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Science at key stage 3    (Year 9)

Unit 9E: Reactions of metals and metal compounds

QCA

Language for learning

Through the activities in this unit pupils will be able to understand, use and spell correctly:

  • names of compounds, including salts, eg magnesium sulphate, copper carbonate, copper nitrate, sodium chloride, potassium nitrate, recognising that the whole name is needed to specify a compound
  • words with different meanings in scientific and everyday contexts, eg salt, reaction, product
  • words and phrases relating to scientific enquiry, eg visible change, evidence of reaction

Through the activities pupils could:

  • organise content into a whole piece of writing with the relationship between points and/or paragraphs clearly signalled
  • structure paragraphs to develop points by using evidence and additional facts

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. Why are metals useful?
2. What happens when metals react with acids?
3. How do acids react with metal carbonates?
4. What evidence is there of a chemical reaction between acids and metal oxides?
5. Checking progress
6. a. What is a salt?
7. b. What is a salt?
8. c. What is a salt?
9. Reviewing work