Year 9 · Unit 1
Labs
The labs of this unit, in the order the class does them. Open one for its steps, key words, equations, videos and handouts.
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Lab 1 · Alkali metals in water
Watch lithium, sodium and potassium react with water, and use the atom model to explain why the reactions get more violent down group 1.
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Lab 2 · Burning and weighing magnesium
Find out what happens to the mass when magnesium burns in air, and test the model that atoms are rearranged, not made or destroyed.
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Lab 3 · The copper cycle
Take copper through three chemical reactions and get copper back at the end, showing that the copper atoms are never made or destroyed.