SECOND TERM SCHEME OF WORK FOR CHEMISTRY SS3

Secondary School Curriculum in Nigeria Chemistry- Edudelight.com

NERDC Curriculum Chemistry SS3

Chemistry Curriculum Lagos State for SS3 Second Term

WEEK 1         Revision of Non-metals and their compounds

WEEK 2         Revision of Organic Chemistry I

WEEK 3         Revision of Organic Chemistry 2

WEEK 4         Revision of Periodic table

WEEK 5         Revision of Mass-volume Relationship

WEEK 6         Acid-Base Titration Calculations

WEEK 7         Salt analysis (qualitative analysis)

WEEK 8 – 12 Revision and Examination

SECOND TERM SCHEME OF WORK FOR CHEMISTRY SS 3 – MODIFIED I

WEEK          TOPIC

1. Revision/Nuclear Chemistry, Types and Nature of Radiations, Half-life as a Measure of the Stability of the nucleus.

2.  Nuclear Reactions i.e Nuclear Fussion and Nuclear Fission with examples, Effect and     applications of Radioactivity Comparison of Nuclear Reaction and Ordinary chemical     reaction.

3. Simple molecules and their shapes, covalent molecules e.g methane, ammonia,crystalline solids – their network structure e.g diamond.

4. Metallic bonding – properties, factors affecting the formation of metals, intermolecular bonding Van-der-waals forces and hydrogen bonds, comparison of all bond styles.

5-6. Metals and their compound, extraction of  metals (e.g aluminium, copper, tin and iron) their properties and their reaction, their uses, alloys, composition and uses.

7.   Introduction to qualitative analysis, test for cation using H₂S, NaOH and HN₄OH, confirmatory test for the cations

8.  Test for amono, identification or  gases. E.g CO₂,SO₂ and O₂. Characteristics test for anions e,g SO₄^2-, SO₃^2-, CO₃²-, NO₃.

9-10. Volumetric Analysis, calculation based on percentage purity and impurity of substances, percentage amount of the acid, or base, solubility of substances,                   volume of gases, mole ration of acid to base.

11.   Revision

12-13   Examinations