L3 Chemistry: Organic Chemistry

Course Overview

The course involves involves naming and using IUPAC conventions and drawing structural formulae of organic compounds and giving an account of their physical properties and/or reactivity. The following functional groups will be studied: alkene, haloalkane, amine, alcohol, aldehyde, ketone, carboxylic acid, ester (including triglycerides), acyl chloride, and amide. An optional extra is to look at how to determine the structure of organic molecules using spectroscopic data.

Tags covered include

Chemistry

The Teacher

Maree Pullar

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I am a teacher at Roxburgh Area School in Central Otago. I enjoy jogging and biking. We have some lovely local bike trails. In winter I go with the Alexandra Harrier group exploring the hills around the district. I support the Highlanders and Otago rugby teams.

Course Details

What will students be able to do after completing your course?

Learning Goal 1

Name and draw structural formulae of organic compounds using IUPAC conventions

Learning Goal 2

account for the physical properties and/or reactivity of organic compounds ( alkene, haloalkane, amine, alcohol, aldehyde, ketone, carboxylic acid, ester (including triglycerides), acyl chloride, and amide ).s

Subject Area/s

Science/s

Prior learning needed

have completed the Level 2 NCEA achievement standard 91165 but this is not essential

Online learning technologies used

Meet; Google Spaces

Duration

Semester

Course Start Date

20 Jul 2026

Course End Date

15 Nov 2026

Taught in

English

NZQA or NCEA based programme

Yes

Level/s

NCEA Level 3

Micro-credential

Standard No *	Standard title	credit value	Internal/External	Completion
91391 v2	Demonstrate understanding of the properties of organic compound	5	External
91388 v2	Demonstrate understanding of spectroscopic data in chemistry	3	Internal