Grade: 10
Subject Area/Course Credit: Science, 1 credit
Prerequisite: Coordinated Science I
Science 10 provides a challenging learning environment which stimulates curiosity, discovery and critical thinking. In order to make connections and develop an understanding of concepts, students’ questions are used to drive learning and identify misconceptions in each unit.
Students will engage in various activities, including open-ended investigations which support learning habits, with a particular focus on the scientific method. Increasing students’ ability to use and interpret scientific data about the natural world is vital to improving scientific literacy. Embedded in each unit are opportunities for students to construct explanations or models using data and scientific knowledge; this helps deepen their understanding by making connections between concepts. Opportunities will be given to evaluate experimental results and consider the validity and reliability of data sets as they reflect on their work and that of others.
Assessment criteria are grouped into four strands: Knowledge and concepts, investigating practices, sense-making practices and critiquing practices.
Units of Study:
Unit 1: Eureka! The importance of evidence in the modern world
Unit 2: What’s in our genes?
Unit 3: Particles on the move
Unit 4: Sparks fly!
Unit 5: The highs and lows of climate change