Chemistry

Course summary

The OCR Chemistry A level is split into six modules which are designed to develop knowledge and skills over a two year course. The whole A level is examined by three externally set examinations at the end of the course. Practical skills are assessed within these examinations. There is an additional practical endorsement which is separate from, but linked to, the course. This will be assessed by at least 12 practical tasks spread through the whole course. Practical skills and the appropriate use of scientific terminology and units integral to the whole course will be cotaught with the modules containing theoretical content. We begin by looking at the basic chemical concepts that underpin the study of chemistry. This is followed by studying the Periodic Table, energy and core organic chemistry. During the second year we return to a more detailed study of organic groups and we introduce analytical techniques. The second module extends the study of reaction rates, equilibria and the Periodic table.