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What are the main contents/topics/concepts you must teach in your country because of
your national curriculum of chemistry?

Hi, chemistry teachers, where are you?

Hi Aiki,
In Israel. in secondary school, chemistry is a part of science lessons, where we teach also physics and biology.
It's very interesting that the topics which we teach in 8-9 grades are similar to what you teach in Estonia. There is an example that curriculum in different countries look alike ))

Regards,
Stella

Thank you, Ludmila, Stella and Irma for sharing. That's true that here in Europe we are trying to learn from each other and curriculums become more similar. The basic knowledge in chemistry is still the same and we have to start from it.

Chemistry can be well integrated with physics and biology. Do you think we should do it more?

Do you feel your students like chemistry or they consider it too difficult? What makes chemistry exciting for students?

Učitelj sam kemije u 7. i 8. razredu Osnovne škole. U 7. razredu u Hrvatskoj počinjemo s pojmovima kemije i kemijskog pokusa te pripremamo učenike za provođenje jednostavnih kemijskih pokusa učeći ih pravila pri izvođenju pokusa te kemijski pribor i posuđe. Nastavljamo s pojmovima tvari, vrste tvari, kemijske i fizikalne promjene, indikatori te metode za odjeljivanje smjesa. Važan nam je i koncept otopina te topljivosti tvari. Potom izučavamo zrak i vodu i polako dolazimo do najtežeg submikroskopske razine u kojoj se bavimo pojmovima poput atoma, iona, molekule, formulske jedinke, valencija, relativne atomske i molekulske mase. Ovim dijelom pripremamo učenike za savladavanje kemijskih jednadžbi. Također se bavimo brzinom kemijske reakcije i energetskim promjenama pri fizikalnim i kemijskim reakcijama.
8. razred počinjemo s nemetalima i njihovim kiselinama, metalima i lužinama i solima. Ponovno se vraćamo na maseni udio i određivanje formule spoja. Prije organske kemije obrađujemo ugljik i njegove anorganske spojeve da bi preko fosilnih goriva polako uveli učenike u organsku kemiju u okviru koje se obrađuju: ugljikovodici, alkoholi, karboksilne kiseline, esteri, biološki važni spojevi, sapuni i detergenti te plastične mase.

I agree with you, Sanda. Understanding molecular and atomic level is not easy. It's too abstract, we can't touch it I like it that you start with more practical topics and then gradually come to atoms and molecules.

In grades 9-10 is inorganic chemistry and organic chemistry in grades 11-12, is one hour per week and is subject to examination at the end of grade 12.