13 Chemistry

13 Chemistry

Mā te whakaaro nui e hanga te whare; mā te mātauranga e whakaū - Big Ideas create the house; knowledge maintains it  

In this Level 3 Chemistry course you will focus on developing strength investigating, analysing, communicating, and exploring the amazing phenomena of the material world. While there will be opportunities for some self-direction, this course will have significant group work components and require collaboration in order to see success. 

This course will explore the chemistry of rongoā (Maori medicine) and investigate how Māori use natural resources. 

You will be challenged to:

• Understand atomic structure and theory to justify patterns in chemical behaviour

• Apply knowledge of organic chemistry and the synthesis of organic compounds to spectroscopic methods used to identify such compounds

• Carry out extended investigations to determine the concentration of environmental chemicals in the world around us

• Explain how the world is powered by reduction-oxidation reactions in various electrochemical cells

If you have a passion for all things Chemistry, or just a thirst for knowledge and a drive to understand the world around you then this course is for you. It is highly recommended that students have completed Q2 Chemistry in order to do Q3 Chemistry, as concepts build on themselves. 

Please see Cairan, Ghada or Logan if you wish to take Q3 Chemistry without having done Q2 Chemistry.