IB Chemistry

Course Overview 2022-24

(Last reviewed June 2022)

Materials & Resources

● Aiglon Chemistry website - this has links to all sorts of resources. Please familiarise
yourself with it and use it.
● Kognity online login – this is an online textbook and also can be used to generate
revision questions
● You will need to be able to access Google Classroom for prep and here you can also
keep track of your grades
● Textbook (Pearson Baccalaureate Higher or Standard level)– you will be given login
details for the online textbook which is the same as the paper copy we use in class,
but with added features.
● Textbook (Internal Assessment for Chemistry - Christopher Talbot - Hodder) - you
will be provided with a copy.
● Revision Guide (Chemistry for the IB Diploma - Geoffrey Neuss - Oxford) - you
will be provided with your own copy.
● Data booklet – we will give you one, it can also be found on the chemistry website
● File, dividers and paper – you will need to supply both and they must be brought to
lessons, unless we tell you otherwise. Please make sure you keep your file organised.
Alternatively, you can work on an iPad.
● Calculator and basic stationery

What to do if you are finding something difficult

● Talk to your teacher!

● You can also email your teacher to arrange a time to see them
Head of Chemistry: Mrs Barré – fcb16@aiglon.ch
Head of science and Teacher of Chemistry: Mr Draper - cdd19@aiglon.ch
Teacher of Chemistry: Mr Bold - pab21@aiglon.ch

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The course
You will study 11 core topics, 9 AHL (Additional Higher Level) topics and one option topic.

Assessment:
At the end of the course, you will sit 3 exams:

Paper 1
● 20%

● multiple choice questions on all core and AHL topics

● 1 hour

Paper 2
● 36%

● short answer questions on all core and AHL topics

● 2 ¼ hours

Paper 3
● 24%

● Section A: Data response questions on any core topic

● Section B: Short answer questions on option topic

● 1 ¼ hours

Practical work
You will complete at least 40 hours of practical activities in class
You will complete a 10 hour independent project – counts as 20% of your final grade
You will take part in a “Group 4 project” working together with other students (10 hours). If
you take two science subjects, this will count for both.

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 Higher Level 2022-2024
Higher Level 2022-24 5 Lessons/week

Autumn Term Year 12 12 weeks

approx. 60 lessons
1 hour
Introduction to the course
(1 lesson)
Topic 1 – Quantitative Chemistry

● Introduction to propagation of uncertainties - determining the molar

13.5 hours
mass of a gas
(16 lessons)
● Detailed analysis of uncertainties, presentation of results – standard
solution and a titration

8 hours
Topic 2 – Atomic Structure
(10 lessons)
Topic 4 – Bonding
20.5 (hours)
● Discussion of IA title to investigate a factor related to intermolecular (24 lessons)
forces

13 hours

Topic 6 – Kinetics (16 lessons total)

● Data analysis and evaluation - a simple rates experiment

(8 lessons)

9 weeks
Winter Term Year 12
approx. 45 lessons

Topic 6 – Kinetics (8 lessons)

Topic 5 – Energetics
● Develop an IA title for combustion of alcohols
16 hours
● Discussion of analysis and evaluation - combustion of alcohols
(18 lessons)
● Analysis and evaluation of specific heat capacity of metal blocks
experiment

9 hours
Topic 7 – Equilibria
(10 lessons)

Teach how to choose an IA topic and how to refine and write a focussed
research question
● Develop a RQ on broccoli and write background information and
plan a method

23 hours
Topic 10 - Organic Chemistry
(7 lessons)
Summer Term Year 12 6 weeks
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 approx. 30 lessons
(16 lessons)
Topic 10 - Organic Chemistry

(5 lessons)
IA Preparation and practice

Year 12 Exams

IA Real

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 5 lessons per week
Autumn Term Year 13 12 weeks
approx. 60 lessons
16.5
Topic 8 – Acids and Bases
(20 lessons)

14 hours
Topic 9 – redox
(17 lessons)
10 hours
Topic 3 – Periodicity
(13 lessons)

Topic 11 and 21 – Analytical chemistry 7 hours

Include making aspirin to show various organic techniques (10 lessons)

7 weeks
Winter Term Year 13
approx. 35 lessons
20 hours
Option Topic
(26 lessons)

Mock Exams and Review

Summer Term Year 13

Revision

IB Examinations (Week 4)

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 Standard Level 2022-2024
Standard Level 2022-24 4 lessons/week

12 weeks
Autumn Term Year 12
approx. 48 lessons
1 hour
Introduction to the course
(1 lesson)
Topic 1 – Quantitative Chemistry

● Introduction to propagation of uncertainties - determining the molar

13.5
mass of a gas
(16 lessons)
● Detailed analysis of uncertainties, presentation of results – standard
solution and a titration

6 hours
Topic 2 – Atomic Structure
(7 lessons)
Topic 4 – Bonding
13.5
● Discussion of IA title to investigate a factor related to intermolecular
(16 lessons)
forces
7 Hours
Topic 6 – Kinetics
● Data analysis and evaluation - a simple rates experiment (8 lessons)

9 weeks
Winter Term Year 12
approx. 27 lessons
Topic 6 – Kinetics
(3 lessons)
● Data analysis and evaluation - a simple rates experiment

Topic 5 – Energetics
● Develop an IA title for combustion of alcohols 9 Hours
● Discussion of analysis and evaluation - combustion of alcohols
(12 lessons)
● Analysis and evaluation of specific heat capacity of metal blocks
experiment
5 hours
Topic 7 – Equilibria
(6 lessons)

Teach how to choose an IA topic and how to refine and write a focussed research
question
● Develop a RQ on broccoli and write background information and plan a
method
11 hours
Topic 10 - Organic (6 lessons)

6 weeks
Summer Term Year 12 (weeks 1-6)
approx. 24 lessons
Topic 10 - Organic (8 lessons)

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IA Preparation and practice (6 lessons)

Year 12 Exams

IA Real

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 3 lessons per week
Autumn Term Year 13 12 weeks
approx. 36 lessons
6.5 hours
Topic 8 – Acids and Bases
(8 lessons)
8 hours
Topic 9 – redox
(10 lessons)
10 hours
Topic 3 – Periodicity
(12 lessons)
8 hours
Topic 11 – Analytical chemistry
(6 lessons)
7 weeks
Winter Term Year 13
approx. 21 lessons

Topic 11 - Analytical chemistry 4 lessons

16 hours
Option Topic
(16 lessons)

Mock Exams and Review

Summer Term Year 13

Revision

IB Examinations (Week 4)

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Assessments
- Sometimes you may have a short 10 minute test which will be either 7 multiple
choice questions, or a short answer question on “nature of science”. These tests can
be on any topic you have previously studied.
- Regular practical work to help you to prepare for your IA (which you do in June of
Year 12)
- Prep - this is decided by your teacher but may be reading and preparing for a lesson,
or completing questions
- End of topic tests

How do these all count towards mark readings?

Assessment Weighting for your mark reading

Short weekly tests

Class work
50
Practical work

Prep

End of topic tests 50

What are the grade boundaries?

For end of topic tests, your percentage is converted into a UMS grade which takes into
account how difficult or easy the test was.

Grade UMS Mark required

7 76

6 64

5 52

4 40

3 28

2 16

1 0

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