Units 3 & 4 CHEMISTRY
Staff:
Ms Barth
(G4 staffroom)
barth.cameron.f@edumail.vic.gov.au
Mrs McKinlay
(G4 staffroom)
mcKinlay.Irene.i@edumail.vic.gov.au
Textbooks
1. Heinemann Chemistry 2 (VCE units 3 & 4):
- Textbook, 4th Edition / Enhanced
- Student Workbook
*2nd Handbooks, check for CD / ChemCAL code
2. StudyOn VCE Chemistry Unit 3&4 and
Booklet
3. Optional:
- Chem Notes (from 2008 onwards)
- Check Points (from 2008 onwards)
Moodle
How to enrol in Chem 3 & 4:
1. Go to Moodle2
2. Click on ‘all courses’ (top LH side)
3. Click on ‘Chemistry Unit 3 & 4’
4. ‘Enrol me’ in enrolment box
Unit 3 Chemical Pathways
Area of Study:
1. Chemical Analysis (Ch 1 – 8)
2. Organic Chemical Pathways (Ch 9 – 14)
Note: Unit 1 - 4 Key Skills could be examined!!!
Unit 4 Chemistry at Work
Area of Study:
1. Industrial Chemistry (Ch 15 – 18 & 21)
2. Supplying & using Energy (Ch 23 – 28)
Note: Unit 1 - 4 Key Skills could be examined!!!
Unit 3 SAC’s
1. Extended experimental investigation:
Analysis of WSC fertiliser
(50)
2. Written Report of a practical activity:
Preparation of Aspirin
(25)
3. Test:
Organic reaction pathways and
Biomolecules
(25)
Unit 4 SAC’s
1. Test: Industrial production of a selected
chemical
(25)
2. Written Report of a practical activity:
Factors affecting equilibrium reactions
(25)
3. Summary Report of 3 practical activities:
Energy transformations in chemical reactions
(50)
Study Score
• End-of-year Exam – 60%
End-of-year Unit 3 & 4 Exam (2.5 hrs)
Exams consist of 30 Multiple Choice & Short
Answer Questions
Data booklet provided
Scientific calculators only!
• Unit 3 SAC’s
– 20%
• Unit 4 SAC’s
– 20%
Year 12 Homework
• Refer to Orientation Homework handout.
• Teachers starting to check homework
completion first lesson back!!
Non-Completion Forms:
- Holiday homework
- Chapter Checklist Q’s
- SAC’s