Level 3 Chemistry

The Year 13 Chemistry course aims to develop your knowledge and understanding of chemistry and its relevance to society, through both theory and practical work and to prepare you for success in NCEA Level 3 Chemistry assessments. You will develop your ability to analyze information, problem-solve, and apply knowledge to new situations and you will improve your intellectual, creative, and critical thinking. Experimental work will be infiltrated throughout the course to support understanding of scientific ideas as well as further develop practical skills.

This course offers three internal standards and two external standards worth a total of 19 credits. Students will be able to explore these Achievement Standards and learn the aspects of the following :

• Using information from their research and practical investigations to write a report on similarities and differences of the two Redox processes.
• Using information from spectroscopic data to fully discuss and identify the identity of an organic compound. (they are required to fully discuss information from IR spectroscopy, 13C NMR Spectra and Mass Spectrometry)
• Reporting on research based on a chemical process in the world around us. In particular, discussing the advantages/disadvantages and its effects on the environment.