Sample course outline Chemistry General Year 11 – Unit 1 Week Key teaching points Structure of the syllabus course outline assessment outline Properties of matter elements, compounds and homogeneous and heterogeneous mixtures 1–4 methods used to separate mixtures physical and chemical properties and changes Task 1: Practical Laboratory report chromatography – – Task 2: Investigation Assessing seaweed for chlorophyll using chromatography – Task 3: Practical Laboratory mini-test Physical and chemical changes – – Task 4: Test Properties of matter – States of matter properties of gases, liquids and solids in terms of the kinetic theory model phase changes Solutions and solubility the different solute/solvent combinations that form different types of solutions the concept of solubility simple calculations in context, such as solubility and concentration (g/L and mL/L) 5–7 relationship between SI units and units in common usage factors that affect solubility analysis of food labelling to identify concentration scales used Task 5: Practical Laboratory mini-test changes – – Task 6: Practical Laboratory report Factors that affect solubility – – Task 7: Practical test Solubility measurements – Task 8: Extended response Food labelling – Atomic structure the structure of matter can be modelled in terms of particles called atoms composed of protons, neutrons and electrons atoms, molecules and ions The language of chemistry symbols and names of common elements and the names of compounds appropriate to the 8–11 chosen context(s) Chemical reactions conservation of mass during a chemical reaction chemical reactions can be represented using word equations Task 9: Practical Laboratory mini-test Conservation of mass – – Task 10: Test Atomic structure, the language of chemistry and chemical reactions – Reaction rates qualitative description of reaction rates situations where the rates of chemical reactions are altered 12–15 Practical Laboratory report Measuring rates of reaction Task 11: – – Task 12: Investigation Factors affecting rates of food decay – Task 13: Test Reaction rates – Unit 2
Sample course outline Chemistry – General Year 11 Unit 1 Week Key teaching points 1–4 Structure of the syllabus course outline assessment outline Properties of matter elements, compounds and homogeneous and heterogeneous mixtures methods used to separate mixtures physical and chemical properties and changes Task 1: Practical – Laboratory report – chromatography Task 2: Investigation – Assessing seaweed for chlorophyll using chromatography Task 3: Practical – Laboratory mini-test – Physical and chemical changes Task 4: Test – Properties of matter 5–7 States of matter properties of gases, liquids and solids in terms of the kinetic theory model phase changes Solutions and solubility the different solute/solvent combinations that form different types of solutions the concept of solubility simple calculations in context, such as solubility and concentration (g/L and mL/L) relationship between SI units and units in common usage factors that affect solubility analysis of food labelling to identify concentration scales used Task 5: Practical – Laboratory mini-test – changes Task 6: Practical – Laboratory report – Factors that affect solubility Task 7: Practical test – Solubility measurements Task 8: Extended response – Food labelling 8–11 Atomic structure the structure of matter can be modelled in terms of particles called atoms composed of protons, neutrons and electrons atoms, molecules and ions The language of chemistry symbols and names of common elements and the names of compounds appropriate to the chosen context(s) Chemical reactions conservation of mass during a chemical reaction chemical reactions can be represented using word equations Task 9: Practical – Laboratory mini-test – Conservation of mass Task 10: Test – Atomic structure, the language of chemistry and chemical reactions 12–15 Reaction rates qualitative description of reaction rates situations where the rates of chemical reactions are altered Task 11: Practical – Laboratory report – Measuring rates of reaction Task 12: Investigation – Factors affecting rates of food decay Task 13: Test – Reaction rates Unit 2