Ryton Students - Departments – Chemistry – Overview

Year 10

Year 11

Year 12

Year 13

Year 10
Topic Covered	When	Assessment	Opportunities for parents to help
Air Quality. Material Choices. Food Matters.	Sept – Nov Dec – Feb Mar - Jun	External Exam in January for Module 1 and June for Module 2 and 3. Regular internal assessments at the end of each topic. Case Study based upon recycling.	Encourage students to watch or read the news especially related to science advances and developments. Collect news clipping relevant to recycling

Year 11
Topic Covered Additional Science Chemical Patterns Chemicals of the Natural Environment Chemical Synthesis	When July – Oct Feb – Apr Nov - Jan	Assessment External Exam in January for Module 4 and June for Module 5 and 6. Coursework investigation on Rates of Reaction, providing 17% of the overall grade	Opportunities for parents to help
Applied Science Harnessing Chemicals	July - May	External exam in June. Coursework around data analysis of results from investigation into Rates of Reaction

Year 12
Topic Covered Structure and Bonding Foundation Physical and Inorganic Chemistry Introduction to Organic Chemistry	When Sept – Nov Nov – Feb Mar - May	Assessment January June June	Opportunities for parents to help

Year 13
Topic Covered	When	Assessment	Opportunities for parents to help
Further Physical and Organic Chemistry Thermodynamics and Further Inorganic Chemistry	Sept – Dec Jan - Mar	January June