Chemistry – Scheme of Work (Grades 10–12)

Grade 10 Chemistry

Term 1: Fundamentals (Weeks 1–13)

  • Intro & Lab Safety: importance, lab rules, equipment
  • States of Matter & Separation Techniques
  • Atomic Structure & Periodic Table basics
  • Chemical Bonding: ionic, covalent, metallic (intro)

Term 2: Reactions, Stoichiometry & Acids (Weeks 14–26)

  • Balancing chemical equations
  • Types of reactions
  • Mole concept & conversions
  • Acids, Bases & Salts, pH, indicators

Term 3: Advanced & Environmental (Weeks 27–40)

  • Chemical Energetics & Rates of Reaction
  • Water & Solution Chemistry
  • Environmental Chemistry: pollution, acid rain, sustainability
  • Revision, exams & projects

Grade 11 Chemistry

Term 1: Atomic Structure & Bonding (Weeks 1–13)

  • Quantum model, electron config, periodic trends
  • Advanced bonding & molecular shapes
  • Intermolecular forces & thermochemistry basics

Term 2: Stoichiometry, Gases, Acids & Redox (Weeks 14–26)

  • Quantitative chemistry & mole calculations
  • Gas laws & ideal gases
  • Acid-base calculations & titrations
  • Redox & intro electrochemistry

Term 3: Kinetics, Equilibrium, Thermodynamics & Nuclear (Weeks 27–40)

  • Reaction rates & mechanisms
  • Chemical equilibrium & industrial applications
  • Thermodynamics & spontaneity
  • Nuclear chemistry basics
  • Revision, exams & projects

Grade 12 Chemistry

Term 1: Organic Chemistry & Analysis (Weeks 1–13)

  • Intro to organic chemistry: functional groups, formulas
  • Alkanes, Alkenes, Alkynes: reactions & isomerism
  • Alcohols, Carboxylic Acids, Esters: reactions & applications
  • Polymers & Chromatography basics

Term 2: Electrochemistry, Thermodynamics & Equilibrium (Weeks 14–26)

  • Electrochemical cells & electrode potentials
  • Electrolysis & Faraday’s laws
  • Chemical thermodynamics: ΔH, ΔS, ΔG
  • Acid-base equilibria & buffers

Term 3: Kinetics, Coordination Chemistry, Nuclear & Review (Weeks 27–40)

  • Reaction kinetics: rate laws, order of reactions, activation energy
  • Factors affecting reaction rates: temperature, catalysts, concentration
  • Transition metals & coordination chemistry: ligands, geometry, bonding
  • Organic reaction mechanisms: substitution, addition, elimination
  • Nuclear chemistry: radioactivity, half-life, fission & fusion applications
  • Revision, exams & projects