TOPIC 2: EXPERIMENTAL CHEMISTRY

EXPERIMENTAL CHEMISTRY.

LEARNING OUTCOMES The learner should be able to:

a. know laboratory rules and regulations and understand the importance of risk assessment in order to work safely. Know action required in the event of an accident (k)

b. know and use laboratory equipment (such as burettes, pipettes, measuring cylinders, thermometers, the Bunsen burner, and balance) appropriately for measuring time, temperature, mass, and volume (s, k)

c. understand the scientific method to carry out investigations and the importance of risk assessment to keep self and others safe (u)

d. know how to purify a mixture, given information about the substances involved (s, k)

e. know how to identify substances and their purity by using their melting and boiling points (k, s)

2.1: Laboratory Rules, Regulations and Safety

2.2: Choosing appropriately to use an apparatus in laboratory

2.3: The Scientific Method of Carrying out Investigations and its Importance

2.4: Using scientific methods to separate and to purify mixtures

2.5: Identification of Substances and their Purity by Using their Melting and Boiling Points