Chemistry
at Reigate Grammar School
A2 Scheme A

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ChemGuide

Doc Brown's

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This page contains the resources currently available via the Infonet for A2 Scheme A students.

Essential:

These resources are essential throughout the A2 Scheme A course and should be used often.

Student Scheme of Work - [download] (Scheme A specific)
This file contains a breakdown of the topics covered during each term of the course, detailing key learning points, skills developed and textbook references.

Homework Booklet - [download] (Scheme A specific)
This file contains the A2 Scheme A Homework Booklet, which provides written exercises for each topic that may be set for weekly 2 hour homeworks. It also contains a self-assessment checklists and some revision questions for each topic.

Periodic Table - [download]
This file contains the Periodic Table that we use: it lists the symbols, group numbers, atomic numbers and relative atomic masses of all known elements. Different Periodic Tables vary slightly in the accuracy and style of content provided, so use this one when you can.

Data Booklet - [download]
This file contains the official Edexcel Data Booklet, which lists all kinds of data that are appropriate for use during the course.

Independent Learning:

These resources are available for students wishing to engage in independent learning.

Edexcel GCE Chemistry Specification - [download]
This file contains the official Edexcel GCE Chemistry specification, which is essentially a giant list of everything you could possibly want to know about the GCE A Level course. Highlights include: Qualification content (p19-50) and Performance descriptions (p97-101).

Self-Assessment Checklists - [download] (Scheme A specific)
This file contains a set of checklists, one per topic, that can be used to tick off knowledge or understanding when revising for an End of Unit test or the Unit 4/5 papers in the summer. Checklists for Units 1 and 2 can be found on the AS Scheme A and AS Scheme B pages.

Topic Notes (Scheme A specific)
These files contain complete notes for each topic of the course that can be used to fill in gaps in your own notes, to clarify points of confusion in lessons or during revision for an End of Unit test or the Unit 4/5 papers in the summer. There are also sets of complete notes for Units 4 and 5, although some topics from both units are covered in the A2 Scheme B course. Topic notes for Units 1 and 2 can be found on the AS Scheme A and AS Scheme B pages.

5 Things - [download]
This file contains a useful list of five things you can do to help develop your study skills throughout the year.

Equations - [download]
This file contains a list of important equations that you will come across during the course.

Outline - [download]
This file contains a breakdown of which topics from Unit 4 and Unit 5 are taught in the A2 Scheme A and A2 Scheme B courses. A breakdown of topics in Units 1 and 2 can be found on the AS Scheme A and AS Scheme B pages.

Revision:

These resources are provided to aid revision in the run-up to the Unit 4/5 exams. Your teacher may want to use these as part of in-lesson revision activities, so don't use them without asking him/her first. Revision resources for Units 1 and 2 can be found on the AS Scheme A and AS Scheme B pages.

Revision Booklets
These files contain the A2 Unit 4 and A2 Unit 5 Revision Booklets.

Past Papers:

Available past papers with markschemes:

Unit 1 and Unit 2 papers can be found on the AS Scheme A and AS Scheme B pages.

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