Year 9 Curriculum Information Booklet 2018-2019
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Chemistry<br />
We start the KS4 GCSE course at the start of <strong>Year</strong> 9. Students have an extensive range of<br />
topics to cover over the whole GCSE course and will need time to develop the effective<br />
revision strategies needed to recall the information they will learn and apply it to different<br />
contexts in examination questions. They will also continue to develop their practical skills.<br />
Chemistry is taught to all students at Stretford Grammar School. We follow the AQA<br />
specification (Specification code 8462) and all examinations are sat at the end of <strong>Year</strong> 11.<br />
Topic 1: Metals<br />
Students will study the following:<br />
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Properties of metals and nonmetals.<br />
Reactions of metals with oxygen,<br />
water, acid and carbonates.<br />
Formulae and equations<br />
Reactivity Series Extraction of<br />
metals linked to reactivity series but<br />
no detail of blast furnace etc.<br />
Corrosion and prevention<br />
Topic 2: Atomic Structure<br />
Students will study the following:<br />
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Structure of atoms<br />
isotopes,<br />
calculating relative atomic mass<br />
ions<br />
History of the atom<br />
Topic 3: Separating Mixtures<br />
Students will study the following:<br />
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Filtering, evaporation, distillation,<br />
crystallisation, chromatography and<br />
calculating Rf values<br />
Potable water and waste water<br />
treatment
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