Chemistry

Course summary

Chemistry B (Salters) is designed to be taught in context. The course takes students on a journey through five storylines while introducing chemical concepts in a spiral approach. These storylines engage students through learning in a contemporary context and range from concerns about the ozone layer to the development of new medicines. The five storylines are: • Elements of life • Developing fuels • Elements from the sea • The ozone story • What’s in a medicine? The course in year 13 is split into five teaching modules. Each module is based on one of the storylines and contains a variety of chemical ideas, which form the basis of the specification. The five modules studied are: • The chemical industry • Polymers and life • Oceans • Developing metals • Colour by design. Students must also complete a practical endorsement which is assessed separately to the overall grade. This is assessed on a pass/fail basis and is dependent on students successfully completing a range of required practical tasks.