Students in Year 12 follow the Edexcel Nuffield Advanced Subsidiary level Chemistry Course 8086. It comprises three units.
Unit 1. Introductory Chemistry
Topics 1-5 (10 weeks)Topic 1
Topic 2
Topic 3
Topic 4
Topic 5
An introduction to inorganic chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Periodicity
Acid-base reactions & alkaline earth elements
Chemical Energetics
2.5 weeks
2 weeks
2 weeks
2 weeks
1.5 weeks
Unit 2. Bonding and Reactions
Topics 6-10 (10 weeks)Topic 6
Topic 7
Topic 8
Topic 9
Topic 10
Redox Reactions and Halogens
Covalency and Bond Breaking
Organic Chemistry and Hydrocarbons
Intermolecular Forces
Organic Chemistry and Halogenoalkanes
3 weeks
3 weeks
2 weeks
2 weeks
3 weeks
Unit 3. Coursework
Unit 3 consists of a series of assessed practicals that are carried out while studying Units 1 and 2.
Unit 1 and Unit 2 examinations will be taken in June.