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Chemistry IB 1

Full Year / 1 Credit / Grade 11

Prerequisites:

IB Diploma Students: See IB Policy

IB Diploma Course Students: C or above in 10th Grade Chemistry (Honors or Regular)

Description:

This is a college-level introductory Chemistry course, and the first year of the two-year IB Chemistry sequence, designed for 11^th grade students, who will take the IB Chemistry exam at the end of the second year. The course is appropriate for students with an interest in studying Natural or Biomedical/Biochemical Sciences, Medicine or various disciplines of Engineering including Chemical, Biomedical, Materials Science etc. During this first year, the course covers both Standard as well as Higher Level material for all students. Topics include: stoichiometry, measurement and data processing, atomic structure and periodicity, chemical bonding, thermochemistry, kinetics and equilibrium, acids and bases. The course includes practical lab work culminating in a single work as part of the IBO’s Internal Assessment requirements that all students are required to complete.

Assessment:

Tests/quizzes/exams/homework and lab work in accordance with IBO assessment practices.