SNC2D, Grade 10, Science
SNC2D COURSE OUTLINE
Course Title: Science, Grade 10
Grade: 10
Ministry Course Code: SNC2D
Course Type: Academic
Credit Value: 1.00
Course Hours: 110
Department: Science
Revision Date: N/A
Policy Document:
Science, The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9 and 10, 2008 (Revised) http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/secondary/science910_2008.pdf
Prerequisite: Science, Grade 9, Academic or Applied
COURSE DESCRIPTION
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 EXPECTATIONS
Scientific Investigation Skills and Career Exploration
By the end of this course, students will:
1. 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);
2. 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
Biology: Tissues, Organs, and Systems of Living Things
By the end of this course, students will:
1. B1. evaluate the importance of medical and other technological developments related to systems biology, and analyse their societal and ethical implications;
2. B2. investigate cell division, cell specialization, organs, and systems in animals and plants, using research and inquiry skills, including various laboratory techniques;
3. B3. demonstrate an understanding of the hierarchical organization of cells, from tissues, to organs, to systems in animals and plants.
Chemistry: Chemical Reactions
By the end of this course, students will:
1. 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;
2. C2. investigate, through inquiry, the characteristics of chemical reactions;
3. C3. demonstrate an understanding of the general principles of chemical reactions, and various ways to represent them
Earth and Space Science: Climate Change
By the end of this course, students will:
1. 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;
2. D2. investigate various natural and human factors that influence Earth’s climate and climate change;
3. D3. demonstrate an understanding of natural and human factors, including the greenhouse effect, that influence Earth’s climate and contribute to climate change.
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EVALUATION SCHEME
A final grade (percentage mark) is calculated at the end of the course and reflects the quality of the student’s achievement of the overall expectations of the course, in accordance with the provincial curriculum.
The final grade will be determined as follows:
Seventy percent (70%) of the grade will be based on evaluation conducted throughout the course. This portion of the grade should reflect the student’s most consistent level of achievement throughout the course, although special consideration should be given to more recent evidence of achievement.
Thirty percent (30%) of the grade will be based on a final evaluation administered at or towards the end of the course. This evaluation will be based on evidence from one or a combination of the following: an examination, a performance, an essay, and/or another method of evaluation suitable to the course content. The final evaluation allows the student an opportunity to demonstrate comprehensive achievement of the overall expectations for the course.





