Year 11 – Chemistry

Head of Subject: Mr C Beech

Intended Outcomes

The GCSE Chemistry Course is designed to develop students’ scientific knowledge and conceptual understanding, understand the nature, processes and methods of science through scientific enquiries, learn to apply observational, practical, modelling, enquiry and problem-solving skills and develop their ability to evaluate claims based on science through critical analysis of the methodology, evidence and conclusions, both qualitatively and quantitatively. 

  • Course Implementation

    Quantitative Chemistry 

    Students will learn about chemical measurements, conservation of mass and the quantitative interpretation of chemical equations, the use of amount of substance, yield and atom economy of chemical reactions (Chemistry only), using concentrations of solutions in mol/dm3 (Chemistry only), use of amount of substance in relation to volumes of gases (Chemistry only).  Assessment throughout the course via quizzes, homework tasks and End of topic tests followed by feedback to students.  

    Energy Changes and The Rate and Extent of Chemical Change. 

    Students will learn about exothermic and endothermic reactions, chemical cells and fuel cells (Chemistry only), collision theory, rate of reaction and the factors which affect rate, reversible reactions and dynamic equilibrium. Assessment throughout the course via quizzes, homework tasks  and end of topic tests followed by feedback to students.  

    Organic Chemistry 

    Students will about crude oil and its fractions, fractional distillation, the properties of hydrocarbons, cracking and alkenes, the reactions alkenes and alcohols (Chemistry only), synthetic and naturally occurring polymers (Chemistry only). Assessment throughout the course via quizzes, homework tasks and end of topic tests followed by feedback to students.  

    Chemical Analysis 

    Students will learn hat are pure substances, what are formulations, chromatography, identification of common gases, identification of ions by chemical and spectroscopic means (Chemistry only). Assessment throughout the course via quizzes, homework tasks, end of topic tests followed by feedback to students.  

Learning Impact

Developing knowledge, practical and mathematical skills across the curriculum will allow students to progress into further studies in Chemistry with the ability to analyse more complex mathematical and experimental ideas; a mock assessment covering the topics learned over the 2 years will allow students to demonstrate their progress.  
Students’ Working At grades will be produced using an average of the End of Topic assessments, this will also include assessment of practical skills and will be reported to parents based on the whole school assessment calendar for that year.  

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