Chemistry Advantage
What's it all about?
This elective is designed to extend students beyond the core chemistry course of Year 10 science and to prepare them for VCE or IBDP Chemistry. The topics covered are atomic structure, periodic table trends, quantitative Chemistry and practical chemistry. This is a highly practical elective that teaches students a range of laboratory skills using equipment and chemicals central to true chemical analysis. The assessments will include the creation of a film on the periodic table, a student designed practical investigation to compare the effectiveness of laundry detergents, graded practical investigations and tests.
What type of things will I do?
Use laboratory equipment appropriately, develop research, problem-solving and critical thinking skills, design and conduct experiments. The theory will cover atomic structure and how this relates to trends observed within the periodic table. The relationship between elements within the periodic table and the relative masses of chemical elements will lead into quantitative chemistry.
What will I learn?
TOPICS
Atomic Structure and Periodic Table Trends
Quantitative /Practical Chemistry
What can this lead to?
University and TAFE courses in: Chemical Sciences
POSSIBLE PATHWAY |
YEAR COURSES OFFERED |
YEAR 10 Science (core) Chemistry Advantage (elective) |
YEAR 11 VCE Chemistry IB Chemistry |
YEAR 12 VCE Chemistry IB Chemistry |
Why choose this subject?
Choose this subject if you are considering chemistry in either VCE or IB. It is designed to allow current students to move beyond the Year 10 curriculum and gain a head start on Senior Chemistry. This elective does not replace Year 10 core science or Year 11 Chemistry but does provide students an opportunity to determine if they wish to continue with Senior Chemistry.