Unit 23 - Fossil Fuels

Learning Outcomes:

• • Recall that fossil fuels are sources of hydrocarbons, and that they produce CO2 and H2O when burned (OC53)
  • Be able to list two examples of fossil fuels (OC54)
  • Understand that natural gas is mainly methane (OC57)
  • Understand that chemistry has an important role in pharmacy, medicine and the food industry (OC61)
  • Demonstrate and describe what happens when (i) a wooden splint and (ii) a piece of magnesium are burned in air (OC23)
  • Burn carbon and magnesium in oxygen, and test the products using moist litmus paper (OC26)
  • Identify everyday applications of plastics, and understand that crude oil products are the raw material for their production (OC58)
  • Relate the properties of plastics to their use (OC59)
  • Describe and discuss the impact of nonbiodegradable plastics on the environment (OC60)
  • Understand the importance of conservation, pollution and waste management to the environment, and identify ways in which living things contribute to these, both individually and as a community (OB63)
  • Describe the role of the combustion of fuels and of SO2 in the production of acid rain, and describe the effects of acid rain (OC55)
  • Describe the effect of acid rain on limestone and on plants (OC56)

What forms fossil fuels?

A short history lesson

Air Pollution

There are some scary statistics in this clip

Plastics

Did you know that ?

A general discussion on air pollution

We take the air we breathe for granted.. don't we ?

Acid Rain

A short school project to watch and learn from

Non-Biodegradable Plastics

This clip is not pleasant to watch. Be warned!