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.
Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2 YEAR ENDPOINTS
Year 9
AQA GCSE Chemistry (common content for GCSE Chemistry & GCSE Combined science)
Topics: Bespoke: Introduc on to GCSE
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
Key Skills: key words, drawing dot & cross diagrams, comparing models, evalua ng, comparing, extended wri ng, command words, applica ons to real world
MP: Exam Q assessment
Topics: Rates of Reac on
Topics: Rates of Reac on
- 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
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: Bonding, Structure & proper es of ma er test
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
- 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 MP: Half Year Exam
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
MP: Acids & Salts assessment
Topics:
Organic Chemistry Pt1
Topics: Chemistry of the Atmosphere
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.
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: Acids and Salts
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 & electrolysis Exam Qs
MP: Half Year Exam
Topics:
Energy changes in chemical reac ons
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
MP: Acids & Salts assessment
Topics: Energy changes in chemical reac ons
Topics:
Chemistry of the atmosphere
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 MP: Exam Week : AQA Combined Chemistry
Paper 1
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
MP: 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
- 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
- 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 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 Pt2 Test
Topics:
Extent of chemical change
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
Topics: Analy cal Chemistry Using Earth’s resources
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:
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 2- AQA 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
MP: Paper 1 assessment
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
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: Using Earth’s resources
Topics: Revision for Mock Exam Specific maths and prac cal skills revision
Topics:
Revision of topics 1-5, Paper 1
Revision of topics 6-10, Paper 2
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
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
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
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
MP: Paper 1 assessment
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
Yr12 Organic Chemistry
Teacher1
Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2 YEAR ENDPOINTS
Module 2: Founda ons in Chemistry
Topics: Electrons & bonding 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
Yr12
Physical Chemistry
Teacher2
Module 2 Founda ons in Chemistry
Topics: Atoms, Ions and Compounds
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 on exam
Qs
Module 4 Core Organic chemistry & analysis
Topics: Basic concepts 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
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 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 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
MP: EOY Exam - Paper 2 assessment
Module 3 Periodic table & energy
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
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 & looking for pa erns, analysis, evalua on, extended wri ng, nucleophilic subs tu on mechanism, applica on of structure to proper es. Prac cal skills.
MP: Aroma c Chemistry assessment
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 ion c structure in terms of subatomic par cles and be able to interpret this using mass spectrometry
- To analyse and evaluate chemica reac ons mathema cally in terms of determining their formulae, moles, mass, volume, yield, and ra os through manipula ng mathema cal equa ons appropr ately.
- To be able to apply and explain a range of prac cal and analy cal techniques to iden fy chemical species and determ ne mass, concentra on, energy change by experiment
- To be able use the Periodic Table to describe and explain in detail a wide range of trends in the proper es, bonding and structure of e ements thinking in Groups (horizontal) and Periods (lateral)
- To understand and explain the trends in 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 fundamenta role in driving chemical reac ons and to be able to calculate and measure this by experiment and theore cally using Hess’ Law
- To ar culate and explain how reac ons can be manipu ated to affect the rate of reac on and posi on of chemical equilibrium, and to express this posi on mathema cal y
OCR(A)
A-level Chemistry
Yr13 Organic Chemistry
Teacher1
Module 6 Organic Chemistry & analysis
Topics:
Revision of arenes & reac ons
Carbonyls, carboxylic acids,esters and acyl chlorides
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: Module 1,2,4 assessment
Module 6 Organic Chemistry & analysis
Topics:
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
OCR(A)
A-level Chemistry
Yr13
Physical Chemistry
Teacher2
Module 5: Physical chemistry & transi on elements
Topics: 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
Topics: Organic synthesis, Prac cal techniques, Synthe c routes
Chromatography & 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: Synthe c Routes assessment
Module 6 Organic Chemistry & analysis
Topics: Chromatography & func onal group analysis
Mass & IR Revision
Carbon-13 NMR
Key Skills: Analysis, evalua on, iden fica on, visualisa on, mathema cal skills, logical thinking
MP: MOCK Paper 2
Module 6 Organic Chemistry & analysis
Topics:
Proton-NMR 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: Spectroscopy
Exam Qs
- Recall and explain the synthesis of organic func ona groups; their typical reac ons and proper es.
- Full understanding of how reac ons happen and be ab e to apply these to unfamiliar situa ons
- Be able to iden fy and explain op cal isomerism, and chiral ty
- Be able to explain and show mechanisms for extending the carbon chain in alipha c and aroma c molecules
- Inves gate and explain how to prac ca ly synthesise molecu es 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
Module 5: Physical chemistry & transi on elements
Topics: 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 5: Physical chemistry & transi on elements
Topics: Redox and Electrode Poten als
Key Skills: Analysis, evalua on, applying conserva on of energy, logical thinking, manipula ng and solving algebraic equa ons, plo ng experimental data, graphical analysis, prac cal skills
MP: RSC Olympiad MP : Redox assessment
Module 5: Physical chemistry & transi on elements
Topics: Enthalpy and Entropy Transi on Elements
Key Skills: Manipula ng & 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
Topics: 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
- To apply mathema cal skills to analyse chemical reac ons quan ta vely in terms of equilibrium, rates and energy for the first me
- To determ ne by ca cula 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 chemical equ librium, and understand how these can be manipulated to control industrial 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 role of buffers in maintaining blood pH as a case study for the essen al role of acids and bases to health and wellbeing
- To determ ne whether chem cal reac ons are feasible and spontaneous by applying the principles of energy and entropy and studying electrode poten al and electrochemistry
- To understand the importance of redox reac ons in e ectrochemical cells, including fuel cel s and those used to power portable devices (ba eries)
- To develop prac cal skills with techniques including con nuous monitoring, measuring pH us ng pH meter, redox tra ons, measuring poten al difference of electrochemical cells
- To understand in detail the chemistry of the transi on metals/d-block elements, inc uding the colours, shapes and reac ons of their ions, how complexes form, and how and why chemical and physical proper es change in the centre of the Periodic Table