Success Criteria

The topic's success criteria are listed below, please refer back to them or your own copy given out on Google Classroom to keep track of what you have covered.

1. I can identify the occurrence of a chemical reaction by:

   • a change of colour;

   • an energy change;

   • a precipitate forming;

   • effervescence.

2. I can state that in all chemical reactions new substances are produced.

3. I can give examples of everyday chemical reactions: both fast and slow.

4. I can listen to others and communicate ideas, summarise findings and draw conclusions.

5. I can state that everything is made from approximately 100 elements.

6. I can state that each element has a name and a symbol.

7. I can state that mixtures occur when two or more substances come together without reacting.

8. I can state that in a mixture the elements retain their physical and chemical identity.

9. I can describe the processes used for separating mixtures of substances

10. I can state that when two or more substances chemically react, new compounds are formed.

11. I can state that a new compound has chemical bonds binding the elements together.

12. I can state that a new compound has completely new chemical and physical properties.

13. I can describe methods to break down chemical compounds by: heat alone; heating with carbon; and electrolysis.

14. I am able to name the elements within a compound ending in –ide, -ate and –ite.

15. I can state the composition of air.

16. I can describe and carry out tests for some common gases.

17. I can describe the processes involved in maintaining the balance of gases in the air.

18. I can explain some of the processes that contribute to climate change and discuss the possible impact that atmospheric change could have on the survival of living things.

19. I can make notes and organise these to develop thinking, help recall information and produce new texts.

Go to the first section of Topic 1: Chemical Reactions