Overview
Qualification Grading Type
Graded
Unit Learning Outcomes
1.
Understand the classification of substances into elements, compounds and mixtures and perform experiments to separate mixtures.
Assessment Criteria
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1.1.
Evaluate the class to which different types of substances belong.
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1.2.
Analyse techniques to achieve separation and purification of mixtures.
2.
Understand the concept of solubility and perform experiments to measure it.
Assessment Criteria
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2.1.
Analyse the results of solubility experiments.
3.
Understand the classification of substances as acids, bases and salts and perform experiments to aid classification.
Assessment Criteria
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3.1.
Explain the results of experiments investigating the properties of acids, bases and salts.
4.
Understand different types of chemical reactions and processes.
Assessment Criteria
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4.1.
Carry out different types of reactions, identifying the products, writing equations for the reactions and performing chemical calculations where appropriate.
5.
Understand methods used to prepare, separate and purify chemical substances.
Assessment Criteria
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5.1.
Evaluate an investigation to prepare, separate and purify soluble and insoluble substances.
6.
Understand and perform oxidation and reduction reactions.
Assessment Criteria
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6.1.
Explain redox reactions.
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6.2.
Identify reducing agents, oxidising agents, oxidised species and reduced species in simple redox reactions.
7.
Understand Health and Safety regulations in relation to the conducting of chemistry experiments.
Assessment Criteria
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7.1.
Carry out chemistry experiments with due regards to Health and Safety.
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7.2.
Analyse the results of the chemistry experiments using appropriate conventions.