Checklist for Science 10 Summary Tests and Final
Exam
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I know the vocabulary for Chapters 1- 12.
I can properly use formulas on the back of the periodic table sheet.
I have practiced the online Science Focus Quizzes for each chapter, and taken the
chemistry, biology and physics review tests.
I can list manipulated, responding and control variables for an experiment
UNIT 1: CHEMISTRY (Chapters 1-3 of Science Focus 10)
I know how to draw Energy Level Diagrams of the first 3 energy levels for any element
or ion and put the correct # of electrons in each energy level.
I know how to draw Electron Dot Diagrams for all elements, anions and cations.
I know how to make Molecular and Ionic compounds using electron dot diagrams.
What are the chemical and physical properties of metals and non-metals? Where are
these elements on the periodic table?
I know how to represent cations and anions of any element.
I can determine how many electrons, neutrons and protons any element or ion has.
I know which scientist created which atomic model, Rutherford, Thompson, Dalton,
Bohr, Schrodinger and deBroglie
I can identify, name and write the formula for ionic and molecular compounds.
I know how the difference between ionic and molecular bonding.
I know how to use the stock/IUPAC system in writing chemical formulas.
I understand the importance of water and how its structure impacts its behavior as a
chemical and why this behavior is important to life on Earth.
I know the pH scale (acidic, basic and neutral pH’s, weak and strong acid and base pH
ranges).
I know what ions make a solution acidic and basic.
I know what makes an acid and base stronger or weaker.
I know how to name and write the formulas for acids and bases.
I know how red and blue litmus reacts to acids and bases.
I know if bases and acids are conductive or not. Are acids and bases highly soluble in
water?
What is a polyatomic ion? I know how to use the polyatomic chart for naming and
writing chemical formulas
I know the names of and how to write the 5 types of chemical reactions. I can recognize
the 5 types of chemical reactions if I see them.
I know how to predict the products of a chemical reaction if given the reactants (using
the 5 types of chemical reactions). I can write the complete reaction, the compounds,
their states, and balance the equation.
I know how to use the solubility chart to determine if a precipitate will be formed
during a reaction, and what that precipitate will be.
I know how to use the solubility chart to determine if a compound formed in a reaction
involving reactants that are aqueous solutions will be aqueous or not.
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I know how to balance a chemical equation
I know how to determine the number of moles of each reactant and product in a
balanced chemical equation.
I know how to calculate the molar mass of a compound.
I know how to calculate how many moles are in a given mass of a compound
I know how to calculate the mass of a given number of moles of a compound
UNIT 2: PHYSICS (Chapters 4-6 of Science Focus 10)
I know how steam pressure and atmospheric pressure cause movement in a steam
engine, expand or contracts a pop can, move a turbine
I know the energy source for the early steam engines
I know why Watt’s steam engine was an improvement over the earlier models.
I know how the steam engine improved people’s lives
I know the 1st and 2nd Law of Thermodynamics
I know why Joule’s experiment with a weight turning a stirrer in water was so
important
I know how to calculate force, work and distance.
I know what an internal combustion engine is and its 4 strokes.
I know how to calculate and correctly report the distance and displacement from one
point to another.
I can interpret what is happening in velocity-time graphs and position-time graphs.
I can calculate the energy efficiency of a machine
I can calculate the amount of energy wasted by a machine (doesn’t go into output)
I know how to calculate mass, change in height, speed, Ek and Eg using equations for Ek
and Eg
I can calculate speed, velocity, distance or time using the equations for speed and
velocity.
I can calculate acceleration, velocity and time using the equation for acceleration
I know when a pendulum’s swing is 100% potential energy (Eg), 100% kinetic energy
(Ek), and when it is a combination of the two i.e. 50% kinetic and 50% potential energy.
I know what energy transfers and transformations are.
I know what cogeneration is and why it improves the efficiency of systems.
BIOLOGY UNIT 3 (Chapters 7-9 of Science Focus 10)
I can state the parts of the cell theory.
I know the contributions of Leeuwenhoek, Hooke, Virchow, Redi and Pasteur to
understanding the cell theory.
I know Redi’s and Pasteur’s experiments.
I know the parts of the microscope and their functions.
I know the cell organelles and their functions for plant and animal cells.
I know how to calculate the actual size of an organelle from a micrograph or drawing.
I can identify the parts of a cell membrane (phospholipid bilayer, proteins and
carbohydrate chains), and which parts are hydrophobic and which are hydrophilic
I know the different kinds of transport used for substances to cross cell membranes
(active transport, passive transport, facilitated diffusion, diffusion, osmosis). I know the
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concentration gradients involved in each one.
I know what exocytosis, endocytosis, pinocytosis and phagocytosis are.
I can identify hyper-, hypo-, and iso-tonic solutions and what will happen to a cell
placed in each type of solution.
I know the relationship between surface area and volume (volume grows
faster/slower/at the same rate as surface area) and why this limits cell size.
I know the ways cells can increase their surface area for more efficient transport across
the cell membrane.
I know how roots increase their surface area.
I can write the chemical reaction for photosynthesis and know which compounds are
the reactants and which are the products
I can write the chemical reaction for cellular respiration and know which compounds
are the reactants and which are the products
I can identify and explain the function of the different specialized cells in a leaf.
I can identify plant organs.
I know the name and function of a plant’s vascular tissues.
I know why is water so important to plants (more than one answer!)
I know the processes involved in the movement of water and minerals in a plant.
I know the process that makes sap flow from the leaves to the roots
I know what Wendt discovered in his experiment with seedlings and phototropism.
I can explain how auxins cause bending of shoots towards the light and negative and
positive gravitropism in roots and shoots
I know what the nastic response is.
UNIT 4: CLIMATE CHANGE (Chapters 10-12 of Science Focus 10)
I know what causes lengths of day and night to change with time of year (seasons).
I know how the position of the Earth in relation to the Sun impacts the heating of the
Earth at different latitudes at different times of the year.
I know the 4 parts of the Earth’s biosphere: atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere,
biosphere.
I know what Hvap and Hfus represent and can draw a graph with the correct
temperatures showing the melting (freezing) and vaporization (condensing) of water. I
know what parts of the graph indicate that a phase change is occurring.
I can use the formula for Hvap and Hfus to calculate heat energy, number of moles, or the
Hvap or Hfus
I know how to manipulate the specific heat capacity and Hvap and Hfus equations to solve
for the other variables.
I know how to use a specific heat capacity table to determine which substances heat up
or cool down the fastest and slowest.
I know what affects the net radiation budget of a biome and I understand the difference
between Greenhouse Effect, Enhanced Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change.
I know the difference between conduction, convection, radiation and reflection. I know
which of these is responsible for heat transfer in a fluid (liquid and air), solid and which
travels in waves. I know the difference between land breeze and sea breeze.
I know how the Coriolis Effect influences water and wind currents in the Northern and
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Southern Hemisphere
I can describe the terrestrial biomes in terms of main plant and animal adaptations
found there, average temperature and precipitation, seasonality, and biodiversity
I know what open, closed and isolated systems are and can give examples of each.
I know how to tell what the diameter of a tree ring tells about the growth of the tree.
Melting of the permafrost is a problem in arctic climates. Does this increase or decrease
the emission of methane and why is this a problem.
What is the job of the IPCC?
I can determine the average temperature and precipitation for a biome for any month
using a climatograph
I can recognize the climatograph of the different biomes.
I can predict how each biome will change if the average temperatures keep increasing.
I know what paleoclimatologists use to determine past climate change and biome shifts.
I know the main greenhouse gases and where they come from
I know why scientists are so concerned about carbon dioxide and its effects as a
greenhouse gas
I know many ways we can reduce CO2 emissions to reduce the causes of climate change.