Chapter 4: Carbon Compounds

Theme : Matter in nature

Learning area : Carbon compounds
Learning objective : Analysing various carbon compounds
Learning outcome : (a) State what carbon compounds are
(b) State what organic and inorganic compounds are
(c) Give examples of organic and inorganic compounds
Learning activity : Discussion on organic and inorganic compounds in terms of their
sources and their characteristics (SPS activity 4.1)
Reflection :

Theme : Matter in nature

Learning area : Carbon compounds
Learning objective : Analysing alcohol and its effects on health
Learning outcome : (a) State the elements found in alcohol
(b) Give examples of alcohol
(c) Describe the process of producing alcohol
Learning activity : Carry out activity to produce pure ethanol through the process of
fermentation and distillation (SPS activities 4.2 and 4.3)
Reflection :

Theme : Matter in nature

Learning area : Carbon compounds
Learning objective : Analysing alcohol and its effects on health
Learning outcome : (a) State the general characteristics of alcohol
(b) List the uses of alcohol
Learning activity : Carry out activity to study the characteristics of alcohol (SPS
activity 4.4)
Reflection :

Theme : Matter in nature

Learning area : Carbon compounds
Learning objective : Analysing alcohol and its effects on health
Learning outcome : Explain with examples the effects of alcohol on health
Learning activity : Discussion on the effects of alcohol on human health (SPS activity
4.5)
Reflection :

Theme : Matter in nature

Learning area : Carbon compounds
Learning objective : Analysing fats and their effects on health
Learning outcome : (a) Give examples of fats
(b) State the sources of fats
(c) State the elements found in fats
(d) State what saturated fats and unsaturated fats are
(e) Compare and contrast saturated fats and unsaturated fat
Learning activity : Carry out an activity to compare and contrast saturated fats and
unsaturated fat (SPS activity 4.6)
Reflection :
Theme : Matter in nature
Learning area : Carbon compounds
Learning objective : Analysing fats and their effects on health
Learning outcome : Explain with examples the effects of consuming food rich in
saturated fats and unsaturated fats on health
Learning activity : Discussion on the effects of consuming food rich in saturated and
unsaturated fats on health (SPS activities 4.7 and 4.8)
Reflection :

Theme : Matter in nature

Learning area : Carbon compounds
Learning objective : Analysing oil palm and its importance to the national development
Learning outcome : (a) Describe the structure of an oil palm fruit
(b) Describe the process of extracting palm oil from the oil palm
fruit
(c) List the uses of palm oil
(d) List the nutritional substances found in palm oil
Learning activity : Observe an oil palm fruit and discuss on the structure of an oil palm
fruit, the extraction of palm oil, the uses of palm oil and its
nutrients (SPS activities 4.9 and 4.10)
Reflection :

Theme : Matter in nature

Learning area : Carbon compounds
Learning objective : Analysing the process of making soap from oil and the cleansing
action of soap
Learning outcome : (a) Describe the process of making soap
(b) State that oils contain fatty acids and glycerol
(c) State that soap is a salt produced by the reaction between
sodium hydroxide and fatty acids
Learning activity : Carry out an activity to study the process of making soap through
the reaction between fatty acids and sodium hydroxide solution
(SPS activity 4.11)
Reflection :

Theme : Matter in nature

Learning area : Carbon compounds
Learning objective : Analysing the process of making soap from oil and the cleansing
action of soap
Learning outcome : (a) State the characteristics of the components of a soap molecule
(b) Explain the cleansing action of soap molecules
Learning activity : Discussion on the characteristics of the components of a soap
molecule and explain the cleansing action of the soap molecules
(SPS activity 4.12)
Reflection :
Theme : Matter in nature
Learning area : Carbon compounds
Learning objective : Understanding natural polymers
Learning outcome : (a) State what polymers and monomers are
(b) Give examples of polymers and monomers
(c) Describe polymerisation and depolymerisation
(d) State what natural polymers and synthetic polymers are
(e) Give examples of natural polymers and synthetic polymers
Learning activity : Carry out an activity using beads and threads to show the structure
or processes of polymerisation and depolymerisation (SPS
activities 4.13 and 4.14)
Reflection :

Theme : Matter in nature

Learning area : Carbon compounds
Learning objective : Understanding natural polymers
Learning outcome : State the characteristics of natural rubber
Learning activity : Carry out an activity to study the characteristics of natural rubber
(SPS activity 4.15)
Reflection :

Theme : Matter in nature

Learning area : Carbon compounds
Learning objective : Understanding natural polymers
Learning outcome : (a) Explain the action of acids on latex
(b) Explain the action of ammonia solution on latex
Learning activity : Carry out an activity to study the action of acids and ammonia
solution on latex (SPS activity 4.16)
Reflection :

Theme : Matter in nature

Learning area : Carbon compounds
Learning objective : Understanding natural polymers
Learning outcome : (a) Describe vulcanisation of rubber
(b) Relate the characteristics of vulcanised rubber to the structure
of its molecule
(c) List the uses of vulcanised rubber
Learning activity : Draw a schematic diagram and relate the characteristics of
vulcanised rubber to the structure of its molecule (SPS activity
4.17)
Reflection :