Graduate profile: (What qualities/additional skills will learners achieve by taking this course?)
Chemistry is the study of materials, their structure, properties and chemical reactivity. This course leads on to tertiary study. Students will learn interpretation of spectroscopic data, structure, bonding and energetics of particles, organic chemistry, aqueous systems, and reduction-oxidation reactions.
Entry is by earning a minimum of fourteen Level 2 Chemistry credits, with at least one external standard from Level 2 Chemistry. Preference will be given to students who have earned grades at Merit and Excellence level. Additionally, students must have earned both Level 1 Literacy and Level 1 Numeracy. Top students may be included in a scholarship programme, working at Level 4.
Possible Career/ Vocational Pathway(s): (What career pathways are related to this course?)
Learning outcomes/Assessment links:
NCEA
Level | Standard
Number | Standard Descriptor | Credits | Assessment | Literacy | Numeracy | Vocational
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| 3 | AS91388 02 | Chemistry 3.2 - Demonstrate understanding of spectroscopic data in chemistry | 3 | Internal | No | No | C&I, M&T, PI, SC |
| 3 | AS91389 02 | Chemistry 3.3 - Demonstrate understanding of chemical processes in the world around us | 3 | Internal | Yes L1 Lit, B Lit | No | C&I, M&T, PI, SC |
| 3 | AS91390 02 | Chemistry 3.4 - Demonstrate understanding of thermochemical principles and the properties of particles | 3 | External | Yes L1 Lit | No | C&I, M&T, PI, SC |
| 3 | AS91391 02 | Chemistry 3.5 - Demonstrate understanding of the properties of organic compounds | 3 | External | Yes L1 Lit | No | C&I, M&T, PI, SI, SC |
| 3 | AS91392 02 | Chemistry 3.6 - Demonstrate understanding of equilibrium principles in aqueous systems | 3 | External | Yes L1 Lit | Yes | C&I, M&T, PI, SC |
| 3 | AS91393 02 | Chemistry 3.7 - Demonstrate understanding of oxidation-reduction processes | 3 | Internal | Yes L1 Lit | No | C&I, M&T, PI, SC |
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Note: Courses are subject to change with the review of courses at the end of each year. This is a University entrance approved course. Scholarship Chemistry may be available.
Course is endorsable.
Progression: (What courses does this course lead to?)
University chemistry and related fields - chemical engineering, medical industry, soil science, pharmaceuticals.
Vocational/Industry links: (What vocational or industry learning experiences will be included in this course?)
This is a pure science course.
Contextualised contexts: (What local, cultural, real-life content is involved in this course?)
Teachers make links to the real world with most concepts they introduce to help with understanding and connectedness of ideas.
Teaching and Learning Approaches: (How will I learn in this course?)
Students will learn through ICT use for visualisation of abstract ideas, future-relevant foundational understanding of the world, applied mathematics and statistics, scientific writing and scientific investigation and laboratory work.
Resource requirements: (What resources will I need to have to learn in this course?)
Purchasing the SciPad is essential for success. It will cover the topics in far more detail than we are able to in class time.
Course Outline
Term 1
02 February - 16 April 2021
(10/11 weeks) | Term 2
03 May - 09 July 2021
(10 weeks) | Term 3
26 July - 01 October 2021
(10 weeks) | Term 4
18 October - early November 2021
(4 weeks) |
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Introduction to course theme
AS91393 - Reduction oxidation processes
AS91390 - Particles and energetics | AS91391 - Organic functional groups
AS91388 - Spectroscopic data
| AS91392 - Equilibria & aqueous systems
| Revision for external standards
and Scholarship
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KEY DATES: Week 3: Titration assessment
Week 5: Redox assessment
| KEY DATES: Week 6: Mid-year examination
- AS91390 (3.4 - one hour)
Week 10: Assessment spectroscopic data | KEY DATES: Week 10: Derived grade examinations
| KEY DATES: Week 5: NCEA examinations
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