Metals topic plan · IGCSE Chemistry 0620

Unit at a glance

8 lessons, 360 minutes of teaching

Lessons

8, each planned for 45 minutes

Worksheets

8 with answer keys

Quiz questions

56 multiple-choice, assignable in the app

Lab

States of matter lab

Scheme of work

Ref	Lesson pack	Structure	Worksheet	Quiz	Lab tab
9.1	Properties of metals Metals conduct, bend without breaking and melt only at high temperatures, while most non-metals do the opposite.	Rally Robin	6 Q, 15 marks	7 MCQ	tab 4
9.2	Uses of metals Every use of a metal can be traced to a property.	Quiz-Quiz-Trade	6 Q, 12 marks	7 MCQ	none
9.3	Alloys and their properties Pure iron is soft and rusts; add chromium, nickel and carbon and it becomes stainless steel for cutlery and surgical tools.	Jot Thoughts	6 Q, 12 marks	7 MCQ	tab 6
9.4	The reactivity series Put metals in water, steam and acid and rank them by how fast they react.	Think-Pair-Share	6 Q, 14 marks	7 MCQ	tab 2
9.5	Rusting and its prevention Rust costs a fortune in repairs every year, and it needs just two things: oxygen and water.	Mix-Pair-Share	6 Q, 15 marks	7 MCQ	none
9.6	Extraction and the reactivity series Most metals are found as compounds in ores, and the way to get the metal out depends on how tightly it holds on to the oxygen.	Jigsaw	6 Q, 12 marks	7 MCQ	none
9.6	Extracting iron in the blast furnace A blast furnace runs day and night, turning a rock called hematite into molten iron.	Rally Robin	6 Q, 16 marks	7 MCQ	none
9.6	Extracting aluminium by electrolysis Aluminium is too reactive to be reduced by carbon, so it is won by electrolysis.	Quiz-Quiz-Trade	6 Q, 12 marks	7 MCQ	none

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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