Welcome to Chemistry

2013 A2 Chemistry results:100% A*-E 84% A*-C 33% A*-A

Presentation Overview

• Why choose Chemistry?• A-level Chemistry course details• Course requirements• Time for Questions

Chemists are people who are…• inquisitive• creative,• persistent, • interested in solving problems, • able to:

- think independently, - work well with details, - observe ,- follow logical paths of

reasoning,

Careers in Chemistry

Chemistry is essential for…

• Medicine • Dentistry • Pharmacy• Veterinary Science• Chemical

Engineering, • Colour Chemistry, • Chemical Physics  

• Botany, • Soil Science, • Horticulture, • Zoology, • Marine Biology• Biochemistry,• Agriculture, • Microbiology,

Chemistry is strongly recommended for...

• Bacteriology, • Nursing, • Environmental Health, • Optometry• Nutrition, • Genetics, • Physiology  

• Physiotherapy• Forensic science• Food Science• Material and Polymer Science, • Technology, • Metallurgy, • Materials Engineering

Chemistry is very useful for...

Engineering:• Aeronautical,• Electronics, • Agricultural, • Instrumental, • Civil, • Mechanical, • Electrical, • Mining  

• Archaeology,• Geography,• Oceanography,• Ecology,• Safety & Health,• Forestry, • Surveying• Geochemistry,• Mineralogy,• Geophysics,

A numerate subject such as CHEMISTRY is useful for…

• Accountancy/Business• Architecture• Law

Chemistry at High Storrs

• Continuity from GCSE specifications• Significant coursework element (20%)• User friendly website

(www.aqa.org.uk)

A-level courses will be changing... ...but not until

September 2015

Your year group will be the last year to go through the current A-level Chemistry course.

Topics studied:

AS – unit 1- Atomic structuree.g. relative atomic mass, electronic structure, mass spectrometer

- Bonding and periodicitye.g. ionic, covalent and metallic bonding, trends in the periodic

table, dative covalent bonding, shapes of molecules

- Amounts of substancee.g. molecular formula, empirical formula, reacting mass

calculations, percentage yield calculations

- Organic chemistrye.g. naming molecules, isomerism, fractional distillation, cracking,

environmental chemistry

Chemistry at High Storrs

Topics studied:

AS – unit 2- Reaction kinetics and equilibriae.g. collision theory, rates of reaction, factors affecting equilibria

- Further organic chemistrye.g. alkanes, alkenes, alcohols, haloalkanes, - Chemical testing and reactions

e.g. group VII halogens, group II alkaline earth metals

- Metal extractione.g. blast furnace, reduction, electrolysis, economic factors

- Analytical techniquese.g. further mass spectrometry, infrared spectroscopy

Chemistry at High Storrs

Topics studied:

A2- Further reaction kinetics and equilibria- Acids and bases- Further structure determination- Organic synthesis- Aromatic compounds- Amines- Enthalpy and entropy- Transition metal complexes

Chemistry at High Storrs

Course structure:AS Course Structure:

• Unit 1- Foundation Chemistry (33 1/3 %) (1 ¼ hr exam- May/June)• Unit 2- Chemistry in Action (46 2/3 %) (1 ¾ hr exam- May/June)• Unit 3- Externally Marked Practical Assignment (EMPA) (20%)

(two assessed practical tasks & internal exam - March/April)

A2 Course Structure:

50% of grade taken from AS modulesRemaining 50%:

• Unit 4- Kinetics, equilibria & organic (20 %) (1 ¾ hr exam- May/June)

• Unit 5- Energetics, redox & inorganic (20 %) (1 ¾ hr exam- May/June)

• Unit 6- Externally Marked Practical Assignment (EMPA) (10%) (two assessed practical tasks & internal exam - March/April)

UMS marks

Grade MAX A* A B C D E

AS UMS MARKS

300 n/a 240 210 180 150 120

A2 UMS MARKS

600 480****

480 420 360 300 240

% 100 ****90 at A2

80 70 60 50 40

To study Chemistry at High Storrs you need...

1. Either a grade B in Y11 GCSE additional or further additional science or a grade B in GCSE Chemistry

2. Grade B in GCSE mathematics

Chemistry is…• Practical• Interesting• Engaging• A way of developing a whole range of skills

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Then click on ‘A levels’

Please take a handout;e-mail addresses of the Chemistry teaching staff at High can be found on here should you wish to contact us for further information

Don’t turn your back on Chemistry!