Grade 10 ScienceGrade 10 ScienceSNC2DSNC2D

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Course StrandsCourse Strands

Scientific Exploration SkillsScientific Exploration Skills Chemistry: Chemical ReactionsChemistry: Chemical Reactions Physics: Light and Geometric OpticsPhysics: Light and Geometric Optics Biology: Tissues, Organs, Biology: Tissues, Organs,

and Systems of Living and Systems of Living ThingsThings

Earth and Space Science: Climate Earth and Space Science: Climate ChangeChange

Chemistry: Big IdeasChemistry: Big Ideas

•• Chemicals react Chemicals react with each other in with each other in predictable ways. predictable ways.

• • Chemical Chemical reactions may reactions may have a negative have a negative impact on the impact on the environment, but environment, but they can also be they can also be used to address used to address environmental environmental challenges. challenges.

Chemistry: Sample Chemistry: Sample Expectation Expectation

C2.3 investigate simple C2.3 investigate simple chemical reactions, chemical reactions, including synthesis, including synthesis, decomposition, and decomposition, and displacement displacement reactions, and reactions, and represent them using represent them using a variety of formats a variety of formats (e.g., molecular (e.g., molecular models, word models, word equations, balanced equations, balanced chemical equations)chemical equations)

Physics: Big IdeasPhysics: Big Ideas• • Light has characteristics and Light has characteristics and

properties that can be manipulated properties that can be manipulated with mirrors and lenses for a range with mirrors and lenses for a range of uses. of uses.

• • Society has benefited from the Society has benefited from the development of a range of optical development of a range of optical devices and technologies. devices and technologies.

Physics: Sample Physics: Sample ExpectationExpectation

E2.5 predict, using ray diagrams and E2.5 predict, using ray diagrams and algebraic equations, the position and algebraic equations, the position and characteristics of an image produced characteristics of an image produced by a converging lens, and test their by a converging lens, and test their predictions through inquirypredictions through inquiry

Biology: Big IdeasBiology: Big Ideas

• • Plants and animals, including Plants and animals, including humans, are made of specialized humans, are made of specialized cells, tissues, and organs that are cells, tissues, and organs that are organized into systems. organized into systems.

• • Developments in medicine and Developments in medicine and medical technology can have social medical technology can have social and ethical implications. and ethical implications.

Biology: Sample Biology: Sample ExpectationExpectation

B2.2 examine B2.2 examine cells under a cells under a microscope or microscope or similar similar instrument to instrument to identify the identify the various stages of various stages of mitosis in plants mitosis in plants and animalsand animals

Earth and Space Science: Earth and Space Science: Big IdeasBig Ideas

• • Earth's climate is dynamic and is the Earth's climate is dynamic and is the result of interacting systems and result of interacting systems and processes. processes.

• • Global climate change is influenced Global climate change is influenced by both natural and human factors. by both natural and human factors.

• • Climate change affects living things Climate change affects living things and natural systems in a variety of ways. and natural systems in a variety of ways.

• • People have the responsibility to People have the responsibility to assess their impact on climate change assess their impact on climate change and to identify effective courses of action and to identify effective courses of action to reduce this impact. to reduce this impact.

Earth and Space Science: Earth and Space Science: Sample ExpectationSample Expectation

D3.2 describe and explain heat D3.2 describe and explain heat transfer in the hydrosphere and transfer in the hydrosphere and atmosphere and its effects on air and atmosphere and its effects on air and water currentswater currents

Assessment and Assessment and EvaluationEvaluation

Overall Mark Breakdown:Overall Mark Breakdown: Term Mark Term Mark 70%70% Culminating ProjectCulminating Project 10% 10% Final Exam Final Exam 20%20%

Mark Updates:Mark Updates:

Marks will be posted (under your Marks will be posted (under your code name) on a regular basis code name) on a regular basis (usually after unit tests and before (usually after unit tests and before mark reports) on our class website.mark reports) on our class website.

Course ResourcesCourse Resources Website:Website:www.ManningsScience.com

If you miss anything, all assigned If you miss anything, all assigned Homework, PowerPoint notes and Homework, PowerPoint notes and handouts are available on this sitehandouts are available on this site

Bring your CREPP!Bring your CREPP!

Finally, bring your CREPP to class:Finally, bring your CREPP to class: a Calculator (scientific, not a phone or a Calculator (scientific, not a phone or

iPod)iPod) a Rulera Ruler an Eraseran Eraser a Pencil (a Pencil (ccoolloouurreedd ppeenncciillss are useful too) are useful too) Paper (lined and graph, Paper (lined and graph, in a notebookin a notebook))

. . . and, of course, your textbook.. . . and, of course, your textbook.

TextbookTextbook

Course Code: SNC2DCourse Code: SNC2D Textbook: Investigating Science 10Textbook: Investigating Science 10

Please write your name in your Please write your name in your textbook!!!!!textbook!!!!!

Textbook Textbook Scavenger HuntScavenger Hunt

Please familiarize Please familiarize yourself with the yourself with the resources in your resources in your textbook.textbook.