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Mathlide Fameli
1) IGCSE Chemistry: Aims
The aims describe the purposes of a course based on this syllabus. You can deliver some of the aims using suitable local, international or historical examples and applications, or through collaborative experimental work.
The aims are to:
- provide an enjoyable and worthwhile educational experience for all learners, whether or not they go on to study science beyond this level
- enable learners to acquire sufficient knowledge and understanding to:
- become confident citizens in a technological world and develop an informed interest in scientific matters
- be suitably prepared for studies beyond Cambridge IGCSE
- allow learners to recognise that science is evidence-based and understand the usefulness, and the limitations, of scientific method
- develop skills that:
- are relevant to the study and practice of chemistry
- are useful in everyday life – encourage a systematic approach to problem-solving
- encourage efficient and safe practice
- encourage effective communication through the language of science
- develop attitudes relevant to chemistry such as:
- concern for accuracy and precision
- objectivity
- integrity
- enquiry
- initiative
- inventiveness
- enable learners to appreciate that:
- science is subject to social, economic, technological, ethical and cultural influences and limitations
- the applications of science may be both beneficial and detrimental to the individual, the community and the environment.
2) Syllabus Outline:
Candidates study the following topics:
1 The particulate nature of matter
2 Experimental techniques
3 Atoms, elements and compounds
4 Stoichiometry
5 Electricity and chemistry
6 Chemical energetics
7 Chemical reactions
8 Acids, bases and salts
9 The Periodic Table
10 Metals
11 Air and water
12 Sulfur
13 Carbonates
14 Organic chemistry
3) Assessment Outline:
Core candidates take:
- Paper 1: Multiple Choice (45 minutes)
- Paper 3: Theory – Extended response (75 minutes)
- Paper 5: Practical test or Paper 6: Alternative to practical (75 minutes/60 minutes)
Extended candidates take:
- Paper 2: Multiple Choice (45 minutes)
- Paper 4: Theory – Extended response (75 minutes)
- Paper 5: Practical test or Paper 6: Alternative to practical (75 minutes/60 minutes)
For more information check out the: IGCSE Chemistry Guide
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