Canadian Curriculum · Grade 11 Chemistry · SCH3U

Grade 11 Chemistry Lesson Plan & Curriculum Map

A full-year Grade 11 Chemistry lesson plan aligned to the Ontario curriculum, adaptable to other provinces. Week-by-week lessons for 1, 2 or 3 days a week from September to August, covering matter, chemical trends and chemical bonding, chemical reactions, quantities in chemical reactions, solutions and solubility, and gases and atmospheric chemistry.

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September · Unit 1: Matter, Chemical Trends, and Chemical Bonding

Grade 11 Chemistry — September Lesson Plan

Ontario Curriculum · Chemistry

Week	1 Day/Week	2 Day/Week	3 Day/Week
September 1st week(Chemistry) (Unit 1: Matter, Chemical Trends, and Chemical Bonding)	Unit 1 1: Chapter 1: Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table	Unit 1 1: Chapter 1: Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table 2: Periodic law 3: Intermolecular forces	Unit 1 1: Chapter 1: Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table 2: Periodic law 3: Intermolecular forces
September 2nd week(Chemistry) (Unit 1: Matter, Chemical Trends, and Chemical Bonding)	Unit 1 1: Atomic structure	Unit 1 1: Atomic structure 2: Chapter 3: Molecular Compounds and Intermolecular Forces 3: Water	Unit 1 1: Atomic structure 2: Chapter 3: Molecular Compounds and Intermolecular Forces 3: Water
September 3rd week(Chemistry) (Unit 1: Matter, Chemical Trends, and Chemical Bonding)	Unit 1 1: Ions	Unit 1 1: Ions 2: Molecular structure	Unit 1 1: Ions 2: Molecular structure
September 4th week(Chemistry) (Unit 1: Matter, Chemical Trends, and Chemical Bonding)	Unit 1 1: Isotopes	Unit 1 1: Isotopes 2: Polarity	Unit 1 1: Isotopes 2: Polarity

October · Unit 1: Matter, Chemical Trends, and Chemical Bonding

Grade 11 Chemistry — October Lesson Plan

Ontario Curriculum · Chemistry

Week	1 Day/Week	2 Day/Week	3 Day/Week
October 1st week(Chemistry) (Unit 1: Matter, Chemical Trends, and Chemical Bonding)	Unit 1 1: Chapter 2: Chemical Compounds and Bonding	Unit 1 1: Chapter 2: Chemical Compounds and Bonding 2: Formulas	Unit 1 1: Chapter 2: Chemical Compounds and Bonding 2: Formulas
October 2nd week(Chemistry) (Unit 1: Matter, Chemical Trends, and Chemical Bonding)	Unit 1 1: Ionic	Unit 1 1: Ionic	Unit 1 1: Ionic
October 3rd week(Chemistry) (Unit 1: Matter, Chemical Trends, and Chemical Bonding)	Unit 1 1: Molecular compounds	Unit 1 1: Molecular compounds	Unit 1 1: Molecular compounds
October 4th week(Chemistry) (Unit 1: Matter, Chemical Trends, and Chemical Bonding)	Unit 1 1: Bonding	Unit 1 1: Bonding	Unit 1 1: Bonding

November · Unit 2: Chemical Reactions

Grade 11 Chemistry — November Lesson Plan

Ontario Curriculum · Chemistry

Week	1 Day/Week	2 Day/Week	3 Day/Week
November 1st week(Chemistry) (Unit 2: Chemical Reactions)	Unit 2 1: Chapter 4: Chemical Reactions	Unit 2 1: Chapter 4: Chemical Reactions 2: Reaction representations	Unit 2 1: Chapter 4: Chemical Reactions 2: Reaction representations
November 2nd week(Chemistry) (Unit 2: Chemical Reactions)	Unit 2 1: Reaction types	Unit 2 1: Reaction types	Unit 2 1: Reaction types
November 3rd week(Chemistry) (Unit 2: Chemical Reactions)	Unit 2 1: Chemical equations	Unit 2 1: Chemical equations	Unit 2 1: Chemical equations
November 4th week(Chemistry) (Unit 2: Chemical Reactions)	Unit 2 1: Oxidation/reduction	Unit 2 1: Oxidation/reduction	Unit 2 1: Oxidation/reduction

December · Unit 2: Chemical Reactions

Grade 11 Chemistry — December Lesson Plan

Ontario Curriculum · Chemistry

Week	1 Day/Week	2 Day/Week	3 Day/Week
December 1st week(Chemistry) (Unit 2: Chemical Reactions)	Unit 2 1: Chapter 5: Chemical Processes	Unit 2 1: Chapter 5: Chemical Processes 2: Environmental	Unit 2 1: Chapter 5: Chemical Processes 2: Environmental
December 2nd week(Chemistry) (Unit 2: Chemical Reactions)	Unit 2 1: Combustion	Unit 2 1: Combustion	Unit 2 1: Combustion
December 3rd week(Chemistry) (Unit 2: Chemical Reactions)	Unit 2 1: Oxides	Unit 2 1: Oxides	Unit 2 1: Oxides
December 4th week(Chemistry) (Unit 2: Chemical Reactions)	Unit 2 1: Neutralization	Unit 2 1: Neutralization	Unit 2 1: Neutralization

The learning framework

Anatomy of a focused lesson

Each session moves from a clear focus to guided practice and a quick check for understanding.

10 minutes

Retrieve and diagnose

Open with short questions that check the prior knowledge needed for the week’s Grade 11 Chemistry · SCH3U topic.

25 minutes

Explore and explain

Work through the concept with diagrams and worked examples, then apply it to data, problems and lab-style questions.

10 minutes

Check for understanding

Finish with a short quiz or data question that shows progress towards unit tests and the final exam.

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Resources for Grade 11 Chemistry

Concept lessons

Clear explanations of each Grade 11 chemistry topic in the order it comes up in class.

Concept reviews

Concept reviews in each unit to consolidate key ideas and vocabulary.

Lab activities & data analysis

Lab activities, data analysis and applied investigations matched to each unit of the plan.

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