Chemistry course specification
The OCR-A Chemistry course
There are six units of assessment covering a broad range of chemistry topics. In summary the assessment units and teaching sections are:
First year - AS level
F321: Atoms, Bonds and Groups |
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| 1 hour written exam AS Level - 30% A Level - 15% |
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F322: Chains, Energy and Resources |
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| 1 hour 45 min written exam AS Level - 50% A Level - 25% |
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F323: Practical Skills in Chemistry 1 |
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| Internal assessment AS Level - 20% A Level - 10% |
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Second year - A level (A2)
F324: Rings, Polymers and Analysis |
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| 1 hour written exam A Level - 15% |
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F325: Equilibria, Energetics and Elements |
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| 1 hour 45 min written exam A Level - 25% |
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F326: Practical Skills in Chemistry 2 |
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| Internal assessment A Level - 10% |
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The assessment units described above are examined in each of the two years of the course. As with all modular courses, a student can be retested to improve his/her grade.
The Salters (OCR) Chemistry course
This specification is uniquely different from other A Level specifications because:
- it starts from applications and develops the theory as
required - it introduces chemical topics in one unit and then revisits
them in later units, so that student learning is then reinforced - all external units in the examination ask the questions
in context - there is an Advance Notice article included in an AS unit
which can be studied, researched and discussed by
students well in advance of the unit test - A2 students undertake a three-week Chemical
Investigation of their own choice.
In summary the teaching sections are:
First year - AS level
F331: Chemistry for Life |
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| 1 hour 15 mins written exam AS Level - 30% A Level - 15% |
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F332: Chemistry of Natural Resources |
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| 1 hour 45 mins written exam AS Level - 50% A Level - 25% |
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F333: Chemistry in Practice |
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| Internal assessment AS Level - 20% A Level - 10% |
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Second year - A level
F334: Chemistry in Materials |
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| 1 hour 30 mins written exam A Level - 15% |
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F335: Chemistry by Design |
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| 2 hour written exam Mandatory A Level - 20% |
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F336: Chemistry Individual Investigation |
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| Internal assessment Mandatory A Level - 15% |
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The assessment units described above are examined in June of each of the two years of the course. As with all modular courses, a student can resit to improve his/her grade, usually in January.
