Student Learning Specific Outcomes
Science 10/O2
¨ In most cases the emphasis is on ability to apply principles to problem solving not to regurgitation of information.
Unit 2: Chemical Reactions Their Practical Applications:
(text reference à 64-126)
* Students who have completed this unit should be able to do the
following:
1. name and write the chemical formulas for elements, compounds, and consumer products
2. understand the periodic table, its patterns and properties
3. draw Bohr diagrams for both atoms and ions
4. name and write formulas for ionic compounds and polyatomic containing compounds
5. use chemical formulas to determine the names and numbers of component atoms
6. demonstrate an understanding of chemical reactions by predicting products and writing balanced chemical equations
7. investigate conservation of mass as it applies to chemical reactions
8. conduct safe experiments to determine the factors that can affect the rates of chemical reactions
9. identify familiar processes encountered in everyday life, and careers that require knowledge of such processes
10. classify substances as acids, bases, or slats based on observations
11. demonstrate an understanding of neutralization through investigating simple acid-base reactions
12. use the pH scale to determine whether a substance is an acid or a base
13. describe how the pH scale is used to identify the concentration of acids and bases
Unit 1: Ecosystems Human Activity: (text reference à 1-60)
* Students who have completed this unit should be able to do the
following:
14. investigate how factors, such as sunlight and moisture , affect a natural ecosystem and a nonnatural ecosystem
15. gather information on the living organisms in a natural ecosystem and in a
nonnatural ecosystem
16. explain why there are similar ecosystems in different parts of the world
17. analyze the climate, vegetation, and physical geography of Canadian regions
18. describe how carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen are cycled through ecosystems
19. describe how energy flows through ecosystems
20. explain how pesticides move through food webs and assess how the pesticides
affect organisms in those food webs
21. analyze how the growth of populations is limited by available resources and
other factors
22. describe careers related to ecology and ecosystems
23. analyze issues related to human interference in removing or replacing
organisms in an ecosystem
24. explain how the fertility of soil can be changed and the consequences of such a
change
25. conduct an investigation into the long- and short-term effects of acid rain on an
ecosystem
26. assess the impact on ecosystems of changes caused by agriculture and forestry
27. describe how the relationships between organisms and their ecosystems are
viewed by other cultures
Unit 3: Motion & Its Applications: (text reference à 130-188)
* Students who have completed this unit should be able to do the
following:
28. give examples of quantities that describe linear motion
29. describe the differences among constant, instantaneous, and average speed
30. describe the relationship among average speed, distance, and time, and solve
problems using these quantities
31. look at the costs versus the benefits of technologies that help us go faster
32. assess alternate modes of transportation
33. ask scientific questions about motion
34. plan and conduct an investigation into motion
35. research information about motion using many sources
36. give examples of quantities related to the description of linear motion
37. describe the differences among constant, instantaneous, and average velocity
38. describe the relationship among average velocity, displacement, and elapsed
time in one dimension and solve problems involving there quantities
39. give examples of vector quantities that describe linear motion
40. draw position-time graphs and calculate the average and instantaneous velocity
Unit 4: Weather Systems: (text reference à 192-246)
* Students who have completed this unit should be able to do the
following:
41. investigate and build weather instruments to measure and collect data related to temperature, wind speed, atmospheric pressure, and humidity
42. identify factors that affect the development, severity, and movement of local
weather systems
43. question and investigate weather-related concepts and weather forecasting
44. interpret weather maps
45. find and use information from sources like the Internet, books and the library
to help with weather forecasting
46. forecast local weather
47. list and describe the main characteristics of the atmosphere (air) and
hydrosphere (water)
48. explain how heat energy from the Sun is stored in the atmosphere and
hydrosphere
49. explain that this heat storage affects air and water currents
50. describe how winds and clouds are formed
51. describe how temperature, pressure, humidity, and wind affect heat transfer in
the water cycle
52. investigate factors that affect the weather, such as the angle of Earth to the
Sun, the rotation of Earth, and the rate of evaporation of water
53. explain the effects of heat transfer in the water and air that create extreme
weather events
54. describe and explain the formation of extreme e=weather events such as
thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards, and floods
55. identify factors that affect the development and severity of local weather
56. describe the impact of climate change on economic, social, and environmental
conditions
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