Welcome to the Chemistry summer work page, all must be completed and brought with you to your first lesson. This work is especially important now due to Covid-19 as detailed exam preparation was missed but we still need to hit the ground running in September. If you haven't been keeping up with revision for your Chemistry GCSE it is a good idea that you visit the pages highlighted below specifically 'Revision - Chemistry paper 1' and 'Revision - Chemistry paper 2' to refresh your knowledge of the complete GCSE course as this is built on very quickly as we start in September: 

 1. A level Chemistry Transition Booklet

This booklet includes information that you need in order to prepare to start your A level in September. This includes items that you need to purchase and bring to lessons e.g. text books, folders, dividers, lab coat and safety glasses. In addition you need to work through the transition pack completing all tasks, questions and the benchmark test at the end of the document, this will be need to be brought to your first lesson to be assessed as you start your A level.

Once you have completed the booklet above please check your answers using the document below.

Independent skills booklet - Atomic structure

Using the information and activities completed in the transition pack you need to work through the Independent ' booklet on Atomic structure to prepare you to 'hit the ground running' in September as this is the first topic that will be completed in lessons. This also needs to be printed out, completed and brought with you to your first lesson.

A level poster production

Your final task is to produce an A3 poster reviewing the different types of bonding covered at GCSE and also including bonding that will be covered by A level. Your poster must include the bonding process, structures and properties for ionic; covalent (including dative covalent bonding) and metallic substances; and also needs to include information on the three types intermolecular forces: Van der Waals (permanent and induced dipole-dipole forces); London forces (induced dipole-dipole forces) and hydrogen bonding. This also needs to be brought to your first lesson to be assessed.

Here are some notes/knowledge booklets that go over the topics that you will be starting with in Year 12 Chemistry: Foundations in Chemistry which will be split between your two Chemistry teachers.

A Level Chemistry OCR Specification H432