Check your learning: Electrolysis
A five-question assessment sheet to check how much students know about electrolysis.
How can I use this with my class?
Use these resources to teach, review or extend your class’s understanding of electrolysis. Use the electrolysis of ionic liquids and ionic solutions presentations to teach the theory behind electrolysis and go through the required practical.
Use the benefits and challenges of hydrogen worksheet to scaffold your class in writing an extended answer for an evaluation question. You can use the electrolysis knowledge organiser and check learning with groups in class or as homework or independent revision.
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Electrolysis knowledge organiser
This two-page visual organiser contains essential knowledge for students learning about electrolysis.
Benefits and challenges of hydrogen
Students decide if each fact about producing and using hydrogen from electrolysis, is a benefit or a challenge.
Electrolysis animation
An animation showing what happens to electrons and ions during electrolysis.
Electrolysis of ionic liquids
Use this presentation to introduce students to the process of electrolysis of ionic liquids and to help them write half equations.
Electrolysis of ionic solutions
This presentation introduces students to the electrolysis of ionic solutions, how hydrogen is produced and how to write half equations.
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Meet an energy industry consultant video
Watch Edris, an energy industry consultant working on the energy transition, at work and learn about the knowledge and skills he needs for success.
Meet a vehicle mechanic job card
Inspire your students to think about a future career and link learning about electrolysis and hydrogen to the real-world, with this job-role card.
Meet a vehicle mechanic video
Watch Josh, an apprentice vehicle mechanic working on hydrogen buses, at work and find out about the knowledge and skills he needs for success.
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