TASC Chemistry Level 4 study plan
TASC Chemistry Level 4 · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Knowledge and Understanding of Chemistry & Scientific Inquiry and Practical Skills
Define and apply SI units, significant figures, and dimensional analysis to convert among units in ten mixed-measurement problems.
Describe atomic structure for the first twenty elements, including subatomic particles, isotopes, and electron configurations.
Predict periodic trends in atomic radius, ionization energy, and electronegativity, and justify each prediction in one written sentence.
Identify hazards and apply core laboratory safety rules to three described procedures.
Your checkpoint
A 25-item self-written quiz on atomic structure, periodicity, and measurement, scored at 80% or better, accompanied by an error log that names the misconception behind every missed item.
Knowledge and Understanding of Chemistry & Scientific Inquiry and Practical Skills
Balance fifteen chemical equations, including combustion, precipitation, and acid-base reactions.
Compute moles, molar mass, limiting reagent, and percent yield across five multistep stoichiometry problems.
Design a controlled experiment that specifies a testable hypothesis plus independent, dependent, and controlled variables.
Distinguish accuracy from precision and classify sources of random and systematic error in a supplied dataset.
Your checkpoint
A two-page experimental design sheet for one reaction, containing hypothesis, variables table, numbered procedure, safety notes, and the calculations you expect to perform.
Knowledge and Understanding of Chemistry & Scientific Inquiry and Practical Skills
Construct and interpret energy diagrams for endothermic and exothermic reactions, and calculate enthalpy change from supplied data.
Explain how concentration, temperature, surface area, and catalysts alter reaction rate using collision theory.
Apply Le Chatelier's principle to predict and justify the direction of shift in five equilibrium systems.
Calculate molarity and pH for strong acid and strong base solutions and describe the neutralization reaction.
Organize raw measurements into a labeled data table and select the graph type appropriate to the relationship.
Your checkpoint
A data-and-graph set built from ten simulated titration readings, with correctly labeled axes and units, a trend statement, a slope calculation, and a stated uncertainty.
Scientific Inquiry and Practical Skills & Communication of Chemical Information
Compose a structured laboratory report using the aim, method, results, discussion, and conclusion conventions.
Convert between names and formulas for ionic and covalent compounds and write balanced ionic equations.
Critique a supplied data presentation for misleading axes, missing units, and conclusions unsupported by the numbers.
Apply rounding and uncertainty rules when reporting final calculated answers.
Your checkpoint
A complete 500-word laboratory report on a simulated rate-of-reaction experiment, including a data table, a captioned figure, a worked calculation, and an error discussion that passes a ten-point self-checklist.
Communication of Chemical Information
Explain one chemical process to a non-specialist in 150 words or fewer using a single analogy and one quantitative statement.
Translate a process among word equation, formula equation, and particle-level diagram representations.
Construct an evidence-based argument that states a claim, cites two data points, and addresses one counterpoint.
Evaluate the reliability of a chemistry information source against author credentials, publication date, method transparency, and peer review.
Your checkpoint
A one-page public-facing explainer with a labeled diagram on acid deposition or electrolysis, checked against a jargon list so that no undefined technical term remains.
Application of Chemistry to Society and the Environment & Knowledge and Understanding of Chemistry
Trace the environmental footprint of one industrial process from feedstock through product to waste stream.
Compare fossil and renewable energy sources on energy density, emissions, and renewability using cited figures.
Apply two green-chemistry principles to redesign a described synthesis and state the improvement achieved.
Calculate an environmental quantity such as ppm concentration or carbon dioxide mass released per mole of fuel combusted.
Your checkpoint
A life-cycle comparison table for two fuels or materials with at least six criteria, cited sources for every number, and a 150-word recommendation.
Application of Chemistry to Society and the Environment & Communication of Chemical Information
Evaluate a consumer health or environmental claim by testing it against established chemical evidence.
Discuss the risks and benefits of a chemical product using dose, exposure, and hazard terminology correctly.
Outline how chemical evidence informs a policy decision in water treatment, plastics recycling, or drug regulation.
Present quantitative data in a short written brief that supports a specific recommendation.
Your checkpoint
A 300-word evidence brief arguing for or against one regulation, containing three cited data points, one acknowledged limitation of the evidence, and a clear recommendation.
Knowledge and Understanding of Chemistry & Scientific Inquiry and Practical Skills & Communication of Chemical Information & Application of Chemistry to Society and the Environment
Complete a full-length timed mock examination under exam conditions without notes.
Diagnose the three weakest topics from the mock and reteach each on a self-made summary sheet.
Recall key equations, constants, and definitions from memory in a blank-page retrieval exercise.
Structure short answers as claim, evidence, explanation within a strict per-question time limit.
Your checkpoint
A timed 60-item mock examination scored at 80% or better, supported by a corrected error log and a one-page formula and definition sheet written from memory.
Milestones
Week 2: Balance 12 of 15 equations correctly and solve four of five stoichiometry problems unaided; the experimental design sheet lists all three variable types and a falsifiable hypothesis.
Week 4: Score 75% or better on a 40-item timed mixed quiz covering Domains 1 and 2, and pass the ten-point checklist on the laboratory report.
Week 6: Complete the life-cycle table with six criteria and at least four cited sources, and correctly calculate both environmental quantities without reference notes.
Week 8: Score 80% or better on the timed 60-item mock spanning all four domains, with no domain falling below 70%, and submit the finalized formula sheet and error log.