Curriculum content
All Inspiring Gases resources are designed to support the UK GCSE Science, AS and A2 examinations. Most material is also suitable for younger students and we plan to expand the education programme to meet teaching needs at lower levels (including some basic materials and science support for 9-11 year olds)
General
Gases in Chemistry
- Gases and the periodic table
- The atomic structure of gases
- Gases symbols and formulae
- Gases and chemical reactions, including the rates of reaction, temperature and reaction rates, concentrations and dilution
- Particles, reaction rates
- Catalysts
- Noble gases (and possibly halogens)
Gases in action
- Air separation
- Applications including:
- Gases the food industry, especially cryogenics, aeration and vacuum
- Gases in steel production
- Vacuum applications in semiconductor production
- Various applications of the noble gases
- Hydrogen, oxygen and their application in fuel cells
- Gases and their role in environmental improvement
Atomic structure
- The structure of the atom
- Electronic configurations (with nitrogen, argon and oxygen as examples)
Intermolecular forces
- The strength of intermolecular forces
- The boiling points of simple molecules (with nitrogen, oxygen and argon as examples)
- The kinetic particle theory of matter and change of state
Covalent bonding
- Covalent bonding
- Dot and cross diagrams (with hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen and argon as examples)
Chemical calculations
- Balancing chemical equations
- Relative formula mass
- Partial pressure
- Mole fraction
- The ideal gas equation
- Charles' Law
- Calorimetry
Rate of reaction
- The Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution and the effect of changing the temperature
- Catalytic converters
- Enzymes
Examinations
AQA Science A 2007/8
- Chemistry 1b) Oils, Earth and Atmosphere
- Physics 1a) Energy and Electricity
- Key Skills
AQA Science B 2007/8
- How Science Works
- Chemistry 1 - the Earth and its atmosphere
- Physics 1 - heat transfer
- Key Skills
AQA Additional Science 2008
How Science Works
Chemistry 2) how much can we make and how much do we need to use, rates of chemical reactions, do chemical reactions always release energy
AQA AS Science and Public Understanding
Edexel 360Science
- How Science Works
- Patterns in Properties
- Making Changes
- Synthesis
- In Your Element
- Chemical Structures
- How Fast? How Furious?
- Key Skills
National Curriculum for England and Wales, Science KS 4 Single and double
- Materials and their properties
- Communications
- Health and Safety
