Effective Independent Study Strategies for A-Level Chemistry Students
Discover the importance of spacing out your study sessions and utilizing a study tracker for effective learning in A-Level Chemistry. Implement practice tasks, flashcards, past paper questions, and Seneca assignments to enhance your retention and understanding of key topics. Take a structured approach over 2-3 weeks per unit to boost your academic performance and mastery of the subject.
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Independent Study Tracker than just re-reading your notes. These tasks will make you think more beneficial to your learning spending 4 hours cramming the night before an exam. topic, spread out over a few weeks, is much more beneficial than Spread out your independent study 4 hours spent studying one Unless you practice regularly, you ll quickly forget older content. OCR A-Level Chemistry Why Space Out Your Studying?
How to use your Study Tracker 2-3 Weeks 2 2-3 Weeks Continue until you ve completed all the practice tasks for a topic; you ll have lots going at once so use the tracker to keep on top of your organisation. In your independent study time, complete a practice task from the tracker 3 Write down the date you complete a task to track your practice 1 Write the date once we re finished covering a topic in lessons The Practice Tasks MaChemGuy, Summary & Flashcards Practice Question Pack Text Book Practice Qs Past Paper Questions Seneca Assignment SSA Science 1 Mr King A Level Chem Practice Questions SSA Science 1 Mr King A Level Chem Past Paper Qs Watch the MaChemGuy video, complete the provided summary sheet using the video, your notes and the text book. Finally, make flashcards on the topic given. Try the practice questions - page numbers are given on the tracker. Answers: Use your class code (??????) to complete the relevant Seneca assignments for the topic. SSA Science 1 Mr King A Level Chem Text Book Answers Try the questions and mark using the mark schemes / model answers provided. Try the questions and mark using the mark schemes / model answers provided. If you are stuck at any point, and need another explanation or help with a question please ask!
Unit 2 2-3 Weeks 2-3 Weeks 2-3 Weeks 2-3 Weeks 2-3 Weeks Independent Study Tracker Date MaChemGuy, Summary & Flashcards Practice Question Pack Text Book Practice Questions Spec. Code Past Paper Questions Seneca Assignment Topic Finished in Class Page 19 Atomic Structure & Isotopes 2.1.1 N/A Compounds, Formulae & Equations 2.1.2 Page 39-40 2.1.3 Amount of Substance N/A 2.1.4 Acids Page 52-53 2.1.5 Redox N/A 2.2.1 Electron Structure Page 68-69 & 84-85 2.2.2 Bonding & Structure
Unit 3 2-3 Weeks 2-3 Weeks 2-3 Weeks 2-3 Weeks 2-3 Weeks Independent Study Tracker Date MaChemGuy, Summary & Flashcards Practice Question Pack Text Book Practice Questions Spec. Code Past Paper Questions Seneca Assignment Topic Finished in Class Page 106-107 3.1.1 Periodicity N/A 3.1.2 Group 2 N/A 3.1.3 Group 7, The Halogens Page 121-123 3.1.4 Qualitative Analysis Page 142-143 3.2.1 Enthalpy Changes N/A 3.2.2 Reaction Rates Page 162-163 3.2.3 Chemical Equilibrium Now go back and try the Unit 2 practice Qs on Pages 88-89
Unit 4 2-3 Weeks 2-3 Weeks 2-3 Weeks 2-3 Weeks 2-3 Weeks Independent Study Tracker Date MaChemGuy, Summary & Flashcards Practice Question Pack Text Book Practice Questions Spec. Code Past Paper Questions Seneca Assignment Topic Finished in Class Page 187-189 Basic Concepts of Organic Chemistry 4.1.1 Page 198-199 4.1.2 Alkanes Page 220-221 4.1.3 Alkenes Page 229 4.2.1 Alcohols Page 238-239 4.2.2 Haloalkanes Page 250-251 4.2.3 Organic Synthesis Page 262-263 4.2.4 Analytical Techniques Now go back and try the Unit 3 practice Qs on Pages 166-169
