The Chemistry Journey KS4 Curriculum

1. MTTR - Properties of Matter

1.1. MTTR_e1 - The Building Blocks of Matter

1.1.1. MTTR_001 - What is an atom?

1.1.2. MTTR_002 - Parts of an atom, their charge and their mass

1.1.2.1. MTTR_002p - In Depth: Atomic Mass Units

1.1.3. MTTR_003 - Atomic number and mass number

1.1.4. MTTR_004 - Relative atomic mass and isotopes

1.1.4.1. MTTR_004p1 - Why aren't all atomic masses whole numbers?

1.1.4.2. MTTR_004p2 - Radioactive isotopes (radionuclides)

1.1.5. MTTR_005 - Energy shells and electron configuration

1.1.5.1. MTTR_005p1 - Drawing electron configuration diagrams

1.1.6. MTTR_007 - Electron configurations of the 1st twenty elements

1.1.7. MTTR_008 - Final Building Block Video

1.1.8. MTTR_q1 - Atoms exam question

1.2. MTTR_e2 - The Periodic Table

1.2.1. MTTR_010 - Mendeleev & the periodic table

1.2.2. MTTR_011 - How the elements are set out in the periodic table

1.2.3. MTTR_012 - Periods and groups in the periodic table

1.2.3.1. MTTR_012_p1_Group 1 as an example of Groups in the periodic table

1.2.4. MTTR_013 - Trends in the periodic table

1.2.5. MTTR_014 - Element, mixture or compound?

1.3. MTTR_e3 - Bonding and Molecules

1.3.1. MTTR_015 - Shapes of simple molecules

1.3.2. MTTR_016 - Giant chemical structures

1.3.3. MTTR_017 - Covalent bonds

1.3.4. MTTR_018 - Dot and cross diagrams of covalent bonds

1.3.5. MTTR_019 - Simple covalent molecules

1.3.6. MTTR_020 - Giant covalent structures

1.3.7. MTTR_021 - Noble gas structure and covalent bonding

1.3.8. MTTR_022 - Covalent bonding of hydrogren, oxygen and nitrogen

1.3.9. MTTR_023 - Properties of nitrogen

1.3.10. MTTR_024 - Properties of oxygen

1.3.11. MTTR_025 - Properties of sulphur

1.3.12. MTTR_026 - Properties of hydrogen

1.3.13. MTTR_027 - Covalent bonding of water

1.3.14. MTTR_028 - Covalent bonding in methane, ammonia, water & ethanol

1.3.15. MTTR_029 - Covalent bonding in carbon dioxide

1.3.16. MTTR_030 - Properties of diamond

1.3.17. MTTR_031 - Properties of graphite

1.3.18. MTTR_032 - Allotropes

1.3.19. MTTR_033 - Different diagrams of covalent bonds

1.3.20. MTTR_034 - Behaviour of covalent structures

1.3.21. MTTR_035 - What are ions?

1.3.22. MTTR_036 - Ionic bonds

1.3.23. MTTR_037 - Ionic bonding in sodium chloride

1.3.24. MTTR_038 - Ionic bonding in magnesium oxide

1.3.25. MTTR_039 - Formulae of ionic compounds and their names

1.3.26. MTTR_040 - Properties of ionic substances

1.3.27. MTTR_041 - Ionic bonding of noble gases

1.3.28. MTTR_042 - Ionic bonding of calcium chloride, lithium fluoride, and potassium oxide

1.3.29. MTTR_043 - Giant ionic structures

1.3.30. MTTR_044 - Do ionic substances conduct electricity?

1.3.31. MTTR_045 - Group 0 - the noble gases

1.3.32. MTTR_046 - Group 1 - the alkali metals

1.3.33. MTTR_047 - Group 2 - metals

1.3.34. MTTR_048 - Group 7 - the halogens

1.3.35. MTTR_049 - Uses of halogens and their compounds

1.3.36. MTTR_050 - Transition metals and their salts

1.3.37. MTTR_051 - Variable valency

1.3.38. MTTR_052 - Properties of non-metals

1.3.39. MTTR_054 - Behaviour of metallic structures

1.3.40. MTTR_053 - What are metallic bonds?

1.3.41. MTTR_055 - Alloys and their properties

1.3.42. MTTR_056 - Uses of metals - gold, copper, aluminium, steel

1.3.43. MTTR_057 - Transition metals and their salts

1.3.44. MTTR_058 - Giant metallic structures

1.4. MTTR_e4 - States of matter, motion and mixing

1.4.1. MTTR_060 - Changes of state

1.4.2. MTTR_059 - States of Matter: solids, liquids and gases

1.4.2.1. MTTR_59_p1 - The fourth State of Matter: Plasma

1.4.3. MTTR_061 - Diffusion of gases

1.4.4. MTTR_062 - Brownian motion

1.4.5. MTTR_063 - Dilution

1.4.6. MTTR_064 - Properties of water

1.4.7. MTTR_065 - Solutions, solvents and solutes

1.4.8. MTTR_066 - Solubility curves

1.4.9. MTTR_067 - Emulsions

1.4.10. MTTR_068 - Separating solutions, mixtures & emulsions

1.5. MTTR_069 - Conservation of atoms

1.6. MTTR_070 - Balancing equations

1.7. MTTR_071 - State symbols in chemical equations

1.8. MTTR_072 - Ionic equations

1.9. MTTR_073 - Law of conservation of mass

1.10. MTTR_074 - Law of constant composition

1.11. MTTR_075 - Intermolecular forces

1.12. MTTR_076 - Van der Waals forces

2. CARB - Carbon / Organic Chemistry

2.1. CARB_001 - Coal, oil and gas hydrocarbons

2.2. CARB_002 - Alkanes

2.3. CARB_003 - Testing alkenes with bromine water

2.4. CARB_004 - Formulae of organic molecules

2.5. CARB_005 - Margerine

2.6. CARB_006 - Fractional distillation

2.7. CARB_007 - Hydrocarbon fractions

2.8. CARB_008 - Isomers of alkanes

2.9. CARB_009 - Uses of crude oil fractions

2.10. CARB_010 - Cracking - how and why it is done

2.11. CARB_011 - Comparing fuels

2.12. CARB_012 - Halogenation

2.13. CARB_013 - Natural and synthetic polymers

2.14. CARB_014 - Polymerisation of ethene

2.15. CARB_015 - Polymerisation of propene

2.16. CARB_016 - Polymerisation of chloroethene

2.17. CARB_017 - Condensation polymerisation

2.18. CARB_018 - Uses of polymers

2.19. CARB_019 - PVC, PTFE

2.20. CARB_020 - Thermosetting and thermosoftening plastics

2.21. CARB_021 - Plasticisers and hardeners

2.22. CARB_022 - Designer polymers

2.23. CARB_023 - What are alcohols?

2.24. CARB_024 - Making alcohols by fermentation

2.25. CARB_025 - Marking alcohols from ethene

2.26. CARB_026 - Fermentation versus ethene

2.27. CARB_027 - Carboxylic acids

2.28. CARB_028 - Typical acids

2.29. CARB_029 - How esters are made

2.30. CARB_030 - Uses of esters

2.31. CARB_031 - Making soaps - hydrolysis

2.32. CARB_032 - Bucky balls, nanotubes and graphene

2.33. CARB_033 - Proteins

2.34. CARB_034 - Carbohydrates

2.35. CARB_035 - Fats and oils

2.36. CARB_036 - Hardening vegetable oils

2.37. CARB_037 - Digestion by enzymes

2.38. CARB_038 - Denaturing by enzymes

2.39. CARB_039 - Enzymes in washing powders

3. TEST - Chemical Tests

3.1. TEST_001 - Collecting and identifying gases

3.2. TEST_002 - Testing for hydrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide and chlorine

3.3. TEST_003 - Testing for water

3.4. TEST_004 - Indicators

3.5. TEST_005 - Testing for positive ions

3.6. TEST_006 - Testing for negative ions

3.7. TEST_007 - Testing for chlorides, bromides and iodides

3.8. TEST_008 - Chromatography - paper and thin layer

3.9. TEST_009 - Spectrometry

4. CALC - Chemical Calculations

4.1. CALC_001 - Sampling techniques

4.2. CALC_002 - Reliability, accuracy and precision

4.3. CALC_003 - Calculating relative atomic mass

4.4. CALC_004 - What is a weighted average?

4.5. CALC_005 - Theoretical yield and losses

4.6. CALC_006 - What is a mole?

4.7. CALC_007 - Using moles

4.8. CALC_008 - Calculating molarity

4.9. CALC_009 - Working out formulae from percentage composition

4.10. CALC_010 - Converting from empirical to molecular formulae

4.11. CALC_011 - Calculating gas volumes

4.12. CALC_012 - Molar volumes of gases

4.13. CALC_013 - Calculating molar volumes using experimental data

4.14. CALC_014 - Avogadro's number

4.15. CALC_015 - Calculating concentration

4.16. CALC_016 - Calculating percentage mass

4.17. CALC_017 - Empirical formula

4.18. CALC_018 - Calculating masses in reactions

4.19. CALC_019 - Calcuting masses in electrolysis

4.20. CALC_020 - Atom economy

4.21. CALC_021 - Percentage yield

4.22. CALC_022 - Concentration formula and calculations

4.23. CALC_023 - Standard solutions

4.24. CALC_024 - Titration - method

4.25. CALC_025 - Titration - uses

4.26. CALC_026 - Titration - calculation

4.27. CALC_027 - Acid-base titration

5. RXNS - Reactions

5.1. RXNS_001 - What are chemical equations?

5.2. RXNS_002 - Balancing equations

5.3. RXNS_003 - Ionic equations

5.4. RXNS_004 - Displacement reactions

5.5. RXNS_005 - Oxygen exchange in oxidation-reduction reactions

5.6. RXNS_006 - Electron exchange in oxidation-reduction reactions

5.7. RXNS_007 - Displacement reactions in solutions

5.8. RXNS_008 - Reactions of metals with water

5.9. RXNS_009 - Corrosion

5.10. RXNS_010 - Collision theory

5.11. RXNS_011 - Making predictions using reactivity series

5.12. RXNS_012 - Rates of reaction

5.13. RXNS_013 - Measuring reaction rate

5.14. RXNS_014 - How concentration affects reaction rate

5.15. RXNS_015 - How surface area affects reaction rate

5.16. RXNS_016 - How temperature affects reaction rate

5.17. RXNS_017 - How gas pressure affects reaction rate

5.18. RXNS_018 - Reactions of halogens

5.19. RXNS_019 - What are catalysts?

5.20. RXNS_020 - How do catalysts work?

5.21. RXNS_021 - Using catalysts in industry

5.22. RXNS_022 - Decomposition of hydrogen peroxide

5.23. RXNS_023 - Reversible reactions - general

5.24. RXNS_024 - Equilibrium - dynamic and changing

5.25. RXNS_025 - Le chatelier's principle

5.26. RXNS_026 - Haber process - outline

5.27. RXNS_027 - Haber process - maximum profit

5.28. RXNS_028 - Haber process - uses of ammonia

5.29. RXNS_029 - Commercial use of the Haber Process

5.30. RXNS_030 - Social and environmental considerations of the Haber Process

5.31. RXNS_031 - Energy in bonds and calculations

5.32. RXNS_032 - Exothermic reactions

5.33. RXNS_033 - Endothermic reactions

5.34. RXNS_034 - Energy diagrams of endothermic and exothermic change

5.35. RXNS_035 - Activation energy and catalysts

5.36. RXNS_036 - Manufacturing sulphuric acid

5.37. RXNS_037 - Calorimeter

5.38. RXNS_038 - Photosynthesis and respiration

5.39. RXNS_039 - What happens in electrolysis

5.40. RXNS_040 - Conductors and non-conductors

5.41. RXNS_041 - Electrochemical series

5.42. RXNS_042 - Electrolysis of molten compounds

5.43. RXNS_043 - Electroplating

5.44. RXNS_044 - Reactions of Iron

5.45. RXNS_045 - Reactions of copper

5.46. RXNS_046 - Purifying copper

5.47. RXNS_047 - Electrolysis of brine

5.48. RXNS_048 - Interpreting electrode equations

5.49. RXNS_049 - Measures of electricity

5.50. RXNS_050 - Half equations

5.51. RXNS_051 - Extraction of oxygen and nitrogen from liquid air

5.52. RXNS_052 - Electrolysis of water into hydrogen and oxygen

5.53. RXNS_053 - Electrolysis of dilute HCl into hydrogen and chlorine

5.54. RXNS_054 - Electrolysis of salt water

5.55. RXNS_055 - Why electrolysis sometimes splits water in aq solutions

5.56. RXNS_056 - Hydrogen and Fuel cells

6. ENVI - Environmental Chemistry

6.1. ENVI_001 - Structure of the Earth

6.2. ENVI_002 - Plate and tectonics and continental drift

6.3. ENVI_003 - Wegener and proof of continental drift

6.4. ENVI_004 - Rock cycle

6.5. ENVI_005 - Calcium cycle- limestone, quicklime, slaked lime

6.6. ENVI_006 - Uses of limestone - cement, mortar and concrete

6.7. ENVI_007 - Quarrying- economic, environmental and social effects

6.8. ENVI_008 - Minerals and Ores

6.9. ENVI_009 - Reactivity series

6.10. ENVI_010 - Extraction using heat eg. Iron

6.11. ENVI_011 - Different kinds of iron

6.12. ENVI_012 - Rust

6.13. ENVI_013 - Aluminium extraction using electrolysis

6.14. ENVI_014 - Anodising aluminium

6.15. ENVI_015 - Uses of aluminium

6.16. ENVI_016 - Future extraction methods - bioleching and phytomining

6.17. ENVI_017 - Its composition

6.18. ENVI_018 - How the atmosphere changed

6.19. ENVI_019 - Nitrogen cycle

6.20. ENVI_020 - Carbon cycle

6.21. ENVI_021 - Water cycle

6.22. ENVI_022 - Hard and soft water

6.23. ENVI_023 - Making hard water soft

6.24. ENVI_024 - Water pollution

6.25. ENVI_025 - Water treatment

6.26. ENVI_026 - Detergents

6.27. ENVI_027 - Types of Chemical industry

6.28. ENVI_028 - Combustion

6.29. ENVI_029 - Incomplete combustion

6.30. ENVI_030 - Global warming - how it happens

6.31. ENVI_031 - Global warming- the effects on the environment

6.32. ENVI_032 - Global warming - evaluating the evidence

6.33. ENVI_033 - Acid rain

6.34. ENVI_034 - The 'hole' in the ozone layer

6.35. ENVI_035 - Effect on health of air pollutants

6.36. ENVI_036 - Catalytic convertors

6.37. ENVI_037 - Reducing acid rain or its effects

6.38. ENVI_038 - Reducing particulates (soot)

6.39. ENVI_039 - Reducing CO2 emissions

6.40. ENVI_040 - Reducing CO2 in the air eg. Iron seeding oceans, converting to hydrocarbons

6.41. ENVI_041 - Carbon footprints

6.42. ENVI_042 - Carbon neutral and biofuels

6.43. ENVI_043 - Economic, environmental and social effects of biofuels

6.44. ENVI_044 - Green chemistry

6.45. ENVI_045 - Landfill and burning

6.46. ENVI_046 - Recycling metals

6.47. ENVI_047 - Recycling aluminium

6.48. ENVI_048 - Recycling non metals

6.49. ENVI_049 - Limits to recycling

6.50. ENVI_050 - Problems with plastics, biodegradable and recycling

6.51. ENVI_051 - Life cycle assement

7. ABPH - Acids, bases and alkalis

7.1. ABPH_001 - What makes something acid?

7.2. ABPH_002 - pH scale

7.3. ABPH_003 - Simple indicators of acids and bases

7.4. ABPH_004 - Bronsted-Lowry Theory

7.5. ABPH_005 - Strong and weak acids

7.6. ABPH_006 - Strong and weak alkalis

7.7. ABPH_007 - Acid + Metal

7.8. ABPH_008 - Acid + Metal oxide

7.9. ABPH_009 - Acid + Metal hydroxide

7.10. ABPH_010 - Acid + Metal carbonate

7.11. ABPH_011 - Making sulphuric acid

7.12. ABPH_012 - Ammonium salts and solutions

7.13. ABPH_013 - Other acids

7.14. ABPH_014 - Stomach acid, its purpose and antacid treatments

7.15. ABPH_015 - What makes things alkali?

7.16. ABPH_016 - Neutralisation of alkalis

7.17. ABPH_017 - What are salts?

7.18. ABPH_018 - Making salts

7.19. ABPH_019 - Production of nitrates, sulfates and chlorides

7.20. ABPH_020 - Solubility rules of different salts

7.21. ABPH_021 - Making sodium, potassium and ammonium salts

7.22. ABPH_022 - Making insoluble salts

7.23. ABPH_023 - Making salts by direct combination

7.24. ABPH_024 - Barium meals - why they are useful and safe

7.25. ABPH_025 - Chemicals from salt

7.26. ABPH_026 - Salt mining

7.27. ABPH_027 - Salt and diet