Course Description

Chemistry is the study of all matter and the elements from which it is made

You already know quite a lot about the world of chemistry. We all do. Our lives depend on chemistry in action - in our bodies, our food, our phones, our whole environment.

Chemistry is the key to life, but it is also at the heart of technological change and progress. Everyday materials such as plastics, paints and dyes are the result of chemical research. Artificial fibres, new drugs and even the microchips which run computers could not have been developed without the skill and knowledge of chemists.

Course Content

• The S3 chemistry course aims to give learners a thorough knowledge and understanding of the most fundamental areas of chemistry. This includes:

• How to carry out experiments accurately and safely

• What a chemical reaction is and how we recognise one

• How we can control the speed of chemical reactions

• What atoms are made from and how they join together

• How to write chemical formulae and equations

• What acids and alkalis are and how they react

Possible Careers

• Agricultural

• Dispensing optician

• Offshore drilling worker

• Ambulance paramedic

• Distiller

• Offshore service technician

• Beautician

• Doctor

• Pathologist

• Biochemist

• Drilling engineer

• Pharmacist

• Biomedical scientist

• Embalmer

• Physiotherapist

• Brewery worker

• Energy engineer

• Radiographer

• Chef

• Environmental consultant

• Research scientist

• Chemical engineer

• Food scientist

• Scenes of crime officer

• Conservationist

• Forensic scientist

• Sport and exercise scientist

• Dentistry

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• Teacher

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• Nurse

• Laboratory technician