Summary Slide - S4 Chemistry

Unit 1 - Chemical Changes and Structure

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Quadrant 1

Topic

In this unit, students will explore the fundamental concepts and techniques in Chemistry. Students will be learning about how atoms combine with each other to form compounds, as well as how the speed of a chemical reaction can be changed.

Students will also learn about using formulae and calculations to predict the expected quantities of reactants and products.

Students will look at the following topics:

1. Rates of reaction
2. Periodic table and atoms
3. Bonding and Structure
4. Formulae and Reacting Quantities
5. Acids and bases

Links to content

Analytical Techniques and YT Links

Useful links

BBC Bitesize

N5 Past Papers

BBC Bitesize - Chemical Analysis

Miss Adams Chemistry - N5 Unit 1 Playlist

(Chemistry tutorials)

Knowledge Organisers

What are they and how to use them

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What are knowledge organisers?

Knowledge organisers provide a summary of the key facts and essential knowledge that pupils learn within a unit of work or a curriculum subject. They should be simple and easy to use with key information broken down into easily digestible chunks. The topic details a a short summary of the themes covered within the knowledge organiser, key terms are the words that pupils will learn about and in the future be able to recall through retrieval practice. The useful links section is available to help embed essential knowledge.

How can parents/carers support learning at home using a knowledge organiser?

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At home you can talk to your young person about their day at school including their wellbeing and learning across the various subject areas. Look at knowledge organisers with your young person and have conversations around them including:

• Ask them to explain a key word or term to you, the content of a lesson, what questions were asked, what did the class discuss, what activities did they do and if they have covered similar topics in other subjects in school.
• Quiz them on the content or get them to quiz you!

Why are we using knowledge organisers?

At Rosehill High School, we are using knowledge organisers to help structure essential knowledge, help improve retention of facts, provide home learning opportunities and to help support retrieval practice.