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IB Chemistry Course Overview Class of 2024
IB Chemistry Course Overview Class of 2024
IB Chemistry Course Overview Class of 2024
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Head of Chemistry: Mrs Barré – fcb16@aiglon.ch
Head of science and Teacher of Chemistry: Mr Draper - cdd19@aiglon.ch
Teacher of Chemistry: Mr Bold - pab21@aiglon.ch
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The course
You will study 11 core topics, 9 AHL (Additional Higher Level) topics and one option topic.
Assessment:
At the end of the course, you will sit 3 exams:
Paper 1
● 20%
● 1 hour
Paper 2
● 36%
● 2 ¼ hours
Paper 3
● 24%
● 1 ¼ hours
Practical work
You will complete at least 40 hours of practical activities in class
You will complete a 10 hour independent project – counts as 20% of your final grade
You will take part in a “Group 4 project” working together with other students (10 hours). If
you take two science subjects, this will count for both.
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Higher Level 2022-2024
Higher Level 2022-24 5 Lessons/week
8 hours
Topic 2 – Atomic Structure
(10 lessons)
Topic 4 – Bonding
20.5 (hours)
● Discussion of IA title to investigate a factor related to intermolecular (24 lessons)
forces
13 hours
(8 lessons)
9 weeks
Winter Term Year 12
approx. 45 lessons
Topic 5 – Energetics
● Develop an IA title for combustion of alcohols
16 hours
● Discussion of analysis and evaluation - combustion of alcohols
(18 lessons)
● Analysis and evaluation of specific heat capacity of metal blocks
experiment
9 hours
Topic 7 – Equilibria
(10 lessons)
Teach how to choose an IA topic and how to refine and write a focussed
research question
● Develop a RQ on broccoli and write background information and
plan a method
23 hours
Topic 10 - Organic Chemistry
(7 lessons)
Summer Term Year 12 6 weeks
4
approx. 30 lessons
(16 lessons)
Topic 10 - Organic Chemistry
(5 lessons)
IA Preparation and practice
Year 12 Exams
IA Real
5
5 lessons per week
Autumn Term Year 13 12 weeks
approx. 60 lessons
16.5
Topic 8 – Acids and Bases
(20 lessons)
14 hours
Topic 9 – redox
(17 lessons)
10 hours
Topic 3 – Periodicity
(13 lessons)
7 weeks
Winter Term Year 13
approx. 35 lessons
20 hours
Option Topic
(26 lessons)
Revision
IB Examinations (Week 4)
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Standard Level 2022-2024
Standard Level 2022-24 4 lessons/week
12 weeks
Autumn Term Year 12
approx. 48 lessons
1 hour
Introduction to the course
(1 lesson)
Topic 1 – Quantitative Chemistry
6 hours
Topic 2 – Atomic Structure
(7 lessons)
Topic 4 – Bonding
13.5
● Discussion of IA title to investigate a factor related to intermolecular
(16 lessons)
forces
7 Hours
Topic 6 – Kinetics
● Data analysis and evaluation - a simple rates experiment (8 lessons)
9 weeks
Winter Term Year 12
approx. 27 lessons
Topic 6 – Kinetics
(3 lessons)
● Data analysis and evaluation - a simple rates experiment
Topic 5 – Energetics
● Develop an IA title for combustion of alcohols 9 Hours
● Discussion of analysis and evaluation - combustion of alcohols
(12 lessons)
● Analysis and evaluation of specific heat capacity of metal blocks
experiment
5 hours
Topic 7 – Equilibria
(6 lessons)
Teach how to choose an IA topic and how to refine and write a focussed research
question
● Develop a RQ on broccoli and write background information and plan a
method
11 hours
Topic 10 - Organic (6 lessons)
6 weeks
Summer Term Year 12 (weeks 1-6)
approx. 24 lessons
Topic 10 - Organic (8 lessons)
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IA Preparation and practice (6 lessons)
Year 12 Exams
IA Real
8
3 lessons per week
Autumn Term Year 13 12 weeks
approx. 36 lessons
6.5 hours
Topic 8 – Acids and Bases
(8 lessons)
8 hours
Topic 9 – redox
(10 lessons)
10 hours
Topic 3 – Periodicity
(12 lessons)
8 hours
Topic 11 – Analytical chemistry
(6 lessons)
7 weeks
Winter Term Year 13
approx. 21 lessons
16 hours
Option Topic
(16 lessons)
Revision
IB Examinations (Week 4)
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Assessments
- Sometimes you may have a short 10 minute test which will be either 7 multiple
choice questions, or a short answer question on “nature of science”. These tests can
be on any topic you have previously studied.
- Regular practical work to help you to prepare for your IA (which you do in June of
Year 12)
- Prep - this is decided by your teacher but may be reading and preparing for a lesson,
or completing questions
- End of topic tests
Class work
50
Practical work
Prep
7 76
6 64
5 52
4 40
3 28
2 16
1 0
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