Ontario Curriculum
A1.1: formulate relevant scientific questions about observed relationships, ideas, problems, or issues, make informed predictions, and/or formulate educated hypotheses to focus inquiries or research
Diffusion
Sight vs. Sound Reactions
A1.5: conduct inquiries, controlling relevant variables, adapting or extending procedures as required, and using appropriate materials and equipment safely, accurately, and effectively, to collect observations and data
A1.6: compile accurate data from laboratory and other sources, and organize and record the data, using appropriate formats, including tables, flow charts, graphs, and/or diagrams
A1.8: synthesize, analyse, interpret, and evaluate qualitative and/or quantitative data; solve problems involving quantitative data; determine whether the evidence supports or refutes the initial prediction or hypothesis and whether it is consistent with scientific theory; identify sources of bias and/or error; and suggest improvements to the inquiry to reduce the likelihood of error
A1.10: draw conclusions based on inquiry results and research findings, and justify their conclusions with reference to scientific knowledge
A1.13: express the results of any calculations involving data accurately and precisely, to the appropriate number of decimal places or significant figures
Unit Conversions 2 - Scientific Notation and Significant Digits
B2.5: identify an unknown gas sample (e.g., hydrogen, helium, neon) by observing its emission spectrum and comparing it to the spectra of known gases
B3.1: explain the relationship between the atomic number and the mass number of an element, and the difference between isotopes and radioisotopes of an element
B3.2: describe various types of chemical reactions, including synthesis, decomposition, single displacement, and double displacement reactions
Balancing Chemical Equations
Chemical Equations
Dehydration Synthesis
Equilibrium and Concentration
B3.3: explain basic procedures used in qualitative analysis of elements and compounds, including flame tests, precipitation reactions, and the observation of emission spectra
Bohr Model of Hydrogen
Star Spectra
B3.4: relate observations from investigations using flame tests and emission spectra to the concept of quanta of energy proposed by Neils Bohr
C2.1: use appropriate terminology related to organic chemistry, including, but not limited to: electronegativity, covalent bond, and functional group
C2.2: draw Lewis structures to represent the covalent bonds in some simple organic molecules (e.g., CH4)
C2.7: conduct an inquiry to synthesize a common organic compound (e.g., produce an ester, make soap)
C2.8: predict the nature of a bond (e.g., non-polar covalent or polar covalent), using the electronegativity values of atoms (e.g., H2, Cl2, O2, H2O, CH4, CH3OH)
E2.1: use appropriate terminology related to stoichiometry, including, but not limited to: molar mass, molar concentration, percentage yield, and Avogadro’s number
Chemical Equations
Limiting Reactants
Moles
Stoichiometry
E2.2: calculate the molar mass of simple compounds with the aid of the periodic table
E2.3: convert the quantity of chemicals in simple chemical reactions from number of particles to number of moles and mass, using the mole concept
Chemical Equations
Limiting Reactants
Moles
Stoichiometry
E2.4: solve problems involving relationships between the following variables in a chemical reaction: quantity in moles, number of particles, atomic mass, concentration of solution, and volume of solution
Chemical Equations
Equilibrium and Concentration
Moles
Stoichiometry
E2.5: solve problems involving stoichiometric relationships in balanced chemical equations
Chemical Equations
Limiting Reactants
Stoichiometry
E2.6: conduct an inquiry to determine the actual yield, theoretical yield, and percentage yield of the products of a chemical reaction (e.g., a chemical reaction between steel wool and copper(II) sulfate solution), assess the effectiveness of the procedure, and suggest sources of experimental error
E2.7: use qualitative observations of a chemical reaction to identify the chemical changes, presence of limiting reagents, and the products occurring in a chemical reaction (e.g., aluminum reacting with copper(II) chloride solution, steel wool reacting with oxygen)
Chemical Changes
Chemical Equations
Equilibrium and Concentration
Limiting Reactants
E3.1: describe the relationships between Avogadro’s number, the mole concept, and the molar mass of any given substance
Chemical Equations
Moles
Stoichiometry
E3.3: explain the relationships between the mole concept, the values of coefficients, the number of particles, and the mass of substances in balanced chemical equations
E3.5: explain the concept of a limiting reagent in a chemical reaction, using examples of chemical processes from everyday life (e.g., synthesis of aspirin, synthesis of ammonia)
F2.3: conduct an acid–base titration to determine the concentration of an acid or a base (e.g., the concentration of acetic acid in vinegar)
Correlation last revised: 9/16/2020