, internet, data books, which can be searched
  • paper/card cubes or thick paper from which cubes can be made
  • large periodic table which can be placed on a table or floor
  • individual copies of the periodic table for pupils
  • copies of pupils' periodic tables in other languages
  • samples or photographs of a wide variety of elements
  • models, or photographs of models, of a range of molecules, including very large structures, eg DNA and enzymes
  • software simulations of chemical reactions

Sections in this unit

This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
1. How many different materials are there?
2. What are elements made from?
3. What are elements like?
4. Checking progress
5. How do we get all the other materials?
6. a. How can we represent the changes when new materials are made?
7. b. How can we represent the changes when new materials are made?
8. Reviewing work