Science — Grade 12 University Preparation

🧪 SCH4U: Chemistry

Organic chemistry, structure & properties, energy & rates, equilibrium, electrochemistry

110 hours · 38 video lessons · 5 units · Prerequisite: SCH3U Chemistry (Grade 11)

Unit 1: Organic Chemistry Unit 2: Structure & Properties Unit 3: Energy & Rates Unit 4: Chemical Equilibrium Unit 5: Electrochemistry

🔬 Strand A: Scientific Investigation Skills & Career Exploration

Mandatory cross-cutting skills embedded across all units — laboratory technique, experimental design, data analysis, scientific communication, and STSE/career connections

📚 Strand A — Ontario 2008 📹 5 lessons
📹 Video Lessons
📖 Laboratory Safety Symbols with Meanings — Lab Signs & Hazards 07:30 ▶
📖 The Scientific Method — Crash Course Biology #2 12:08 ▶
📖 Significant Figures Made Easy! — Tyler DeWitt 10:49 ▶
📖 AP Physics 1 — Graph Linearization (Data Analysis) 11:24 ▶
📖 How To Write A Scientific Report — Step-by-Step Lab Report Guide 09:18 ▶

Unit 1: Organic Chemistry

Hydrocarbons, functional groups, IUPAC nomenclature, organic reactions, polymers

📚 Strand A: Organic Chemistry 📹 10 lessons
📹 Video Lessons
⛽ Hydrocarbons
📖 Alkanes 51:57 ▶
📖 Cycloalkanes and Alkyl Halides 49:32 ▶
📖 Alkenes 50:04 ▶
📖 Alkynes and Aromatics 41:41 ▶
🧴 Functional Groups
📖 Alcohols and Ethers 40:15 ▶
📖 Aldehydes and Ketones 31:41 ▶
📖 Carboxylic Acids and Esters 42:42 ▶
📖 Amines and Amides 29:48 ▶
🔗 Polymers
📖 Addition Polymers 35:41 ▶
📖 Condensation Polymers 34:26 ▶
🔤 IUPAC Nomenclature
📖 IUPAC Nomenclature of Alkanes — Naming Organic Compounds — The Organic Chemistry Tutor 23:32 ▶
🔁 Organic Reaction Mechanisms
📖 Reaction Mechanisms — Addition, Elimination, Substitution & Rearrangement — The Organic Chemistry Tutor 22:01 ▶
🔄 Isomers
📖 Introduction to Stereoisomers — The Organic Chemistry Tutor 19:04 ▶
📖 Chirality, Enantiomers, & Diastereomers — The Organic Chemistry Tutor 15:59 ▶
📊 Unit 1 Assessments
🔄 Practice Quiz (AS) 📋 Diagnostic (FOR) ✅ Unit Test (OF)

Unit 2: Structure and Properties of Matter

Atomic theory, quantum model, electron configuration, Lewis diagrams, VSEPR, hybridization, intermolecular forces

📚 Strand B: Structure & Properties 📹 10 lessons
📹 Video Lessons
⚛️ Atomic Theory & Electronic Structure
📖 Atomic History 36:50 ▶
📖 Bohr Model 34:17 ▶
📖 Quantum Mechanical Model 55:37 ▶
📖 Electron Configuration 1:10:15 ▶
🔗 Chemical Bonding & Molecular Geometry
📖 Lewis Diagrams — Part I 1:00:13 ▶
📖 Lewis Diagrams — Part II 43:38 ▶
📖 VSEPR Theory and Molecular Geometry 47:23 ▶
📖 Chemical Bonding and Polarity 44:24 ▶
📖 Hybridization (sp, sp², sp³) 51:48 ▶
📖 Intermolecular Forces and Crystals 1:03:35 ▶
📈 Periodic Trends
📖 Periodic Trends: Atomic Radius, Ionization Energy, Electronegativity — The Organic Chemistry Tutor 18:55 ▶
📖 The Periodic Table: Crash Course Chemistry #4 11:21 ▶
📊 Unit 2 Assessments
🔄 Practice Quiz (AS) 📋 Diagnostic (FOR) ✅ Unit Test (OF)

Unit 3: Energy and Rates of Reaction

Thermochemistry, enthalpy, Hess's law, reaction rates, collision theory, rate law

📚 Strand C: Energy & Rates 📹 8 lessons
📹 Video Lessons
🔥 Thermochemistry
📖 Energy Changes and Enthalpy 43:56 ▶
📖 Calorimetry 55:56 ▶
📖 Bond Energy 30:27 ▶
📖 Hess's Law 20:46 ▶
📖 Standard Enthalpy of Formation 35:51 ▶
⚡ Reaction Rates
📖 Rate of Reaction 33:01 ▶
📖 Collision Theory and Activation Energy 44:28 ▶
📖 Rate Law and Reaction Mechanisms 45:07 ▶
♻️ Entropy and Gibbs Free Energy
📖 Gibbs Free Energy — Entropy, Enthalpy & Equilibrium Constant K — The Organic Chemistry Tutor 22:48 ▶
📖 Entropy: Embrace the Chaos! — Crash Course Chemistry #20 12:24 ▶
📊 Unit 3 Assessments
🔄 Practice Quiz (AS) 📋 Diagnostic (FOR) ✅ Unit Test (OF)

Unit 4: Chemical Systems and Equilibrium

Dynamic equilibrium, Le Chatelier's principle, Keq, Ksp, acids & bases, pH, Ka, Kb, titration

📚 Strand D: Equilibrium 📹 10 lessons
📹 Video Lessons
⚖️ Chemical Equilibrium
📖 Dynamic Equilibrium 47:45 ▶
📖 Le Chatelier's Principle 1:02:04 ▶
📖 Quantitative Equilibrium (Keq) 49:41 ▶
📖 Solubility Equilibrium (Ksp) 48:30 ▶
🧪 Acid-Base Chemistry
📖 Acids and Bases 49:49 ▶
📖 pH of Strong Acids and Bases 43:35 ▶
📖 Ka and Kb Calculations 28:52 ▶
📖 Hydrolysis of Salts 46:54 ▶
📖 Titration — Strong Acid/Base 1:03:57 ▶
📖 Titration — Weak Acid/Base 55:45 ▶
🧪 Buffers & Henderson-Hasselbalch
📖 Buffer Solutions — pH Calculations, Henderson-Hasselbalch Equation — The Organic Chemistry Tutor 21:09 ▶
📊 Unit 4 Assessments
🔄 Practice Quiz (AS) 📋 Diagnostic (FOR) ✅ Unit Test (OF)

Unit 5: Electrochemistry

Oxidation-reduction reactions, galvanic cells, standard reduction potentials, electrolytic cells, Faraday's laws, corrosion

📚 Strand E: Electrochemistry 📹 4 lessons
📹 Video Lessons
⚡ Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
📖 Half Reaction Method, Balancing Redox in Acidic & Basic Solution — The Organic Chemistry Tutor 23:14 ▶
🔋 Galvanic (Voltaic) Cells
📖 Galvanic Cells, Cell Potential (E°cell) & Standard Reduction Potentials 42:01 ▶
🔌 Electrolytic Cells & Faraday's Laws
📖 Faraday's First Law of Electrolysis — Khan Academy 10:24 ▶
🦠 Corrosion & Prevention
📖 Electrochemistry Made Easy: Corrosion 14:50 ▶
🔢 Oxidation Numbers
📖 Assigning Oxidation Numbers — Tyler DeWitt 12:23 ▶
📝 Cell Notation & Diagrams
📖 Cell Notation Practice Problems, Voltaic Cells — The Organic Chemistry Tutor 14:51 ▶
⚖️ Faraday's Second Law
📖 Faraday's Second Law of Electrolysis — Khan Academy 10:42 ▶
🏭 Industrial Electrochemistry
📖 Making Aluminium (The Hall-Héroult Process) 10:09 ▶
📊 Unit 5 Assessments
🔄 Practice Quiz (AS) 📋 Diagnostic (FOR) ✅ Unit Test (OF)
📝 Final Exam

Cumulative 3-hour summative exam covering all five strands · 100 marks · 30% of final grade

📋 Open Final Exam 📚 Curriculum Document