Chemistry
Curriculum Objectives
The aims of our curriculum are to enable students to:
- To develop interest in the physical world and arouse curiosity about nature.
- To train students to construct and apply knowledge of physics to the physical science and other disciplines.
- To pursue a high standard of the language of science and effective communication on physics related issues.
- To gain physics related learning experiences for developing scientific literacy.
- To solve problems individually or collaboratively in physics related contexts.
- To participate actively in the rapidly changing knowledge-based world.
- To prepare fully for the tertiary education.
Characteristics of School-based Curriculum
Our school-based curriculum allows students to choose different pathways to study chemistry in senior grades.
| G9 | G10 | G11 & G12 | Public Exam | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundamentals of Chemistry | NSS Chemistry (compulsory), IGCSE Chemistry top-up programme (optional) | NSS Chemistry | HKDSE | |||
| IAL Chemistry | IAL |
Curriculum Contents
| G9 |
Introduction to Physics |
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| G10 | Mechanics Wave Motion |
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| NSS stream | GCE AL stream | |
| G11 | NSS curriculum (core) Mechanics Gases Electricity and Magnetism Radioactivity and Nuclear Energy |
Unit 1: Physics on the Go Unit 2: Physics at Work Unit 3: Practical Skills in Physics I |
| G12 | NSS curriculum (electives (any two)) Astronomy Atomic World Energy and Use of Energy Medical Physics |
Unit 4: Physics on the Move Unit 5: Physics from Creation to Collapse Unit 6 : Practical Skills in Physics II |
The Periodic Table
The Voice of Helium
Chemistry of Cyanotype
Coin Alchemy
ChemScrabble Puzzle
Smoking Bubbles