9S2 Lesson 2/3 - Apparatus/Measurement

• Chemistry
• Secondary Education

Lesson 1 - What is IGCSE Chemistry?

1. Name appropriate apparatus for the measurement of time, temperature, mass and volume, including (a) stopwatches,(b) thermometers, (c) balances, (d) burettes, (e) volumetric pipettes, (f) measuring cylinders, (g) gas syringes

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• State 2 Do's and 3 Don'ts about your safety in the lab.
• Use your chemistry notebook.

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Answers

Test-tubes and test-tube rack

dropping pipette

thermometer

conical flask

burette

bulb pipette

stopclock

wash bottle

safety glasses

crucible and lid

gas syringe

beaker

digital balance

Bunsen burner

Funnel

measuring cylinder

Lab Apparatus

Lab Apparatus

time

Lab Apparatus

time

mass

Lab Apparatus

time

mass

temperature

Lab Apparatus

time

mass

temperature

volumes of liquids

Lab Apparatus

time

mass

temperature

volumes of liquids

volumes of gases

volume of gases - Method 1 

volume of gases - Method 2

Time	Mass	Temperature	Volume of liquid	Volume of gas
stopclock	digital balance	thermometer	volumetric pipette OR burette OR measuring cylinder	gas syringe
seconds (s) OR minutes (min)	grams (g) OR kilograms (kg)	degrees Celsius ( o C)	cubic cm (cm 3 ) OR cubic dm (dm 3 )	cubic cm (cm 3 ) OR cubic dm (dm 3 )

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Drag and Drop

GOALS

• Pick a partner nearest you.
• Use one device only. Set the other aside.
• Drag the apparatus name into the correct dragging points.

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Stopclock or Stopwatch

Digital balance

Thermometer

Burette

Measuring cylinder

Gas syringe

Inverted Measuring cylinder

Volumetric pipette

Memory Game

GOALS

• Pick a partner nearest you.
• Use one device only. Set the other aside.
• Match the apparatus diagram with its correct name.
• Take turns, one minute each.

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Memory Game

GOALS

• Pick a partner nearest you.
• Use one device only. Set the other aside.
• Match the apparatus diagram with its correct name.
• Take turns, one minute each.

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Using the lab apparatus correctly

GOALS

• Listen to Mr. Russel's instructions.
• Watch how to use the lab apparatus first.
• Rehearse how to use the given apparatus in your group.
• Show what you can do!

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Rita adds 1.5 g of calcium carbonate to 15 cm3 samples of dilute hydrochloric acid at different temperatures. She measures how long it takes for the bubbling to stop. Which apparatus does she use?

Jade adds 5 g of calcium carbonate to 25 cm3 samples of dilute hydrochloric acid at the same temperature. She measures how long it takes for the bubbling to stop. Which apparatus does she use?

Sokheang experiments to find how fast 5 cm pieces of magnesium ribbon dissolve in 15 cm3 samples of sulfuric acid at different temperatures. Which piece of apparatus does he NOT need?

1. balance
2. measuring cylinder
3. stop-clock
4. thermometer

Sak was provided only a thermometer, a stopwatch and a beaker. What could he measure?

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Part of the instructions in an experiment reads as follows. 

Quickly add 50 cm3 of acid.

What is the best piece of apparatus to use?

1. a burette
2. a conical flask
3. a measuring cylinder
4. a pipette

Lesson 1 - What is IGCSE Chemistry?

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GOALS

• Watch Teacher Russel's demo on how to play.
• Plan your strategy in 20 seconds.
• You only have 1 minute to complete the task.
• PLAY!

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Memory Game

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Team 4

cubic centimeter/cm3

cubic decimeter/dm3

Conversion:

Convert:

200 cm3  →  ____ dm3

1. 2000
2. 0.020
3. 0.200
4. 20.0

Convert:

1.50 dm3  →  ____ cm3

1. 1500
2. 15.0
3. 0.150
4. 0.0150

Convert:

10 min  →  ____ s

1. 60
2. 600
3. 0.6
4. 6000

Convert:

45 mm  →  ____ m

1. 4500
2. 45000
3. 45.0
4. 0.45

Convert:

0.5 kg  →  ____ g

1. 5000
2. 50
3. 500
4. 0.5

(1) Identify the name of the apparatus.

(2) Read and write the measurement.

(3) Convert the measurement to a given unit.