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Year 10 / GCSE · Science

Chemistry: Practical Science

Year 10 / GCSE learners practise electrolysis and metal extraction gcse chemistry.

The activities include Apply Life Cycle Analysis to Assess Sustainability, Describe the Process of Electrolysis, Evaluate the Use of Phytomining and Bioleaching in Metal Extraction, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, teaching, worksheet, teach. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

  • Apply Life Cycle Analysis to Assess Sustainability
  • Describe the Process of Electrolysis
  • Evaluate the Use of Phytomining and Bioleaching in Metal Extraction
  • Explain how Electrolysis Is used in the Extraction of Substances
  • Understand How Electrolysis Works
  • Understand How To Extract Different Substances Using Electrolysis
  • Understand How To Extract Metals Using Electrolysis
  • Understand the Electrolysis of Solutions

Checked learning resources

  • Life cycle assessments and sustainability

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    GCSE Chemistry lesson applying life-cycle analysis across raw-material extraction, manufacture, use, reuse and disposal, comparing environmental impacts such as energy, water and pollutants to assess product sustainabili

  • Principles of electrolysis

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    GCSE Chemistry lesson describing electrolysis as electrical decomposition of an electrolyte, ion movement to electrodes and electron transfer through oxidation at the anode and reduction at the cathode.

  • Phytomining and bioleaching

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    GCSE Chemistry lesson explaining how plants and bacteria extract metals from low-grade ores and evaluating phytomining and bioleaching against conventional extraction methods through advantages, disadvantages and environ

  • Extracting aluminium by electrolysis

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    GCSE Chemistry lesson explaining why aluminium above carbon in the reactivity series must be extracted from aluminium oxide by electrolysis, with molten electrolyte, cryolite, electrode products and energy considerations

  • Electrolysis of aqueous solutions

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    GCSE Chemistry lesson using ions, reactivity and competing electrode reactions to make a prediction about the products formed when aqueous solutions such as copper sulfate or sodium chloride are electrolysed.

  • Life cycle assessments and sustainability lesson slides

    Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

    GCSE Chemistry lesson applying life-cycle analysis across raw-material extraction, manufacture, use, reuse and disposal, comparing environmental impacts such as energy, water and pollutants to assess product sustainabili

  • Life cycle assessments and sustainability worksheet and quizzes

    Oak National Academy · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website

    GCSE Chemistry lesson applying life-cycle analysis across raw-material extraction, manufacture, use, reuse and disposal, comparing environmental impacts such as energy, water and pollutants to assess product sustainabili

  • AQA GCSE Chemistry Unit 10: Using Resources Knowledge Organiser

    Twinkl · Teach · Account may be required

    This AQA GCSE organiser covers potable-water treatment, desalination, sustainability, life-cycle assessment, recycling, phytomining and bioleaching.