Rainbows in the Chemistry Lab

The chemistry lab was all colours of the rainbow this afternoon, with our 2^nd Year pupils carrying out their flame test experiments. Pupils were surprised to see so many different coloured flames.

The Flame tests identify a small number of metal ions in a compound, and pupils used their observational skills and a flame test grid to determine which ions the compounds contained. Afterwards,  there were some uncommon/mixed metal compounds the pupils had to try and identify by analysing their earlier data.

Our chemistry team work hard to build a lot of practical work into lesson time, as it helps develop good lab skills and reinforces memorable learning.