1 December 2015: Apparatus and technique reference 'f' has been added to Practical activity 1. Apparatus and technique reference 'b' has been removed from Practical activity 4, and 'c' from Practical activity 6, and 'c' from Practical activity 11.
The following practicals must be carried out by all students taking this course. Written papers will assess knowledge and understanding of these, and the skills exemplified within each practical.
Apparatus and technique reference
2 Measurement of an enthalpy change
3 Investigation of how the rate of a reaction changes with temperature
6 Tests for alcohol, aldehyde, alkene and carboxylic acid
12 Separation of species by thin-layer chromatography
Teachers are encouraged to vary their approach to these practical activities. Some are more suitable for highly structured approaches that develop key techniques. Others allow opportunities for students to develop investigative approaches.
This list is not designed to limit the practical activities carried out by students. A rich practical experience for students will include more than the 12 required practical activities. The explicit teaching of practical skills will build students’ competence. Many teachers will also use practical approaches to the introduction of content knowledge in the course of their normal teaching. Students’ work in these activities can also contribute towards the endorsement of practical skills.
