AQA GCSE Chemistry
Fundamental Ideas in Chemistry
Atoms, elements, compounds, formulae, equations and the foundations of chemistry.
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- Potable = water with low enough levels of salts and microbes to be safe to drink
- Desalination = removing salt from water (by either distillation or reverse osmosis)
- Phytomining = plants; bioleaching = bacteria
Additional Resources
📘 Specification
AQA GCSE Chemistry: Using Resources
The official specification covering sustainable development,
potable water, wastewater treatment, alternative metal extraction,
life-cycle assessment and recycling.
🧠 Interactive Revision
Seneca: Using Resources
A free interactive revision hub covering potable water,
natural resources, wastewater, metal extraction, life-cycle
assessment, recycling and more demanding Grade 9 applications.
♻️ Recycling in Practice
Recycle Now: How Glass Is Recycled
See how waste glass is sorted, crushed, melted and turned into
new products, and explore why recycling reduces use of raw
materials and energy.
♻️ Plastics Recycling
Recycle Now: How Plastic Is Recycled
Follow the recycling process from sorting and washing through
shredding, melting and pelletising, and see some of the challenges
involved in recycling different polymers.
🎬 Required Practical
RSC: Simple Distillation
A GCSE practical video, animation and step-by-step method showing
how water can be separated and purified by simple distillation,
including testing the distillate.
💧 Potable Water
RSC: Recovering Water by Distillation
Explore the apparatus and chemistry behind recovering water
from a solution, directly linked to the GCSE potable-water
and water-purification content.
🌍 Real-World Water
WaterAid: World Water Day
Explore the global importance of clean water through free
secondary-school presentations, quizzes and activities, giving
real-world context to potable water and sustainable water supplies.
🌱 Phytomining
RSC: Phytomining
A dedicated 14–16 resource explaining how plants can extract
metals from low-grade ores, with sequencing, interactive and
evaluation activities.
🚀 Challenge / Extend
OpenLearn: Digging for Metals
Go beyond GCSE by exploring real copper and precious-metal ores,
why low-grade deposits can still be economically valuable and
how geology determines where metals are found and mined.
🎲 Quiz
Generate a 10-question quiz on Metals.
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