UPD8

Reviewer: moses otunga

Linked the activity to reading articles about science in the news. A good activity that had students engaged and revising separating techniques. Thanks

Reviewer: H Mould

Great activity to put some real life application to simple chromatography activity in class. Pupils were very switched on by the 'terrorist' element as it's so relevant to their lives sadly.

Reviewer: nigel graham

Hiya,

Can anyone help, I cannot open the Activity Sheet and unsure why.

With thanks.

Reviewer: Michelle Kelly

Absolutely an excellent resource. Well done and a big thank you to its inventor. Need to teach a lesson on chromatography first and use a standard seperation of inks practical.

Reviewer: Helen Franklin

Fabulous - thankyou just what I need to capture their attention 1st lesson back after the holidays

Reviewer: toni dolan

can anyone help me open the activity powerpoint? sounds awesome but i cant get in.

Reviewer: charlotte alston

Great - my year 7's loved this activity and it raised some interesting questions. Used this activity alongside running a bog standard chromatography practical so helped bring some real life relevance to chromatography.

Reviewer: Natalie Chapman

I used this exercise for a low ability year 7. Whilst they needed some support in relating the procedure to what they learned in lesson, it was an excellent activity to bring 'How Science Works' to life

Reviewer: Laura McSharry

I used this activity with my year 7 class, the lesson after they performed the classic ink chromatography experiment. They all enjoyed it, but I did notice some who were lower ability struggling to complete it in the time given

Reviewer: Teresa Anderson

I work in a PRU and the students here sometimes find it very ard to focus. I had taught chromatography as a separation technique in a previous lesson so I used this as part of a lesson on application of skills. I carried out a mystery solving task whereby the students had to identify a criminal by the pen they had used. I then used this activity as a further application of the process. It went down very well and the students were able to carry out the task of organising the cards with a minimum of fuss.

Reviewer: Eileen Shears

I attempted this activity with a high ability year 7 group. 20 minutes was sufficient time and included miming of the different stages involved in detecting the bomber. All remembered that chromatography could be used to detect a bomber in their end of topic test. Most if not all enjoyed the activity.

Reviewer: Nerys Rolfs

I tried this activity with 2 different yr 7 groups after a practical lesson on chromatography. my low ability class enjoyed the activity but did find it difficult, requiring prompting as to how they should draw the pictures in the sequencing activity. My high ability yr 7 group loved it and had no difficulities completing the activity. It was GREAT to see in both groups that pupils were linking there practical chromatography lesson with a real use for chromatography and pupils were engaged and asked questions about bomb incidents which have been on the news. Ace!

Reviewer: joanne brunyee

I really liked the activity, all pupils were really engaged and worked well. Although some pupils especially those working below level 3 did need some help with some of the words. I have also tried setting the flip book for homework and the results were excellent.

Reviewer: Tracey Hall

This was used as an introduction to solutions, revising the chromatography that had been done in KS2. The pupils were interested by the context of the work and enjoyed sorting and completing the cards "completing the cards made you think for yourself". The task was easy to complete and was followed in the same lesson by practical chromatography. The art work was appreciated by students who had not used UPD8 before with their regular teacher( I was on supply).

Reviewer: Tanya Dempster

This upd8 activity is used in our scheme of work for 'solutions' in year7.
Following a practical lesson on chromatography we started by reviewing key words and ideas followed by pupils presenting some of their chromatograms. This was followed by a discussion on 'uses' of chromatography. Most pupils saw applications largely involving 'colours'. The science of chromatography was dealt with using the colourful molecular model in 'Catalyst'. This took 30 minutes in all.Then we projected the upd8 onto a whiteboard for all to see. The techniques and sequencing activity were disussed so that all knew what to do. Each pupil was supplied with a paper copy of the 'cartoon' that needed to be completed. The pupils were well engaged in the activity and it allowed a broader view of the applications of chromatography rather than focussing on the usual mixtures of colours. We used a brief discussion plenary as suggested in the activity.20 minutes is about right for the activity but it depends on the class of course. They certainly enjoyed it and several went on to redraft their work and even make flip books for homework. An idea that came from one student.

Overall a useful upd8 activity for this age group and allowing some creativity whilst also developing important sequencing skills.

Tony Stevens
Trinity School

Reviewer: Tony Stevens