Year 10 IB Diploma Preparation Course Guide 2023

STRUCTURE Semester 1

Semester 2

Chemical Reactions

The Periodic Table

Exploring types of chemical reactions Introduction to thermochemistry

Trends in the Periodic Table

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Bonding of elements

Rates of reactions

Organic Chemistry

Stoichiometry

Introduction to Hydrocarbons

Quantitative chemistry

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Polymerisation

The mole

Alcohols and carboxylic acids May be subject to change with new syllabus in 2024

Stoichiometric relationships

ASSESSMENT In Year 10 IBDP Chemistry Preparatory students complete four summative assessments. Summative assessments Semester 1 Weighting Semester 2

Weighting

Student Experiment

10%

Student Experiment

10%

Semester Examination

40%

Semester Examination

40%

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