Science and the Environment, Secondary 4
Quebec · Grade 10 · Science — the complete curriculum-aligned outline, taught skill by skill by MapleMind's AI tutor.
3Units
6Lessons
20Skills
Unit 1: The Living World
The SE compulsory concepts of the Living World: ecology as the organizing frame and ecotoxicology with contaminant accumulation.
Ecology and ecotoxicology
- Ecology and the organization of living organisms
- Ecotoxicology
- Contaminants, bioaccumulation and the toxicity level
Unit 2: The Material World
The SE compulsory concepts of the Material World: aqueous solutions, electrolytes and the pH scale, chemical changes and reaction types, conservation of mass and stoichiometry, atomic structure and bonds, and work-energy and specific heat.
Solutions, electrolytes and pH
- Solubility of solids and gases
- Concentration, dissolution and dilution
- Electrolytes, conductivity and the pH scale
Chemical changes, conservation and stoichiometry
- Chemical changes: precipitation, decomposition and synthesis
- Photosynthesis, respiration and neutralization
- Conservation of mass and balancing equations
- Stoichiometry and the mole
Atomic structure and bonds
- Elementary particles and the atomic model
- Isotopes and relative atomic mass
- Bonding tendency and types of bonds
- Nomenclature, polyatomic ions and the mole
Work, energy and heat
- Work, energy transformation and conservation
- Heat, temperature and specific heat
Unit 3: The Earth and Space
The SE compulsory concepts of the Earth and Space: soil profiles and buffering capacity, eutrophication, and atmospheric circulation and the greenhouse effect.
Soil, water and atmosphere
- Soil horizons and profiles
- Soil buffering capacity and contamination
- Aquatic pollution and eutrophication
- Atmospheric circulation and the greenhouse effect
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