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STEINBACH REGIONAL
SECONDARY SCHOOL
Chemistry 40S
We are what we do
Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts,
temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts. Aristotle
‘Higher’ Education
Colleges hate geniuses, just as convents hate saints.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Class Location & Time
Semester: 1
Class Location: Room L2
Class Time: Period 6, 7
Contact Information
Teacher: Mr. Kubanek
Office: L2
Availability: Period 3, Period 5 & after school (as required)
Email: mkubanek@hsd.ca
Teacher’s Comments
My goal in this class is to help you to continue to grow into a responsible and
contributing member of Canadian society. Chemistry is a medium through which you
can meet these goals while meeting the needs of the course learning objective.
I will strive to make chemistry both interesting and real for you. You will experience many
different teaching strategies during this course such as demonstrations and labs, taking
notes, worksheets, simulations, viewing images and videos, working in pairs, class
discussions, and research projects. These methods are being used to help you to learn,
by providing you with some variation in teaching and learning style. I would appreciate
your ongoing feedback during the course on what methods help you to learn.
Please make your feedback constructive.
I hope that you develop a real sense of inquiry, a sense of inquiry that I hope stays with
you in the sciences but that is equally useful in non-science fields. The world is, as you
are aware, full of scientific / environment / commercial issues that will affect you and
those whom you love. I encourage you to arm yourself with chemistry knowledge and
skills and a desire to apply science for good in our world.
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Course Content
Each unit will include a unit plan outline, an introduction, notes, explanations,
demonstrations / labs / simulations, worksheets, quizzes, a unit review, and a unit test.
The tentative unit test schedule is as follows (Note that the schedule is based upon daily
classes of 65 minutes and is subject to change to accommodate unplanned events and
student needs.):
Topic # Topics
Time
(hours)
Introduction 3
1 Atomic Structure
15
& Chemical Bonding
2 Kinetics 15
3 Equilibrium 23
4 Acids and Bases 15
5 Electrochemistry 10
Exam Review 3
Exam
The following gives you an outline of some of the key issues covered in each of the six units.
1. Atomic Structure - Chemical Bonding - Thermochemistry
Atomic Structure: historical development of atomic structure, the Quantum
Mechanical Model, electron configurations, periodic table properties
Bonding: Ionic and covalent bonding, electro-negativity and bond dipoles, shapes
of molecules and molecular polarity
Thermochemistry: exothermic & endothermic reactions, Hess’s Law (heats of
reaction), bond energy, spontaneous & non-spontaneous reactions, entropy (a
measure of disorder), Gibb’s free energy.
2. Kinetics
Scope: collision theory, factors which affect the rate of chemical reactions,
activation energy and heat of reaction, reaction mechanisms
3. Equilibrium
Scope: The nature of equilibrium, the equilibrium constant, Le Chatelier’s
Principle, solubility rules, solubility equilibrium
4. Acids and Bases
Scope: the Arrhenius definition, the Bronsted-Lowry definition, pH, acid-base
neutralization, dissociation, titration
5. Electrochemistry
Scope: redox reactions, activity series, voltaic (galvanic) cells, electrode
potential, voltaic vs. electrolytic cells, corrosion
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What to bring each day
An inquiring mind that is ready & wanting to learn / challenge / explore
Periodic Table & other reference tables (as the teacher gives them to you)
Calculator
Bring the text, Glencoe: Chemistry Matter and Change (2008), on unit review days.
Learning
My job is to teach you. I will work hard to help you to learn. Remember that I am not
responsible for your learning. You are! Here are a few suggestions:
You are expected to keep up with and learn the material as we cover it in class.
You will learn more if you listen to me when I am talking. That means that when I
am talking, you will need to listen to me; it also means that we all listen to
students who are asking questions and participating in class talks. I strongly
suggest that you sit with a student who will help you to learn.
You will improve your work habits and science knowledge / skills by practicing.
All worksheets (WS) are for your practice. I will post answers to worksheets at
the back of the classroom.
We will have unit review classes before a test.
Attendance
Attendance in this course is important. To learn, you need to be in class & be involved
in your learning.
You are to arrive in class on time. If you arrive late, expect to be marked late. Also,
complete a ‘Student Late to Class’ form. Do not interrupt the class and explain why you
are late. We can discuss that later.
If you are late or miss a class, it is your responsibility to get notes / handouts /
assignments. Complete your notes & get help from a friend, then ask me whatever
questions you may have.
Late Work
Just like in the real world, it matters both that you do good quality work (i.e. your best
effort) and that your work is completed on time. The work that I ask you to do is
designed to help you to learn. It matters that you do it when I ask you to do it. There is
little value in completing assigned work weeks or months after the due date. Your
learning opportunity has been missed. I have a few suggestions for you:
Keep track of your completed work on the ‘Assessment List’.
If you are done your work early, hand it in early.
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If you know that your work is going to be late (e.g. school band trip), complete
a ‘Student Late Work’ form (a pink form). It is your responsibility to work out a
plan with me to catch up on any late work.
Late labs, projects, assignments and worksheets will be penalized 10%.
All assignments / labs / projects must be handed in for assessment before
the end of the following unit or you will have earned a zero on that
assessment.
Work that is late due to absences will be handled as follows:
If you know you will be absent, tell me ahead of time.
If your absence is unexpected, see me the day you return to make
arrangements regarding late and missed work.
Be prepared to write a missed test on your second day back in class.
Some students skip or ‘get sick’ on test days. This is not a good idea. If you skip class on
the day of a test, you have earned the right to complete a different test.
Note: the students who are ‘sick’ on the test day almost always do worse on their tests.
So, so not procrastinate.
Assessment
Remember that I can only assess work that you give to me, so submit work that reflects
your best effort and hand it in on time.
I have put together a tentative list of assignments / labs / projects / tests that you will
need to complete. You will be informed of work that I will take in for assessment.
Assigned work will be due three days after you have time to complete the work,
e.g. if the lab is completed on Tuesday, it will be due on Friday of that week. Stay
caught up!
I will post your marks & completed / outstanding work as we progress through the
semester.
The term is worth 75% and the final exam is worth 25%. The term evaluation is as
follows (varies by unit):
Daily Challenge 10-15%
Labs – Quizzes - Projects - Assignments - Worksheets 30-50%
Unit Tests 40-60%
Learning is about constantly improving, learning more, and improving your skill. That
means that you need to keep learning as you go through this course. This approach to
learning is reflected in the importance of making an effort to do well on the final exam.
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A few closing comments
If you are gifted in this course …
Help other students.
Sit beside someone who you can help.
Do not socialize in class with students who are struggling to survive in this course.
Help them!
If you are not so gifted in this course …
Sit close to a ‘brainiac’ and get them to help you to learn.
Remember that you are responsible for your learning.
In order to learn, you need to attend class, be involved, and do your practice work.
FAQ’s
What did we do yesterday?
Do not ask me this question.
Go to the folder for the unit that we are working on; look at the back of the folder
for any handouts that you do not have.
Borrow notes from a reliable student & complete your notes.
After you do all of this, come and ask me whatever questions you have.
When is the assignment / lab / project due?
Ask the student beside you or check the ‘Assessment List’.
Where is the stapler / hole punch / calculator?
Stapler: on the window ledge & at the front-right of the room.
Hole punch: at the front right of the room.
Pencil sharpener: at the front-right of the room & on the right side of the room.
Calculators: at the front-right of the room.
Why did I bomb that test?
You might want to think about changing some bad habits.
Take clear notes & seek to understand what we did in class each & every day. Are
both your notes & solutions to problems clear enough that you will understand
them in a few months when you are trying to use them to prepare for the exam?
Do you review your notes every night to make sure that they make sense?
Do you do your practice work? Practice is something that we do in the real world. It is
hard to get better at anything without practicing it. The same goes for school work.
Did you ask questions whenever you didn’t understand something? You should
ask questions. There are worse things than being a ‘keener’. By the way, I do not
bite off the heads of inquiring minds.
Did you study?
Did you study just before the test or 1-2 days before the test so that you had time
to ask another student or the teacher a question or two?
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