1. What’s in the Higher? August ‘til October
Unit 1 – Chemical Changes and Structure : Unit Test
October ‘til December
Unit 2 - Nature’s Chemistry : Unit Test
December/January
Researching Unit - Researching Chemistry
Assignment: Worth 20 from 120 marks ( about 17%)
December– Prelims
January ‘til Easter
Unit 3 – Chemistry in Society : Unit Test
Recommended entry
♦ National 5 Chemistry Course at C or relevant component Units

2. What’s in the Higher? August ‘til October
Unit 1 – Chemical Changes and Structure : Unit Test
Key Areas:
Controlling the Rate
Periodicity (patterns in the Periodic Table)
Structure and Bonding
How will we learn it?
Booklet – The chemistry of titanium.
Jotters – Notes taken from powerpoints, quicktests and experimental reports. Notes are in
Homeworks – Past papers on weblink
Tutorials – Available on weblink
Investigation (experiment) for SQA Outcome 1 assessment.
Card sorts, group tasks, posters etc for revision.

3. What’s in the Higher? October ‘til November
Unit 2 - Nature’s Chemistry : Unit Test
Key Areas:
Esters, Fats and Oils
Proteins
Chemistry of Cooking
Oxidation of food
Soaps, detergents and emulsions
Fragrances
Skin care
How will we learn it?
Booklet – The chemistry of titanium.
Jotters – Notes taken from powerpoints, quicktests and experimental reports. Notes are in
Homeworks – Past papers on weblink
Tutorials – Available on weblink
Investigation (experiment) for SQA Outcome 1 assessment.
Card sorts, group tasks, posters etc for revision.

4. What’s in the Higher? November ‘til January
Researching Unit - Researching Chemistry
Assignment: Worth 20 from 120 marks ( about 17%)
How will we learn it?
Booklet – Logbook for research and experiment. Individual research recorded in preparation for assignment.
Group Experiment – Results taken and properly recorded.
Assignment – Written assignment sent away to be marked by SQA.

5. What’s in the Higher? December– Prelims January ‘til Easter
Unit 3 – Chemistry in Society : Unit Test
Key Areas:
Getting the most from reactants
Equilibria
Chemical energies
Oxidising or reducing agents
Chemical analysis