LENGTH OF COURSE:Full Year

ASSUMED BACKGROUND:Successful Completion of Year 10 Science and/or Advanced Science, with a B grade or better

CURRICULUM CHARGES:  Nil

CONTENT
Course content will be a selection of the following:

Course content will be a selection of the following:
1. Materials and their Atoms – understanding of the properties and uses of materials, atoms, elements, Periodic Table and metals/non-metals
2. Combining Atoms – understanding of the different types of materials, bonding, molecule polarity and interactions between molecules
3. Acids and Bases – understanding the reactions of acids and bases and the pH scale
4. Redox reactions – understanding of metal reactivity, concepts of oxidation and reduction and electrochemistry
5. Chemical quantities – calculation and analysis of quantities of atoms, quantities of molecules and ions, chemical equations and formulae
6. Energy of reactions – understanding of exothermic and endothermic reactions, and the Law of Conservation of Energy
7. Mixtures and solutions – understanding of miscibility, solvents and ionic substances
8. Organic chemistry & Polymers – understanding of different functional groups, naming and properties