AS Chemistry A Creative Chemistry PowerPoint Presentation By Nigel Saunders Copyright © 2003 Nigel Saunders, all rights reserved Permission is granted for personal and educational use only Commercial copying, hiring, lending is prohibited AS Chemistry Year 12 • Three Modules (examined by x hour examinations in the summer term) • Chemistry coursework (done in lesson time only – marked by your teacher) AS Chemistry is half of A Level Chemistry AS Chemistry Module CHM1 Atomic structure, bonding and periodicity • The structure of the atom • Shapes of molecules • Trends in group and period AS Chemistry Module CHM2 Foundation physical and inorganic chemistry • Changing reaction rates • Group – the halogens • Metal extraction AS Chemistry Module CHM3 Introduction to organic chemistry • Alkanes, alkenes and names • Alcohols • Haloalkanes AS Chemistry Practicals Most of them on your own We’ll teach you how to them really well You get your own kit of equipment for the course AS Chemistry Coursework • There are no “whole investigations” (unlike GCSE) • We it all in lessons (nothing to take home) • We get it finished well before the exams AS Chemistry Support from us • Text book on loan • Revision Guides on loan • Booklets with homework questions • Creative Chemistry Web site with a Forum AS Chemistry What you need to • Take notes and take part in lessons • Ask … ask … ask … if you don’t understand • Hand in all homework complete and on time • Practise and revise even when we don’t tell you! AS Chemistry Examinations • There are no Tiers of entry (unlike GCSE) • They are all short-answer questions (no essays) • They are all done in one morning or afternoon The arrangements in all AS subjects are similar to this AS Chemistry Where my marks come from? CHM1 (1 hour examination, 60 marks) 30% CHM2 (1 hour examination, 60 marks) 30% CHM3 (1 hour examination, 60 marks) 25% Chemistry coursework (done in lessons, marked by your teachers) 15%