Y10 Science
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Mr D. Wong.
The Junior Science programme is a two year course. In Year 10 Science, students continue to develop the skills, attitudes, and values to build a foundation for understanding the world. These outcomes are learnt through contextual units in which scientific knowledge and understanding is developed.
Each unit of work in Year 10 brings together relevant theory from the chemistry, biology, physics, and earth science, with content based on an essential question about the world that we live in.
By studying science, students:
• develop an understanding of the world, built on current scientific theories;
• learn that science involves particular processes and ways of developing and organising knowledge and that these continue to evolve;
• use their current scientific knowledge and skills for problem solving and developing further knowledge;
• use scientific knowledge and skills to make informed decisions about the communication, application, and implications of science as these relate to their own lives and cultures and to the sustainability of the environment.
Course Overview
Term 1
Forces and Motion
Genetics, Micro-organisms and Plant Reproduction
Term 2
Atoms and Elements
Electricity
Term 3
Electricity (continue)
Acids and Bases
Term 4
Animal systems
Recommended Prior Learning
Y9 Science
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
There is NO cost for this course.
Students are expected to have basic stationery:
- Workbook
- Pens and pencils
- Ruler
- Scientific calculator
Pathway
Pathway Possibilities
Dentist, Surgeon, Zoologist, Biotechnologist, Agricultural/Horticultural Scientist, Audiologist, Medical Laboratory Scientist, Environmental Scientist, Podiatrist, Community Pharmacist, Medical Pathologist, Animal Physiologist, General Practitioner, Mental Health Nurse, Fishery Officer, Veterinarian, Ecologist, Chiropractor, Food Engineer, Diagnostic Radiologist, Marine Biologist, Forestry Scientist, Hospital Nurse, Microbiologist, Optometrist, Biochemist, District Nurse, Plant Physiologist, Practice Nurse, Physiotherapist, Dental Technician, Dietitian, Molecular Biologist, Quarantine Officer, Life Sciences Technician, Secondary School teacher, Midwife, Botanist, Ecologist, General Practitioner, Astronomer, Medical RAdiation Technologist, Natural Resources Engineer, Computer Systems Technician, Environmental Engineer, Diagnostic RAdiologist, Aeronautical Engineer, Atmospheric Scientist, Hydraulics Engineer, Radiation Therapist, Marine, Architect, Fire Protection Engineer, Structural Engineer, Mining Engineer, Optometrist, Geophysicist, Roading Engineer, Oceanographer, Volcanologist, Mechanical Engineer, Secondary school teacher, Weather forecaster, Nuclear Medicine Technologist, Electrical Engineer, Systems Administrator, Telecommunications Technician, Broadcast Technician, Security Systems Technician, Electrical Engineering Technician, Air Force Avionics Technician,