Overall
Expectations:
- Assess the social and environmental impact of organic compounds used in everyday life, and propose a course of action to reduce the use of compounds that are harmful to human health and the environment.
- Investigate organic compounds and organic chemical reactions, and use various methods to represent the compounds.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the structure, properties, and chemical behaviour of compounds within each class of organic compounds.
Big Ideas:
Organic compounds have predictable chemical and physical properties determined by their respective structures. Organic chemical reactions and their applications have significant implications for society, human health, and the environment. |
Essential Questions:
What are the characteristics of organic compounds? What are the general structures and physical properties of hydrocarbon and hydrocarbon derivatives? What types of reactions do organic compounds undergo? |
Unit Outline
This unit can be broken down into two major chapters as shown below. The key sub-topics addressed within each chapter are listed below. For a detailed guide of what each sub-topic entails, please refer to the sub-tabs within this section.
Organic Compounds
Organic Compounds
- Aliphatic Hydrocarbons
- Aromatic Hydrocarbons
- Isomerism: Structural Isomers & Stereoisomers
- Reactions of Hydrocarbons
- Alcohols & Ethers
- Aldehydes & Ketones
- Carboxylic Acids & Esters
- Amines & Amides
- Addition Polymerization
- Condensation Polymerization