VCE Chemistry Resources

• Unit 1 sample teaching/prac/assessment timetable (Melissa McEoin)

• Unit 2 sample teaching/prac/assessment timetable (Melissa McEoin)

• link to VCAA resources

• Summaries on green ammonia, green steel and green methanol (from Hycel at Deakin University)

• Graphene (Rico Tabor)

• Teaching Indigenous chemistry (Angela Ziebell)

• YARN tool for evaluating Indigenous chemistry resources (Angela Ziebell)

• Detecting microplastics and toxic firefighting residue (Brad Clarke, November Lectures 2020)

• Smartphone Spectroscopy (Emily Rochette - 2021 November Lectures Recording),

• Smartphone Spectroscopy - slides and other resources

• Suggested timetable for Units 3 & 4

• Comparison to previous study design: list of "ins and outs"

• Making the 'invisible' sub-microscopic world of chemistry 'visible' (presentation slides - Katherine Putnam)

• Making the 'invisible' sub-microscopic world of chemistry 'visible' (worksheets - Katherine Putnam)

• Improving your educational movies (Chris Thompson, Nic Volkmann and Jason Goudie - November Lectures 2020)

• Monash Organic Spectroscopy Symposium

• The Chemical Detectives app is available for free from the Apple or Android app stores. The original PC version is available by email. Send a message to Mick Moylan for the files.

• Teaching Unit 4 Practical Investigation (Louise Lennard)

• Oxidation of alcohols demonstration (Penny Commons, Jennie Eggleston)

• Stereoisomers - model building (Penny Commons, Chris Freebairn)

• Silver mirror test

• Combustion of a biscuit SAC (Louise Lennard)

• Biodiesel SAC (Andrew Mariotti)

• Biodiesel SAC - Teacher's Guide (Andrew Mariotti)

• Towards the hydrogen-ammonia economy (Doug MacFarlane - 2021 November Lectures Recording)

• Material Basis of Society (Seamus Delaney - 2021 November Lectures Recording)

• Mass Spectrometry (Gavin Reid)

• Proteins and Pain (Kellie Tuck)

• Chirality and stereochemistry (Sonia Horvat)

• Classroom Collaboration (Deb Brookes)

• Enzymes (Chris Donner)

• Coenzymes and vitamins

• Biochemistry of carbohydrates and fats (Spencer Williams)
   

Discussing the 2019 VCE Chemistry Exam (Lanna Derry and Drew Chan, November Lectures 2020)

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Past examinations are available from the VCAA Website.

The relevant questions from past VCE Chemistry courses (2008 - 2016) are listed in this document (unofficial, prepared by Penny Commons)

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VCAA Sample exam 2024 (click for link)

Answers to the 2024 VCAA sample exam

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These sample answers were written by Alan Nash and Cinnamon Lane and lightly edited by the Chemistry Education Association. These are suggested answers only and CEA take no responsibility for their use.

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Relevant questions from past STAV sample exams are provided in this document (thanks to Lee Tompsett).

Older past exams are available on the VCAA website

The VCAA and the CEA take no responsibility for the relevance of material chosen for use by teachers or students.

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