IB Chemistry SCHEME OF WORK 2017/2018 (Grade 11)

*Week Numbers based on current calendar and include holidays

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Weeks 13.5 hours Topic 1 Topic 1/11 10 hours Do universal languages (chemical
1-8 Aim 6,7,8 Stoichiometric Relation ships Stoichiometric Relation ships equations) help or hinder the
- Particulate nature of - Particulate nature of matter pursuit of knowledge? How does
28 Aug – matter - The mole concept scientific knowledge progress?
- The mole concept - Reacting masses and volumes Avagadro’s number magnitude is
15 Oct
- Reacting masses and - Errors, precision, uncertainty beyond our everyday experience:
volumes - Propagation of errors effects on intuition?
- Errors, precision, - Graphs, error bars Mathematics describing the
uncertainty natural world.
- Propagation of errors Topic Test 1 / Quiz 1/ IA1 Model ideal vs real gases: value of
- Graphs, error bars assumptions?
Topic Test 1 / Quiz 1/ IA 1

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Weeks 6 hours Topic 2 Topic 2 3 hours Value of models of matter in the natural world.
9-11 Aim 6,7,8 Atomic Structire Atomic Structire How does technology allow us to interpret indirect
- The Nuclear Atom - The Nuclear Atom evidence of matter?
16 Oct - - Electron - Electron Hesienberg’s Uncertainity Principle: limits of
Configuration Configuration human knowledge.
9 Nov
Topic Test 2 / Quiz 2
2 Hours Topic 2/12 2 hours An electron can behave as a wave or a particle
Electrons in Atoms depending on the experimental conditions. Can
 Topic Test 2/12 / Quiz 2 sense perception give us objective knowledge
about the world?
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Weeks 6 hours Topic 3 Topic 3 3 hours What role did inductive and deductive
12-14 Aim Periodicity Periodicity reasoning have in the development of the
1,3,6,7 - Periodic Table - Periodic Table Solubility of periodic table? How is it an example of risk
Nov 12 - - Periodic Trends - Periodic Trends X(OH)2 Anaysis taking in science? Does classification help or
hinder the pursuit of knowledge?
30 and Evaluation
Topic Test 3 / Quiz 3
4 hours Topic 3/13 2 hours What role has the pseudo science of
Transition Metals alchemy played in the development of
- First Row d-block modern science? Cu = female; Fe = male.
elements
- Colored complexes
Topic Test 3/13 / Quiz 3
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Weeks 13.5 hours Topic 4 Topic 4 3 hours General rules have
15-22 Aim 1,3,6,7 Chemical Bonding and structure Chemical Bonding and structure exceptions. How many must
- Ionic bonding / structure - Ionic bonding / structure Molecular exist for rules to ceast being
Dec 03 – - Covalent bonding / structure - Covalent bonding / structure Modeling useful? What evidence is
- Metallic bonding / structure - Metallic bonding / structure there for the existence of
Jan 25
- Intermolecular Forces - Intermolecular Forces ions?
Topic Test 4 / Quiz 4 What criteria do we use in
assessing the validity of a
scientific theory?
How does specialized
vocabulary help or hinder the
growth of knowledge?
7 hours Topic 4/14 To what extent is having
Chemical Bonding and Structures alternative ways of describing
- Covalent bonding, electron the same phenomena a
domain and molecular strength or weakness?
geometries What role does symmetry
- Hybridization play in the different areas of
knowledge?
Topic Test 4/14 / Quiz 4

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Weeks 9 hours Topic 5 Topic 5 9 hours What criteria do we use in
23-29 Aim 4,6,7,8 Energetics/Thermochemistry Energetics/Thermochemistry judging discrepancies
- Measuring Enthalpy Changes - Measuring Enthalpy Changes Hess’s Law between experimental and
Jan 28 – - Hess’s Law - Hess’s Law exploration, theoretical values? Which
- Bond Enthalpies - Bond Enthalpies analysis, ways of knowing are used
Mar 18 Topic Test 5 / Quiz 5/ IA#2 evaluation when assessing limitations
and assumptions?
Hess Law is an application of
the Conservation of Energy.
What are the challenges and
limitations of applying
general principles to specific
instances?
7 hours Topic 5/15 How important are technical
Energetics/Thermochemistry terms (Entropy,) with exact
- Energy Cycles meaning, in different areas of
- Entropy and Spontaneity knowledge?

Topic Test 5/15 / IA#2 / Quiz 5

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Weeks 7 hours Topic 6 Topic 6 5 hours Kelvin scale of temperature vs Celcius
30-35 Aim 1,6,7,8 Chemical Kinetics Chemical Kinetics regarding K.E. of gas vs properties of
- Collision theory - Collision theory and rates water, respectively. Are physical
Mar 19 – and rates of of reaction properties such as temperature invented
reaction or discovered?
Apr 29
Topic Test 6 / IA#3 / Quiz 6

6 hours Topic 6/16 Reaction mechanisms can be supported

Chemical Kinetics by indirect evidence. What is the role of
- Rate expression and empirical evidence in scientific theories?
reaction mechanism Can we ever be certain in science?
- Activation Energy

Topic Test 6/16 / IA#3 / Quiz 6

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Weeks 4.5 hours Topic 7 Topic 7 2 hours Does vocabulary simply communicate our
36-39 Aim 6,7,8 Equilibrium Equilibrium knowledge or does it shape what we
- Equilibrium and Le - Equilibrium and Le know?
Apr 30 – Chatalier’s Principle Chatalier’s Principle Should scientists be held morally
responsible for the applications of their
May 24-
discoveries?
4 hours Topic 7 Test / Quiz 7 Topic 7/17 The equilibrium law can be deduced by
Equilibrium assuming the order of the forward and
- The Equilibrium Law backward reaction match the coefficients
in the chemical equation. What is the role
Topic 7/17 Test / Quiz 7 of deductive reasoning in science?
Do mathematics mirror reality or is reality
intrinsically mathematical?
Week Review for Mock Exams
40-41
May 27-
Jun 4
Week Mock Exam Week(s)
41-42
Jun7-12
Week Group 4 10 Hours
42-43 Project / IA
Jun 13- workshops /
Jun 20 summer
work / Chem
option
choices
IB Chemistry SCHEME OF WORK 2018/2019 (Grade 12)
Hours and SL Topic/Subject breakdown HL Subject/topic Breakdown Laboratory TOK
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Weeks 6.5 hours Topic 8 Topic 8 3 hours Acid and base behavior can be explained by
1-7 Aim Acids and Bases Acids and Bases different theories. How are explanations in
3,6,7,8,9 - Theories of Acids and - Theories of Acids and Chemistry different from other subjects such
Aug 28 – Bases Bases as history?
- Properties of Acids and - Properties of Acids and Chemistry makes use of the universal
Oct 8
Bases Bases language of mathematics as a means of
- The pH scale - The pH scale communication. Why is it important to have
- Strong and Weak Acids - Strong and Weak Acids just one ‘scientific’ language?
and Bases and Bases In what ways do technologies, which extend
- Acid Deposition Acid Deposition our senses, change or reinforce or view of
the world?
Topic 8 Test / Quiz 8 Does scientific vocabulary simply
communicate our knowledge in a neutral
way or can it have value-laden terminology?
10 hours Topic 8/18 4 hours The same phenomenon can sometimes be
Acids and Bases explored from different perspectives and
- Lewis Acids and Bases explained by different theories. Do we judge
- Calculations involving competing theories by their universality,
acids and bases simplicity or elegance?
- pH curves Is a pH curve an accurate description of
reality or an artificial representation? Does
Topic 8/18 Test / Quiz 8 science offer a representation of reality?
Weeks 8 hours Topic 9 Topic 9 5 hours Chemistry has developed a systematic
8-13 Aim Redox Processes Redox Processes language that has resulted in older names
3,6,7,8,9 - Oxidation and - Oxidation and Reduction becoming obsolete. What has been lost or
Oct 9- Reduction - Electrochemical Cells gained during this process?
Nov 16 - Electrochemical Cells Oxidation states are useful when explaining
redox reactions. Are artificial conversions a
Topic 9 Test / Quiz 9 / IA#4 useful or valid way of clarifying knowledge?
Is energy just an abstract concept used to
justify why certain types of changes are
always associated with each other? Are
concepts such as energy real?
6 hours Topic 9/19 4 hours The SHE is an arbitrary reference. Would our
Redox Processes scientific knowledge be the same if we chose
- Electrochemical Cells different references?
Topic 9/19 Test / IA#4/ Quiz 9
Weeks 11 hours Topic 10 Topic 10 4 Hours Kekule claimed that the inspiration for the
14-23 Aim 6,8 Organic Chemistry Organic Chemistry cyclic structure of benzene came from a
- Fundamentals of - Fundamentals of dream. What role to less analytic ways of
Nov 16 – Organic Chemistry Organic Chemistry knowledge play in the acquisition of
- Functional Group - Functional Group scientific knowledge?
Feb 01
Chemistry Chemistry

Topic 10 Test / Quiz 10

12 Hours Topic 10/20
Organic Chemistry
- Types of Organic
Reactions
- Synthetic Routes
- Stereoisomerism’
Topic 10/20 Test / Quiz 10
4 hours A retro-synthetic approach is often used in
the design of synthetic routes. What are the
roles of imagination, intuition and reasoning
in finding solutions to practical problems?
The existence of optical isomers provide
indirect evidence for a tetrahedrally bonded
carbon atom. Which ways of knowing allow
us to connect indirect evidence to our
theories?
How does one represent the 3-dimensional
world in 2 dimensions? What are the
similarities and differences in the approach
of the scientist vs the artist?
 Weeks Review
24-25 and Mock
Feb 4- Exams
Feb 15
Weeks IA Data
26-28 Collection
Feb 24 –
Mar 08
Weeks 15 hours Option SL Option SL Are names simply labels or do they influence
29-31 Medicinal Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry our other ways of knowing?
- Pharmacuetical - Pharmacuetical Drug trials use double blind tests. When is it
Mar 11 – products and drug products and drug ethically acceptable to deceive people?
action action Who is ultimately responsible for assessing
Mar 29
- Aspirin and penicillin - Aspirin and penicillin risks and benefits of drugs?
- Opiates - Opiates How do we perceive pain and how are our
- pH regulation of the - pH regulation of the perceptions influenced by other ways of
stomach stomach knowing?
- anti-viral medications - anti-viral medications What role does serendipity play in scientific
- environmental impact - environmental impact of discoveries?
of some medications some medications Is there any knowledge that is independent
of culture?
Option Test / Option Quiz
10 hours Option HL
Medicinal Chemistry
- Taxol – a chiral auxilary
case study
- Nuclear medicine
- Drug detection and
analysis

Option Test / Option Quiz

Weeks Final
 32-34 Exams
Apr 8 – Revision
Apr 19