Science 10

Using weather instruments and integrating data

I can use weather instruments accurately to gather local weather data and combine it with data from regional and national networks.

Analyzing data to predict weather

I can analyze meteorological data over a time span and use it, with appropriate technology, to predict future weather.

Heat energy transfer in the water cycle

I can explain and illustrate the heat energy transfers that drive the water cycle.

The atmosphere and hydrosphere as heat sinks

I can describe how the atmosphere and hydrosphere store and release heat, acting as heat sinks that moderate weather and climate.

Heat transfer and air/water currents

I can use weather data to explain how heat transfer in the atmosphere and hydrosphere creates air and water currents.

Explaining seasonal and weather variation

I can illustrate how science explains seasonal changes and weather variation for a given location.

Canadian contributions to weather forecasting

I can describe Canadian contributions to weather forecasting and satellite imaging and show how scientific knowledge evolves over time.

The impact of accurate forecasting

I can identify and report how accurate weather forecasting matters at personal, community, and global scales.

Risks, benefits, and limits of forecasting responses

I can analyze the risks, benefits, and limitations of how society responds to weather forecasts.

Investigating reactions safely with WHMIS

I can investigate chemical reactions safely by applying WHMIS standards and proper handling and disposal techniques.

Identifying acids, bases, and salts

I can perform experiments to identify a substance as an acid, base, or salt from its characteristic properties.

Neutralization reactions

I can describe how neutralization tempers an acid with a base (or a base with an acid) to produce a salt and water.

Naming and writing chemical formulas

I can name and write formulas for common ionic and molecular compounds and explain why the IUPAC system is useful.

Classifying acids, bases, and salts by formula

I can classify simple acids, bases, and salts from their characteristics, names, and formulas.

Balancing equations and conservation of mass

I can write balanced symbolic equations that represent a reaction and show that mass is conserved.

Factors affecting chemical reactions

I can design and carry out a controlled experiment showing how a factor changes the rate of a chemical reaction.

Science and technology relationships

I can investigate and, working with others, describe how science and technology relate and support each other's functions.

Accurate measurement in experiments

I can use instruments and correct terminology accurately to collect reliable data in motion experiments.

Analyzing scalar and vector motion

I can analyze motion graphically and quantitatively, distinguishing scalar quantities (distance, time, speed) from vector quantities (position, displacement, velocity).

Constant, average, and instantaneous speed

I can distinguish constant, average, and instantaneous speed and velocity and tell when each applies.

Design and function of motion technology

I can describe and evaluate the design and function of a piece of motion technology.

Framing motion research questions

I can identify and imagine testable questions about motion that could be investigated using science and technology.

Canadian contributions in motion

I can describe examples of Canadian contributions to the science and technology of motion.

Shifting views of sustainability

I can analyze how a shift in thinking about sustainability changes the way society views and uses the environment.

Biotic/abiotic factors and bioaccumulation

I can distinguish biotic from abiotic factors and explain how bioaccumulation affects consumers at every trophic level.

Biodiversity and sustainability

I can describe how the biodiversity of an ecosystem supports its sustainability.

External factors and ecosystem sustainability

I can predict and analyze how external factors affect an ecosystem's sustainability and present my analysis in different formats.

Ecosystem responses to stress and change

I can diagnose and report how an ecosystem responds to short-term stress and to long-term change.

Geography and similar ecosystems

I can describe how different geographical locations can sustain similar ecosystems (biomes).

Defending a course of action on an issue

I can investigate a multi-perspective environmental issue and defend a reasoned course of action.

Research and sustainable development

I can describe peer review and identify Canadian and global research projects where science and technology support sustainable development.