Senior course readiness criteria and pre-requisite
B in year 10 Science. B in year 10 English.
What is the course about?
Chemistry is the study of materials and their properties and structure.
What will students learn?
In studying Chemistry, students will learn about:
- chemical fundamentals — structure, properties and reactions
- molecular interactions and reactions
- equilibrium, acids and redox reactions
- structure, synthesis and design.
What skills will I learn through Chemistry?
- describe ideas and findings
- apply understanding
- analyse evidence
- interpret evidence
- evaluate processes, claims and conclusions
- investigate phenomena
Unit
| Unit Description
|
Year 10
Sem 2
| Preparation for Chemistry- Bonding
- Chemical reactions
- Energy changes
|
Year 11
| Unit 1 Chemical fundamentals - Properties and structures of atoms
- Properties and structures of materials
- Chemical reactions – reactants, products, and energy change
| Unit 2 Molecular interactions and reactions - Intermolecular forces and gases
- Aqueous solutions and acidity
- Rates of chemical reactions
|
Year 12
| Unit 3 Equilibrium, acids, and redox reactions - Chemical equilibrium systems
- Oxidation and reduction
| Unit 4 Structure, synthesis, and design - Properties and structure of organic materials
- Chemical synthesis and design
|
How will students be assessed?
Students will complete the following assessments:
- data test (10%)
- student experiment (20%)
- research investigation (20%)
- external examination (50%).
Subject Summary
Subject type
| Assessment
| QCE credits
| Contribute to ATAR
|
General
| Internal assessment (50%) External assessment (50%)
| Up to 4
| Yes
|
*QCAA: Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority – www.qcaa.qld.edu.au