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Topic plan · IGCSE Chemistry 0620 · Topic 10

Chemistry of the environment

Water, fertilisers, air and climate. The applied topic that connects the syllabus to the world outside the lab.

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Unit at a glance

4 lessons, 180 minutes of teaching

Lessons
4, each planned for 45 minutes
Worksheets
4 with answer keys
Quiz questions
32 multiple-choice, assignable in the app
Lab
Nitrogen and sulfur lab
Scheme of work

The lessons in order

RefLesson packStructureWorksheetQuizLab tab
10.1Water: tests, treatment and pollution
Two coloured powders tell you whether water is present, and two temperatures tell you whether it is pure.		Jot Thoughts6 Q, 18 marks8 MCQnone
10.2Fertilisers
Every harvest removes nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium from the soil.		Corners6 Q, 15 marks8 MCQtab 2
10.3Air pollution
Clean air is almost all nitrogen and oxygen.		Quiz-Quiz-Trade6 Q, 17 marks8 MCQtab 3, tab 4
10.3Greenhouse gases and climate change
Carbon dioxide and methane let sunlight in but slow the escape of heat.		Connect-Extend-Challenge6 Q, 16 marks8 MCQnone

Each pack holds the plan, worksheet and quiz for its lesson. Teach the rows in order; the lab tabs match the student lessons.

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Topic resources

Topic labNitrogen and sulfur lab Question bank32 questions across the topic Revision notesOne page per lesson Notes PDFPrintable topic notes Student syllabus pageChemistry of the environment Practical trainerTitration trainer Practical trainerQualitative analysis Practical trainerRates and energetics Practical trainerPaper 5 workout: temperature change of a reaction Practical trainerPaper 5 workout: titration with two acids Practical trainerPaper 5 workout: rate of reaction by gas collection