Extracting Copper: KS3 Year 9 Science Practical Worksheet

A ready-to-use KS3 Science practical worksheet on Extracting Copper from Copper Oxide for Year 9 (Rocks and Metal Reactivity, Pearson’s Exploring Science). This topic links into KS4 Chemistry Extracting metals (Edexcel GCSE CC11).

Includes a full method, labelled diagrams, results table and scaffolded questions, plus an extension task — the same format as my full Year 9 KS3 Science Core Practical Booklet, for anyone who just needs this one practical.

What’s included: the aim and “what should I know” objectives, equations to complete and a safety section for students to complete.

The PowerPoint is fully editable, so you can reword the questions, change the quantities to match the equipment in your prep room, or drop your own diagrams in.

How I use it: students complete the sheet during the practical lesson and keep it as a revision record, so the write-up survives past the exercise book. Printing double-sided on A4 works well, or issue the whole booklet at the start of the year.

Teaching all three years? The complete KS3 Science Practical Skills bundle (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13516197) covers Years 7, 8 and 9 in this same format.

Last updated August 2026. Save by buying the full Year 9 KS3 Science Core Practical Booklet (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13514692) instead.

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