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Catalyst 3, Unit G:
Environmental chemistry
Lesson G1: Environmental chemistry
Main activities
G1a Test your soil
For each group:
 two centrifuge tubes
 universal indicator solution
 dry soil sample
 access to a centrifuge
 indicator colour chart
Lesson G2: Acid rain
Starter activities
Capture interest (1)
 three samples of water at different pH values (one neutral, other two acidic)
 test tubes
 dropper
 universal indicator solution
 universal indicator paper
 colour chart for universal indicator
 pH meter
Main activities
G2a Acid rain and plants
For each group:
 cotton wool
 two polythene bags
 two Petri dishes of cress seedlings
 two elastic bands
 two Petri dish lids
 two sticky labels
 sodium metabisulphite solution
 two dropping pipettes labelled ‘acid rain’
 distilled water
Cress seeds will need to be sown a few days in advance of the lesson.
G2b Take a rain check
For each group:
 plastic drinks bottles (about 5)
This list is in Microsoft Word, so it can be customised to fit each school’s requirements.
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Technicians’ lists of equipment
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Catalyst 3, Unit G:
Environmental chemistry
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universal indicator paper (1 book)
scissors
For the Teacher demonstration:
 box of matches
 universal indicator solution
 test tube
 clamp stand and clamp
Lesson G2 Investigate: What makes rainwater acidic?
Starter activities
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samples of water at different pH values (one neutral, one acidic, one alkaline)
test tubes
dropper
universal indicator paper
colour chart for universal indicator
pH meter
Lesson G3: More about acid rain
Main activities
G3a Acid, metal and rock
For each group:
 watch glasses
 dropper
 hand lens
 very dilute sulphuric acid (0.005 mol dm–3)
 small pieces of zinc, iron and lead
 small pieces of chalk, marble and granite
Lesson G4: Global Warming
Starter activities
Capture interest (1)
 glass jar or plastic propagator
 computer
This list is in Microsoft Word, so it can be customised to fit each school’s requirements.
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Technicians’ lists of equipment
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Catalyst 3, Unit G:
Environmental chemistry
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interface with two temperature probes
stand and two clamps
access to a sunny window sill
Capture interest (2)
 glass filter funnel
 U-tube
 side arm tube
 connecting glass tubing
 pump
 candle
 limewater
 trough
 ice
Lesson G5: Looking at the evidence
Main activities
G5a Weather forecast
 printed copies of newspaper weather forecasts
 video of a TV weather forecast.
This list is in Microsoft Word, so it can be customised to fit each school’s requirements.
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