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Resources for students of Stage 6 Chemistry

Useful web sites
Internet site reviews
Textbooks
Bibliography
Other resources and opportunities

Useful web sites for Stage 6 Chemistry

The Chemistry section of the web site of Learning Materials Production (LMP), a unit of the NSW Department of Education and Training that develops materials for delivery to distance education students. The site has recommended module-specific links.
The Chemistry section , of the UniServe Science , a site maintained by Sydney University, seeks to enhance the quality of university and school science teaching by maintaining and disseminating information on up-to-date and innovative materials for use throughout Australia. The site also publishes reviews, criticism and ideas related to teaching and learning materials for science. It is a great starting point if you are seeking information on syllabus content. The site has recommended module-specific links.
Chemistry Teaching and Learning Resources , a website relating to the Stage 6 Chemistry syllabus, developed by Tony Sperring and student teachers in the Master of Teaching program, School of Development and Learning of the Faculty of Education, University of Sydney.
Key Centre for Polymer Colloids HSC resources web site . The site provides a number of trails that give information about the NSW HSC Chemistry Syllabus and how polymer chemistry is involved in our everyday lives.

Textbooks

The following table indicates some of the textbooks published to support the Chemistry course. The information was provided by publishers and was current at 26 November 2008.

Publisher	Chemistry
Aaron Butler and STANSW	Chemistry: past HSC Papers with worked solutions 2001-2007: plus how to achieve success in HSC Chemistry, Odlum, C, 2008
Creelman	Creelman HSC Exam questions: chemistry, Cusiter, V, 2008
Longman	Chemistry Context 2 (HSC) Irwin, D et al. Chemistry Context, CD ROM lab manual;
Macmillan	G Thickett, Chemistry Pathways 1 and 2; (Preliminary and HSC) 2001
McGraw Hill	Conquering Chemistry 2, 4th edition HSC, R Smith, 2005 Blackline masters and practicals.
Pascal Press	Excel HSC Chemistry, Cath Roebuck, 2003
Science Press	Spotlight Chemistry HSC, Heffernan, D 2005

Bibliography

Aylward, G., Findlay, T., 1998 SI chemical data book, 4th ed., Wiley.

Bucat, R., B., 1995, Elements of Chemistry: Earth, Air, Fire and Water, Volume 1 & 2, Australian Academy of Science.

Parker, S. P., (Editor), 1996, Dictionary of chemistry, McGraw-Hill.

Selinger, B., 1999, Chemistry in the marketplace: A consumer guide 5th Edition, Harcourt Brace.

Science Teachers’ Association of Western Australia (STAWA), 1998, Chemistry Laboratory Manual for Senior Secondary School, 2nd Edition, Longman.

Other resources and opportunities

From University of NSW
- School of Chemistry high school resources , a web site provided by the School of Chemistry, University of NSW, to support the HSC Chemistry syllabus.
Macquarie University
- Science Research Resources : This site is a collection of articles on research selected from the broad sciences and presented under the four primary fields of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Earth and Environment.