Chemistry

Course summary

Chemistry is a subject that explores the properties of the natural and man-made chemicals. Chemistry allows people to predict how substances may alter when the surrounding conditions change, or how they may react to form new substances, and to explain why this happens. Chemists aim to understand how some chemicals may be modified to make them more useful. It is a subjects that develops your scientific enquiry skills, such as analysing and evaluating data. How is the course taught? The course is taught across 2 academic years. Year one introduces pupils to the foundations of Chemistry looking at atoms, bonding and structure and then exploring the Periodic table and halogens. Students are taught the 12 key examination board [prescribed practicals.