Year 10 SCIENCE
SCIENCE
FULL YEAR COURSE
Assumed Knowledge
Advanced, General and Essential Science Courses are offered to support different learners’ ability and interest. Students doing the Advanced course must have good passes in Year 9 Science and have shown good study habits and interest in continuing in science at a high academic level. Students doing the General course will have passes in Year 9 Science, and students doing Essential Science will be interested in science as it relates to applied contexts. At the change over from Semester 1 to 2, negotiation may be made to move between levels.
Course Description
Year 10 Science continues on from the Australian Curriculum Year 8 and 9 course in the same integrated way, with topics in the areas of physics, chemistry, biology and geology all being studied. By this level the content becomes more sophisticated and the assessment more rigorous as students prepare for choosing subjects in Years 11 and 12, particularly the Advanced and General Courses.
Content
Assessment Components
FULL YEAR COURSE
Assumed Knowledge
Advanced, General and Essential Science Courses are offered to support different learners’ ability and interest. Students doing the Advanced course must have good passes in Year 9 Science and have shown good study habits and interest in continuing in science at a high academic level. Students doing the General course will have passes in Year 9 Science, and students doing Essential Science will be interested in science as it relates to applied contexts. At the change over from Semester 1 to 2, negotiation may be made to move between levels.
Course Description
Year 10 Science continues on from the Australian Curriculum Year 8 and 9 course in the same integrated way, with topics in the areas of physics, chemistry, biology and geology all being studied. By this level the content becomes more sophisticated and the assessment more rigorous as students prepare for choosing subjects in Years 11 and 12, particularly the Advanced and General Courses.
Content
- Geological Time
- Genetics and Evolution
- The Periodic Table
- Motion and Energy
- Chemical Reactions
- The Universe
Assessment Components
- Major Assignments
- Quizzes
- Practical Reports
- Oral Presentations
- End of Topic Tests