In this MEL Academy lesson your child will:
- learn the physical and chemical properties of metals
- obtain pure copper from raw copper oxide
- grow your own tin hedgehog
Lesson time
5:00am | PST | (San Francisco, Seattle, ...) |
6:00am | MST | (Phoenix, Denver, ...) |
7:00am | CST | (Chicago, Houston, ...) |
8:00am | EST | (New York, Toronto, ...) |
1:00pm | GMT | (London, ...) |
Lesson duration: 45-55 minutes.
Prepare in advance
On this lesson we will conduct "Clean Pennies with Acid" DIY experiment. Prepare the following household materials:
MEL Experiment
If you are a subscriber of MEL Chemistry then you can conduct Tin hedgehog from the Tin chemistry set:
Tutor
This lesson is presented by Daniel Sullivan:
Daniel Sullivan is hugely enthusiastic and experienced ex head of science with over 20 years teaching experience. He is now running a science teacher training company, and is looking forward to engaging with students once again.