SCQF Level: 7
SCQF Credit Points: 32
Vale of Leven Academy
The course aims to:
Advanced Higher Chemistry Course Specification
Advanced Higher Scholar scholar.hw.ac.uk
The course content includes the following areas of chemistry:
Inorganic chemistry
The topics covered are:
Physical chemistry
The topics covered are:
Organic chemistry and instrumental analysis
The topics covered are:
Researching chemistry
The topics covered are:
The question paper has 110 marks. This is scaled by SQA to represent 75% of the overall marks for the course assessment.
The question paper has 2 sections.
Section 1 contains multiple-choice questions and has 25 marks.
Section 2 contains restricted-response and extended-response questions and has 85 marks.
The majority of the marks are awarded for applying knowledge and understanding. The other marks are awarded for applying skills of scientific inquiry, scientific analytical thinking and problem solving.
The question paper gives candidates an opportunity to demonstrate the following skills, knowledge and understanding:
The project has 25 marks. This is scaled by SQA to represent 25% of the overall marks for the course assessment.
The project allows candidates to carry out an in-depth investigation of a chemistry topic and produce a project report. Candidates are required to individually plan and carry out a chemistry investigation.
Candidates should keep a record of their work (lab book) as this will form the basis of their project report. This record should include details of their research, experiments and recorded data.
The project assesses the application of skills of scientific inquiry and related chemistry knowledge and understanding. It gives candidates an opportunity to demonstrate the following skills, knowledge and understanding:
Project overview
Candidates carry out an in-depth investigation of a chemistry topic. Candidates choose their topic and individually investigate/research its underlying chemistry. Candidates must discuss potential topics with their teacher or lecturer to ensure that they do not waste time researching unsuitable topics. This is an open-ended task that may involve candidates carrying out a significant part of the work without close supervision.
Throughout the project candidates work autonomously, making independent and rational decisions based on evidence and interpretation of scientific information, which involves analysing and evaluating results. Through this, candidates further develop and enhance their scientific literacy skills.
The project offers challenge by requiring candidates to apply skills, knowledge and understanding in a context that is one or more of the following:
Candidates will produce a project report that has a logical structure.