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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. Chemistry at High Storrs Topics studied: AS – unit 1 - Atomic structure e.g. relative atomic mass, electronic structure, mass spectrometer - Bonding and periodicity e.g. ionic, covalent and metallic bonding, trends in the periodic table, dative covalent bonding, shapes of molecules - Amounts of substance e.g. molecular formula, empirical formula, reacting mass calculations, percentage yield calculations - Organic chemistry e.g. naming molecules, isomerism, fractional distillation, cracking, environmental chemistry Chemistry at High Storrs Topics studied: AS – unit 2 - Reaction kinetics and equilibria e.g. collision theory, rates of reaction, factors affecting equilibria - Further organic chemistry e.g. alkanes, alkenes, alcohols, haloalkanes, - Chemical testing and reactions e.g. group VII halogens, group II alkaline earth metals - Metal extraction e.g. blast furnace, reduction, electrolysis, economic factors - Analytical techniques e.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 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 modules Remaining 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* AS UMS MARKS 300 n/a 240 210 180 150 120 A2 UMS MARKS 600 480 480 420 360 300 **** 240 % 100 **** 80 90 40 at A2 A B 70 C 60 D 50 E 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 Don’t turn your back on Chemistry! For more info: www.aqa.org.uk Click on ‘Qualifications’. 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