This course contains 3 units:
- Chemical Changes & Structure
- Nature’s Chemistry
- Chemistry in Society
Each unit will be assessed continually in class, through the use of past paper based homework and an A-D level class test and SQA assessment.
The Higher Chemistry Course develops learners’ curiosity, interest and enthusiasm for chemistry in a range of contexts. The skills of scientific inquiry and investigation are developed throughout the Course, and the relevance of chemistry is highlighted by the study of the applications of chemistry in everyday contexts.
The elements of the Course are Knowledge and Understanding and Analytical Thinking Skills.
The following links will direct you to useful information for the Higher Chemistry course:
Higher Chemistry Course Specification
Higher Chemistry Coursework Assessment Task
SQA publishes samples of coursework and question paper responses with commentaries to fully understand examiner expectation for assignment and question papers.
Understanding Standards resources:
Understanding Standards Materials
Past Papers:
To help with revision click on the links below to open the past papers. These can also be found, with marking schemes on the SQA website.
Higher Chemistry Specimen Paper 1
Higher Chemistry Specimen Paper 2
