{"id":926,"date":"2024-03-02T20:29:35","date_gmt":"2024-03-02T20:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/?page_id=926"},"modified":"2025-09-07T12:19:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T11:19:50","slug":"chemistry-n4-n5","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/curriculum\/science\/science-courses-n4-n5\/chemistry-n4-n5\/","title":{"rendered":"Chemistry N4\/N5"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-image-927 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/02202848\/Chemistry-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/02202848\/Chemistry-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/02202848\/Chemistry-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/02202848\/Chemistry-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/02202848\/Chemistry-800x1131.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/02202848\/Chemistry.jpg 891w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\r\n<h1>Chemistry: National 4\/5<\/h1>\r\n<p><strong>Entry Requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>N4: Achieving level 3 in S3.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>N5: Achieving level 4 in S3.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Course Content:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>In National 4\/5 Chemistry, pupils will study Chemical Changes and Structure, Nature&#8217;s Chemistry and Chemistry In Society. The course enables learners to develop and apply knowledge and understanding of chemistry&#8217;s role in scientific issues and relevant applications of chemistry, including the impact these could make in society and the environment.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><strong>Unit 1: Chemical changes and structure: <\/strong>Rate of reaction, chemical structure, atomic structure and bonding related to properties of materials, acids and bases.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><strong>Unit 2: Nature\u2019s chemistry:<\/strong> Fuels and energy, Fossil fuels, Hydrocarbons, cosmetic products.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><strong>Unit 3: Chemistry in society: <\/strong>Properties of metals, nuclear chemistry, chemical analysis.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Assessment:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Throughout National Science Courses, pupils are assessed throughout the year in various forms.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>All sciences engage pupils through both theory and practical work.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Summative assessment:<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Class tests &#8211; mid and end of unit<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Practical assessments<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Homework and problem solving tasks<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><em>Conditions of the course award.<\/em> The grade awarded is based on the total marks achieved across all course assessment components.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Component 1: question paper 100 marks 2 hours and 30 minutes Component 2: assignment 25 marks<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>8 hours of which a maximum of 1 hour and 30 minutes is allowed for the report stage \u2014 see course assessment section<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Pupils are provided with an SQA data book<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><em>Please note for 2023 exams, assignments remain omitted from the course award assessment.<\/em><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Pupils are graded from A to D.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Progression Pathway:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/curriculum\/science\/sciences-s5-s6-courses\/chemistry-higher\/\">Higher Chemistry with National 5 C or above.<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Advanced Higher Chemistry<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7553,"featured_media":0,"parent":913,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-926","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/926","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7553"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=926"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/926\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1744,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/926\/revisions\/1744"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}