FORM ONE CHEMISTRY SYLLABUS
- The concept of chemistry
- Explain the concept of Chemistry
- Mention materials objects made by application of chemistry
- The importance of chemistry in life
- Mention areas where chemistry is applied
- State the importance of Chemistry in daily life
- Rules and safety precautions in a chemistry laboratory
- State laboratory rules
- Explain the safety measures for a chemistry laboratory
- First aid and first aid kit
- Identify possible causes of accidents in a chemistry laboratory
- Name the items found in a first aid kit
- Demonstrate how each first aid kit item is used
- Use the items in a first aid kit to provide first aid to an accident victim
- Basic chemistry laboratory apparatus and their uses
- List the apparatus used in a chemistry laboratory
- Categorize chemistry laboratory apparatus according to their uses
- Use common chemistry laboratory apparatus
- Warning signs
- Draw and label the basic chemical warning signs
- Explain the concept of warning signs
- Heat sources
- Name different heat sources which can be used in a chemistry laboratory
- Explain the functioning of a bunsen burner
- Types of flame
- Produce luminous and non-luminous flames from different types of flames
- Significance of scientific procedure
- Explain the concept of scientific procedure
- Explain the importance of the scientific procedure
- The main steps of the scientific procedure
- Describe each step of the scientific procedure
- Application of the scientific procedure
- Use the Scientific procedure to carry out investigations in chemistry
- Concept of matter
- Explain concept of matter
- States of matter
- Describe the three states of matter
- Change one state of matter to another
- Explain the importance of changing one state of matter to another
- Physical and chemical changes
- Describe the characteristics of a physical change
- Demonstrate physical changes of matter experimentally
- Describe the characteristics of a chemical change
- Demonstrate chemical changes of matter experimentally
- Elements and symbols
- Explain the concept of an element
- Differentiate elements from other substances
- Compounds and mixtures
- Concept of compounds and mixtures
- Prepare a binary compound
- Compare the properties of a compound with those of its constituent elements
- Explain the concept of a mixture
- Classify mixtures into solutions, suspensions and emulsions
- Separation of mixtures
- Describe the different methods of separating mixtures
- Explain the significance of separating different mixtures
- Separate the components of different mixtures using different methods
- Composition of air
- Name the gases present in air and their proportions
- Demonstrate the presence of different gases in air
- Determine the percentage of oxygen in air experimentally
- Combustion
- Explain the concept of combustion
- Demonstrate the combustion of different substances in air and analyse the products
- Describe the application of combustion in real life
- Fire fighting
- Classify types of fires according to their causes
- Identify different types of fire extinguishers used to extinguish different types of fire
- State the components needed to start a fire
- Classify fire extinguishers according to the chemicals they contain
- Extinguish small fires using the right types of fire extinguishers
- Rusting
- Explain the concept of rusting
- Demonstrate the conditions necessary for iron to rust
- Describe the different methods of preventing iron from rusting