PARKDALE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
IB Chemistry HL – First Examinations 2009
TEACHERS: Mr. Jason Moulthrop (Jason.Moulthrop@tdsb.on.ca)
Mr. Andrew Lin (Andrew.Lin@tdsb.on.ca)
COURSE CODES: Year 1 – SCH3U7; Year 2 – SCH4U7 and SNC4M7
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Chemistry is an experimental science that combines academic study with the acquisition of practical and
investigational skills. It is called the central science, as chemical principles underpin both the physical
environment in which we live and all biological systems. Apart from being a subject worthy of study in
its own right, chemistry is a prerequisite for many other courses in higher education, such as medicine,
biological science and environmental science, and serves as useful preparation for employment. The IB
Diploma Programme Chemistry course includes the essential principles of the subject but also, through
selection of options, allows students some flexibility to tailor the course to meet their needs. The
course is available at the higher level (HL) only, and is therefore designed for students wishing to pursue
Sciences in their post-secondary education.
SYLLABUS:
Year 1 Units of Study
IB Topic #
Topic Description
Topic 2 and 12
Atomic Structure SL and HL
Topic 3 and 13
Periodicity SL and HL
Topic 4 and 14
Bonding SL and HL
Topic 1 and 11
Quantitative Chemistry and Measurement and Data Processing SL
Topic 9 and 19
Oxidation and Reduction SL and HL
Teaching Hours
4+3
6+4
12.5 + 5
12.5 + 2
7+5
Year 2 Units of Study
IB Topic #
Topic Description
Topic 10 and 20 Organic Chemistry SL and HL
Option G
Further Organic Chemistry SL and HL
Topic 5 and 15
Energetics SL and HL
Topic 6 and 16
Kinetics SL and HL
Topic 7 and 17
Equilibrium SL and HL
Topic 8 and 18
Acids and Bases SL and HL
Option ?
(To Be Decided) SL and HL
Teaching Hours
12 + 10
15 + 7
8+8
5+6
5+4
6 + 10
15 + 7
ASSESSMENT:
Year 1
Topic Tests, Assignments, and Quizzes - 26%
Labs – 24%
Culminating Assessment: Final Exam – 50%
Year 2
For November and February OSSD Report Cards and January IB Interim Mark:
Topic Tests, Assignments, and Quizzes – 76%
Labs – 24%
TEXTBOOKS:
Chemistry for the IB Diploma, Neuss, Oxford University Press, 2007.
Chemistry: Matter and Its Changes, 4th Ed., Brady, Senese, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2004.
EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT:
Students will be required to write three, externally-assessed examinations at the end of Year 2 worth
76% of their final mark.
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT:
Students will perform a variety of laboratory work throughout the course worth 24% of their final mark.
There are five assessment criteria that are used to assess the work:
• Design—D
• Data collection and processing—DCP
• Conclusion and evaluation—CE
• Manipulative skills—MS
• Personal skills—PS
The first three criteria — D, DCP and CE — are each assessed twice.
The fourth criterion — MS — is assessed over the whole course.
The fifth criterion — PS — is assessed only once and this should be during the Group 4 project.
The maximum mark for each criterion is 6. The total mark for internal assessments is out of 48.