Chemistry
Year 7
Please see here for Year 7
Years 8 & 9
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Term 1 |
Term 2 |
Term 3 |
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Year 8 |
Acid and bases |
Metal reactions |
The earth and the atmosphere |
Year 9 |
Chemical reactions |
GCSE starts in term 2 |
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All topics are followed by an end of topic assessment that is focused on celebrating the questions that students answered correctly whilst addressing gaps in knowledge.
At the end of the autumn term in year 9, students sit an end of KS3 exam which is then used to target areas for improvement going into GCSE.
GCSE
This qualification is linear which means that students will sit all their exams at the end of the course.
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Term 1 |
Term 2 |
Term 3 |
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Year 9 |
KS3 |
C1 – Atomic structure and the periodic table |
C2 – Bonding, structure and the properties of matter |
Year 10 |
C3 – Quantitative chemistry |
C4 – Chemical changes |
C5 – Energy changes C6 – The rate and extent of chemical changes |
Year 11 |
C7 – Organic chemistry C8 – Chemical analysis |
C9 – Chemistry of the atmosphere C10 – Using resources |
Revision and Exam |
The AQA GCSE specification is summarised below:
- C1. Atomic structure and the periodic table
- C2. Bonding, structure, and the properties of matter
- C3. Quantitative chemistry
- C4. Chemical changes
- C5. Energy changes
- C6. The rate and extent of chemical change
- C7. Organic chemistry
- C8. Chemical analysis
- C9. Chemistry of the atmosphere
- C10. Using resources
Students also have to complete 8 required practicals that may be assessed in detail in the exam.
Please note that this replaces coursework and the final grade is based solely on exams:
- RP1. Making pure salt crystals
- RP2. Titration
- RP3. Electrolysis
- RP4. Temperature changes
- RP5. Measuring rates
- RP6. Chromatography
- RP7. Analysis of unknown substances
- RP8. Water purification
The AQA GCSE exam structure is summarised below:
Paper 1:
Paper 2: