CONTEXT CHAPTERS
1 Matter in the universe
2 Materials for a purpose
3 Water, the vital substance
4 Making reactions work for us
CHEMISTRY CHAPTERS
1 Atoms and elements
2 Classifying and separating substances
3 Metallic, ionic and covalent structure bonding
4 Chemical reactions
5 Calculating chemical quantities
6 Water and the intermolecular forces
7 Reactions in aqueous solutions
8 Gases
9 Reaction rates
10 Scientific investigations
Deb Smith is an experienced science teacher and author. She is Head of Science at Centenary State High School and is currently working at the QSA developing the senior science syllabi.
Anna Davis is the science coordinator at Casimir Catholic College. She is a past president of both the Science Teachers’ Association of New South Wales and the Australian Science Teachers’ Association. She was awarded the 2006 Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools.
Rachel Whan is a qualified vet and secondary science teacher at St Brigid’s College. She has taught chemistry, biology, science, mathematics and agriculture at a number of schools.
Full coverage of the three strands of the Australian Curriculum: Senior Chemistry
Four popular context chapters
Chapters addressing SU and SIS strands
Completely cross-referenced from context chapters to chemistry chapters
Written to enable students to achieve the best understanding and results possible
Worked examples give the step-by-step logic needed to work through a problem to gain understanding.