Smashing Chemistry For Parents and Guardians
Your child will have been told in class which syllabus they are studying, which topics they are currently working on and where on my website to go to get more information, learning and revision resources and advice on how to get the hardest mark for the highest grade.
For things to do over the Holidays, click here
One thing students can always do is practice exam technique, and this website started out as a way to improve access to the thousands of hours of revision practice worksheets I have helped to make. It is an essential life skill to be able to perform well on an exam, and like everything it improves with practice.
I've never seen a hardworking student who will act on advice from his teacher perform badly in any subject I have ever taught.
Your child will have been told in class which syllabus they are studying, which topics they are currently working on and where on my website to go to get more information, learning and revision resources and advice on how to get the hardest mark for the highest grade.
For things to do over the Holidays, click here
One thing students can always do is practice exam technique, and this website started out as a way to improve access to the thousands of hours of revision practice worksheets I have helped to make. It is an essential life skill to be able to perform well on an exam, and like everything it improves with practice.
I've never seen a hardworking student who will act on advice from his teacher perform badly in any subject I have ever taught.
Revision resources and guidance for students in:
| Comparing University Perspectives on Double Science and Triple Science.docx |
Periodic table of literature - A selection of worthwhile books
Overview of the 2017 Academic Year Topics
Topic Order
Resources to help with all of these topics, including textbooks are available on the "For Students" section
Class 5
For students who are new to senior school, the most important thing that you can do is to get them talking about science outside of the lesson, and especially the things that they are interested in. Supporting and encouraging interest is the most important way to get better grades later on. The tests they have this year are much less useful indicators to progress than how often they want to talk about explanations for how things work, and how much detail they are able to include in their discussions.
Class 8 Dual Award Chemistry
Topics currently being studied are:
Topic 4 Moles and chemical equations
Afterwards:
Topic 5 Electrochemistry
Topic 6 Energy changes in chemistry
Topic 7 Chemical Reactions
Topic 8 Acids and bases
Topic 9 Periodic table
18th of April - Class 8 changes science subject and teacher
Last two weeks of lessons in the Second Term: No new material, just past exam questions and revision excercises
Class 9 Chemistry
Topic 10 Metals
Topic 11 Air and water (and the Haber process)
Topic 12 and 13 Carbonates and making sulfuric acid (Contact process)
Topic 14 Organic chemistry
End of syllabus
See also the Student Section for more resources and help
Neat Art
Resources to help with all of these topics, including textbooks are available on the "For Students" section
Class 5
For students who are new to senior school, the most important thing that you can do is to get them talking about science outside of the lesson, and especially the things that they are interested in. Supporting and encouraging interest is the most important way to get better grades later on. The tests they have this year are much less useful indicators to progress than how often they want to talk about explanations for how things work, and how much detail they are able to include in their discussions.
- Energy
- Solids, liquids and gases
- Solutions
- EASTER Break
- Living things
- Acids and bases
- Forces and their effects
- Winter Break
- 4. Compounds elements and mixtures
- 1. Obtaining food
- 8. Sound
- 9. Forces and magnets
- 5. Metals, non-metals and corrosion
- HALF TERM
- Ecology
- 2. Circulation and respiration
- WINTER HOLIDAY
- 2. Light
- 7. Chemical Reactions
- 6. Reproduction and growth
Class 8 Dual Award Chemistry
Topics currently being studied are:
Topic 4 Moles and chemical equations
Afterwards:
Topic 5 Electrochemistry
Topic 6 Energy changes in chemistry
Topic 7 Chemical Reactions
Topic 8 Acids and bases
Topic 9 Periodic table
18th of April - Class 8 changes science subject and teacher
Last two weeks of lessons in the Second Term: No new material, just past exam questions and revision excercises
Class 9 Chemistry
Topic 10 Metals
Topic 11 Air and water (and the Haber process)
Topic 12 and 13 Carbonates and making sulfuric acid (Contact process)
Topic 14 Organic chemistry
End of syllabus
See also the Student Section for more resources and help
Neat Art
