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Class 8 Revision (from the Revision Booklet):
This is the exam that Mr Paddy’s chemistry classes will sit
Exam
The examination will be within the overall Class 8 Science exam which is 90 minutes long and will contain questions from Biology, Chemistry and Physics. It will consist of a multiple choice section and a short answer section which may contain questions from all topic areas studied so far this year.
Topics covered this year:
C1. The particulate nature of matter
C2. Experimental techniques
C3. Atoms, elements and compounds
C4. Stoichiometry
C5. Electricity and chemistry
C6. Energy changes in chemical reactions
C7. Chemical reactions
C8. Acids, bases and salts
C9. The Periodic Table
Revision classes
The last two weeks of chemistry teaching will focus on the most important aspects of the course and include assessed activities based on past exam questions tailored to suit the abilities and needs of the students in the classes involved.
Revision resources
This site is no longer being updated.
Class 8 Revision (from the Revision Booklet):
This is the exam that Mr Paddy’s chemistry classes will sit
Exam
The examination will be within the overall Class 8 Science exam which is 90 minutes long and will contain questions from Biology, Chemistry and Physics. It will consist of a multiple choice section and a short answer section which may contain questions from all topic areas studied so far this year.
Topics covered this year:
C1. The particulate nature of matter
C2. Experimental techniques
C3. Atoms, elements and compounds
C4. Stoichiometry
C5. Electricity and chemistry
C6. Energy changes in chemical reactions
C7. Chemical reactions
C8. Acids, bases and salts
C9. The Periodic Table
Revision classes
The last two weeks of chemistry teaching will focus on the most important aspects of the course and include assessed activities based on past exam questions tailored to suit the abilities and needs of the students in the classes involved.
Revision resources
- Written notes from lessons in the chemistry exercise book
- Printed revision booklets containing past exam papers (also available through my website)
- A complete range of electronic revision resources (including Biology, Chemistry and Physics past exam questions organised by topic) as well as digital access to a textbook is available from my website:
Class 8
Past Exam Papers organised by topic
The most efficient use of time for students with some understanding of the subject (you do not need much, but some) is to answer questions from past papers ordered by topic. This allows you to see the patterns in the types of questions that are used to asses each topic.
In each booklet the questions are ordered by date, but ideally, you should go through these booklets and answer each type of question at the same time, looking for the patterns and thinking about them whilst you answer would get you a high A* grade, which is almost essential if you want to get a level 7 in a science subject in your IB (most students with A* at iGCSE will NOT get a level 7, many will in fact get a level 5!).
Past Exam Papers organised by topic
The most efficient use of time for students with some understanding of the subject (you do not need much, but some) is to answer questions from past papers ordered by topic. This allows you to see the patterns in the types of questions that are used to asses each topic.
In each booklet the questions are ordered by date, but ideally, you should go through these booklets and answer each type of question at the same time, looking for the patterns and thinking about them whilst you answer would get you a high A* grade, which is almost essential if you want to get a level 7 in a science subject in your IB (most students with A* at iGCSE will NOT get a level 7, many will in fact get a level 5!).
The questions to concentrate on the most are from Paper 3, which has been in the past the hardest paper and worth the most towards your grade.A quick note on the folders, you cannot access them from school because they are linked to a DropBox account, which is blocked. You need to find out which topics are going to be tested in the exam by looking at the lists provided.
For students I don't teach here are links to the triple award subjects past exam questions:
For students I don't teach here are links to the triple award subjects past exam questions:
Textbooks can be found here
GOING FURTHER: ideas to help you discover things you could become passionate about click here
BBC Bitesize - for lots of excellent videos and information explaining the ideas behind science, click here
KS 3 Lessons can be found here (just started this)
Past Exam questions for practice and revision for end of unit tests and the end of year test
Each file name is based on KS3, which is Key Stage 3 (class 5 and 6), then which science, then which topic number. Topics for class 5 all begin with a 7, e.g. KS3 Bio 7A, for class 6 they all start with a 8, e.g. KS3 Chem 8E.
GOING FURTHER: ideas to help you discover things you could become passionate about click here
BBC Bitesize - for lots of excellent videos and information explaining the ideas behind science, click here
KS 3 Lessons can be found here (just started this)
Past Exam questions for practice and revision for end of unit tests and the end of year test
Each file name is based on KS3, which is Key Stage 3 (class 5 and 6), then which science, then which topic number. Topics for class 5 all begin with a 7, e.g. KS3 Bio 7A, for class 6 they all start with a 8, e.g. KS3 Chem 8E.
