Year 11
1 An introduction to working
scientifically and depth studies
Module 1: Properties and
Structure of Matter
2 Properties of Matter
3 Atomic structure and
atomic mass
4 Periodicity
5 Bonding
Module 2: Introduction to
Quantitative Chemistry
6 Chemical Reactions and
Stoichiometry
7 Mole Concept
8 Concentration and Molarity
9 Gas Laws
Module 3: Reactive Chemistry
10 Chemical Reactions
11 Predicting Reactions of
Metals
12 Rates of Reactions
Module 4: Drivers of Reactions
13 Energy Changes in Chemical
Reactions
14 Enthalpy and Hess’s Law
15 Entropy and Gibbs Free
Energy
Answers
Debra Smith is an experienced Chemistry teacher and author. Debra has been Head of Science at a number of Queensland State High Schools and has been involved in writing science curriculum at the local, state and national levels. She has been President and Treasurer of the Australian Science Teachers Association and is a life member of STAQ. Debra has been the recipient of state and national teaching awards including the 2010 Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching – Secondary.
Jaya Chowdhury is a passionate educator with more than 25 years of teaching experience in Western Australia and in NSW. Jaya is currently head of Science at Queenwood School for Girls. Jaya also delivers workshops for final year secondary science education students in the Department of Educational Studies (DoES) at Macquarie University. Jaya has been the HSC Content Manager at Access Macquarie and continues to assist in the development of online resources for the new Chemistry syllabus. Jaya also chairs the Chemical Education Group of the NSW Branch of the RACI.
Samantha began her career as a Food and Pharmaceutical Quality Control Technician. For the past ten years she has been teaching Science and Chemistry in Marist schools across Sydney, refining the pedagogical practice of the Flipped Classroom. Most recently, Sam has been acting as an Expert Teacher for Sydney Catholic Schools, programming Junior and Senior Chemistry curriculums.
Introductory chapter contains worksheets targeting each working scientifically skill to ground student understanding and solidify best practice
Wealth of visual stimulus material to engage students
Carefully constructed exam-style questions clearly increase in difficulty to build student capability and encourage extension
Answers available at the end of each book promote independent learning, with worked solutions provided online for teachers.