SCH 3UO COURSE OUTLINE


 
This course focuses on the concepts and theories that form the basis of modern chemistry. Students will study the behaviour of solids, liquids, gases, and solutions, investigate changes and relationships in chemical systems, and explore how chemistry is used in developing new products and processes that affect our lives and our environment.
Prerequisite: SNC 2D
Text: Chemistry 11
(Nelson)
   
Unit 1: Atomic Structure (review)
-Describe the relationship among atomic number, mass number, atomic mass, isotope, and radioisotope
-Analyse chemical reactions in terms of starting materials and the reactivity of the starting materials
-Distinguish between chemical reactions and nuclear reactions
- Write out and balance proper equations for a variety of types of equations

Unit 2: Trends and Bonding

-Demonstrate an understanding of the periodic law, and describe how electron arrangements and forces in atoms
 can explain periodic trends such as atomic radius, ionization energy, electron affinity and electronegativity
-Demonstrate an understanding of the formation of ionic and covalent bonds and explain the properties of the
 products

 
Unit 3: Nomenclature

-Write using IUPAC or traditional systems, the formulae of binary and tertiary compounds, including those
 containing elements with multiple valences and recognize the formulae in various contexts
-Name types of acids and hydrates
 Include the proper formulae in equations and balance more complex equations for reaction

Unit 4: Quantities in Chemical Reactions

-Demonstrate an understanding of Avagadro’s number, the mole concept, and the relationship between the mole
 and molar mass
-Carry out experiments and complete calculations based on quantitative relationships in balanced chemical
 reactions
-Demonstrate an awareness of the importance of quantitative chemical relationships in the home or in industry


Unit 5: Solutions and Solubility

-Demonstrate an understanding of the properties of solutions, the concept of concentration, and the importance of
 water as a solvent
-Carry out experiments and other lab procedures involving solutions and solve problems involving solutions
-Understand qualitative and quantitative differences between acids and bases and determine through
 experimentation the effect of dilution on the pH of an acid or a base



Unit 6: Gases and Gas Laws

-Explain different states of matter in terms of the forces between atoms, molecules, and ions
-Describe the gaseous state using kinetic molecular theory
-Describe the quantitative relationships that exist among the following variables for an ideal gas:  pressure,
 volume, temperature and the amount of substance
-Explain Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures
-Perform stoichiometric calculations involving quantitative relationships involving gaseous substances

Unit 5: Hydrocarbons and Energy

-Identify the origins and major sources of organic compounds
-Understand the characteristics of the carbon atom, with respect to bonding in both aliphatic and cyclic alkanes
 and structural isomers
-Describe some of the physical and chemical properties of hydrocarbons
-Carry out experiments involving the production or combustion of a hydrocarbon



Unit 6: Making Connections (5 hours)

A summative assessment tasks will be conducted, aimed at assessing the goals of this course.

EVALUATION
Ongoing
 70%
 Summative
 30%
Knowledge
 35%
 Formal
 20%
Inquiry
 21%
 In Class
 10%
Communication
 7%

Making Connections
 7%



For daily lesson plans, homework, previous years exams and other course information, visit:

http://fpweb.peel.edu.on.ca/Meadowvale/departments/science/sci.html

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