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Senior Cycle Chemistry Literacy Masterbook – Key Terms & SEC Definitions (2025 Spec)
The Science Masters Senior Cycle Chemistry Literacy Booklet (2025 Edition) is the most complete and exam-focused chemistry literacy resource available for the new specification. Written in clear SEC-style definition language, this booklet provides students with every key term required across Ordinary and Higher Level, covering the full 2025 specification.
Designed specifically for the new Senior Cycle and based on detailed analysis of SEC sample papers, this booklet includes terminology from the Unifying Strand and Contextual Strands 1–4, ensuring full spec coverage. Each definition is written with precision, using language aligned with SEC marking scheme to date, making it an essential tool for both teachers and students.
This resource is perfect for literacy support, exam preparation, homework tasks, retrieval practice, unit introductions, revision weeks, and targeted support for students who struggle with scientific language. It can also be used as a handout, glossary booklet, digital study tool, or blended learning resource.
Whether used in class or independently, this booklet helps students build scientific vocabulary, understand command words, and learn the exact phrasing needed for exams.
✔ What’s Inside?
The complete set of SEC-style definitions required for Senior Cycle Chemistry
Fully updated for the 2025 specification
Covers all strands:
Unifying Strand – Scientific Method & Core Ideas
Strand 1 – Atomic Structure, Periodicity, Bonding
Strand 2 – Stoichiometry, Gas Laws, Rates, Equilibrium, Acids/Bases, Redox, Thermochemistry
Strand 3 – Organic Chemistry & Environmental Chemistry
Strand 4 – Materials, Sustainability & Energy
Definitions written clearly, concisely and precisely using exam-appropriate phrasing
Ordered by topic and by Learning Outcome code, making it classroom-ready
Suitable for Ordinary and Higher Level
Teacher-designed layout for maximum clarity and readability
Designed to support literacy development and scientific language acquisition
✔ Who is this booklet for?
Teachers
Ideal for class packs, wall displays, laminated sets, or digital upload
Saves hours of planning and checking phrasing
A consistent literacy resource across the full course
Students
Builds confidence with exam language
Provides the exact definitions required for high marks
Supports revision, homework, study planning, and active recall
The Science Masters Senior Cycle Chemistry Literacy Booklet (2025 Edition) is the most complete and exam-focused chemistry literacy resource available for the new specification. Written in clear SEC-style definition language, this booklet provides students with every key term required across Ordinary and Higher Level, covering the full 2025 specification.
Designed specifically for the new Senior Cycle and based on detailed analysis of SEC sample papers, this booklet includes terminology from the Unifying Strand and Contextual Strands 1–4, ensuring full spec coverage. Each definition is written with precision, using language aligned with SEC marking scheme to date, making it an essential tool for both teachers and students.
This resource is perfect for literacy support, exam preparation, homework tasks, retrieval practice, unit introductions, revision weeks, and targeted support for students who struggle with scientific language. It can also be used as a handout, glossary booklet, digital study tool, or blended learning resource.
Whether used in class or independently, this booklet helps students build scientific vocabulary, understand command words, and learn the exact phrasing needed for exams.
✔ What’s Inside?
The complete set of SEC-style definitions required for Senior Cycle Chemistry
Fully updated for the 2025 specification
Covers all strands:
Unifying Strand – Scientific Method & Core Ideas
Strand 1 – Atomic Structure, Periodicity, Bonding
Strand 2 – Stoichiometry, Gas Laws, Rates, Equilibrium, Acids/Bases, Redox, Thermochemistry
Strand 3 – Organic Chemistry & Environmental Chemistry
Strand 4 – Materials, Sustainability & Energy
Definitions written clearly, concisely and precisely using exam-appropriate phrasing
Ordered by topic and by Learning Outcome code, making it classroom-ready
Suitable for Ordinary and Higher Level
Teacher-designed layout for maximum clarity and readability
Designed to support literacy development and scientific language acquisition
✔ Who is this booklet for?
Teachers
Ideal for class packs, wall displays, laminated sets, or digital upload
Saves hours of planning and checking phrasing
A consistent literacy resource across the full course
Students
Builds confidence with exam language
Provides the exact definitions required for high marks
Supports revision, homework, study planning, and active recall