Atoms and molecules

What is material made of?

The idea that matter can be divided into very small pieces

Simple pictures of solids, liquids and gases.

Properties of solids, liquids and gases related to their uses (e.g. steel for railway lines, liquid brake fluid and air for inflating tyres)

Changes of State

How to convert between solid, liquid and gas

Classification of unknown substances using melting and boiling temperature information

Diffusion

Understanding the process of diffusion

How the size of particles affects their speed of diffusion

Diffusion in liquids

Kinetic Theory

Energy changes that accompany changes of state

Interpretation of changes of state using Kinetic Theory

Explanation of expansion when materials are heated and change state

The effect of purity on melting and boiling temperature

Using Kinetic Theory to explain how gases exert a pressure

Different Sorts of Particles

Elements, compounds, pure substances and mixtures. Atoms and molecules

Chemical symbols for elements