Chemistry: IB – meriSTEM

meriSTEM Senior Chemistry – IB

These are example schedules to demonstrate the content of the meriSTEM online course as it might map to the IB curriculum.

IB Topic	Essential ideas	meriSTEM Module	Use meriSTEM sub-topics	Australian Curriculum Chemistry Science Understandings
1. Stoichiometric relationships	Matter and chemical change	Matter and Elements	1. Matter & terms, 2. Mixtures, 3. Atoms, 4. Ions, 5. Compounds,	16, 17, 18, 25, 26, 30, 33
		Mole concept	Quantities	1. Counting atoms, 3. Chemical formulae 4. Stoichiometry 7. Chemical quantities	24, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 63, 66, 67
		Reacting masses and volumes	Quantities		2. Mole, mass and volume relationships, 5. Reaction stoichiometry 6. Limiting reactants	36, 39, 66, 67
2. Atomic structure	The nuclear atom	Matter and Elements	3. Atoms, 9. Isotopes, 10. Analytical chemistry	16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23
2. Atomic structure			Electron configuration		6. Introduction to light, 7. Atomic secrets in the shadows, 8. Electron configuration	10, 11, 17, 18, 19,
3. Periodicity	Periodic table and trends			9. Periodic trends	16, 17, 20, 30

IB Topic	Essential ideas	meriSTEM Module	Use meriSTEM sub-topics	Australian Curriculum Chemistry Science Understandings
4. Chemical bonding and structure	Ionic bonding and structure	Bonds	1. Bonding, 2. Ionic bonds	13, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
		Bonds	Covalent bonding and structure		4. Covalent bonds, 5. Drawing covalent bonds, 6. Molecular and lattice structures,7. Carbon-based molecules, 8. Organic molecules, 9. Bonds & materials	27, 28, 29, 31, 33, 34, 35
		Intermolecular forces	Intermolecular Forces & Gases	1. Forces inform shape, 2. VSEPR 3. Bond dipoles, 4. Forces	40, 41, 42, 45, 50, 53, 55, 56, 57, 58
		Metallic bonding	Bonds	3. Metallic bonds	27, 29, 32
5. Energetics/ thermochemistry	Energy changes	Reactions	1. Types of reactions, 2. Energy in chemical reactions, 3.Enthalpy, 4. Heat capacity	36, 37, 38, 71, 72
6. Chemical kinetics	Collision theory and rates of reaction	Reaction Rates	1. Reactants, products and rates, 2. Experiments and rates, 3. Enthalpy, 4. Reaction energies, 5. Collision theory	40, 68, 69, 36, 37, 70, 71, 72, 73

Note. As this course was designed around the Australian Curriculum, currently the course does not name:

IB Topic	meriSTEM Module	Australian Curriculum Chemistry Science Understandings
7. Equilibrium	Equilibrium	89 – 96
8. Acids and bases	Acid and Bases	97 – 102
9. Redox processes	Redox Reactions	103 – 111

Note. As this course was designed around the Australian Curriculum, currently the course does not name:

Equilbrium
- Square brackets in chemistry
- Investigation into the chemistry and social, environmental, economic impacts of the Haber process and the work of Franz Haber
Acids and bases
- Analysis of theories and models and how they change, public understanding of science
- the term ‘amphoteric’
- the ionic product constant K𝓌
- Social and environmental ethics and responsibilities of acid rain

IB Topic	Essential ideas	meriSTEM Module	Australian Curriculum Chemistry Science Understandings
10. Organic chemistry	10.1 Fundamentals of organic chemistry	Organic Molecules	127 – 129
	10.2 Functional group chemistry	Organic Reactions	131 – 138
11. Measurement and data processing	11.1 Uncertainties and errors in measurements and results	Analytical Chemistry	130

Note. As this course was designed around the Australian Curriculum, currently the course does not yet thoroughly investigate:

Hydrocarbons in modern civilisation – agriculture, dyes, pesticides, herbicides, explosives, soap, cosmetics, synthetic scents and flavourings; and ethics, unsustainable production, use and impacts on climate
Benzene and the discover of benzene’s structure by Kekule
Nomencalture and properties of arenes, nitriles and ethers
metabolism and misuse of alcohol
hydrogenation of alkenes in food production