FINAL CULMINATING ACTIVITY
SNC 2P1
DUE DATE:
You are required to produce a complete set of review notes for the
whole course. It must be typed and bound in a binder or duo-tang.
UNITS OF STUDY
- UNIT 1: Chemistry: Chemical reactions and their Applications
- UNIT 2: Physics: Motion and its Applications
- UNIT 3: Biology: Ecosystems and Human Activity
- UNIT 4: Earth and Space Science: Weather Systems
Each unit must contain the following:
- A crossword puzzle including all relevant terms studied in the unit(with answers)
(www.puzzlemaker.com)
- A summary quiz covering material studied in the unit.(with answers)
- 2-3 pages of notes that contain all information studied in the unit.
Topics covered in course:
UNIT 1
- Chemical symbols, names and formulae.
- Law of Conservation of Mass.
- Types of chemical reactions; synthesis, decomposition, single displacement, double
displacement.
- Factors that affect the rate of a reaction; temperature, concentration and surface area.
- Properties of acids and bases.
- Acid-base indicators, their function.
- How the pH scale works.
- Neutralization reactions.
- Naming various types of compounds and writing formulae.
- Writing chemical equations and balancing them.
UNIT 2
- Know the concepts of speed, velocity, distance, displacement, acceleration and their units.
- Differentiate between a scalar and vector quantity.
- Distinguish among constant , instantaneous and average speed and velocity.
- Draw position-time graphs and finding slopes.
- Draw distance-time graphs and finding slopes.
Know how to use the following equations to solve word problems.
t
t
t
- d = d2 - d1
- V = V2 - V1
- Adding displacement vectors
UNIT 3
- Describe photosynthesis and cellular respiration and how they relate to cycling of
nutrients.
- Carbon cycle and nitrogen cycles.
- Drawing food chains , webs and pyramids.
- Bioaccumulation.
- Describe growth of populations and how they can be disturbed.
- Give examples of different ecosystems.
- Biomes. Characteristics of each.
- Short-term and long-term stresses and examples
- Composition of soil and it can be altered.
- Endangered and extinct species.
- Use of pesticides and fertilizers on ecosystems.
- The Atlantic fishing industry issue.
UNIT 4
- Characteristics of hydrosphere and parts of atmosphere.
- Water cycle and heat transfer.
- Factors that affect heat transfer in the water cycle.
- Atmospheric pressure, inversion, formation of dew, frost, greenhouse effect.
- Air currents and winds
- Air and water currents
- Weather systems such as hurricanes, tornadoes.
- Climate change and impacts of economy.
- Canadian contributions to meteorology.
- Predicting weather and new technology.