GCSE Chemistry Launch Event for Topic Tracker Thursday 22 nd September 2011

Introductions Elaine Hessin Nuala Braniff Alyn McFarland Subject officer Specification Chief Examiner Support Officer for GCSE Chemistry c/o Elaine Hessin or Nuala Braniff

Agenda Welcome and Introduction Note GCSE Chemistry New Specification Teaching Queries for Chief Examiner Introduction to Topic Tracker Topic Tracker Tutorial Ideas forum for GCSE Chemistry Support Materials Ideas forum for GCE Chemistry Support Materials Chief Examiner to address New Specification Teaching Queries

New Specification Teaching Queries for Chief Examiner Note any New Specification teaching queries you may have. Specification provided Chief Examiner will address your queries at the end of the meeting.

Topic Tracker

What is Topic Tracker? Major support resource to assist the implementation of the new specification Create your own Tests and Worksheets with automatic mark schemes Based on our suite of GCSE Chemistry past papers from the past 5 years Updated on a yearly basis with current past papers

You can: Browse our past papers by area of study and topic Click on the questions that you want to add to your own test paper/worksheet. A full mark scheme will be attached Print your new test paper/worksheet for your learners with an automatic front cover page which includes the test title, instructions, calculated time to complete test, total marks, and marking grid; and/or Save your document as a pdf, which you can to your learners or display on your interactive whiteboard What can you do with Topic Tracker?

Tutorial

Website: Chemistry Microsite Click on Topic Tracker link

Log-in User Name: ccea_teacher Password: Please refrain from giving these log-in details to students

Enter the name of your test: Eg. A topic name or Year 11 Summer Exam Press ‘Create Exam’

Select Subject: Chemistry *Loads Automatically

Select Level: GCSE Select Tier: Higher or Foundation Select Module of Study: Unit C1 or C2 *Loads Automatically

Select desired Area of Study *Loads Automatically

Areas of Study for Unit C1 Elements, Compounds, Mixtures & Separating Techniques Atomic Structure & Bonding Formulae & Equations The Periodic Table Quantitative Chemistry I Acids, Bases & Salts Tests for Ions Solubility Areas of Study match the New Specification

Areas of Study for Unit C2 Metals and the Reactivity Series Water Energetics and Types of Reactions Rates of Reaction Non-Metals and their Compounds Organic Chemistry Quantitative Chemistry II Materials (including Electrolysis and Industrial Processes) Synoptic Questions

Select desired Topic from drop-down menu Bank of questions will automatically appear The new topics or less frequently examined topics will have fewer questions Bank of questions will grow over the coming years *Loads Automatically

There may be a number of pages of questions Click on each page number to view the questions on the different pages

Click on a question to enlarge it for viewing purposes The examination paper reference for the question appears above the enlarged question

Click on ‘Add’ to insert the question onto your test/worksheet Click on this button to view the question that you have inserted onto your test again Click on this button to view the mark scheme for the question

Click on the up or down arrows to change the order of the question Click on the ‘X’ to delete the question from your test/worksheet

Click on this box if you would like to attach a Data Leaflet to your test/worksheet The Data Leaflet will automatically print as the last two pages of the test

Use questions from the one topic to create a topic worksheet Use questions from each of the topics within an area of study to create an end-of-topic test Use questions from a mixture of topics, areas of study, or even different units to create a summative assessment When you are happy with the test you have created, click on ‘Generate Exam’

When you click on ‘Generate Exam’, a pop-up will appear which will enable you to: Open your test, view and print Or Save your test in pdf format

The test will be printed with a customised cover page which includes: Title of Exam Automatically calculated ‘Time Allowed’ Changeable date for test/exam Mark grid Automatically calculated ‘Total Marks Available’ Prompt for candidate to write their name Instructions and Information for Candidates

A mark scheme will be automatically generated and will print after the last page of the test N.B. The questions will be automatically numbered

Topic Tracker for other Sciences Topic Tracker for Single Award Science will be launched online on 14 th October Topic Tracker for the other Science specifications will be released within the next few months in the following order: – GCSE Biology – Double Award Science – GCSE Physics

GCSE Support Materials Please share your ideas for future support materials that you would find useful to assist your teaching of GCSE Chemistry. Particularly discuss topics and ideas for: Vodcasts of experiments i-phone apps Teacher Resource Bank and Discussion Forum

GCE Support Materials Please share your ideas for future support materials that you would find useful to assist your teaching of GCE Chemistry. Particularly discuss topics and ideas for: Vodcasts of experiments i-phone apps CCEA specific Chemistry Factsheets

? New Specification Queries Chief Examiner

Chemistry Microsite: Subject Officer: [ext]: 2320 Specification Support Officer: [ext]: Contact