Chemistry - Electrolysis

In this MEL Academy lesson your child will:

  • find out about electrolysis
  • decompose water and metal using a battery
  • grow their own tin tree

Lesson time

8:00am   PST (San Francisco, Seattle, ...)
9:00am   MST (Phoenix, Denver, ...)
10:00am   CST (Chicago, Houston, ...)
11:00am   EST (New York, Toronto, ...)
4:00pm   GMT (London, ...)

Lesson duration: 45-55 minutes.

Prepare in advance

On this lesson we will conduct "Electrolysis" DIY experiment. Prepare the following household materials:

  USB cable you don't need (we will cut it) or a wire
  2x AA or AAA battery
  3x Glass
  Scissors
  Pencil
  Tape
  Sugar (1 table spoon)
  Table salt (1 table spoon)
  Water

MEL Experiment

If you are a subscriber of MEL Chemistry then you can conduct Tin dendrite from the Tin chemistry set:

Tin

Tutor

This lesson is presented by Matthew Shaw:

Matthew Shaw

Matthew is a full time professional science and maths tutor. He has been teaching online now for 6 years. Matthew studied Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge in the UK. He looks forward to working through some fun demonstrations with everyone, and getting to answer all your burning questions!