What is ATAR Chemistry all about?
Chemistry is the study of everything that takes up space and has mass (Matter). The Chemistry course is designed to facilitate the achievement of five outcomes.
- Investigating in chemistry (practical work);
- Structure, properties and uses of materials (atomic structure and bonding);
- Interaction and change (chemical reactions);
- Problem solving (chemical calculations); and Chemistry in action (biological, environmental and industrial applications).
- Chemistry is a highly desirable course for many university science and engineering related courses.
Who should select these units in Year 11?
- You enjoy working with numbers.
- You are interested in a science based career like mining, medicine, environmental studies.
- You want to use chemistry as a University entrance course.
- Though not a prerequisite for most courses you may wish to study at university, the chemistry background gain in year 11 is more often than not beneficial in most science based career pathways.
- To study year 11 chemistry it is recommended that students should be achieving B grades or better in Mathematics and Science.
Students wanting to select ATAR Chemistry will need to have successfully passed the Online Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (OLNA) in Year 10 or prequalified by achieving Band 8 or higher in the Year 9 NAPLAN.
Pathway
Upon successful completion of these units, students would progress to study Chemistry in Year 12.
Areas of Study
UNIT 1 – Chemical fundamentals
- Structure of materials
- Bonding
- Properties of materials
- Reactions
- Calculations involving reactions
UNIT 2 – Molecular interactions and reactions
- Acids and bases
- Applied chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Further reactions
To provide for different learning styles a variety of assessment tasks are used. For each course of study tasks are selected from:
- Practical, Science Inquiry and Investigations
- Assignments and Extended Response
- Tests and semester examinations
What is ATAR year 12 ATAR CHEMISTRY all about?
Chemistry is the study of materials, their structure, properties and uses (applications).
It focuses on developing students’ interest and appreciation of chemistry and its usefulness in helping to explain phenomena and solve problems encountered in their ever-changing world. It is an experimental science that aims to get students to develop through science based enquiries, conducting a range of scientific investigations including the collection and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data and the interpretation of evidence. Students will also be encouraged to critically evaluate and debate scientific arguments and claims in order to solve problems and generate informed, responsible and ethical conclusions
Who should select these units in Year 12?
You enjoy working with numbers.
- You are interested in a science based career like mining, medicine, environmental studies etc.
- Though not a prerequisite for most courses Chemistry is highly desirable for students wanting to take science related pathways at university.
- To study year 12 Chemistry it is recommended that students should be achieving B grades or better in Unit 1 and 2 ATAR Chemistry and Mathematics, preferably Applications or Methods
Pathway
Upon successful completion of these units, students can use the course as a stepping stone going into university and studying a range of science related courses.
Areas of Study
UNIT 3 – Equilibrium, acids and bases, and redox reactions
- Kinetic Chemistry and Thermodynamics
- Equilibrium Chemistry
- Acids and Bases
- Volumetric Analysis
- Redox Reactions Electrochemical cells
UNIT 4 – Organic chemistry and chemical synthesis
- Basic organic Chemistry
- Functional groups organic Chemistry
- Applied organic chemistry: synthesis of organic materials.
To provide for different learning styles a variety of assessment tasks are used. For each course of study tasks are selected from:
- Equilibrium, acids and bases, and redox reactions.
- Organic chemistry and chemical synthesis.
- Practical Tasks and investigations.
