Unit Award Scheme

15202 CHEMISTRY: ELEMENTS, MIXTURES AND COMPOUNDS

In successfully completing this unit, the Learner will have

Evidence needed

shown knowledge of

1what an atom and an element are and the approximate numbers of metals and non-metals in the Periodic TableStudent completed work
2the names of at least two compounds and at least two word equations for reactions of metals and non metalsStudent completed work
3what the three states of matter are and how each can be represented by models of particlesStudent completed work
4why the two forms of carbon, diamond and graphite, have different physical propertiesStudent completed work
5at least three ways in which mixtures of different substances can be separatedStudent completed work
6one way in which paper chromatography can be used to separate mixtures and help identify substancesStudent completed work
7what an ore is and one advantage and one disadvantage each of mining ores and of recycling metalsStudent completed work
8at least one property and one related use of copper, aluminium and ironStudent completed work
9what an alloy is and one example of why an alloy may be more useful than a pure metalStudent completed work
10the name of one polymer and one property which enables it to have many uses.Student completed work

All outcomes recorded on an AQA Summary Sheet

Approved 13 January 2016Level - Entry Level