KEY Study Guide - Chemistry 30

THE KEY Study Guide for Chemistry 30 is specifically designed to assist students all year in preparing for unit tests, final exams, and provincial diploma exams. It is 100% aligned with the new Alberta curriculum and covers the following topics:


Thermo chemical changes

Electro chemical changes

Chemical changes of organic compounds

Chemical Equilibrium Focusing on Acid-Base systems


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Each unit includes essential teaching pieces, practice questions, unit tests, answers and detailed solutions. Questions considered to be more difficult are labeled 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, questions, and a practice test at the end. Final exams are provided that imply actual exam questions from previous Diploma exams. Students may use them to become familiar with the provincial exam format and rigor. Detailed solutions are provided for all questions and for the diploma exams. 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.


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.