Lesson 1 – preparing and

testing oxygen
Write the title: Preparing and Testing
Oxygen
• Copy this diagram of the fire triangle neatly
into your books and fill in the gaps…

Starter
Activity
Title: Preparing and Testing Oxygen

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carry out
uses of the role of
the
oxygen catalysts in
preparation
of oxygen a reaction
safely
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oxygen in the fire triangle diagram and carry out the understand the role of
and uses of oxygen preparation of oxygen safely catalysts in a reaction

So… why is oxygen so important to us?

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Oxygen is used for... We need oxygen for...

We find oxygen in... Oxygen is an element

that is found in…
To put out a fire... Oxygen joins with...
 Good: Know the role of Great: Know the method, Even Better: Begin to
oxygen in the fire triangle diagram and carry out the understand the role of
and uses of oxygen preparation of oxygen safely catalysts in a reaction

How do you think oxygen could

be prepared?
Look at your equipment

How could we use this

to prepare oxygen?

Once you have finished

come and put your post
it note on the board.
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oxygen in the fire triangle diagram and carry out the understand the role of
and uses of oxygen preparation of oxygen safely catalysts in a reaction

A solution of hydrogen peroxide decomposes

slowly at room temperature.

You are going to investigate what gas is given off.

Practical Demo
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oxygen in the fire triangle diagram and carry out the understand the role of
and uses of oxygen preparation of oxygen safely catalysts in a reaction

What are the risks

of this experiment?

How can we minimise

them?
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oxygen in the fire triangle diagram and carry out the understand the role of
and uses of oxygen preparation of oxygen safely catalysts in a reaction

1. Drop the substance into 20cm3 of

hydrogen peroxide.
2. Put the bung on as quickly as possible.
3. Collect the gas in a test tube of water.
4. Once full put the bung on quickly (don’t
let the gas escape)!
Extension
5. Collect at least 1 full test tube.
6. Light a splint and blow it out. Write up the
7. Put the splint into the test tube. method and
8. Is this a chemical or physical reaction? draw a labelled
9. What happens? Why? diagram of your
apparatus into
10. What gas is it?
your book.
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oxygen in the fire triangle diagram and carry out the understand the role of
and uses of oxygen preparation of oxygen safely catalysts in a reaction

How do you test for oxygen gas?

5 minutes Write a set of

instructions to
explain to someone
how we test for
oxygen gas.

Draw a diagram to
help them!
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oxygen in the fire triangle diagram and carry out the understand the role of
and uses of oxygen preparation of oxygen safely catalysts in a reaction

Mini Plenary: Put these instructions in

the right order…
1. Put the bung on as quickly as possible.
2. Put the splint into the test tube.
3. Light a splint and blow it out.
4. Once full put the bung on quickly (don’t
let the gas escape)!
5. Collect at least 1 full test tube.
6. Collect the gas in a test tube of water.
7. Drop the substance into 20cm3 of
hydrogen peroxide.
 Good: Know the role of Great: Know the method, Even Better: Begin to
oxygen in the fire triangle diagram and carry out the understand the role of
and uses of oxygen preparation of oxygen safely catalysts in a reaction

What do you think the role

of the special compound was
that we added to the flask of
hydrogen peroxide?
What would have happened
if we didn’t add it?
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oxygen in the fire triangle diagram and carry out the understand the role of
and uses of oxygen preparation of oxygen safely catalysts in a reaction

What is a catalyst using

SWEETS
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oxygen in the fire triangle diagram and carry out the understand the role of
and uses of oxygen preparation of oxygen safely catalysts in a reaction

Hydrogen peroxide  Water + Oxygen

This reaction uses a
special substance called Hydrogen
a catalyst. peroxide

Definition
A catalyst is a substance
which speeds up a
reaction and remains
unchanged at the end.

In this reaction the Manganese

catalyst is a substance dioxide water
called manganese
(the catalyst)
dioxide
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oxygen in the fire triangle diagram and carry out the understand the role of
and uses of oxygen preparation of oxygen safely catalysts in a reaction

Even Better: Begin

to understand the
role of catalysts in
What have you
a reaction learnt today?
Great: Know the
method, diagram
and carry out the
preparation of
1. ___________
oxygen safely 2. ___________
Good: Know the role 3. ___________
of oxygen in the
fire triangle and
uses of oxygen