Ontario students complete provincial assessments at several stages of their education. The Education Quality and Accountability Office administers reading, writing and mathematics assessments in Grades 3 and 6, a mathematics assessment in Grade 9, and the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test, commonly known as the OSSLT. Parents often wonder when their child should begin preparing. […]
Stoichiometry is one of the most important—and often most challenging—topics in Grade 11 chemistry. Students must combine chemical equations, mole conversions, molar mass and ratios in a single problem. Missing one step can affect the entire calculation. The good news is that most stoichiometry problems follow the same basic process. Once students understand the sequence […]
SCH3U Grade 11 Chemistry is often a student’s first course dedicated entirely to chemistry. It introduces abstract scientific ideas, mathematical calculations, laboratory investigations and new terminology — all at a considerably faster pace than Grade 10 science. Students who succeeded in earlier science courses may initially be surprised by the level of detail and problem-solving […]
