M’Learnin Student Centre

COURSE OUTLINE
COURSE TITLE Science
COMMON COURSE CODE SNC2D  
GRADE 10
COURSE TYPE Academic
CREDIT VALUE 1.0
PREREQUISITE Science, Grade 9, Academic or Applied
 CURRICULUM POLICY The Ontario Curriculum: Science (Revised 2008)
DOCUMENT Growing Success (First Edition, 2010)
DEPARTMENT Sciences
DEVELOPMENT DATE January 2020
REVISION DATE Ongoing
NUMBER OF SCHEDULED 110 HOURS          

COURSE DESCRIPTION/RATIONALE

This course enables students to enhance their understanding of concepts in biology, chemistry, earth and space science, and physics, and of the interrelationships between science, technology, society, and the environment. Students are also given opportunities to further develop their scientific investigation skills. Students will plan and conduct investigations and develop their understanding of scientific theories related to the connections between cells and systems in animals and plants; chemical reactions, with a particular focus on acid–base reactions; forces that affect climate and climate change; and the interaction of light and matter.

OVERALL CURRICULUM EXPECTATIONS

1.Scientific Investigation Skills and Career Exploration

Throughout this course, students will:

A1.    demonstrate scientific investigation skills (related to both inquiry and research) in the four areas of skills (initiating and planning, performing and recording, analysing and interpreting, and communicating);

A2.    identify and describe a variety of careers related to the fields of science under study, and identify scientists, including Canadians, who have made contributions to those fields.

2.Biology: Tissues, Organs, and Systems of Living Things

By the end of this course, students will:

B1.    evaluate the importance of medical and other technological developments related to systems biology, and analyse their societal and ethical implications;

B2.    investigate cell division, cell specialization, organs, and systems in animals and plants, using research and inquiry skills, including various laboratory techniques

B3.    demonstrate an understanding of the hierarchical organization of cells, from tissues, to organs, to systems in animals and plants.

3.Chemistry: Chemical Reactions

By the end of this course, students will:

C1.    analyse a variety of safety and environmental issues associated with chemical reactions, including the ways in which chemical reactions can be applied to address environmental challenges;

C2.    investigate, through inquiry, the characteristics of chemical reactions;

C3.    demonstrate an understanding of the general principles of chemical reactions, and various ways to represent them

4.Earth and Space Science: Climate Change

By the end of this course, students will:

D1.    analyse some of the effects of climate change around the world, and assess the effectiveness of initiatives that attempt to address the issue of climate change;

D2.    investigate various natural and human factors that influence Earth’s climate and climate change;

D3.    demonstrate an understanding of natural and human factors, including the greenhouse effect, that influence Earth’s climate and contribute to climate change.

5.Physics: Light and Geometric Optics

 

By the end of this course, students will:

E1.    evaluate the effectiveness of technological devices and procedures designed to make use of light, and assess their social benefits;

E2.    investigate, through inquiry, the properties of light, and predict its behaviour, particularly with respect to reflection in plane and curved mirrors and refraction in converging lenses;

E3.    demonstrate an understanding of various characteristics and properties of light, particularly with respect to reflection in mirrors and reflection and refraction in lenses.

OUTLINE OF COURSE UNITS

Unit Descriptions Time and Sequence
Unit# 1

 

Biology

●     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.

27 hours
Unit# 2 Chemistry

●     Chemicals react with each other in predictable ways.

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

27 hours
Unit# 3 Earth and Space Science

●     Earth’s climate is dynamic and is the result of interacting systems and processes.

●     Global climate 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.

27 hours
Unit# 4 Physics

●     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.

28 hours
Final Assessment

3 hours final exam culminating activity, worth 30% of the final grade, meant as a summative evaluation of all strands.

 
TOTAL 110 hours
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