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SCH 3U/4C

Announcements

  • Email me at [email protected]
  • ​You can access the course Prezi here
  • Access your Google Drive and Google Classroom here
  • Exam cover with mark breakdown below (subject to minor changes):
sch_3u4c_exam_spring_cover.pdf
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Titration Lab:
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Friday, June 3

  • Complete 5.1 of your ISU over the weekend
  • Review for your Unit 4 Test on Tuesday!
Here are the answers you came up with for the 4.5 Handout:
4.5acidsandbases-4.pdf
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Here are the answers to 1-5 from the 4.1 Handout:

Thursday, June 2

Complete Titration Lab handout from today!

Wednesday, June 1

Hey all, won't be in class today, here's what you should be working on:
  • Study for Unit 4 Test on Friday 
  • Titration investigation will be postponed

Tuesday, May 31

Research the answer to the following questions:
1) Is air a solution? If so what is the solvent and what is the solute(s)?
2) What are some of the main pollutants in the air and where do they come from?
3) What are some of the main pollutants of indoor air (at home, school etc) and where do they come from?

Also,
  • Unit 4 test pushed back to Friday
  • Titrations will be tomorrow

Monday, May 30

Titration Introduction
  • you can access the answers to each group's answers to the acid and base questions from the google classroom

Friday, May 27

4.5 Acids and Bases
  • you can access the file we worked on in class through the google classroom

Thursday, May 26

4.4 Dilutions
  • Complete all questions on 4.4 handout

Wednesday, May 25

4.3 Tap Water and Concentration
  • Complete all questions on 4.3 handout

Tuesday, May 24

4.3 Tap Water
  • Complete Page 1 of 4.3 handout.  We'll finish the rest tomorrow.
  • Lab 2 Due today!  Make sure to submit (google clasroom, email or hard copy)
  • Make sure to catch up on any unfinished work from last week

Friday, May 20

4.2 Solubility
  • complete 4.2 handout
  • Unit 3 Lab due Tuesday

Thursday, May 19

4.1 The Power of Water
  • complete questions on 4.1 handout
  • Lab due date has been pushed back to Tuesday

Wednesday, May 18

Unit 3 Test

Tuesday, May 17

Unit 3 Review: Unit Test Tomorrow!

Monday, May 16

3.6 Lab Day 2
  • For homework, complete 5 questions from your Unit 3 review (Test on Wednesday)
I'll record the % yields for each group below for you to refer to in your lab reports:
  • Aluminum Group 1 - 114% - reaction moderate speed, mostly completed within period
  • Aluminum Group 2 - 70% - reaction fast, completed within period
  • Iron - 52.4% - reaction slow, didn't complete within period
  • Zinc - 91% - reaction fast, complete within period 
  • ​Magnesium - 51% - reaction slow, did not complete within period
Here are the results of your experiment (after sitting over the weekend):
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Lab handout:
3.6labpercentyield-2.pdf
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3.6labpercentyield.docx
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Friday, May 13

Unit 3 Lab - Lab report due next Friday
UNIT 3 TEST PUSHED BACK TO WEDNESDAY

Thursday, May 12

Prelab - Unit 3 Lab
  • complete the prelab for tomorrow!

Wednesday, May 11

3.6 Percent Yield
  • complete homework questions on the 3.6 handout

Tuesday, May 10

3.4-3.5 Quiz
  • complete the front of the 3.6 handout for tomorrow

Monday, May 9

3.4-3.5 Review (Practice quiz)
  • Study up for the 3.4-3.5 quiz tomorrow!

Friday, May 6

3.5 Limiting Reagents Day 2
  • complete all practice problems on page 3 of the 3.5 handout

Thursday, May 5

3.5 Limiting Reagents
  • complete questions from the front of the 3.5 handout for tomorrow

Wednesday, May 4

3.4 Stoichiometry Part 2
  • complete all questions from the back of the 3.4 Handout (answers on handout)

Tuesday, May 3

3.3 Quiz and 3.4 Stoichiometry
  • complete questions on front of 3.4 handout (answers posted in classroom)

Monday, May 2

3.1-3.3 Review
  • quiz tomorrow!

Thursday, April 28

3.3 Molar Concentration
  • Complete all questions on the 3.3 handout
  • We will have a quiz on 3.1-3.3 on Tuesday

Wednesday, April 27

3.1-3.2 Review
  • Complete all questions from the front of the 3.2 worksheet.  Answers are posted in the Google Classroom
  • Email me (on the contact page) if you're still having trouble accessing the classroom

Tuesday, April 26

3.2 Molar Mass
Complete questions 1-4, A-C on the 3.2 worksheet

Monday, April 25

3.1 Math Toolkit
Complete question 1 from front of handout.  We'll discuss the rest tomorrow!

Friday, April 22

Unit 2 Test: Good luck!
Complete the 3.1 questions for homework

Thursday, April 21

3.1 Counting Atoms
  • complete the 3.1 questions for Monday
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Here are the homework answers from Unit 2.  Good luck on the studying for the unit 2 test tomorrow!
unit2homeworkanswers.pdf
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Wednesday, April 20

Unit 2 Review (Test on Friday)

Tuesday, April 19

2.7 Neutralization
  • complete homework questions from 2.7 handout
  • start working on Unit 2 Review Questions (Answers in Google Classroom)
  • Below: in test tubes: HCl, neutralization with NaOH, neutralization with alka seltzer solution, neutralization with baking soda
  • In graduated cyllinder, HCl with NaOH
  • In beakers, sprite, HCl neutralized NaOH, Baking soda, Alka Seltzer, Baking soda neutralized HCl, Alka Seltzer in HCl (this is what happens in your stomach)

Monday, April 18

2.6 Combustion Review
  • ​complete combustion questions (from today's handout)

Thursday, April 14

2.6 What is a flame?
  • complete questions on the 2.6 handout
  • remember to submit your lab!

Wednesday, April 13

2.6 Combustion Reactions
  • remember, your Activity Series lab is due tomorrow!
  • we will finish the 2.6 handout tomorrow

Tuesday, April 12

2.5 Double Displacement Reactions Day 2
  • complete the 2.5 practice questions

Monday, April 11

2.5 Double Displacement Reactions
  • Complete questions 2-4 on 2.5 handout from today

Friday, April 8

2.4 Single Displacement Reactions Lab
  • lab report due next week Thursday
  • You can access all files through the google classroom (instructions on signing in below, under April 4)
  • If you can't sign into google classroom, email me and I can reset your password
  • If you are still having trouble with google classroom, you can use the word file below
Lab Handout:
2.4labactivityseriesinvestigation.docx
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2.4labactivityseriesinvestigation.pdf
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If you were absent for the lab, use the data below to complete it:
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Observations:
  • Copper - no changes observed
  • Iron - bubbles slowly form on the surface of the nail
  • Zinc - bubbles formed on the surface of the metal
  • Aluminum - no changes observed
  • Magnesium - lots of bubbles formed on the metal

Refer to image below (in the order above):

Thursday, April 7

2.1-2.2 Quiz
  • Complete Pg 121 #4, 5, 7 (on synthesis and decomposition reactions)
  • Fantastic job on the posters!!  They look great.

Wednesday, April 6

2.3 Synthesis and Decomposition Reactions
  • Study for your 2.1-2.2 Quiz tomorrow
  • Great work on the posters.  They look fantastic!!
  • Extra resources for studying can be found in the google classroom  (see login instructions below)

Tuesday, April 5

2.2 Classifying Chemical Reactions (Day 2)
  • Complete textbook pg 146 #3-4.  Answers below:
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Monday, April 4

In the library... please log in to google classroom (below) and work on your poster, which is due Wednesday.

Google Classroom Login Instructions

1.  Go to google.tcdsb.ca/
2. Sign in with your login (if required)
3.  It should log you into your school board google drive.  Use this to store and share files with other students and teachers.  You can create google docs and spreadsheets here.  Your files are accessible from any computer or device by logging in with google.tcdsb.ca
4.  To get to google classroom, click the google apps button in the top right (the 9 squares) then click more.  Click google classroom.
5.  In google classroom, click the + and join a class.  Our class code is cmaxhd6
6.  Inside the classroom, you'll see the poster assignment.  You can submit the assignment directly here!
7.  If you prefer, you can also download the Google Classroom app.  Your login info should be [email protected] with your password.  The app allows you to easily see assignments and important dates, as well as ask questions and post interesting material.

Friday, April 1

2.2 Classifying Chemical Reactions
Start on your Chemical Reaction Posters over the weekend (Due Wed)
Here are your posters from today:

Thursday, March 31

2.1 Did it React? Day 2

Wednesday, March 30

2.1 Did it React?

Tuesday, March 29

2.1 Balancing Chemical Reactions
​Complete all balaning practice

Thursday, March 24

Unit 1 Test: Good Luck!

Wednesday, March 23

Unit 1 Review

Tuesday, March 22

1.7 Into the Nucleus Presentations
Study for your Unit 1 Test on Thursday
Here are the posters from today:

Monday, March 21

1.7 Into the Nucleus
  • Complete group questions from today
  • Start reviewing for your unit test on Thursday
  • Here's the scale of the universe app from today

Wednesday, March 9

Intermolecular Forces Day 2
Complete the table from the handout from toady if you haven't already.  Catch up on any unfinished homework.

Tuesday, March 8

Intermolecular Forces
For homework complete the following questions:
1) Describe dipole-dipole forces, London dispersion force and hydrogen bonds and provide a diagram of each
2) Describe why water works as such a powerful solvent, able to dissolve a large variety of compounds.
3) Explain why water has such a high surface tension, able to climb the sides of a graduated cylinder
4) Rank the following types of bonds in order from weakest to strongest: dipole-dipole forces, hydrogen bonding, London dispersion force, covalent bonds, polar covalent bonds, ionic bonds
5) Which intermolecular force would be the most prevalent between the following molecules: CH4, NaCl, NH3

Monday, March 7

1.6 How does Soap Work?
Homework: complete bottom of handout from today: what causes water to behave like this? (Referring to the meniscus in a graduated cyllinder, water drops on a penny or a paperclip floating on water)

Friday, March 4

1.6 Polarity
Complete page 84 #2-4 from your textbook

Thursday, March 3

Building Molecules
  • Here is a link to the padlet from today: http://padlet.com/notten/molecules
  • Complete the assignment for tomorrow

Wednesday, March 2

1.4 Nomenclature for Covalent Bonding
Do corrections for 1.3 Quiz
Complete naming molecular compounds sheet from today.  
Here's a video that explains another method for drawing structural diagrams:

Tues, Mar 1

1.4 Covalent Bonding
Complete questions on handout from yesterday

Mon, Feb 29

1.2 Periodic Table Trends
Homework - Think about and answer the following:
1) Sodium explodes when it's added to water, and chlorine turns into an acid when added to water.  Why is sodium chloride (salt) safe when added to water?
2) Why was the sodium chloride able to conduct electricity when added to the distilled water?

Fri, Feb 26

 Ionic Bonding Quiz (1.3)
What happens if you built a periodic table out of a 1L cube of each element?  Here's an excerpt from the XKCD What If? comic we read:
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Feb 25, 2016

Ionic Bonding Review
  • Review for quiz tomorrow

Course Prezi

Course Calendar

Course Information

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June 27 - Exam Review Day

June 24 - Exam Make-Up Day
June 23 - Period D Exam
June 22 - Period C Exam
June 21 - Period B Exam
June 20 - Period A Exam

June 17 - Exam Review - Unit 4
June 16 - Exam Review - Unit 3
June 15 - Exam Review - Unit 2
June 14 - Exam Review - Unit 1
June 13 - ISU Due (exam review)

June 10 - ISU Day 5
June 9 - ISU day 4
June 8 - ISU day 3
June 7 - Unit 4 Test
June 6 - ISU day 2

June 3 - ISU day 1
June 2 - 4.6 Titration Investigation
June 1 - Unit 4 Review
May 31 - 4.7 Air Quality
May 30 - 4.6 Titrations

May 27 - 4.5 Acids and Bases
May 26 - 4.4 Dilutions
May 25 - 4.3 Concentrations
May 24 - 4.3 Water Quality, Unit 3 Lab Due
May 23 - No School - Victoria Day

May 20 - 4.2 Solubility
May 19 - 4.1 The Power of Water
May 18 - Unit 3 Test
May 17 - Unit 3 Review
May 16 - Unit 3 Lab - Day 2

May 13 - Unit 3 Lab
May 12 - Unit 3 Prelab
May 11 - 3.6 Percent Yield
May 10 - 3.4-3.5 Quiz, Unit 3 Prelab
May 9 - 3.4 - 3.5 Review

May 6 - 3.5 Limiting Reagents Day 2
May 5 - 3.5 Limiting Reagents
May 4 - 3.4 Day 2
May 3 - 3.1-3.3 Quiz, 3.4 Stoichiometry
May 2 - 3.1-3.3 Review

April 29 - DA Day
April 28 - 3.3 Molar Concentration
April 27 - 3.1-3.2 Review
April 26 - 3.2 Molar Mass
April 25 - 3.1 Math Toolkit

April 23 - Unit 2 Test
April 22 - 3.1 Counting Atoms
April 21 - Unit 2 Review
April 19 - 2.7 Neutralization Reactions
April 18 - 2.6 Combustion Review

April 15 - PD Day (No School)
April 14 - 2.6 What is a flame?
April 13 - 2.6 Hydrocarbon Combustion
April 12 - 2.5 Double Displacement Day 2
April 11 - 2.5 Double Displacement 

April 8 - 2.4 Single Displacement Reactions Lab
April 7 - 2.1-2.2 Quiz
April 6 - 2.3 Synthesis/Decomposition Reactions, Poster Due! 
April 5 - 2.2 Day 2
April 4 - Poster Work Period

April 1 - 2.2 Classifying Chemical Reactions
Mar 31 - 2.1 Did it React? Day 2
Mar 30 - 2.1 Did it React?
Mar 29 -  2.1 Balancing Chemical Reactions
Mar 28 - Easter Monday

Mar 24 - Good Friday

Mar 23 - Unit 1 Test
Mar 22 - Unit 1 Review
Mar 21 - Into the Nucleus Presentations
Mar 20 - 1.7 Into the Nucleus

Mar 13- 17 - March Break

F Mar 11 - Science Fair
​T Mar 10 - 1.6 Ionic and Molecular Compounds
W Mar 9 - 1.5 Intermolecular Forces Day 2
T Mar 8 - 1.5 Intermolecular Forces
M Mar 7 - 1.5 Polarity Day 2

F Mar 4 - 1.5 Polarity
T Mar 3 - Building Molecules
W Mar 2 -1.4 Naming Molecular Compounds
T Mar 1 -1.4 Covalent Bonds
M Feb 29 - 1.2 Periodic Table Trends

F Feb 26 - 1.3 Quiz (Ionic Bonding)/1.2 The Periodic Table 
T Feb 25 - 1.3 Ionic Bonding Review
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