Course Code:
Teacher:
SNC 2P
Phone Extension:
Mr. Steele
Email:
(519) 925-2224 ext. 523
doug.steele@ugdsb.on.ca
Course Website:
Course Description:
This course enables students to enhance their understanding of concepts in biology, chemistry, climate, and
physics, and of the interrelationships between science, technology, society, and the environment. Students are
also given opportunities to further develop their scientific investigation skills. Students will plan and conduct
investigations and develop their understanding of scientific theories related to the connections between cells and
systems in animals and plants; chemical reactions, with a particular focus on acid-base reactions; forces that
affect climate and climate change; and the interaction of light and matter.
Big Ideas (Overall Learning Outcomes for the Course):
 All animals are made of specialized cells, tissues, and organs that are organized into systems.
 Chemicals react with one another in predicable ways.
 Global climate change is affected by both natural and human factors.
 Light is a form of energy, produced from a variety of sources, and can be transformed into other useful forms
of energy.
Course Evaluation: Students need to complete all assigned class work (Formative) to be prepared to do their best
work on the 6-8 “fewer-richer” evaluations (Summative tasks) that will be used to determine the student’s final
mark.
Term Work
Formative Assessments
Quizzes
Entrance/Exit Cards
Classroom Activities
Homework assignments
Notebook Check
Verbal Response
Warm-up Activities
Investigations/Experiments
Classroom Participation
Summative Assessments (70%)
1.
Unit Test: Light and Applications of Optics
2.
Performance Task: Presenting Optics
3.
Unit Test: Tissues, Organs, and Systems
4.
Performance Task: Analyzing Health Challenges
5.
Unit Test: Chemical Reactions
6.
Performance Task: Comparing Antacids
7.
Performance Task: Influences of Climate Change
Timeline
Week 5
Week 5 – 6
Week 10
Week 10 – 11
Week 15
Week 15 – 16
Week 17
Final Summative Assessments (30%)
Grade 10 Applied Science: Final Exam
Exam Period