The IB Chemistry website
An open website for students and teachers of IB chemistry.
It contains an interactive syllabus with links to topic notes, a suggested scheme of work for learning IB chemistry and a programme of experiments covering the requirements of the IB chemistry practical tools.
You can also find information about the IB chemistry course, assessment requirements and examination structure for both the Higher level and Standard level course.
The IB chemistry web is a sister site to the Colourful Solutions IB Chemistry self-testing platform, the Colourful Solutions Science Shop, and a collection of interactive science games.
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Interactive syllabus 2025
New Interactive Chemistry Syllabus (first examinations May 2025)
This is the syllabus for all new higher and standard level students. Here you can find syllabus statements and interactive links to summary notes.
Clicking on the syllabus statements will take you to the relevant notes pages.
Work scheme (SoW)
Many educators and students find the structure of the 2025 syllabus difficult to work with, as the IBO does not intend it to be a work scheme.
We have included a feasible work scheme that we feel covers the IB syllabus in a logical and sequential manner.
Feedback on this scheme of work is welcome.
Practical course of work (PSOW)
This is a list of suggested practical activities intended to cover the list of "tools" outlined by the IBO.
Colourful Solutions: IB Chemistry Practice and Assessment
Read the notes - Practise the chemistry - Follow your progress
Created by an experienced IB Chemistry teacher, the platform includes:
- More than 2,000 teacher-written chemistry questions
- Randomised multiple-choice and calculation tests across the full IB Chemistry course
- More than 200 interactive chemistry tests and activities
- Syllabus notes, worked examples and Paper 2-style problems
- Saved scores and progress records
- An AI chemistry assistant for immediate support
- Access to a human chemistry tutor
- ChemCheck practical-assessment questions and feedback
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More than 2,000 IB Chemistry questions, with immediate marking and saved results.
Practise a topic as many times as necessary. Questions are selected randomly, marked immediately and recorded so that you can identify strengths and weaknesses.
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