MYP 8 - Scheme of work

Unit	Table of contents
1	The chemists tools
2	Acids and bases
3	Air and water

Content Program of study and assessment AoI Earth, Air and Water Students should: understand that the earth was formed many years ago from a cooling gas cloud. be able to state the three main types of rock and their sources: Igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary know the composition of the air know how to prepare the main gases of the air know the properties of the gases in the air                                   Introduction: Creation of the earth, its composition from a historical perspective to the present day.   The Atmosphere. The gases in the air. Photosynthesis and the carbon cycle Expt: Decomposition of limestone - testing for carbon dioxide.   Expt: Preparation and properties of oxygen Combustion and the fire triangle   Expt: Making a fire extinguisher   Nitrogen and the nitrogen cycle   The Hydrosphere   The seas, rivers and lakes. The water cycle   The Lithosphere Elements in nature. Free elements. Relative proportions of elements in nature Investigation of volcanic activity by geography leading to the idea that the earth has tectonic plates. Rocks from volcanoes. Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks