VISIONARY ACADEMIC SCHOOL

CHEMISTRY SCHEME OF WORK (IGCSE)

YEAR___________8___________

TERM 1
WEEK
1

LESSO
N
1 and 2

TOPIC
KINETIC THEORY
AND DIFFUSION

Explanation of matter.
Arrangement of particles in matter
Change of state between liquids and solid
Changing state between liquids and gases
Change between solid and gas sublimation
Diffusion of gases.
Showing particles in different gases travel at different speeds.
Diffusion in liquids
RAT
Revision of the RAT
Definition of atoms
Example of atoms
Rearrangement of atoms to form compounds
Appearance of atom/structure
Atomic number
Mass number
Isotopes
Radio active Isotopes
Electrons
Atomic number and periodic table
Arrangement of elements
Group of elements
Period of elements
Drawing diagram of electronic arrangement
REVIEW THE TOPIC WITH RELEVANT QUESTIONS

1 and 2
3
4

RAT
Revision of RAT
Drawing periodic table.

4 and 5

DIFFUSION

1
2
3

RAT
ATOMIC
STRUCTURE

4 and 5

1 and 2

3 and 4

CONTENT

THE PERIODIC

REFERENCE
Edexcel pg 1
Edexcel chem.
Pg 2and 3
Edexcel chem.
Pg 3 and 4

Edexcel chem.
Pg 6
Edexcel chem.
Pg 7
KLB Chem pg
Edexcel chem.
Pg 8, 9
Edexcel chem.
Pg 10, 11
Edexcel chem.
Pg 12
Edexcel chem.

TABLE

4 and 5

5
5

PERIODIC TABLE

3 and 4
5

Periodic table and atomic structure

Metals
Non-metals
Group O
Physical properties
Chemical reactivity
Group 1 Alkali metals
Physical properties
Storage and handling
Reaction of alkali metals with water
Reactivity trend of alkali metals
Compound of the alkali metals
Group 7 Halogens
List halogens
Physical properties
Safety of halogens
Reaction of halogen with hydrogen
Reaction between sodium and chlorine
Displacement reactions in halogens
Explaining tread in the reactivity f halogens

Pg 99
Edexcel chem.
Pg 100
Edexcel chem.
Pg 101
Edexcel chem.
Pg 102
Edexcel chem.
Pg 103
Edexcel chem.
Pg 104
Edexcel chem.
Pg 105 106
Edexcel chem.
Pg 106
Edexcel chem.
PG 106 108
Edexcel chem.
Pg 108

7
8

1 and 2
3

1
2 and 3
4 and 5

PERIODIC TABLE

FORMULAE AND
EQUATIONS

REVISION AND MID TERM EXAMS

Revision of Half term exams
Transition metal
Physical characteristics
Their compounds
Uses of transition metals
Writing formulae for covalent substances

Formula for ionic compounds charges

Working out formula for an ionic compound
Confusing endings
Writing equations
Balancing equations
How to balance equations.

Edexcel chem.
Pg 109 110
Edexcel chem.
PG 33
Edexcel chem.
Pg 33 35
Edexcel chem.
PG 37 38

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2 and 3
4
5

11

ACIDS

1
2
3 and 4
5

12

1
2
3
4
5 and 6

12

1
2
3
4 and 5

MAKING SALTS

State symbols
Revision about the topic
Relevant questions
RAT
Revision of RAT
PH and indicators
PH scale
Measuring PH
Using a PH meter
Simple indicators
Experiment
Reacting acids with salt formed when acids with metals
Chemical equation involving acids and metal
Reactions involving acids and zinc
Making hydrogen in the laboratory
Testing for hydrogen
Reacting acids with metals

Bases
Reacting acids with metal hydroxide
Titration/neutralization reaction

Reacting acids with carbonates

Reaction between copper II carbonate and dilute acids
Theories of acids and bases
i)
Arrhenius theory
The Bronsted Lowry theory
Coordinate bond
Acids in solution
Solubility of salts
Soluble
Insoluble
Making soluble salts
Making magnesium sulphate crystals
Making copper II sulphate crystals from copper II oxide.
Heating when preparing salts
Making sodium, potassium and ammonium salts.

Edexcel chem.
Chem pg 70
Edexcel chem.
Pg 71
Edexcel chem.
Pg 71 and 72
Edexcel chem.
Pg 72 73
Edexcel chem.
PG 73 74
Edexcel chem.
Pg 74
Edexcel chem.
Pg 74 75
Edexcel chem.
Pg 75 76
Edexcel chem.
Pg 76
Edexcel chem.
Pg 77 and 78
Edexcel chem.
Pg 81
Edexcel chem.
Pg 83 84
Edexcel chem.
Pg 84
Edexcel chem.

13

1 and 2

3 and 4
14

Making sodium sulphate crystals

Making sodium chloride crystals
Making sodium sulphate crystals
Making insoluble salts
Writing ionic equations
Making pure barium sulphate
Making pure lead II iodide
REVISION WEEK

Pg 84 85
Edexcel chem.
Pg 86 - 87

END TERM EXAMINATION

CHEMISTRY YEAR 8 TERM 2

1

BONDING

3 and 4

5
2

1
2
3 and 4
5

BONDING

Covalent bonding
in hydrogen molecules
In hydrogen
Significance of noble gas structures in covalent bonding

Covalent bonding in a chlorine molecule.

Covalent + bonding in methane, ammonia and water
Multiple covalent bonding
In oxygen
In carbon dioxide
Double bonding in ethane C2H4
Triple bonding in a nitrogen molecule
Ways of representing covalent bonds

Ionic/electrovalent bonding
In sodium chloride
In magnesium oxide
The significance of noble gas structures in ionic bonding.
Other examples of ionic bonding LIF, CaCl2

Edexcel chem.
PG 13 - 14
Edexcel chem.
Pg 14
Edexcel chem.
Pg 15
Edexcel chem.
Pg 16
Edexcel chem.
Pg 16 (Table)
Edexcel chem.
Pg 7 (table)
Edexcel chem.
Pg 18(Table)
Edexcel chem.
Pg 19
Periodic table

BONDING

Other examples of ionic bonding K2O

Giving more examples

4
5
6

Metallic binding
- Delocalized electrons
Sea of electrons
Intermolecular forces
Intermolecular attractions
Revision in the topic
RAT
Revision on the RAT

1
2 and 3

1
2

4 and 5

1
2
3
4 and 5

STRUCTURE

Giant structures
Giant metallic structures.
Working of metals
Alloys
Giant ionic structures
Structures of magnesium oxide
Simple physical properties of ionic substances
The electrical behaviour of ionic substances
Giant covalent structures and diamond
Giant covalent structures and graphite
Simple molecular structures
Physical properties
Elements, compounds and mixtures
Simple differences between mixtures and compounds
Properties
Ease of separation
Energy changes
REVISION
RAT
Revision of CAT
Revision of Mid Term Exams
MID TERM EXAM AND BREAK

Edexcel chem.
PG 19
Periodic table
Edexcel chem.
Pg 20
Edexcel chem.
Pg 21
Question paper
Edexcel chem.
Edexcel chem.
Pg 23-24
Edexcel chem.
Pg 25
Edexcel chem.
Pg 26
Edexcel chem.
Pg 27
Edexcel chem.
Pg 28 29
Edexcel chem.
Pg 29
Edexcel chem.
PG 30
Edexcel chem.
Pg 31