~ Gartree School - - Science Links... ~
~ KS4 Metals links ~
Find an on-line Periodic Table using the Gartree Science website.
Or you can try the Periodic Table and the Atom Viewer on Multimedia Science.
You will find this in the programs/science menu on your computer.
The Group 1 section on Multimedia Science is also useful. Try it.
Follow links to at least 5 metal elements, including groups 1 and 2 and the transitional elements.
Find out the Atomic Number, relative atomic mass, and the Atomic Structure diagram for each of these elements.
Save as a Word document. Print.
Create a Word document headed "Properties of Metals and Non-metals".
Using the links below, and search engines, make a list of the properties
(characteristics) of metals and non-metals.
This should include "conductivity".
Save as a Word document. Print.
Using the links on this page - find out how a blast furnace works and how Steel is made.
What is an alloy?
and how they are obtained.
How does Reactivity determine the way a metal is extracted from an ore?
1. Atomic structure & The Periodic table
2. Metals, properties, extraction and non-metals
3.Reactivity series
Steel and the Blast Furnace
3. Acids and Bases