5800y –H / 5089y-H

Chemistry IB 2

Full Year / 1 Credit / Grade 12

Prerequisites:

IB Diploma students see IB Policy Prerequisites

DP Course Students:

• IB Chemistry Year 2 Higher Level: A June-IB Score Up to Date (SIB on report card) of 4 and above. Please review the criteria of Year 2 IB courses.

• IB Chemistry Year 2 Standard Level: A June-IB Score Up to Date (SIB on report card) of 3 and above. Please review the criteria of Year 2 IB courses.

Description:

This is the second year of the two-year IB Chemistry sequence and a continuation of Chemistry IB 1. It is designed for students who will take the IB Chemistry Higher and/or Standard Level exam in May. Topics include acids and bases, redox reactions and electrochemistry, organic chemistry, and spectroscopy of organic compounds, along with one topic out of four options available: Materials (Option A), Biochemistry (Option B), Energy (Option C), and Medicinal Chemistry (Option D). Practical lab work continues in the second year of this course as well. During the fall semester a prediction will be sent to Universities indicating the teacher’s best estimate of how a student will do in the May IB exams. The prediction will be based on (i) the final grade of the first year, (ii) the grade of the final exam in the first year and (iii) the mock exam early in the fall semester.

Assessment:

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