Introductory Materials
Welcome to Grade 10 Academic Science at St. Mary - Fall 2014. The course outline discusses mark breakdown, units of study, and all science department policies. The student info sheet lets me know a little bit about yourself - contact information, past science courses, any particular needs or concerns to be addressed in the first few days. Please take care and fill it out completely - this will help me teach you better!
Course Overview | |
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Student Info Sheet | |
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The career exploration project details will be given out on the first day of school. This will be done in groups of 5-6, with each group member responsible for their own part. You will research the material, write a journal reflection, and present your section to the class on Monday, September 15th.
Career Exploration Presentation - Updated & Rubric Added | |
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The course learning goals is a list of easy to understand objectives for each of the 4 units in the course. Print this document out and each night, check off the learning goal you covered in class that day. Review before the test to ensure you understand all expectations.
Course Learning Goals | |
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Online Textbook
To access the textbook online, or even download a PDF of each chapter onto your computer/phone/iPad:
- Go to sciencesource.ca
- Choose the grade 10 textbook picture
- Find "log in" on the left toolbar
- Enter the username and password (see me if you have forgotten this).
I would strongly suggest downloading the PDFs so you can access them without an internet connection. If you are having trouble, bring a USB key to school and I will load them for you.
To access the textbook online, or even download a PDF of each chapter onto your computer/phone/iPad:
- Go to sciencesource.ca
- Choose the grade 10 textbook picture
- Find "log in" on the left toolbar
- Enter the username and password (see me if you have forgotten this).
I would strongly suggest downloading the PDFs so you can access them without an internet connection. If you are having trouble, bring a USB key to school and I will load them for you.
Unit 1: Tissues, Organs and Systems in Animals & Plants
This unit covers topics such as the microscope, cells, cell division, stem cells, tissues, organs, and systems in both animals and plants. It also covers health care and medical imaging and ethical issues surrounding biotechnology. A pencil and eraser will be required for drawing biological diagrams.
CULMINATING TASK - Systems RAFT Project - due Tues. Oct 7th | |
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September 2nd - 3rd
Lesson 1 - The Microscope | |
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Microscope Diagram | |
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Microscope Textbook Activity | |
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Microscope Quiz on Thursday, September 4th
September 4th - 9th
Lesson 2 - Animal and Plant Cells | |
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Cell Diagram | |
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Cell Lab | |
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Cell Quiz on Tuesday, September 9th
September 10th - 16th
Lesson 3 - The Cell Cycle | |
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Phases of Mitosis Diagram | |
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Mitosis Anticipation Guide - Complete by Wed. Sept 10th | |
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Mitosis Lab | |
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Cancer Cells Anticipation Guide - Complete by Thurs. Sept 11 | |
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Cell Cycle Quiz on Friday, September 12th
September 17th - 18th
Lesson 4 - Specialized Cells & Tissues | |
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Specialized Cells & Tissues Anticipation Guide - Complete by Fri. Sept 12th | |
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Lesson 5 - Plant Tissues, Organs & Systems - PRINT THIS! | |
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Plants Anticipation Guide | |
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September 19th - 24th
Lesson 6 - Animal Organ Systems - PRINT THIS! | |
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Animals Anticipation Guide | |
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Homeostasis Anticipation Guide | |
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Homeostasis Activity | |
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Plant and Animal Tissues, Organs & Systems Quiz on Wednesday, Sept. 24th
Lesson 7 - Health Care & Medical Imaging | |
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Medical Imaging Anticipation Guide | |
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September 25th & 26th
Frog Dissection | |
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Unit Test Date: Wednesday, October 1st
Bio Unit Test Review (Sept 29th & 30th) | |
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Unit 2: Chemical Reactions
This unit covers topics such as the parts to the atoms, bonding, chemical changes and reactions, acids and bases, and environmental issues surrounding the use of chemicals.
Lab Safety, Equipment, Skills (you will have a safety quiz on Wednesday, October 8th where you must get at least 75% to perform any chemistry labs)
Lab Safety Booklet | |
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Lab Equipment | |
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Lab Skills Practice | |
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Grade 9 Chemistry Review (you will do a diagnostic quiz on this material once reviewed at home)
Grade 9 Review | |
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October 7th -10th
Lesson 1 - Ionic Bonding | |
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More Ionic Bonding Practice | |
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Quiz on Ionic Bonding on Friday, October 10th
Oct 14th - 15th
Lesson 2 - Molecular Bonding | |
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Mixed Nomenclature Practice | |
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Quiz on Molecular Bonding on Thursday, October 16th
Oct 16th - 17th
Lesson 3 - Writing Chemical Equations and States | |
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Oct 20th - 22nd
LAB - Law of Conservation of Mass | |
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Lesson 4 - Balancing Equations | |
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Quiz on Chemical Equations & Balancing on Thursday, October 23rd
Oct 23rd - Oct 31st
Lesson 5 - Types of Reactions | |
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Synthesis & Decomposition Self-Assessment | |
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Single & Double Displacement Self-Assessment | |
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More Reaction Practice | |
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Types of Reactions Lab (Wed Oct 29th & Fri Oct 31st) | |
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Nov 3rd - Nov 5th
Lesson 6 - Acids & Bases | |
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Acid Base Lab (Nov 4th) | |
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Quiz on Acids & Bases on Wednesday, November 5th
Unit Test Date: Friday, November 7th
Chemistry Test Review | |
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Test Breakdown | |
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Unit 3: Climate Change
This unit covers topics such as weather vs. climate, the atmosphere, lithosphere, and hydrosphere, general weather patterns such as ocean currents and trade winds, and how climate change leads to changes in all of these systems. It also covers societal and economical impacts of climate change, and what we can do at both the federal and individual level to slow its effects.
Nov 10th - 11th
Lesson 1 - Weather & Climate | |
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Climatograph Assignment - Nov 11th & 12th | |
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Quiz on Lesson 1 & Climatographs on Thursday, Nov 13th
Nov 12th - 14th
Lesson 2 - Heat Transfer & Natural Greenhouse Effect | |
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Modelling a Greenhouse Lab - Nov 20th | |
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Also complete the Chapter 7 review on page 292-293 # 1-4,7,8,11-13,17,18,20,21,24,28,31,36,39
Nov 17th-19th
Lesson 3 - The Anthropogenic Greenhouse Effect | |
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Climate & Tree Growth Assignment (done individually or in pairs) - Nov 17th | |
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Quiz on Lesson 2 & 3 on Monday, November 24th
Nov 24th-25th
Lesson 4 - Physical Effects of Climate Change | |
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Lesson 5 - Social and Economic Effects of Climate Change | |
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Quiz on Lesson 4 & 5 on Thursday, November 27th
Nov 26th-28th
Lesson 6 - The Future of Climate Change | |
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Lesson 7 - Action on Climate Change | |
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Quiz on Lesson 6 & 7 on Tuesday, December 2nd
Culminating Task
- Written work due Wednesday, December 10th
- Debates will take place Monday, December 15th - Wednesday, December 17th
- Written work due Wednesday, December 10th
- Debates will take place Monday, December 15th - Wednesday, December 17th
Culminating Task Details | |
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Graphic Organizer for both debate and overview students - UPDATED WITH MARKS | |
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Rubric | |
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Topic: Alberta Oil Sands | |
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Topic: Ethanol Production & Deforestation | |
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Topic: Fracking | |
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Topic: Use of GMOs | |
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Topic: XL Keystone Pipeline | |
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Unit Test Date: Friday, November 5th
Climate Change Test Review | |
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Unit 4: Light & Geometric Optics
This unit covers topics such as the electromagnetic spectrum, sources of light, reflection, plane and curved mirrors, refraction, lenses and human vision. This unit includes calculations and diagrams so a ruler, protractor, calculator, and pencil will be required.
Dec 9th-12th
Lesson 1 - The Electromagnetic Spectrum | |
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Lesson 2 - Sources of Light | |
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Quiz on Lesson 1 & 2 on Thursday, December 11th
Lesson 3 - Rays, Reflection, Shadows | |
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Optics Lab - Seeing the Invisible | |
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Lesson 4 - Reflection in Plane Mirrors | |
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Unit Test Date: Wednesday, January 14th
Optics Test Review | |
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Optics Test Breakdown will be posted shortly.
Final Exam
The Period 2 class final exam will be on Thursday, January 22nd and Period 3 class final exam will be on Friday, January 23rd. The review and exam breakdown will be posted ASAP!