Curriculum Overview

 

Key Stage 3 Key Stage 4 Sixth Form

Term 1: C1 Atomic structure, C2 Structure, bonding and properties, C3 Quantitative Chemistry Revision and Triple Content for 11S1

C1 Atomic structure & the Periodic Table Revise: 4.1.1 Model of the atom 4.1.2 The periodic table Req Prac: N/A Triple Content: 4.1.3 Properties of transition metals

C2 Bonding, structure and properties Revise: 4.2.1 Chemical bonds 4.2.2 How bonding is related to structure and properties 4.2.3 Structure and bonding of Carbon Req Prac: N/A Triple Content: 4.2.4 Surface properties of matter

C3 Quantitative chemistry Revise: 4.3.1 Chemical equations 4.3.2 Amount of substance Req Prac: N/A Triple Content: 4.3.3 Yield & atom economy 4.3.4 Using concentrations 4.3.5 Gas calculations

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Term 2: C4 Chemical Changes, C5 Energy changes, Revision and Triple Content for 11S1

C4 Chemical Changes Revise: 4.4.1 metals reactivity 4.4.2 reactions of acids 4.4.3 electrolysis Req Prac: Making a dry sample of a soluble salt Electrolysis using inert electrodes Triple content: 4.4.2.5 Titration

C5 Energy changes Revise: 4.5.1 Exothermic and Endothermic reactions Req Prac: Temperature changes in a reaction involving a solution Triple Content: 4.5.2 Chemical cells and fuel cells

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Term 3: C6 Rates of Chemical Change, C7 Organic Chemistry, C8 Chemical Analysis, C9 Chemistry of the Atmosphere and C10 Using Resources

C6 Rate of reaction Revise: 4.6.1 Rate of reaction 4.6.2 Reversible reactions and dynamic equilibrium Req Prac: Investigate the effect of temperature/concentration on rate of reaction

C7 Organic Chemistry Revise: 4.7.1 Carbon compounds as fuel and feedstock Req Prac: N/A Triple Content: 4.7.2 Reactions of alkenes and alcohols 4.7.3 Polymers

C8 Chemical analysis Revise: 4.8.1 Purity, formulation and chromatography 4.8.2 Identification of common gases Req Prac: Paper Chromatography Triple Content: 4.8.3 Identification of common ions Req Prac: Identification of common ions

C9 The chemistry of the atmosphere Revise: 4.9.1 The composition and evolution of the atmosphere 4.9.2 Greenhouse gases 4.9.3 Common atmospheric pollutant

C10 using resources Revise: 4.10.1 using Earth’s resources 4.10.2 Life cycle assessment Req Prac: Water purification and testing Triple Content: 4.10.3 Using materials 4.10.4 The haber process

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Term 4 and 5: Revision

Using data from mocks and QLA identify areas of underperformance and target revision.

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Term 5: Revision

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