Key Stage 5 Chemistry A Level
(AQA - A Level)
Curriculum Overview:
Physical: Amount of substance, atomic structure, bonding, energetics, kinetics, chemical equilibria, redox reactions, thermo dynamics, rate of reactions, electro chemistry, acids and bases, periodicity, group 2, group 7, period 3, transition metals, reactions of ions in aqueous solutions.
Organic chemistry: alkanes, halogenoalkanes, alkenes, alcohols, organic analysis, isomers, aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids, aromatic chemistry, amines, polymers, amino acids and DNA, NMR and chromatography.
| Term 1 | Term 2 | Term 3 | Term 4 | Term 5 | Term 6 |
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Year 12 | Physical – atomic structure and amounts of substances | Physical – Bonding and energetics | Physical – Kinetics | Physical – Equilibria and redox | Inorganic - Periodicity | Inorganic – periodicity continued |
Organic – Introduction of organic chemistry and Alkanes | Organic – Alkane continued and Halogenoalkane. | Organic – Halogenoalkane continued, Alkenes, Alcohols | Organic – Alcohol continued, organic analysis | Organic – Organic analysis | Revision and review |
Year 13 | Physical – Thermodynamics | Physical – Rate equations | Physical – Equilibria, Electrode potential and electrochemical cells | Physical – Acids and bases Inorganic – period 3 | Inorganic – transition metals | Exams |
Organic - Isomerism, Aldehydes and ketones, Carboxylic acids and derivatives | Organic – Acylation, electrophilic substitution | Organic – Amines, Polymers, amino acids, proteins and DNA | Organic – Polymers continued, organic synthesis and NMR | Organic – chromatography Revision and review | Exams |
Assessment:
Paper 1 – 2hrs (35%) 105 marks of short and long questions
Physical chemistry and inorganic chemistry and relevant practical skills
Paper 2 – 2 hrs (35%) 105 marks of short and long questions
Relevant physical chemistry, organic chemistry and relevant practical skills
Paper 3 – 2 hrs (30%) 40 marks on practical technique and data analysis, 20 marks across whole specification, 30 marks on multiple choice any content and any practical skills.
Practical assessment:
12 required practical activities, covering a range of skills and keeping an appropriate record of this work. Teachers assess students against 11 common practical assessment criteria, which are met to achieve an overall ‘pass’ grade.
Complementary Subjects:
| Biology | Psychology | Maths | Physics | Geography |
