SCH4U Grade 12 Chemistry Course

• SCH4U is a Chemistry course for Grade 12 students.
• The course aims to deepen students' understanding of chemistry through organic chemistry, matter properties, energy changes, reaction rates, equilibrium, and electrochemistry.
• Students will enhance problem-solving, investigation skills, and communication of scientific information.
• The course highlights the importance of chemistry in everyday life and the impact of chemical technology on the environment.

Overall Expectations

• Demonstrate scientific investigation skills in initiating, planning, performing, recording, analyzing, interpreting, and communicating.
• Identify and describe science-related careers and the contributions of scientists, including Canadians.

Organic Chemistry

• Assess the social and environmental impact of organic compounds, proposing actions to reduce harmful compounds.
• Investigate and represent organic compounds and reactions using various methods.
• Understand the structure, properties, and chemical behavior of organic compound classes.

Structure and Properties of Matter

• Assess societal benefits and environmental impacts of products and technologies using structure and properties principles.
• Investigate the molecular shapes and physical properties of matter.
• Understand atomic structure and chemical bonding in relation to the physical properties of ionic, molecular, covalent network, and metallic substances.

Energy Change and Rate of Reaction

• Analyze energy change-based technologies and processes, evaluating efficiency and environmental effects.
• Investigate energy changes and reaction rates in physical and chemical processes, solving related problems.
• Understand energy changes and reaction rates..

Chemical Systems and Equilibrium

• Analyze chemical equilibrium processes and their impact on biological, biochemical, and technological systems.
• Investigate the qualitative and quantitative nature of chemical systems at equilibrium, solving related problems.
• Understand dynamic equilibrium and variables causing shifts in chemical systems.

Electrochemistry

• Analyze electrochemistry technologies and processes, including societal, health, and safety implications.
• Investigate oxidation-reduction reactions using galvanic cells, analyzing electrochemical reactions quantitatively and qualitatively.
• Understand oxidation-reduction reaction principles and electrochemistry applications.

Course Units:

• Unit 1: Structure and Properties of Matter (26 hours).
  • Focuses on the role of electrons in the structures and properties of atoms and molecules.
• Unit 2: Organic Chemistry (21 hours).
• Focuses on classification and identification of organic compounds, their properties, reactions, and impact.
• Unit 3: Energy Changes and Rates of Reaction (23 hours).
  • Focuses on transformations in energy related to chemical processes and their effects.
• Unit 4: Chemical Systems and Equilibrium (20 hours).
  • Focuses on chemical processes and the nature of systems at equilibrium.
• Unit 5: Electrochemistry (16 hours).
  • Focuses on redox reactions and their applications in technologies.
• Final Evaluation: Final Written Exam (4 hours)
  • Evaluates the overall expectations of the course.
• The total course duration amounts to 110 hours.

Grade Calculation:

• 70% of the final mark is based on ongoing evaluation, reflecting the students' consistent achievement with consideration given to recent evidence.
• 30% of the final mark is based on a final evaluation, including a written exam (20%) and a final project (10%).
• Achievement is evaluated in Knowledge and Understanding, Thinking and Inquiry, Communication, and Application.
• The weighting of achievement categories: Knowledge and Understanding (20%), Thinking (30%), Communication (20%), Application (30%).

Teaching/Learning Strategies:

• The course uses differentiated instruction, collaborative activities, inquiry, and experiential learning.

Assessment:

• Assessment strategies include assessment for learning (practice worksheets, quizzes, discussions) and assessment as learning (self-reflection).
• Evaluation methods include assignments, case studies, tests, conferences, presentations, projects, and the final exam.