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Chemistry Year 11 Scope and Sequence

Term 1

Weeks
Weeks 1-2 Week 3 Week 4 Weeks 5-6 Weeks 7-8 Week 9 Week 10

Module 1: Properties Module 1: Module 1: Module 1: Module 1: Module 2: Module 2:

and structure of Properties and Properties and Properties and Properties and Introduction to Introduction to
Module matter structure of structure of structure of structure of quantitative quantitative
matter matter matter matter chemistry chemistry
Properties of matter Atomic structure Atomic structure Periodicity Bonding Chemical Mole Concept
Content and atomic mass and atomic mass Reactions and
Stoichiometry
How do the Why are atoms Why are atoms Are there What binds What happens in How are
Inquiry properties of of elements of elements patterns in the atoms together chemical measurements
substances help us different from different from properties of in elements and reactions? made in
question
separate them? one another? one another? elements? compounds? chemistry?
CH11/12-2 CH11/12-2 CH11/12-1 CH11/12-1 CH11/12-1 CH11/12-2 CH11/12-2
CH11/12-3 CH11/12-3 CH11/12-2 CH11/12-3 CH11/12-2 CH11/12-4 CH11/12-4
CH11/12-4 CH11/12-4 CH11/12-3 CH11/12-4 CH11/12-3 CH11/12-6 CH11/12-6
Outcomes CH11/12-7 CH11/12-5 CH11/12-4 CH11/12-5 CH11/12-4 CH11-9 CH11-9
CH11-8 CH11/12-7 CH11/12-7 CH11/12-7 CH11/12-7
CH11-8 CH11-8 CH11-8 CH11-8
N/A N/A Depth study (3 Depth study (3 Depth study (3 N/A N/A
Assessment hours) hours) hours)

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 Term 2

Weeks Week 1 Weeks 2-3 Weeks 4-5 Weeks 6-7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10

Module 2: Module 2: Module 2: Module 3: Module 3: Module 3: Module 3:

Introduction to Introduction to Introduction to Reactive Reactive Reactive Reactive
Module quantitative quantitative quantitative chemistry chemistry chemistry chemistry
chemistry chemistry chemistry

Mole Concept Concentration Gas Laws Chemical Predicting Predicting Rates of

Content and Molarity Reactions Reactions of Reactions of Reactions
Metals Metals

How are How are How does the What are the How is the How is the What affects the
Inquiry measurements chemicals in ideal gas law products of a reactivity of reactivity of rate of a
question made in solutions relate to all other chemical various metals various metals chemical
chemistry? measured? Gas Laws? reaction? predicted? predicted? reaction?

CH11/12-2 CH11/12-2 CH11/12-1 CH11/12-2 CH11/12-2 CH11/12-2 CH11/12-2

CH11/12-4 CH11/12-4 CH11/12-2 CH11/12-3 CH11/12-3 CH11/12-3 CH11/12-3
Outcomes CH11/12-6 CH11/12-5 CH11/12-4 CH11/12-4 CH11/12-4 CH11/12-4 CH11/12-4
CH11/12-5 CH11/12-6 CH11/12-6 CH11-10 CH11-10 CH11/12-5 CH11-10
CH11-9 CH11-9 CH11-9 CH11-10
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Practical and N/A
Assessment
data assessment

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 Term 3

Weeks Weeks 1-2 Weeks 3-4 Weeks 5-7 Week 8 Weeks 9-10

Module 4: Drivers of Module 4: Drivers of Module 4: Drivers of N/A Consolidation and Non-
Module reactions reactions reactions assessable depth study
(6 hours)
Energy Changes in Enthalpy and Hess’s Entropy and Gibbs N/A Consolidation and Non-
Content Chemical Reactions Law Free Energy assessable depth study
(6 hours)
What energy changes How much energy does How can enthalpy and N/A Student choice
occur in chemical it take to break bonds, entropy be used to
reactions? and how much is explain reaction
Inquiry question
released when bonds spontaneity?
are formed?

CH11/12-1 CH11/12-1 CH11/12-1 N/A CH11/12-1

CH11/12-5 CH11/12-5 CH11/12-5 CH11/12-7
Outcomes CH11/12-6 CH11/12-6 CH11/12-6 Plus various
CH11/12-7 CH11/12-7 CH11/12-7
CH11-11 CH11-11 CH11-11
N/A N/A N/A Formal written Non-assessable depth
Assessment examination study (6 hours)

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