13CHE

Year 13 Chemistry

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mrs A. McManaway.

Chemistry enables us to develop a range of useful materials such as pharmaceuticals for curing and treating diseases, substances that protect the environment, technologically advanced structures for building, and materials that can be used as alternative energy sources. Chemistry is fundamental to understanding climate change and wise use of the world’s energy and water resources.

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Course Overview

Term 1
Looking at Oxidation and Reduction reactions and how these types of reactions can be used to make batteries or to produce metals by forcing a chemical reaction using electrical energy. The world is looking for better batteries so this is an area of continual new science discoveries and research.
Organic chemistry continues from Level 2 with new families of organic chemicals and new polymers.

Term 2
Spectroscopy is how we find the structure of new chemicals or identify a drug. When a molecule is to small to see, these techniques provide the eyes that chemists use to see a molecule. This is what happens in the room the actor walks out of on CSI or any detective show and says, I know the paint or drug or chemical because I have analysed it.
Thermochemistry and properties of particles follows on from structure and bonding in level two. An understanding how an increase in disorder can lead to a spontaneous reaction. How to calculate the amount of energy released in a chemical reaction why water is such a remarkable chemical.

Term 3
Aqueous chemistry is the use of equilibrium principles to explain why some solids are sparingly soluble while others are soluble. Some acids are strong while others are weak and how a solution can act as a buffer, neutralizing acids or bases that are added to it.

Term 4
Revision for external NCEA examination.

Recommended Prior Learning

Although not required, it is highly recommended that all 3 external achievement standards are passed with at least an Achieved

Pathway

Chemistry is the study of the nature and behaviour of everything in our material world. Chemistry plays a key role in fields from medicine to agriculture, manufacturing and engineering. This course is preparation for study at University in a Chemistry, Engineering, Medical, Agricultural, Food Technology type degree. It builds on, and adds to, the concepts taught at Level Two.

Career Pathways

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

This course is eligible for subject endorsement.

This course is approved for University Entrance.

Total Credits Available: 21
Internal Assessed Credits: 6
External Assessed Credits: 15
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91388 v2
NZQA Info

Chemistry 3.2 - Demonstrate understanding of spectroscopic data in chemistry


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91390 v2
NZQA Info

Chemistry 3.4 - Demonstrate understanding of thermochemical principles and the properties of particles and substances


Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91391 v2
NZQA Info

Chemistry 3.5 - Demonstrate understanding of the properties of organic compounds


Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91392 v2
NZQA Info

Chemistry 3.6 - Demonstrate understanding of equilibrium principles in aqueous systems


Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91393 v2
NZQA Info

Chemistry 3.7 - Demonstrate understanding of oxidation-reduction processes


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 21
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Approved subject for University Entrance

Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 21

Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.

Disclaimer

Note that picking a course doesn't guarantee entry.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the year level dean or the Future Pathways team for support and guidance.