Chemistry
YEAR 9 Status
Compulsory
None
Prerequisites
Five for 1/3 of the year
Periods per week
Description Although most students will have been introduced to Chemistry as “making sense of the material world” in the Science curriculum in their junior school, the formal study of Chemistry is treated as a new subject. A variety of contexts designed to emphasise the practical applications of Chemistry are used to teach the scientific method, laboratory skills and the simple language of Chemistry. The subject matter is elementary and largely descriptive, and students are always encouraged to practise safe laboratory procedures.
Topics covered include: • the nature of matter • elements, mixtures and compounds • physical and chemical changes • acids and bases • separation techniques
Practical skills introduced include: • working safely in a laboratory • using Bunsen burners to heat and combust materials • using scientific equipment tomakemeasurements
• carrying out chemical reactions • testing for chemical substances Assessment
The discipline of written reports of work carried out in the laboratory is encouraged and assessed, and factual material is tested during the term. An examination completes assessment at the end of the module.
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Christ’s College Canterbury
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