AQA A-Level Chemistry
Course Code: 9670
£0.00
ABOUT THIS CONFERENCE
This AQA A Level Chemistry conference, fully revised for 2024 will provide students with a highly valuable and motivational revision day with top quality guidance and advice from leading senior A-Level Chemistry examiners and teaching experts for A-Level Chemistry.The day, led by expert A level Chemistry examiners and practitioners, will provide students with top quality advice and guidance on key challenge areas, questions and question types, examples and clear detail on what examiners will be seeking in responses to award high level marks.
Although the conference is focusing on the AQA A Level Chemistry course, the conference would be of benefit also to students of other A level Chemistry exam boards.
CONFEENCE FOCUS
- Gain first hand guidance and advice from experienced examiners, presenters and leading subject experts
- Reinforce and enhance your understanding of the key themes of A level Chemistry to ensure top level responses
- Benefit from examiner insight: how to improve grades and what gets the marks
- Exceptional advice on the skills, depth of understanding required to achieve high grades in A Level Chemistry
- Take away a full set of conference notes, written by the presenters themselves
PROGRAMME
Welcome and Introduction
10.00 – 10.05amExaminer Tips and Techniques to Maximise Exam Performance Success
10.05 – 10.40am- Ensuring you understand the interplay between Mental Models and Long Term Memory
- Ways to use Mental Models in the best possible way to break down A level questions
- Exam technique to ensure you maximise high levy questions
- How to get an Examiner on-side and directly impact your marks
- Do you know the difference between an A grade and A* response?
Achieving Well in Paper 1: Inorganic and Physical Chemistry
10.40 – 11.40am- Improving your responses to Time of flight calculations questions
- Gain better understanding of The language of Le Chatelier in a nutshell
- Tackling Acid and Base calculations to access the top grades
- Demystifying Period 3 Oxides
- Patterns in Transition Metals and Aqueous ions
Morning Break
11.40 – 12.00pmSession on Paper 2 – Organic and Physical Chemistry
12.00 – 1.00pm- NMR as an A* differentiating subject – how to scaffold your answers to capitalise on marks
- Organic chemistry ‘know hows’ when aiming for A/A* grades
- Mechanistic overview – what are the common pitfalls, and the picture examiners want to see painted
Lunch
1.00 – 1.45pmAsk the Experts
1.45 – 2.00pm- The speakers answer the questions submitted by students. A prize is awarded to the best question submitted and read out!
Paper 3: Applying Practical Skills to the Questions
2.00 – 3.00pm- Myth busting the practical paper – how to align practical skills with high scoring EQ answers
- What are the common techniques examined and what do you need to know about them
- How to be confident of an A/A* answer to a multi level question
- Multiple choice exam technique
Break
3.00 – 3.05pmExam Tactics for Reaching the Highest Grades
3.05 – 3.30pm- Where are you now and where do you want to be?
- How, and why does Interleaving result in a higher exam grade
- Accessing the top A/A* grades
A-Level - Code: 9670
AQA A-Level Chemistry
IN-SCHOOL ONLY
Our In-School student revision conferences can be tailored to suit your needs and priorities. The final cost will be confirmed once your requirements have been discussed with our team. To enquire or for further information, please email: online@keynote.org.uk