VISION: Our primary aim is to ins l a genuine love of the sciences and the confidence to ques on our understanding of the natural and physical world. The programme of study aims to develop inquisi ve minds into cri cal thinkers through acquiring theore cal knowledge, prac cal skills and scien fic literacy Students will understand how science con nuously builds upon previous advancements and understanding; linking the topics studied with real-world applica on ensures that our pupils develop key inves ga ve, analy cal and evalua ve skills to prepare for their life ahead.
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AQA GCSE Chemistry
(common content for GCSE Chemistry & GCSE Combined science)
Topics:
Bespoke: Introduc on to GCSE Chemistry
Key Skills: Key words, Compound formulae, balancing equa ons, ra os, reac on observa ons and prac cal skills, calcula ons. GCSE Required prac cal.
MP: Introduc on to GCSE Chemistry Test
Topics: Atomic Structure Periodic Table
Key Skills: Literacy (extended wri ng), crea vity, ICT, history, analysing, comparing, evalua ng, extended wri ng, command words, key words
MP : History of the atom & development of the PT assessment
Topics:
Bonding, Structure & the proper es of ma er
Key Skills: Literacy (extended wri ng), crea vity, ICT, history, analysing, comparing, evalua ng, extended wri ng, command words, prac cal skills, , drawing dot & cross diagrams, key words
MP: Half Year Exam
Topics:
Bonding, Structure & the proper es of ma er
Allotropes of carbon Nanopar cles
Key Skills: key words, drawing dot & cross diagrams, comparing models, evalua ng, comparing, extended wri ng, command words, applica ons to real world
MP: Bonding, Structure & proper es of ma er test
Topics: Rate of Reac on
Key Skills: key words, command words, balancing equa ons, building prac cal skills, planning an inves ga on, extended wri ng, reac on observa ons, comparing, evalua ng, graph skills, calcula ons from data and graphs, tangents. GCSE Required prac cal.
Topics: Rate of Reac on
Graph & Prac cal skills
Key Skills: Key words, command words, balancing equa ons, building prac cal skills, planning an inves ga on, extended wri ng, reac on observa ons, comparing, evalua ng, graph skills, calcula ons from data and graphs, tangents. GCSE Required prac cal.
MP: Yr9 EOY Exam
- Understand how to write compound formulae correctly and how to balance symbol equa ons
- Correctly iden fy bonding types and be able to explain how and why this occurs in terms of electrons
- Using key-terms, explain how bonding type affects physical proper es & structure
- Describe the different allotropes of carbon, their proper es & uses
- Explain when a chemical reac on will happen, the factors that affect the rate and describe methods to measure this in the laboratory
Year 10 Triple
AQA GCSE Chemistry
Topics:
Bonding & Structure & maths skills revision
Quan ta ve Chem Pt1
Metal reac vity series
Key Skills: standard form, significant figures, rounding, percentages, ra os, calcula ons, es ma ng, balancing equa ons, moles, comparing, evalua ng, analysing, prac cal skills, key words, command words, applica on to industrial process.
GCSE Required prac cal.
MP: Quan ta ve test
Topics: Electrolysis
Quan ta ve Chem Pt2
Topics: Chemical changes
Acids and Salts
Key Skills: comparing, evalua ng, analysing, balancing equa ons, key words, command words, explaining, applica on to industrial process.
Standard form, significant figures, rounding, percentages, ra os, calcula ons, es ma ng, moles, prac cal skills.
GCSE Required prac cal
MP: Reac vity series & Electrolysis test
Key Skills: ICT, pH probe, key words, balancing equa ons, prac cal skills, planning an inves ga on, extended wri ng, command words, reac on observa ons, comparing, evalua ng, moles, ra os, calcula ons.
GCSE Required prac cal
Topics:
Energy changes in chemical reac ons
Revision for EOY Exam
Key Skills: Graph skills, calcula ons, planning an inves ga on, command words, analysis, evalua on, balancing equa ons, moles, significant figures, ra os. applica on to industrial process
GCSE Required prac cal
Topics:
Organic Chemistry Pt1
Key Skills: Drawing structures, key terms, analysis, evalua on, command words, balancing equa ons, volumes of gases, reac on observa ons, extended wri ng, applica on to industrial processes.
Topics: Chemistry of the Atmosphere
MP: Half Year Exam
MP: Acids & Salts assessment
MP: Exam Week : AQA Paper 1
Key Skills: Key words, command words, balancing equa ons, comparing, evalua ng data, graph skills, calcula ons from data and graphs, ICT, extended wri ng, deba ng, applica on to current global issues – pollu on, climate change & global warming
MP: Organic Pt1 & Chemistry of the atmosphere test
- To analyse and evaluate chemical reac ons mathema cally using a variety of formulae, to successfully calculate moles, masses, concentra ons, yields, atom economy and gas volumes
- Know and understand why metals can be ranked in terms of reac vity; how it is u lised in reac ons and in extrac on of metals from ores
- Describe how electricity is used to breakdown ionic compounds to reform elements, the type of reac ons occurring and how to test for the products
- Understand the pH scale in terms of H+ concentra on, the difference between weak and strong acids
- Describe detailed methods to make salts from acids
- Describe reac ons in terms of bond energy changes
- Know how metal reac vity and electrolysis can be u lised as a chemical cell to produce an electric current
- Understand the basis of fuel cells and be able to compare them to ba eries and conven onal fuels
- To draw simple organic molecules and func onal groups, and explain their proper es
- Describe the evolu on of the atmosphere and the modern problems that are affec ng the balance of gases and life on Earth; explain some measures and possible new methods which could be deployed to mi gate the effect of the changing balance of these gases Year 10
Combined
AQA GCSE
Combined Science: Trilogy
Topics:
Bonding & Structure & maths skills revision Quan ta ve Chemistry
Key Skills: standard form, significant figures, rounding, percentages, ra os, calcula ons, es ma ng, balancing equa ons, moles, comparing, evalua ng, analysing, prac cal skills, key words, command words, applica on to industrial process.
MP: Quan ta ve Chemistry Test
Topics:
Metal reac vity series
Extrac ng metals from Ores
Key Skills: comparing, evalua ng, analysing, balancing equa ons, key words, command words, explaining, applica on to industrial process. Prac cal skills.
GCSE Required prac cal
Topics:
Electrolysis Chemical changes:
Key Skills: ICT, pH probe, key words, balancing equa ons, prac cal skills, planning an inves ga on, extended wri ng, command words, reac on observa ons, comparing, evalua ng, moles, ra os, calcula ons. GCSE Required prac cal
MP: Reac vity series Exam Qs
Topics: Acids and Salts Revision for EOY Exam
Key Skills: ICT, pH probe, key words, balancing equa ons, prac cal skills, planning an inves ga on, extended wri ng, command words, reac on observa ons, comparing, evalua ng, moles, ra os, calcula ons. Command words and exam technique. GCSE Required prac cal
Topics:
Energy changes in chemical reac ons
Key Skills: Graph skills, calcula ons, planning an inves ga on, command words, analysis, evalua on, balancing equa ons, moles, significant figures, ra os. GCSE Required prac cal
Topics: Chemistry of the atmosphere
Key Skills: Key words, balancing equa ons, comparing, evalua ng data & looking for pa erns, prac cal skills graph skills, calcula ons from data and graphs, ICT, deba ng, applica on to current global issues –pollu on, climate change & global warming
- To analyse and evaluate chemical reac ons mathema cally using a variety of formulae, to successfully calculate moles, masses, concentra ons, yields
- Know and understand why metals can be ranked in terms of reac vity; how it is u lised in reac ons and in extrac on of metals from ores
- Describe how electricity is used to breakdown ionic compounds to reform elements, the type of reac ons occurring and how to test for the products
- Understand the pH scale in terms of H+ concentra on, the difference between weak and strong acids
- Describe detailed methods to make salts from acids
- Describe reac ons in terms of bond energy changes
MP: Half Year Exam
MP: Acids & Salts assessment
MP: Exam Week : AQA Combined Chemistry Paper 1
MP: Chemistry of the atmosphere test
- Describe the evolu on of the atmosphere and the modern problems that are affec ng the balance of gases and life on Earth
Year 11 Triple AQA GCSE Chemistry
Topics: Organic Chemistry Pt2
Rate of reac on - the extent of chemical change
Key Skills: Drawing structures, key terms, analysis, evalua on, balancing equa ons, ra os, applica on to industrial processes & applica on to unfamiliar processes, link to natural processes.
MP: Organic Chemistry Pt2 Test
Topics: Extent of chemical change - Haber process
Using Earth’s resources - green chemistry Revision for Mock exam
Key Skills: comparing, evalua ng, analysing, key terms, analysis, evalua on, balancing equa ons, ra os, applica on to industrial processes & applica on to unfamiliar processes. Exam skills, command words, key terms
MP: Extent of Chemical Change assessment
MP: Mock Exam: AQA Paper 1
Year 11
Combined
AQA GCSE
Combined Science: Trilogy
Topics: Organic Chemistry
Reac on rates and the extent of chemical change
Key Skills: Drawing structures, key terms, analysis, evalua on, balancing equa ons, ra os, applica on to industrial processes & applica on to unfamiliar processes, link to natural processes.
MP: Organic Chemistry Test
Topics:
Analy cal Chemistry
Revision for Mock exam
Key Skills: command words, key terms, reac on observa ons.
GCSE required prac cal.
Exam skills, command words, key words, extended wri ng
MP: Extent of Chemical
Change assessment
MP: Mock Exam: AQA
Combined Chemistry
Paper 1
Topics:
Chemical Analysis
Using Earth’s resources - corrosion & metal extrac on
Key Skills: prac cal skills, ionic equa ons, reac on observa ons, key words, extended wri ng, applica on to industrial process. GCSE Required prac cal.Evalua ng data & interpre ng graphs. Applica on to current global issuessustainability
MP: Analy cal Chemistry assessment
Topics: Using Earth’s resources
Topics:
Revision for Mock Exam
Using Earth’s resourcesmaterials
Specific maths and prac cal skills revision
Key Skills: Exam skills, command words, key terms. Planning, modifying and improving prac cal methods. Evalua ng data & interpre ng graphs, mole calcula on revision.
Topics:
Revision of topics 1-5, Paper 1
Revision of topics 6-10, Paper 2
Key Skills: Exam skills, command words, subject specific key words, me management, wri en prac cal skills, evalua ng and interpre ng data, core skills.
High level ques on analysis, linking topics and concepts
Understand and explain the forma on and reac ons of organic compounds
Link structure of organic compounds to their physical and chemical proper es, including understanding of pH scale
Analyse and evaluate data on our diminishing finite resources, including order of magnitude es ma ons, and carry out Life Cycle Assessments to evaluate new materials
Understand how a reversible reac on in a closed system can reach equilibrium and understand how its posi on can be altered
Successfully write compound formulae; know charges of complex ions and be able to balance symbol equa ons
Use different analy cal techniques to iden fy unknown substances
Applica on of the scien fic process to industrial scaling
Complete understanding of all eight Required Prac cal Ac vi es
Confidently analyse, interpret and manipulate data
Be able to answer high demand ques ons by linking knowledge from different topics and applying it to unfamiliar situa ons
Key Skills: comparing and evalua ng data, analysing, key words, extended wri ng. Evalua ng data & interpre ng graphs. Applica on to current global issuessustainability
MP: Module 10 assessment
MP: Mock Exam 2- AQA
Paper 2
Topics:
Revision for Mock Exam
Specific maths and prac cal skills revision
Key Skills: Exam skills, command words, key terms. Planning, modifying and improving prac cal methods. Evalua ng data & interpre ng graphs, mole calcula on revision.
MP: Mock Exam- AQA
Combined Chemistry
Paper 2
Topics:
Revision of topics 1-5, Paper 1
Revision of topics 6-10, Paper 2
Key Skills: Exam skills, command words, subject specific key words, me management, wri en prac cal skills, evalua ng and interpre ng data, core skills.
High level ques on analysis, linking topics and concepts
To draw simple organic molecules and explain their proper es
Analyse and evaluate data on our diminishing finite resources, including order of magnitude es ma ons, and carry out Life Cycle Assessments to evaluate new materials
Understand how a reversible reac on in a closed system can reach equilibrium and understand how its posi on can be altered
Successfully write compound formulae; know charges of complex ions and be able to balance symbol equa ons
Applica on of the scien fic process to industrial scaling
Complete understanding of all six Required Prac cal Ac vi es
Confidently analyse, interpret and manipulate data
Be able to answer high demand ques ons by linking knowledge from different topics and applying it to unfamiliar situa ons
OCR(A) A-level Chemistry
Module 2: Founda ons in Chemistry
Topics:
Electrons & bonding
Yr12 Organic Chemistry
Teacher1
Shapes of molecules & Intermolecular forces
Key Skills: Understanding models, development of scien fic thinking, analysis, evalua on, extended wri ng, applica on of knowledge to proper es, 3D drawing, angles. Prac cal skills.
MP: Shapes & IM forces assessment
MP: Module 2 (Ch 5 & 6) Test
OCR(A) A-level Chemistry
Module 2 Founda ons in Chemistry
Topics: Atoms, Ions and Compounds
Yr12 Physical Chemistry
Teacher2
Amount of Substance
Key Skills: Wri ng formulae, changing the subject of an equa on, working with standard form and significant figures, using ra os, frac ons, percentages, prac cal skills.
MP: Baseline test MP: Calcula onsassessment
Module 4 Core Organic chemistry & analysis
Topics:
Basic concepts in Organic Chemistry
Alkanes & Alkenes
Key Skills: IUPAC rules, ra os, logical thinking, looking for pa erns, drawing in 3D, visualisa on in 3D, analysis, evalua on, extended wri ng, radical subs tu on mechanism, electrophilic addi on mechanism, applica on of structure to proper es. Prac cal skills.
MP: Alkane & alkene test
Module 3 Periodic table & energy
Topics: Acids and Redox The Periodic Table
Key Skills: Using algebraic equa ons and solving them, plo ng variables from experimental data, drawing and using the gradient of a tangent to a curve to measure rate, recognising and explaining pa erns, analysing experimental data, prac cal skills
MP: Module 2 (Ch 2-4) Test
Module 4 Core Organic chemistry & analysis
Topics: Alcohols Haloalkanes Organic Synthesis
Key Skills: IUPAC rules, logical thinking, drawing & visualisa on in 3D, analysis, evalua on, nucleophilic subs tu on mechanism, applica on of structure to proper es. Ethics, environmental concerns. Prac cal skills.
MP: January Assessment
Module 3 Periodic table & energy
Topics: Reac vity Trends Enthalpy
Key Skills: Using algebraic equa ons and solving them, plo ng variables from experimental data, recognising and explaining pa erns, evalua ng, analysing experimental data, logical thinking, prac cal skills
MP: January Assessment
Module 4 Core Organic chemistry & analysis
Topics:
Organic Synthesis
Mass & IR Spectroscopy
Key Skills: Prac cal skills, purifica on techniques, analysis, logical thinking & looking for pa erns, iden fica on, data analysis, applica on of data and spectra to structure. MP: Alcohol to organic synthesis test
Module 4 Core Organic chemistry & analysis
Topics: Spectroscopy Revision
Key Skills: Analysis, logical thinking & looking for pa erns, iden fica on, data analysis, applica on of data and spectra to structure. Exam skills, command words, understanding mark schemes
Module 6 Organic Chemistry & analysis
Topics: Aroma c chemistry
Direc ng groups
Key Skills: Understanding models, development of scien fic thinking, IUPAC rules, logical thinking, analysis, evalua on, extended wri ng, nucleophilic subs tu on mechanism, applica on of structure to proper es. Prac cal skills.
MP: EOY Exam Paper 2 assessment
Module 3 Periodic table & energy
Topics: Equilibrium and Reac on Rates
Key Skills:
Applying the conserva on of energy principle, data analysis, logical thinking, interpre ng diagrams, looking for pa erns, drawing and using the gradient of a tangent to a curve, construc ng enthalpy cycles, calcula ng constants, prac cal skills
MP: Bond enthalpy & Hess cycle assessment
Module 3 Periodic table & energy
Module 5 Physical chemistry
Topics: Revision Rates of reac on
Key Skills: Drawing and using the gradient of a tangent to a curve, calcula ng constants, exam skills, command words, understanding mark schemes.
MP: EOY Exam Paper 1 assessment
MP: Aroma c Chemistry assessment
MP: Cambridge Challenge
Module 5 Physical chemistry
Topics: Rates of Reac on
Key Skills: logarithms and their inverse, algebraic equa ons, plo ng experimental data, graphical analysis, working with indices, prac cal skills
- Apply new terminology and concepts to previous understanding of structure and bonding
- Describe how the shape and polarity of molecules gives rise to their proper es
- Understand that these proper es can relate to forces that exist between or within molecules
- Apply new ideas about sigma- and pi-bonds to explain bonding and reac vity of organic molecules
- Be able to represent and name organic molecules and func onal groups using IUPAC nomenclature
- Represent the reac ons of different organic molecules in terms of reac on mechanisms, reagents and condi ons
- Inves gate the reac ons of organic molecules using a variety of prac cal equipment and techniques
- Be able to apply knowledge of prac cal organic chemistry techniques in wri en exams
- Iden fy the structure of organic molecules using spectrometry and spectroscopy
- To have a deep understanding of atomic, isotopic and ionic structure in terms of subatomic par cles and be ab e to interpret this using mass spectrometry
- To analyse and evaluate chem cal reac ons mathema cally in terms of determining the r formulae, moles, mass, volume, yield, and ra os through manipula ng mathema ca equa ons appropriately.
- To be ab e to apply and explain a range of prac cal and analy cal techniques to iden fy chemical species and determine mass, concentra on, energy change by experiment.
- To be ab e use the Periodic Table to describe and explain in detail a wide range of trends in the proper es, bond ng and structure of elements th nking in Groups (horizontal) and Periods (lateral)
- To understand and explain the trends n reac vity of Group 2 and Group 7 elements and their uses
MP: Rates of reac on assessment
- To understand how energy (enthalpy) plays a fundamental role in dr ving chemical reac ons and to be able to calculate and measure this by experiment and theore ca ly using Hess’ Law
- To ar culate and explain how reac ons can be manipulated to affect the rate of reac on and pos on of chemical equilibrium, and to express th s posi on mathema cally
OCR(A)
A-level Chemistry
Module 6 Organic Chemistry & analysis
Revision of arenes & reac ons
Yr13 Organic Chemistry
Teacher1
Carbonyls, carboxylic acids,esters and acyl chlorides
Key Skills:
IUPAC rules, logical thinking, analysis, evalua on, electrophilic subs tu on mechanism, nucleophilic addi on mechanism, applica on of structure to proper es.
3D-visualisa on and drawing. Prac cal skills.
MP: Module 1,2,4 assessment
OCR(A) A-level Chemistry
Module 5: Physical chemistry & transi on elements
Rates of reac on
Acids, Bases and pH
Key Skills:
Changing the subject of, subs tu ng numbers into, and solving algebraic equa ons, plo ng experimental data, graphical analysis, logical thinking, calcula ng constants, prac cal skills
MP1: Module 1,2,3 assessment
Module 6 Organic Chemistry & analysis
Amines, amino acids, amides & chirality
Condensa on polymers
Key Skills:
IUPAC rules, logical thinking, looking for pa erns, analysis, evalua on, nucleophilic addi on mechanism, applica on of structure to proper es.
3D-visualisa on and drawing. Prac cal skills.
MP: November Assessment Paper 2 Organic exam
Module 5: Physical chemistry & transi on elements
Acids, Bases and pH Buffers, Neutralisa on
Key Skills:
Changing the subject of, subs tu ng numbers into, and solving algebraic equa ons, plo ng experimental data, graphical analysis, logical thinking, calcula ng constants, using indices prac cal skills
MP: November Assessment Paper 1 Physical exam
Module 6 Organic Chemistry & analysis
Organic synthesis, Synthe c routes Func onal group analysis
Key Skills: IUPAC rules, logical thinking & looking for pa erns, analysis, evalua on, visualisa on, extended wri ng. Prac cal skills.
MP: RSC Olympiad MP: MOCK Paper 2
Module 6 Organic Chemistry & analysis
Carbon-13 NMR
Proton-NMR
Key Skills:
Analysis, evalua on, iden fica on, visualisa on, mathema cal skills, logical thinking
MP: Spectroscopy Assessment
Module 6 Organic Chemistry & analysis
Chromatography
Combined Techniques
Synop c concepts REVISION
Key Skills: Analysis, evalua on, iden fica on, visualisa on, mathema cal skills, logical thinking. Exam skills, command words, subject specific key words, applica on, evalua on, prac cal skills, applica on of knowledge to a variety of unfamiliar molecules and reac ons.
MP: Synop c Exam Qs
Module 5: Physical chemistry & transi on elements
Redox and Electrode Poten als
Key Skills:
Analysis, evalua on, applying conserva on of energy, logical thinking, Changing the subject of, subs tu ng numbers into, and solving algebraic equa ons, plo ng experimental data, graphical analysis, prac cal skills
MP : Redox assessment
Module 5: Physical chemistry & transi on elements
Enthalpy and Entropy Transi on Elements
Key Skills: Changing the subject of, subs tu ng numbers into, & solving algebraic equa ons, plo ng data, graphical analysis, interpre ng data, logical thinking, applying principles to unfamiliar electrochemical cells, prac cal skills
MP: MOCK Paper 1
Module 5: Physical chemistry & transi on elements
Synop c concepts REVISION – modules 2, 3, 5 and prac cal techniques
Key Skills: Exam skills, command words, subject specific key words, applica on, evalua on, prac cal skills
MP: Enthalpy & entropy test
- Recall and expla n the synthesis of organic func onal groups; their typical reac ons and proper es
- Full understanding of how reac ons happen and be able to apply these to unfam liar situa ons
- Be able to iden fy and expla n op cal isomerism, and chirality
- Be able to explain and show mechanisms for extending the carbon cha n in alipha c and aroma c molecules
- Inves gate and explain how to prac cally synthesise molecules containing func onal groups from Yr12 and 13.
- To purify an organic solid and to test for the func onal groups and purity
- Compose mul -stage synthe c routes for preparing organic compounds
- Effec vely use carbon-13 and proton-NMR in connec on with previous analy cal technique to correctly iden fy complex organic molecules
- Be able to combine knowledge from all modules to successfully answer synop c/unfamiliar ques ons
- To apply mathema ca skills to analyse chemical reac ons quan ta vely in terms of equ librium, rates and energy for the first me.
- To determine by calcula on the extent, speed and feasibility of chemical reac ons
- To evaluate the quan ta ve effects of temperature, pressure and concentra on on the rate of reac on and chemica equilibrium, and understand how these can be manipulated to control ndustrial processes
- To understand the importance of acids, bases and pH in chemical and biological processes
- To calculate pH of strong acids, weak acids, alkalis and buffer solu ons and analyse pH curves
- To understand the ro e of buffers in maintaining blood pH as a case study for the essen al role of acids and bases to health and wellbe ng
- To determine whether chemical reac ons are feas ble and spontaneous by applying the principles of energy and entropy and studying e ectrode poten al and electrochemistry
- To understand the importance of redox reac ons in electrochemical cells, includ ng fuel cells and those used to power portable devices (ba er es)
- To develop prac cal skills with techniques ncluding con nuous monitoring, measur ng pH using pH meter, redox tra ons, measuring poten a difference of electrochemical cells
- To understand in deta l the chemistry of the transi on metals/d-block elements, including the colours, shapes and reac ons of their ions, how comp exes form, and how and why chemical and physical proper es change in the centre of the Periodic Table