Prerequisites
Grade 10 Science, Academic
Description
This course develops students’ understanding of Earth and its place in the universe. Students will investigate the properties of and forces in the universe and solar system and analyse techniques scientists use to generate knowledge about them. Students will closely examine the materials of Earth, its internal and surficial processes, and its geological history, and will learn how Earth’s systems interact and how they have changed over time. Throughout the course, students will learn how these forces, processes, and materials affect their daily lives. The course draws on biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics in its consideration of geological and astronomical processes that can be observed directly or inferred from other evidence.
TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGIES
Along with some of the strategies noted in the assessment for, as, and of learning charts below, strategies will include (but not be limited to):
- Group/guided discussions
- Self Reflection/Evaluation
- Video analysis
- Peer conferencing
- Guided Internet research
- Multimedia Productions
- Drafts
- Summative/Culminating projects
OUTLINE OF COURSE CONTENT
Astronomy
20 hours
Planetary Science
20 hours
Recording Earth’s Geological History
20 hours
Earth Materials
20 hours
Geological Processes
20 hours
Culminating task and Final exam
10 hours
Total
110 hours
