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 Course planners – A level Chemistry

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Course planners – A level Chemistry

Pearson Edexcel GCE Chemistry

Course Planner – A level Chemistry

This course planner can be used alongside the Chemistry A level Scheme of Work.
This is an example approach and may be adapted.

Week number Lesson content

1 Topic 1: Atomic Structure and The Periodic Table (1–7)
2 Topic 1: Atomic Structure and The Periodic Table (8–19)
3 Topic 1: Atomic Structure and The Periodic Table (20–25)
4 Topic 5: Formulae, Equations and Amounts of Substance
(6, 14–16)
5 Topic 5: Formulae, Equations and Amounts of Substance (1–5)
6 Topic 5: Formulae, Equations and Amounts of Substance (7–10)
7 Topic 5: Formulae, Equations and Amounts of Substance
(11–13)
8 Topic 2A: Bonding (1–9)
9 Topic 2A: Bonding (22), Topic B: Structure (23–25)
10 Topic 2A: Bonding (13–19, 20 iv)
11 Topic 2A: Bonding (10–12, 21 i, iii, iv), Topic 2B: Structure
(26–27)
12 Topic 3 – Redox (1–13)
13 Topic 4A: The Elements of Groups 1 and 2 (1–8)
14 Topic 4B: The Elements of Group 7 (9–11)
15 Topic 4B: The Elements of Group 7 (12–14)
16 Topic 6A: Introduction to Organic Chemistry (1–7)
17 Topic 6B: Alkanes (8–13), Topic 2A: Bonding (20 vii, viii)
18 Topic 6B: Alkanes (15–17)
19 Topic 6C: Alkenes (18–22)
20 Topic 6C: Alkenes (24–29)
21 Topic 6D: Halogenoalkanes (30–32)
22 Topic 6D: Halogenoalkanes (33–36)
23 Topic 6E: Alcohols (37, 38 i, ii, iv), Topic 6B: Alkanes (14)
24 Topic 6E: Alcohols (38 iii, 39 i, iii, v)
25 Topic 6E: Alcohols (39 ii & iv)
26 Topic 8: Energetics I (1–5)
27 Topic 8: Energetics I (6–11)
28 Topic 13A: Lattice energy (1–11)
29 Topic 13B: Entropy (12–17)

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Week number Lesson content

Topic 13B: Entropy (18–22)

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Lesson content
31 Topic 10: Equilibrium I (1–4)
32 Topic 11: Equilibrium II (1–5)
33 Topic 12: Acid-base equilibria (1–8)
34 Topic 12: Acid-base equilibria (9–15)
35 Topic 12: Acid-base equilibria (16–24)
36 Topic 14: Redox II (1–6)
37 Topic 14: Redox II (7–11)
38 Topic 14: Redox II (12–17)
39 Topic 14: Redox II (18–19)
40 Topic 15A: Principles of transition metal chemistry (1–11)
41 Topic 15A: Principles of transition metal chemistry (12–19)
42 Topic 15B: Reactions of transition elements (20–27)
43 Topic 15B: Reactions of transition elements (28–35)
44 Topic 9: Kinetics I (1–9)
45 Topic 16: Kinetics II (1–3, 4 i, 6 ii, 7)
46 Topic 16: Kinetics II (4 ii, 5, 6 i)
47 Topic 16: Kinetics II (8–12)
48 Topic 17A: Organic Chemistry II (1–5)
49 Topic 17B: Organic Chemistry II (6–8)
50 Topic 17C: Organic Chemistry II (9–16)
51 Topic 18A: Organic Chemistry III (1–3)
52 Topic 18A: Organic Chemistry III (4–7)
53 Topic 18B: Organic Chemistry III (8–13)
54 Topic 18B: Organic Chemistry III (14–17)
55 Topics 7A (1) & 7B (2): Mass Spectrometry and Infrared (IR)
Spectroscopy, Topic 19A: Modern Analytical Techniques II (1)
56 Topic 19C: Modern Analytical Techniques II (6–8)
57 Topic 19B: Modern Analytical Techniques II (2–5)
58 Topic 19B: Modern Analytical Techniques II (1) , Topic 18C:
Organic Synthesis (18)
59 Topic 18C: Organic Synthesis (19–20)
60 Topic 18C: Organic Synthesis (21–22)

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 Course planners – A level Chemistry

Pearson Edexcel GCE Chemistry

Course Planner – Year 1 (AS) Chemistry

This course planner can be used alongside the Chemistry year 1 (AS) Scheme of Work.
This is an example approach and may be adapted.

Week number Lesson content

1 Topic 1: Atomic Structure and The Periodic Table (1–7)
2 Topic 1: Atomic Structure and The Periodic Table (8–19)
3 Topic 1: Atomic Structure and The Periodic Table (20–25)
4 Topic 5: Formulae, Equations and Amounts of Substance
(6, 14–16)
5 Topic 5: Formulae, Equations and Amounts of Substance (1–5)
6 Topic 5: Formulae, Equations and Amounts of Substance (7–10)
7 Topic 5: Formulae, Equations and Amounts of Substance
(11–13)
8 Topic 2A: Bonding (1–9)
9 Topic 2A: Bonding (22), Topic B: Structure (23–25)
10 Topic 2A: Bonding (13–19, 20 iv)
11 Topic 2A: Bonding (10–12, 21 i–iv), Topic 2B: Structure (26–27)
12 Topic 3 – Redox (1–13)
13 Topic 4A: The Elements of Groups 1 and 2 (1–8)
14 Topic 4B: The Elements of Group 7 (9–11)
15 Topic 4B: The Elements of Group 7 (12–14), Topic 4C: Analysis
of inorganic compounds (15)
16 Topic 6A: Introduction to Organic Chemistry (1–7)
17 Topic 6B: Alkanes (8–13), Topic 2A: Bonding (20 vii, viii)
18 Topic 6B: Alkanes (15–17)
19 Topic 6C: Alkenes (18–22)
20 Topic 6C: Alkenes (24–29)
21 Topic 6D: Halogenoalkanes (30–32)
22 Topic 6D: Halogenoalkanes (33–36)
23 Topic 6E: Alcohols (37, 38 i, ii, iv), Topic 6B: Alkanes (14)
24 Topic 6E: Alcohols (38 iii, 39 i, iii, v)
25 Topic 6E: Alcohols (39 ii & iv)
26 Topics 7A (1) & 7B (2): Mass Spectrometry and Infrared (IR)
Spectroscopy
27 Topic 8: Energetics I (1–5)
28 Topic 8: Energetics I (6–11)

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Lesson content
29 Topic 9: Kinetics I (1–9)
30 Topic 10: Equilibrium I (1–4)

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Pearson Edexcel A level Chemistry

Course Planner – Year 2 A level Chemistry

This course planner can be used alongside the Chemistry A level Scheme of Work.
This is an example approach and may be adapted.

Week number Lesson content

1 Topic 11: Equilibrium II (1–4)
2 Topic 12: Acid-base equilibria (1–8)
3 Topic 12: Acid-base equilibria (9–15)
4 Topic 12: Acid-base equilibria (16–24)
5 Topic 13A: Lattice energy (1–11)
6 Topic 13B: Entropy (12–17)
7 Topic 13B: Entropy (18–22)
8 Topic 14: Redox II (1–6)
9 Topic 14: Redox II (7–11)
10 Topic 14: Redox II (12–17)
11 Topic 14: Redox II (18–19)
12 Topic 15A: Principles of transition metal chemistry (1–11)
13 Topic 15A: Principles of transition metal chemistry (12–19)
14 Topic 15B: Reactions of transition elements (20–27)
15 Topic 15B: Reactions of transition elements (28–35)
16 Topic 16: Kinetics II (1–3, 4 i, 6 ii, 7)
17 Topic 16: Kinetics II (4 ii, 5, 6 i)
18 Topic 16: Kinetics II (8–12)
19 Topic 17A: Chirality (1–5)
20 Topic 17B: Carbonyl compounds (6–8)
21 Topic 17C: Carboxylic acids (9–16)
22 Topic 18A: Arenes (1–3)
23 Topic 18A: Arenes (4–7)
24 Topic 18B: Amines, amides etc. (8–13)
25 Topic 18B: Amines, amides etc. (14–17)
26 Topic 19C: Chromatography (6–8)
27 Topic 19B: NMR (2–5)
28 Topic 19A: Mass spectrometry (1), Topic 18 C: Organic synthesis
(18)
29 Topic 18 C: Organic Synthesis (19–20)
30 Topic 18 C: Organic Synthesis (22)

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