Curriculum Coordinator and Learning Strategist

Natasha Pomeroy

BEd, MEd

SCH3U

Grade 11

University Preparation

Chemistry (SCH3U) Online Course

Find additional course details below, including delivery format, course availability, course duration, prerequisite, tuition fee, hardware/software requirements, etc.

SCH3U

Grade 11

University Preparation

Chemistry (SCH3U) Online Course

Find additional course details below, including delivery format, course availability, course duration, prerequisite, tuition fee, hardware/software requirements, etc.

Course Details

Course Code

SCH3U

Course Name

Chemistry (SCH3U) Online Course

Grade

Grade 11

Course Type

University Preparation

Format

Asynchronous Delivery

Prerequisite

Science, Grade 10, Academic

Tuition Fee

$500.00

Course Duration

At Your Own Pace (4 weeks to 6 months)

Credit Value

1.0

Availability

Start Anytime

Course Reviser/Developer

Dr. Karen McCloskey

Latest Revision Date

July 2026

Curriculum

SCH3U – The Ontario Curriculum, Science, Grades 11 and 12, 2008 (revised)

Course Description, Unit Overview, Timeline

This course enables students to deepen their understanding of chemistry through the study of the properties of chemicals and chemical bonds; chemical reactions and quantitative relationships in those reactions; solutions and solubility; and atmospheric chemistry and the behaviour of gases. Students will further develop their analytical skills and investigate the qualitative and quantitative properties of matter, as well as the impact of some common chemical reactions on society and the environment.

Outlined below is a description of each unit, including what students will learn and the recommended hours for completion.

Unit Title & Description

Time Allocated

Unit 1: Science Starts Here: Designing, Discovering, and Communicating Chemistry

Every great scientist starts with one skill—curiosity. In this opening unit, you’ll learn how chemists turn questions into experiments and data into discoveries. You’ll explore virtual labs, practice precision with SI units and significant figures, build professional-quality graphs, and learn to write evidence-based conclusions using the CER method. By the end, you’ll design and report your own investigation, showing how scientific thinking and communication power real-world chemistry careers.

12 Hours

Unit 2: Building Bonds: From Atoms to Applications

Everything in chemistry comes down to how atoms connect. In this unit, you’ll explore how atomic structure and periodic trends shape bonding, molecular polarity, and the forces that hold substances together. Through simulations and real-world examples, you’ll learn how these invisible interactions explain properties like boiling point, solubility, and conductivity. Finally, you’ll apply your knowledge to everyday materials and environmental issues, discovering how chemical bonds influence both technology and sustainability.

14 Hours

Unit 3: Reactions in Action: From Equations to Impact

Get ready to see chemistry come alive! In this unit, you’ll uncover how and why reactions happen — from explosive combustions to the invisible chemistry that powers batteries, cleans water, and fuels our world. You’ll learn to classify and balance equations, predict products, and explore how acids, bases, and oxides shape our environment. Through interactive simulations and your own “Burning Questions” podcast, you’ll connect classroom chemistry to the real reactions shaping our planet’s future.

16 Hours

Unit 4: The Mole Detectives: Quantities, Calculations, and Careers in Chemistry

In this unit, you’ll uncover how chemists use numbers to understand and control the world around us. From calculating medication doses to predicting reaction yields, you’ll learn how to measure, convert, and communicate quantities with precision. Through interactive lessons and virtual labs, you’ll master mole and stoichiometry skills, identify limiting reagents, and evaluate experimental yield and uncertainty.

16 Hours

Unit 5: Solutions and Water Chemistry: From Molecules to Meaning

In this unit, you’ll discover how chemistry connects the molecular world of water to global issues of health and sustainability. You’ll explore why water is such a powerful solvent, how solubility and concentration determine solution behaviour, and how chemists use calculations, titrations, and error analysis to test water quality. Through virtual labs, real-world case studies, and the Water Detectives project, you’ll apply your skills to evaluate the safety of Canada’s drinking water and see how chemistry helps protect communities and the environment.

16 Hours

Unit 6: Atmospheric Chemistry: The Science of Air and Communication

In this final unit, you’ll explore how chemistry helps us understand and protect the air we breathe. You’ll investigate air pollutants, greenhouse gases, and the chemical reactions driving smog and climate change. Using gas laws, stoichiometry, and real-world data, you’ll analyze atmospheric systems and evaluate Canada’s environmental strategies. Most importantly, you’ll learn how scientists communicate their findings — translating complex data into clear, meaningful messages for both experts and the public.

16 Hours

Unit 7: Culminating Task: The Chemistry Challenge- Review and Exam Prep

In this final unit, you’ll bring all your chemistry skills together in a full-length practice exam. This culminating task reviews key topics from every unit and helps you apply your knowledge, problem-solving, and communication skills to real-world chemistry questions. It’s your chance to review, reflect, and prepare for the final assessment with confidence.

10 Hours

Final Exam/Culminating Task

The Grand Chemistry Challenge
This is your moment to show how far you’ve come as a chemist! The final exam brings together everything you’ve learned — from reactions and stoichiometry to solutions, gases, and the chemistry of our atmosphere. You’ll solve real-world problems, make connections across topics, and demonstrate how chemistry helps explain the world around us.

10 Hours

Total Hours

110 Hours

Teaching and Learning Strategies

At Royal Ontario Academy, our asynchronous, self-paced courses are crafted to engage students actively, encouraging deep learning and self-reflection. Our online OSSD courses are normally divided into 8-10 smaller sections to help students learn content in manageable portions. Lessons connect concepts to practical, relatable social, environmental, and economic issues, fostering lifelong learning by helping students apply knowledge to real-life contexts.

Students are encouraged to explore, investigate, and think critically as they progress independently. This approach emphasizes problem-solving skills, guiding students to persist through challenges, reason through complex ideas, and explore alternative solutions on their own, building resilience and independence essential for success beyond the classroom.

Our virtual high school courses provide a variety of learning experiences through virtual labs, simulations, knowledge checks, reflections, and videos. Interactive activities and discussion forums are designed to draw on students prior knowledge, keeping them engaged and actively participating. These tools enable OSSD students to practice, reflect, and apply concepts flexibly at their own pace, creating a personalized learning journey tailored to each students’ interests and goals.

Assessment and Evaluation

A wide variety of assessment and evaluation tools will be used to earn credits towards the Ontario Secondary School Diploma at Royal Ontario Academy, including quizzes, tests, projects, essays, journals, and final assessments. The final exam is a closed-book, online test that is proctored and has a time limit. Students may also be required to appear on video for other assessments in certain courses.

At Royal Ontario Academy, the final mark in every course is made up of three parts:

65% is based on coursework completed throughout the online course.
25% is based on a final evaluation.
10% is based on attendance and participation, reflecting consistent weekly engagement with the course.

Depending on the course, the final evaluation may be a proctored written exam, a culminating task such as a project, essay, or presentation, or a combination of both. Attendance and participation reflects how consistently a student engages with their learning each week, and excused absences approved by the Principal do not lower this part of the mark.

Students will receive two reports per course:

First Report (Midterm): Issued when the student reaches the halfway point of the course. It reflects achievement and development to that point, including attendance and participation.
Final Report: Reflects overall achievement and development for the entire course, including attendance and participation.

This course follows the current Growing Success requirements, including the mandatory assessment and evaluation updates that take effect in the 2026-2027 school year. According to Growing Success: Assessment, Evaluation, and Reporting in Ontario Schools, the primary purpose of assessment and evaluation is to improve student learning. To ensure that assessment, evaluation, and reporting are valid and reliable, and that they lead to the improvement of learning for all students, Royal Ontario Academy teachers use practices and procedures that:

are fair, transparent, and equitable for all students;
support all students, including those with special education needs, those who are learning the language of instruction (English or French), and those who are First Nation, Metis, or Inuit;
are carefully planned to relate to the curriculum expectations and learning goals and, as much as possible, to the interests, learning styles and preferences, needs, and experiences of all students;
are communicated clearly to students and parents at the beginning of the course and at other appropriate points throughout the course;
are ongoing, varied in nature, and administered over a period of time to provide multiple opportunities for students to demonstrate the full range of their learning;
provide ongoing descriptive feedback that is clear, specific, meaningful, and timely to support improved learning and achievement;
develop students’ self-assessment skills to enable them to assess their own learning, set specific goals, and plan next steps for their learning.

Accommodations and IEP for Students

At Royal Ontario Academy, we believe that all OSSD students can benefit from a more accommodating online learning experience Accommodations allow for increased access to the course, without any changes to the knowledge and skills the student is expected to demonstrate.

An Individual Education Plan (IEP)is a personalized document that outlines a students’ learning needs, as well as the accommodations or services they require to succeed in their courses. At Royal Ontario Academy, our flexible online learning environment already addresses many common accommodation needs, but if a student requires additional support, our Principal is ready to help you!

– Students with Existing IEP: If a student has an existing IEP from another elementary or secondary school, Royal Ontario Academy can implement the listed accommodations, provided they are applicable within our online learning environment. To do so, a copy of the students’ IEP must be submitted to our Principal for review.

– Students Without IEP: If a student requires accommodations but does not currently have an IEP, our Principal will work with the student to assess their learning needs and develop a path forward. In this case, students will need to submit supporting documentation to help determine the appropriate accommodations.

– English Language Learners:– English Language Learners: Students who enroll at Royal Ontario Academy can provide information about their English language proficiency during the registration process. This information helps our teachers and Principal to tailor their teaching strategies and implement accommodations that support English language learners effectively.

For students and parents wishing to submit IEP documentation or request accommodations, please contact our Principal at info@royalontarioacademy.com

Resources Required by the Student

General Resources Students Should Have Access To

Scientific Calculator: Essential for solving chemistry problems and performing calculations.
Lab Notebook: Digital or physical for recording observations, data, and analysis during virtual labs.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. What is SCH3U?
SCH3U is the Ontario course code for Chemistry, Grade 11, University Preparation. It is a Grade 11 science course that develops students’ understanding of matter, chemical reactions, quantitative relationships, solutions, gases, and chemistry in everyday life.

2. What does 3U mean in SCH3U?
The 3U in SCH3U refers to the grade level and course type. The number 3 indicates that the course is designed for Grade 11 students, and the letter U indicates that it is a University Preparation course.

3. What is the prerequisite for SCH3U?
The prerequisite for Chemistry is Science, Grade 10, Academic

4. How long does it take to complete the SCH3U online course?
The completion of the SCH3U course varies depending on the pace of each student. However, the course can be completed in as little as 4 weeks up to a maximum of 6 months. Longer timelines are available on approval by the Principal.

5. Will my marks be sent directly to OUAC or OCAS?
Yes. We can send your SCH3U online course marks to OUAC (Ontario University’ Application Centre) or OCAS (Ontario College Application Service).

6. How lessons are delivered for the SCH3U?
At Royal Ontario Academy, course learning is asynchronously delivered for the SCH3U in various formats such as videos, question and answers, interactive tools, written notes, simulations, presentations, and external websites/links depending on the subject material of the course.

7. What is the withdrawal policy?
For students registered in Grade 9 and 10 courses, withdrawals can be made at any time and are not recorded on the Ontario Student Transcript (OST).
For students registered in Grade 11 and 12 courses, withdrawals made within 5 days of the issuance of the first (mid-term) report card from Royal Ontario Academy will result in the mark not being recorded on the Ontario Student Transcript (OST). Withdrawals after 5 days of the issuance of the first (mid term) report card will result in a “”””W”””” being entered in the “”””Credit”””” column of the OST, along with the mark at the time of withdrawal.

8. What is the due date of my course?
Since your course is self-paced, there are no set due dates, allowing you to progress at your own speed. However, please be mindful of any deadlines for university or college applications.

9. Can I earn my OSSD (Ontario secondary school diploma) credits through online courses?
Yes, you can earn your Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) credits fully online through Royal Ontario Academy. To earn OSSD credits, you will need to complete 30 credits (18 compulsory and 12 optional), pass the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test, and fulfill 40 hours of community involvement.

Canadian Course Pricing

$500

/ 1 course

$900

/ 2 courses

$1275

/ 3 courses

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