Chemistry

Course summary

A Level Chemistry will give you an exciting insight into the contemporary world of chemistry. It covers a range of different contexts, conveying the excitement of contemporary chemistry. This combination of academic challenge, relevant context, and practical focus makes the prospect of studying A-level chemistry highly appealing. You will learn about chemistry in a range of different contexts and the impact it has on industry and many aspects of everyday life. You will learn to investigate and solve problems in a range of contexts and have the opportunity to build practical skills through a range of experiments and investigations. You will develop knowledge, competence, and confidence in problem-solving and learn how society makes decisions about scientific issues and contributes to the success of the economy and society. The course will give each student an interesting and challenging experience to link key chemical ideas and understand how they relate to each other. It will also develop transferable skills including decision-making, problem-solving, research, and analytical skills. All students are expected to research and read around topics in their own time in order to cope with the demands of the course. Topics include: • Elements of life • Developing fuels • Elements from the sea • The ozone story • What’s in a medicine? • The chemical industry • Polymers and life • Oceans • Developing metals • Colour by design