AB THE KEY STUDY GUIDE - Chemistry 20 9781553718093

THE KEY Study Guide for Chemistry 20 is specifically designed to assist students all year in preparing for quizzes, unit tests, and final exams. It is 100% aligned with the Alberta curriculum and covers the following topics:

• Chemical Bonding
• Gases
• Matter as solutions: Acids and Bases
• Quantitative Relationships in chemical change

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Each unit includes essential teaching pieces, practice questions, answers and detailed solutions. Questions considered to be more difficult are labelled as Challenger. The complete solutions show problem-solving methods, explain key concepts and highlight potential errors. The resource is ideal for year-long use by students, teachers, and parents at home or at school.

A Table of Correlations at the beginning of each unit identifies the curriculum outcomes and the multiple-choice, numeric-response and written-response questions that specifically test those concepts. To help students understand the curriculum, THE KEY provides explanations for key concepts at the beginning of each unit and practice questions. Two complete practice exams are included in THE KEY. Students may use them to become familiar with provincial exam format and rigor. Detailed solutions are provided for all questions. Solutions show the processes and/or ideas used in arriving at the correct answers and may help students gain a better understanding of the concepts that are being tested.

The appendices include a Data Booklet of common formulas, units of measurement and Periodic Charts.

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Two new sections have been added to THE KEY to enhance student achievement and success. KEY Factors Contributing to School Success provides students with suggestions for reaching their potential at school, identifying their particular learning style, maximizing their study time, and reviewing notes effectively. The section includes a checklist to help students assess their strategies for success.

KEY Strategies for Success on Exams focuses on preparing students to write exams. This section provides students with study options for exam preparation, descriptions of common exam question formats, tips for to common question formats and directing words, suggestions for managing test anxiety, strategies to use before and during an exam, and tips for selected subject areas.