A motivating specification
This specification enables contemporary chemistry contexts to be included with the teaching and learning programme. It is designed to be motivating to both teachers and students by encouraging more students to study chemistry and encouraging teachers to update the content that they deliver. Students will study different aspects of chemistry that are often in the media, and that affect their lives.
It is important that students have the required knowledge and understanding of the fundamental chemistry concepts in order to explain many different aspects of contemporary chemistry, such as climate change, green chemistry, pharmaceuticals and chemistry research. This Chemistry specification has been developed to meet the new QCA requirements but draws on the strengths and experience of the current Edexcel Chemistry and Nuffield specifications.
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Specification
Accredited specification for first teaching September 2008
Specification - for International centres only
GCE Advanced Subsidiary Chemistry – Unit 3 and Unit 6
Context study - Analysis of Chemicals AS
Context study - Green Chemistry
Context study - Supramolecular Chemistry - Context Study
Context study - The Pharmaceutical Industry A2
Context study - Fuel Cells
Context study - The Atmosphere
Context study - The Pharmaceutical Industry AS
Issue 3
Unit 1: The Core Principles of Chemistry
Centre administration guidance for internally assessed units
Issue 2
1. Security of Edexcel-set Internal Assessment Tasks
ASB1 Observation exercise on three inorganic compounds - 1
ASB2 Observation exercise on three inorganic compounds - 2
ASB3 Observation exercise on three organic compounds
ASB4 Observation exercise on two organic compounds
ASC1 Acid-base titration
ASC2 Finding the enthalpy change for the reaction between an acid and a base
ASC3 Sodium thiosulfate-iodine titration
ASC4 Hess’s Law
ASD1 Preparation of a double salt
ASD2 Preparation of a salt
ASD3 Preparation of an organic compound (ethanal)
Teacher’s Values Form for External Marking of Internal Assessment Tasks
A 100% examination option is available for all Edexcel international centres wishing to take GCE A level Sciences from 2008. Written examination papers are available in place of the coursework units (Units 3b and 6b) for the three specifications.
Provides the candidates and centres with a general impression and flavour of the actual question papers and mark schemes in advance of the first operational exams