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Chemistry is a subject that develops an appreciation and understanding of the nature and behaviour of the materials around us. It is a subject for students interested in natural and processed materials, in the processes that govern their behaviour and in the ways in which these materials are produced and used in everyday life. Skills in scientific enquiry and an understanding of the impact of chemical products and processes are developed in a range of contexts.

Stage 1 Chemistry further develops basic skills and concepts, giving particular emphasis to practical and communication skills, including the correct use of chemical conventions, specialist vocabulary and appropriate expression in scientific writing. This subject also promotes an awareness of the social and environmental impact of Chemistry.

Stage 2 Chemistry is directed towards the continued development of a sound conceptual basis within a contextual framework, recognising the impact of Chemistry on human health, the environment and the economy of our society and enabling students to make decisions that will lead to a healthy and sustainable future.

STAGE 2 BIOLOGY

Course Length One year (20 credits)

Prerequisite Semester 1 of Stage 1 Biology

Learning Requirements

In this subject, students are expected to:

• identify and formulate questions, hypotheses, concepts and purposes that guide biological investigations;

• design and conduct individual and collaborative biological investigations;

• manipulate apparatus and use technological tools and numeracy skills to obtain, represent, analyse, interpret and evaluate data and observations from biological investigations; • select and critically evaluate biological evidence from a range of sources and present informed conclusions and personal views on social, ethical and environmental issues;

• communicate their knowledge and understanding of biological concepts using appropriate biological terms and conventions; • demonstrate and apply biological knowledge and understanding of concepts and interrelationships to a range of contexts and problems, including presenting alternative explanations.

Course Outline

Textbook: SACE 2 Biology Textbook (Adelaide tuition Centre), supplemented by printed notes.

Workbook: SACE 2 Biology Workbook (Adelaide Tuition Centre) The course involves the study of life at levels ranging from molecular interactions to interactions between whole organisms. The study of Stage 2 Biology has the following assessment design criteria:

• Investigation

• Analysis and evaluation • Application

• Knowledge and understanding

The content of the course is organised into four themes: • Macromolecules

• Cells • Organisms • Ecosystems

Assessment

Students demonstrate evidence of their learning through the following assessment types:

School-based assessment 70%

Assessment Type 1: Investigations Folio (40%)

Students will undertake at least three practical investigations and at least one issues investigation to include in this folio.

Assessment Type 2: Skills and Applications Tasks (30%)

At least four skills and applications tasks such as tests and assignments.

External assessment 30%

STAGE 1 CHEMISTRY

Course Length One year (20 credits)

Prerequisite Year 10 Science

Learning Requirements

In this subject, students are expected to:

• demonstrate and apply knowledge and understanding of chemical concepts and interrelationships;

• formulate questions, manipulate apparatus, record observations in practical chemical activities, and design and undertake chemistry investigations;

• demonstrate an understanding of how knowledge of chemistry can be used to make informed conclusions or decisions, taking into account social and environmental contexts; • develop possible solutions to a variety of problems in

chemistry, in new or familiar contexts;

• critically analyse and evaluate chemical information and procedures from different sources; and

• communicate in a variety of forms, using appropriate chemical terms and conventions.

Course Outline

Textbook: Study On Chemistry 1 (Class sets), supplemented by comprehensive printed notes for each topic.

This course focuses on the basic unifying principles of electronic structure and bonding, quantitative chemistry, important chemical reaction types and carbon chemistry.

Semester 1 Topics

• Introductory Chemistry and Materials

• Water

• Acids and Bases

Semester 2 Topics

• Stoichiometry and Chemical Analysis • Redox Chemistry • Carbon Chemistry

Assessment

The following assessment types enable students to demonstrate evidence of learning in Stage 1 Chemistry:

Assessment Type 1: Investigations Folio (40%)

Includes practical investigations and an issue investigation.

Assessment Type 2: Skills and Applications Tasks (60%)

Includes tests.

STAGE 2 CHEMISTRY

Course Length One year (20 credits)

Prerequisite Semesters 1 and 2 of Stage 1 Chemistry

Learning Requirements

In this subject, students are expected to:

• demonstrate and apply knowledge and understanding of chemical concepts and interrelationships;

• formulate questions, manipulate apparatus, record observations in practical chemical activities, and design and undertake chemistry investigations;

• demonstrate an understanding of how knowledge of chemistry can be used to make informed conclusions or decisions, taking into account social and environmental contexts; • develop possible solutions to a variety of problems in

chemistry, in new or familiar contexts;

• critically analyse and evaluate chemical information and procedures from different sources; and

• communicate in a variety of forms, using appropriate chemical terms and conventions.

Course Outline

This course focuses on the key areas of Chemistry in the 21st century: chemical analysis, industrial processes, the chemical basis of environmental issues and biological chemistry.

Topics

• Experimental Skills • Analytical Techniques

• Elemental and Environmental Chemistry • Using and Controlling Chemical Reactions • Organic and Biological Chemistry

• Materials

Assessment

School-based assessment 70%

Assessment Type 1 Investigations Folio (40%)

Students will undertake three practical investigations and one issues investigation to include in this folio.

The three practical investigations will assess a range of specified skills.

The issues investigation will assess skills in the selection, acknowledgement and critical analysis of information from different sources about a chemical issue. It will also assess the analysis and evaluation of data to formulate conclusions and make relevant predictions, and the analysis and evaluation of connections bewteen data, concepts and issues in Chemistry.

Assessment Type 2 Skills and Applications Tasks (30%)

Each of 5 tests will address a range of content and skills across all the Learning Requirements and Assessment Design Criteria and will provide a range of question types.

External assessment 30% Assessment Type 3