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SCH3U – Grade 11 Introduction to Chemistry, Grade 11, University Preparation Have you ever had an existential moment where you look at a glass of water and wonder: Why do ice cubes float? Why does water evaporate? Why does water exist everywhere? Why don’t I melt like the wicked witch when I drink water? Chemists too ponder these questions and use models to understand the behaviour of matter. In this course you will be amazed by the patterns in the behaviour of solids, liquids, gases and solutions both theoretically and in the physical realm. You will develop explanations for these observations of the world, perfect precise lab techniques to quantify and qualify matter, and discover new functions on the TI-83. Program content: Unit 1 Matter, Chemical Trends and Chemical Bonding; Unit 2 Chemical Reactions; Unit 3 Quantities in Chemical Reactions; Unit 4 Solutions and Solubility; Unit 5 Gases and Atmospheric Chemistry; Unit 6 Scientific Investigation Skills and Career Exploration (Integrated). All around us, the physical world is in constant motion: pole vaulters sail through the air, the Earth whips through space at 30 kilometres a second going around the sun, and even tiny electrons jump through the air when you touch a metal doorknob in winter. In this course, we begin the task of finding and understanding patterns in these motions, aiming to make sense of what nature shows us and finding, along the way, that mathematics is just another way of expressing these relationships. The application of this knowledge produces the technology all around us, which affects our lives, society and the environment. The course will take us through the following topics: • Kinematics or “How do things move?” • Forces or “Why do things bother to move to begin with?!” • Energy or “We all think we have it, but we keep wanting more—a double-edged problem for society?“ • Electricity and Magnetism or “Why do electrons in wires make my hairdryer work and what could this possibly have to do with a magnet anyway?!” • Waves and Sound or “Why does something bumping way over there make a noise in my ears way over here?” Prerequisite: SNC2D – Science, Grade 10, Academic Prerequisite: SNC2D – Science, Grade 10, Academic SPH3U – Physics, Grade 11, University Preparation 1 CREDIT

GRADE 10 SNC2D – Science, Grade 10, Academic 1 CREDIT

In Grade 10, students use science as a way of looking at the world and as a lens through which we make informed decisions. This course will enable you to use patterns and evidence to understand and explain concepts in biology, chemistry, earth and space science and physics. There is something to interest every student. You will learn about living organisms, from cells to tissues and organ systems, and you will discover the ways in which recent discoveries are used to solve interesting and complex medical problems, some of which will also touch the heart and explore personal relationships. Chemical reactions are performed and patterns discovered; you will then apply those patterns to your understanding of human impacts on the environment. Further exploration will allow you to connect with and find out why certain everyday optical phenomena actually occur. Hands-on activities include the use of microscopes, safe handling of biological material, chemicals and apparatus and manipulation of optical devices. Prerequisite: SNC1D – Science, Grade 9, Academic or SNC1P – Science, Grade 9, Applied The Grade 11 Biology course touches on many different aspects of the biological sciences from the sub-cellular level, including learning about DNA and genes, to larger topics such as the various ways in which living organisms are classified. You will study the diversity of living things, genetics, evolution and plant and animal structures. The course will require you to use an advanced-level textbook, which is supported with comprehensive course notes. Furthermore, there are also many exciting activities built into learning such as multimedia options, including videos, online tutorials and computer simulations, as well hands on labs and dissections. Assessments are extremely varied in the form of laboratory investigations and simulations, oral and visual presentations, individual and group projects and unit tests. It is an interesting course focused on the big ideas of biology—evolution as a unifying principle, structure and function and balance in and among living organisms. Prerequisite: SNC2D – Science, Grade 10, Academic GRADE 11 SBI3U – Biology, Grade 11, University Preparation 1 CREDIT

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