Year 10 Science
10SCI
Course Description
Teacher in Charge:
Science is about learning about how the world around and within us works. Students will learn how to inquire, observe, and write in a science context so that they can participate as critical, informed, and responsible citizens in a society in which science plays a significant role. They will also view the world through both a science and mātauranga Māori lens. Activities will involve: experiments, discussion, inquiry and many other hands-on learning tasks.
Learning Opportunities
In this course you will need to:
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- Gather and interpret data.
| - How our organs work together and what can go wrong with them. How characteristics can be passed down from parents to offspring.
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- Use evidence to support ideas.
| - The role of forces and energy. transformations in everyday life, and the link between electricity and magnetism.
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| - The effect of climate change on the planet and what we can do to reduce this. Why NZ has earthquakes and volcanoes.
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- Interpret representations such as models, graphs, charts and written text.
| - How matter is made up of atoms and how scientists classify chemicals into different groups.
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- Engage with science in real life contexts.
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Year Levels/Departments:
Science
Resources Required
2 x 1E5 or 1B5 Exercise Book or equivalent