Dave S Science Course Breakdown Tables

Dave’s Science Course breakdown tables

Science Academic 10

Biology Unit / Tissues, Organs and Systems of Living things
Big Ideas / Plants and animals, including humans, are made of specialized cells, tissues, and organs that are organized into systems.
Developments in medicine and medical technology can have social and ethical implications.
Basic Concepts / Problems/Inquiry / STSE

Cell cycle and Mitosis
Cell specialization
Animal systems and their interaction with each other
Terminology associated with topics above

Microscope Usage (mitosis, plant and animal cells, specialized cells (muscle, nerve, xylem, red blood cells)
Dissection of worm, fish or frog.

Controversial issues in biology (i.e. stem cell research, cloning)
Medical Technology (X-rays, MRI, Nuclear resonance imaging…)
Public Health Strategies (i.e. vaccination clinics)

Chemistry Unit / Chemical Reactions
Big Ideas / Chemicals react with each other in predicable ways.
Chemical reactions may have a negative impact on the environment, but they can also be used to address environmental change.
Basic Concepts / Problems/Inquiry / STSE

Simple Nomenclature (ionic, polyatomic, acids and molecular compounds)
Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations
Physical vs. Chemical Change (signs of chem.. change)
pH scale
Terminology associated with topics above

Synthesis, decomposition, neutralization and displacement reactions
Classifying substances as acids/bases/neutrals using pH paper or acid-base indicators
Chemical change lab
Law of conservation of mass
Model building to show reactions

Safety and Environmental issues associated with chemical reactions (i.e. use of chlorine in pools)
Analyse how understanding the properties of a substance and their reactions can be applied to solving environmental issues (i.e. chemicals used to treat oil spills)

Physics Unit / Light and Geometric Optics
Big Ideas / Light has characteristics and properties that can be manipulated with mirrors and lenses for a range of uses.
Society has benefited from the development of a range of optical devices and technologies.
Basic Concepts / Problems/Inquiry / STSE

Types of Light Emissions
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Reflection/Refraction
Properties of Light and how they cause natural phenomena
Ray Diagrams and the associated math to predict image position and characteristics from different lenses and mirrors
Laws of Reflection
Terminology associated with the above topics

Image Positions using ray diagrams and curved/flat mirrors and lenses
Light Refraction from one medium to another, qualitative and quantitative observations, calculate the indices of refraction, determining trends as light passes through different media

Technological devices that use mirrors and lenses (i.e. telescope)
Technological devices that use the properties of light (i.e. camera)
Technological devices that alter human perception of light (i.e. night vision goggles, laser eye surgery…)

Earth and Space Unit / Climate Change
Big Ideas / Earth’s climate is dynamic and is the result of interacting systems and processes.
Global change is influenced by both natural and human factors.
Climate change affects living things and natural systems in a variety of ways.
People have the responsibility to assess their impact on climate change and to identify effective courses of action to reduce this impact.
Basic Concepts / Problems/Inquiry / STSE

Climate change (causes and indicators, is it really happening?)
Greenhouse Effect (natural vs. human, causes and effects)
Heat transfer (ocean currents)
Earth’s Climate system (sun, oceans, etc...)
Canadian Climate zones
How water affects climate
Terminology associated with the above topics

Heat transfer lab
Build a model to show the greenhouse effect

Climate change and the positive-negative effects it is having on human activity and natural systems
Assess the effectiveness of current initiatives aimed at curbing climate change (i.e. Energy Star appliances, Drive Clean fuel…)

Science Applied 10

Biology Unit / Tissues, Organs and Systems
Big Ideas / All animals are made of specialized cells, tissues and organs that are organized into systems.
Although technology and chemicals can be used to improve human health, they can also constitute a health hazard.
Basic Concepts / Problems/Inquiry / STSE

Cell Cycle and Mitosis (cancer cells vs. non-cancerous cells)
Specialized cells (neurons, muscle cells)
Organization of the body from cells to organ systems
Systems of the body, their functions and their interaction with one another
Health problems
Terminology associated with the above topics

Dissection
Microscope work (specialized cells, mitosis)

Medical imaging technology
Technology and its effect on human health (i.e. cell phones, pesticides, vitamins…)

Chemistry Unit / Chemical Reactions and their practical applications
Big Ideas / Chemicals react with one another in predictable ways.
Chemical reactions are a necessary component of chemical products and processes used in the home and workplace.
Basic Concepts / Problems/Inquiry / STSE

Chemical formulae and naming of simple ionic and molecular compounds
Writing and Balancing equations
pH scale and neutralization
Law of Conservation of Mass
Types of Reactions
Terminology associated with the above topics

Neutralization (as seen in household products (i.e. antacids) and in a lab setting (i.e. HCl and NaOH))
Classifying substances as acids, bases or neutrals using pH paper or acid-base indicators]
Law of Conservation of Mass
Types of Reactions
Molecular models

Chemical reactions and their creation of selected products (i.e. carbonated beverages, rust proofing)
Identify chemical reactions used in some professions and assess their health/safety impact (i.e. fire-fighting)

Physics Unit / Light and Application of Optics
Big Ideas / A wide range of technologies utilize the properties of light and colour.
The behaviour of light depends on the materials with which it interacts.
Light is a form of energy, produced from a variety of sources, and can be transformed into other useful forms of energy.
Basic Concepts / Problems/Inquiry / STSE

Refraction, reflection, absorption, transmission
Subtractive and Additive Colour Theories
Laws of Reflection
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Types of light emission
Terminology associated with the above topics

Build an optical device using mirrors
Colour theory lab
Qualitative characteristics of images using mirrors and lenses as well as ray diagrams (POEs)
Refraction of light

Technology that uses the properties of light and/or colour (i.e. stop lights)
Describe the role of optical technologies and their effect on information transmission (i.e. satellites, cell phones)

Earth and Space Unit / Earth’s Dynamic Climate
Big Ideas / Global climate change is affected by both natural and human factors.
Climate change affects living things and natural systems in a variety of ways.
Basic Concepts / Problems/Inquiry / STSE

Global Climate Change (indicators, is it happening?, causes and effects, tools used to assess it)
Greenhouse Effect
Heat sinks and heat transfer
Components of Earth’s climate system
Terminology associated with the above topics

Carbon footprint
How different factors affect global warming

Sources of greenhouse gases
Assess human activities that have increased or decreased greenhouse gas emission
How climate change has affected natural systems and human activity