Metals and Mining

Materials

AQA (6) | Case Study (2) | Edexcel (6) | External Publication (3) | Guidance (1) | Learning Activity (3) | OCR (6) |

AQA (Showing 6 of 6 available)

•   Doc Brown: Information on Transition ElementsWeb link
  Webpage from Doc Brown’s Chemistry about properties and uses of transition metals. There is emphasis on the colours of transition elements and extra information about making transition metal salts.
  
•   Doc Brown: Transition Metals QuizWeb link
  Interactive multiple choice quiz from Doc Brown’s Chemistry about transition metals. Marks individual questions (% score). Content is for higher tier GCSE candidates.
  
•   Uses of Transition MetalsWeb link
  Information sheet from Longman about the properties of transition elements, especially iron, copper, nickel and titanium. There are also questions relating the properties of the metals to their uses
  
•   Chem4Kids: What is so special about Transition Metals?Web link
  Web site from chem4kids.com, giving a clear explanation of how the arrangement of electrons in the orbitals of transition elements gives them their properties. Suitable for more able learners.
  
•   Chemical Elements: Transition ElementsWeb link
  Interactive index from Chemicalelements.com of all transition elements. Click an element and a separate page opens with its properties.
  
•   Metallic BondingWeb link
  Explanation and illustration of how delocalised electrons relate to properties of metals. Webpage from Oldham Sixth-form College contains links to other GCSE chemistry pages.
  

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Case Study (Showing 2 of 2 available)

•   Chemistry of SteelmakingWeb link
  Interactive website covering the chemical reaction in steelmaking
  
•   Copper MiningWeb link
  Interactive website covering the reduction of ores and electrolytic refining.
  

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Edexcel (Showing 6 of 6 available)

•   Doc Brown: Information on Transition ElementsWeb link
  Webpage from Doc Brown’s Chemistry about properties and uses of transition metals. There is emphasis on the colours of transition elements and extra information about making transition metal salts.
  
•   Doc Brown: Transition Metals QuizWeb link
  Interactive multiple choice quiz from Doc Brown’s Chemistry about transition metals. Marks individual questions (% score). Content is for higher tier GCSE candidates.
  
•   Uses of Transition MetalsWeb link
  Information sheet from Longman about the properties of transition elements, especially iron, copper, nickel and titanium. There are also questions relating the properties of the metals to their uses
  
•   Chem4Kids: What is so special about Transition Metals?Web link
  Web site from chem4kids.com, giving a clear explanation of how the arrangement of electrons in the orbitals of transition elements gives them their properties. Suitable for more able learners.
  
•   Chemical Elements: Transition ElementsWeb link
  Interactive index from Chemicalelements.com of all transition elements. Click an element and a separate page opens with its properties.
  
•   Metallic BondingWeb link
  Explanation and illustration of how delocalised electrons relate to properties of metals. Webpage from Oldham Sixth-form College contains links to other GCSE chemistry pages.
  

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External Publication (Showing 3 of 3 available)

•   Electrolysis, aluminium and copper: BBC GCSE BitesizeWeb link
  Website from BBC GCSE Bitesize, with clear diagrams and some animation to explain or revise extraction of aluminium from ores and purification of copper by electrolysis. Includes test questions.
  
•   The Blast Furnace: how to extract iron from its oreWeb link
  Revision notes from the S-Cool website on the operation of a blast furnace. Simple uncomplicated notes with a good diagram.
  
•   Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining: Schools Affiliate SchemeWeb link
  The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining has expertise in a vast number of areas covering the complete materials life cycle, from exploration and extraction to processing and manufacture and fi...
  

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Guidance (Showing 1 of 1 available)

•   Materials Links: UK industry organisations and trades associations Web link
  Links to the websites of a wide range of industrial organisations using materials science, including ceramics, composites, metals, minerals, packaging, plastics and rubber. From the Institute of Mater...
  

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Learning Activity (Showing 3 of 3 available)

•   Copper MiningWeb link
  Interactive website covering the reduction of ores and electrolytic refining.
  
•   Chemistry of SteelmakingWeb link
  Interactive website covering the chemical reaction in steelmaking
  
•   Chem4Kids: What is so special about Transition Metals?Web link
  Web site from chem4kids.com, giving a clear explanation of how the arrangement of electrons in the orbitals of transition elements gives them their properties. Suitable for more able learners.
  

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OCR (Showing 6 of 6 available)

•   Metallic BondingWeb link
  Explanation and illustration of how delocalised electrons relate to properties of metals. Webpage from Oldham Sixth-form College contains links to other GCSE chemistry pages.
  
•   Chemical Elements: Transition ElementsWeb link
  Interactive index from Chemicalelements.com of all transition elements. Click an element and a separate page opens with its properties.
  
•   Chem4Kids: What is so special about Transition Metals?Web link
  Web site from chem4kids.com, giving a clear explanation of how the arrangement of electrons in the orbitals of transition elements gives them their properties. Suitable for more able learners.
  
•   Uses of Transition MetalsWeb link
  Information sheet from Longman about the properties of transition elements, especially iron, copper, nickel and titanium. There are also questions relating the properties of the metals to their uses
  
•   Doc Brown: Transition Metals QuizWeb link
  Interactive multiple choice quiz from Doc Brown’s Chemistry about transition metals. Marks individual questions (% score). Content is for higher tier GCSE candidates.
  
•   Doc Brown: Information on Transition ElementsWeb link
  Webpage from Doc Brown’s Chemistry about properties and uses of transition metals. There is emphasis on the colours of transition elements and extra information about making transition metal salts.
  

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