Saskatchewan · Grade 10
Science, Grade 10
Saskatchewan’s Grade 10 science course, from Career Investigation to Force and Motion in Our World.
- Units
- 4
- Lessons
- 13
- Skills
- 34
- Provincial exam
- None
- Official curriculum
- Saskatchewan Ministry of Education
Unit by unit
Every skill in the course, with its official code.
Unit 1 · 2 skills
Career Investigation
Careers in Science
Branches of science and career paths
I can describe the branches of science and the career paths related to them.
Official code: SCI10-CI1
Profiling a science career
I can profile a specific science career, including its qualifications and path.
Official code: SCI10-CI1
The official wording · 2 outcomes
- SCI10-CI1
- Investigate career paths related to various branches and sub-branches of science.
- SCI10-CI1
- career paths related to various branches and sub-branches of science.
Key ideas
Science divides into branches and sub-branches, each with related work roles.
Post-secondary programs in Saskatchewan and across Canada prepare people for science careers.
A career profile covers a person's educational and personal background, what drew them, and their advice.
Science careers require particular educational qualifications.
Watch out for
- Thinking science has only a few career options.
- Believing all science careers require the same education.
- Thinking a science career follows only one path.
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Unit 2 · 13 skills
Climate and Ecosystem Dynamics
Human Actions and Sustainability
Perspectives on sustainability
I can assess different perspectives on sustainability and stewardship of ecosystems.
Official code: SCI10-CD1
Climate change indicators and actions
I can identify human contributions to climate change and how scientists track it.
Official code: SCI10-CD1
Milestones and evidence in sustainability
I can evaluate milestones in sustainability thinking and judge the validity of sources.
Official code: SCI10-CD1
Earth's Climate System
Weather, climate, and the climate system
I can distinguish weather from climate and describe Earth's climate system.
Official code: SCI10-CD2
Global circulation and weather patterns
I can explain how Earth's tilt and rotation drive global circulation and weather patterns.
Official code: SCI10-CD2
The natural greenhouse effect
I can explain the natural greenhouse effect and the role of greenhouse gases.
Official code: SCI10-CD2
Biodiversity and Populations
Biomes and biodiversity
I can explain the importance of biodiversity and compare Earth's major biomes.
Official code: SCI10-CD3
Sampling techniques
I can estimate the abundance of organisms using sampling techniques.
Official code: SCI10-CD3
Population dynamics and carrying capacity
I can interpret population graphs and explain carrying capacity.
Official code: SCI10-CD3
Threats to biodiversity and bioaccumulation
I can explain threats to biodiversity and how bioaccumulation affects organisms.
Official code: SCI10-CD3
Feedback and Biogeochemical Cycles
Systems and feedback mechanisms
I can explain systems and feedback and represent a feedback mechanism.
Official code: SCI10-CD4
Cycling of carbon and nitrogen
I can describe how carbon and nitrogen cycle and how human actions affect them.
Official code: SCI10-CD4
Indigenous knowledge and cycle interdependence
I can explore Indigenous understandings of matter and energy and analyze how biogeochemical cycles interconnect.
Official code: SCI10-CD4
The official wording · 13 outcomes
- SCI10-CD1
- Assess the implications of human actions on the local and global climate and the sustainability of ecosystems.
- SCI10-CD1
- the implications of human actions on the local and global climate and the sustainability of ecosystems.
- SCI10-CD1
- the implications of human actions on the local and global climate and the sustainability of ecosystems.
- SCI10-CD2
- Investigate factors that influence Earth’s climate system, including the role of the natural greenhouse effect.
- SCI10-CD2
- factors that influence Earth’s climate system, including the role of the natural greenhouse effect.
- SCI10-CD2
- the role of the natural greenhouse effect.
- SCI10-CD3
- Examine biodiversity through the analysis of interactions among populations within communities.
- SCI10-CD3
- biodiversity through the analysis of interactions among populations within communities.
- SCI10-CD3
- interactions among populations within communities.
- SCI10-CD3
- biodiversity through the analysis of interactions among populations within communities.
- SCI10-CD4
- Investigate the role of feedback mechanisms in biogeochemical cycles and in maintaining stability in ecosystems.
- SCI10-CD4
- the role of feedback mechanisms in biogeochemical cycles and in maintaining stability in ecosystems.
- SCI10-CD4
- feedback mechanisms in biogeochemical cycles and in maintaining stability in ecosystems.
Key ideas
People from Aboriginal and other cultures view the relationships between organisms and their ecosystems differently.
Weather is short-term; climate is the long-term pattern.
Biomes result from the interaction of biotic and abiotic factors such as temperature, precipitation, and latitude.
Systems can be open, closed, or isolated, and reach dynamic or static equilibrium.
Sustainability must be examined from economic, social justice, and environmental perspectives, including the duty to consult.
Watch out for
- Thinking sustainability is only an environmental issue.
- Thinking a single cold day disproves climate change.
- Thinking all ecosystems have the same biodiversity.
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Unit 3 · 11 skills
Chemical Reactions
Properties of Chemical Reactions
Reaction types and energy changes
I can describe types of chemical reactions and distinguish endothermic from exothermic reactions.
Official code: SCI10-CR1
Chemistry in our lives
I can describe how chemistry shapes our lives and why some changes are hard to classify.
Official code: SCI10-CR1
Acids, bases, and pH
I can describe acid-base reactions and the importance of pH.
Official code: SCI10-CR1
Naming and Writing Formulas
Naming ionic compounds
I can name and write formulas for ionic compounds.
Official code: SCI10-CR2
Naming molecular and organic compounds
I can classify substances as ionic or molecular and name molecular compounds.
Official code: SCI10-CR2
Naming acids and bases
I can classify and name acids and bases and use the pH scale.
Official code: SCI10-CR2
Equations and Conservation of Mass
Representing reactions and conservation of mass
I can explain conservation of mass and represent reactions with word and skeleton equations.
Official code: SCI10-CR3
Balancing chemical equations
I can balance a chemical equation and verify it is balanced.
Official code: SCI10-CR3
Categorizing reactions from equations
I can categorize a chemical reaction from its balanced equation.
Official code: SCI10-CR3
Rates of Chemical Reactions
Factors affecting reaction rate
I can predict how factors affect reaction rate and explain it with the collision model.
Official code: SCI10-CR4
Investigating reaction rates
I can design an experiment on reaction rate and interpret the data.
Official code: SCI10-CR4
The official wording · 11 outcomes
- SCI10-CR1
- Explore the properties of chemical reactions, including the role of energy changes, and applications of acids and bases.
- SCI10-CR1
- the properties of chemical reactions, including the role of energy changes
- SCI10-CR1
- applications of acids and bases.
- SCI10-CR2
- Name and write formulas for common ionic and molecular chemical compounds, including acids and bases.
- SCI10-CR2
- formulas for common ionic and molecular chemical compounds, including acids and bases.
- SCI10-CR2
- formulas for common ionic and molecular chemical compounds, including acids and bases.
- SCI10-CR3
- Represent chemical reactions and conservation of mass symbolically using models, word and skeleton equations and balanced chemical equations.
- SCI10-CR3
- reactions and conservation of mass symbolically using models, word and skeleton equations and balanced chemical equations.
- SCI10-CR3
- reactions and conservation of mass symbolically using models, word and skeleton equations and balanced chemical equations.
- SCI10-CR4
- Investigate the rates of chemical reactions, including factors that affect the rate.
- SCI10-CR4
- the rates of chemical reactions, including factors that affect the rate.
Key ideas
Reactions include synthesis, decomposition, combustion, single replacement, and double replacement.
An element's position on the periodic table shows its valence electrons and likely bonding.
Mass is conserved in a chemical reaction — atoms are rearranged, not created or destroyed.
Temperature, concentration, surface area, and catalysts affect reaction rate.
Endothermic reactions absorb energy; exothermic reactions release it. WHMIS 2015 and Safety Data Sheets guide safe handling.
Watch out for
- Thinking all reactions release energy.
- Thinking the charges in an ionic formula do not need to balance.
- Thinking mass is lost when a gas is produced.
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Unit 4 · 8 skills
Force and Motion in Our World
Motion-Related Technologies
Development of motion technologies
I can evaluate the development and impact of a motion-related technology.
Official code: SCI10-FM1
Designing for motion and measuring the imperceptible
I can design a prototype for a motion need and describe how imperceptible motion is measured.
Official code: SCI10-FM1
Uniform Motion
Representing uniform motion
I can represent uniform motion with vectors and graphs.
Official code: SCI10-FM2
Solving uniform-motion problems
I can solve problems for objects moving at a constant speed.
Official code: SCI10-FM2
Accelerated Motion
Representing accelerated motion
I can represent accelerated motion and read its graphs.
Official code: SCI10-FM3
Solving acceleration problems
I can solve problems involving acceleration using the equations of motion.
Official code: SCI10-FM3
Force and Motion
Net force and force vectors
I can add force vectors to find the net force on an object.
Official code: SCI10-FM4
Newton's laws and friction
I can describe Newton's laws and the role of friction in motion.
Official code: SCI10-FM4
The official wording · 8 outcomes
- SCI10-FM1
- Explore the development of motion- related technologies and their impacts on self and society.
- SCI10-FM1
- the development of motion- related technologies and their impacts on self and society.
- SCI10-FM2
- Investigate and represent the motion of objects that travel at a constant speed in a straight line.
- SCI10-FM2
- the motion of objects that travel at a constant speed in a straight line.
- SCI10-FM3
- Investigate and represent the motion of objects that undergo acceleration.
- SCI10-FM3
- the motion of objects that undergo acceleration.
- SCI10-FM4
- Explore the relationship between force and motion for objects moving in one and two dimensions.
- SCI10-FM4
- the relationship between force and motion for objects moving in one and two dimensions.
Key ideas
Motion-related technologies from various cultures, including First Nations and Métis, developed through continued testing.
A frame of reference determines whether an object is in motion; scalars have magnitude only while vectors have direction.
Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity; instantaneous and average values can differ.
Force vectors add in one and two dimensions to give a net force.
A technology can be evaluated by safety, cost, availability, and impact on everyday life and the environment.
Watch out for
- Thinking motion technologies appeared fully formed.
- Thinking distance and displacement are the same.
- Thinking constant velocity means the object is accelerating.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Plan the term
Pick your term and the days you study. Each unit gets its share of the weeks and comes back a week later for a review. The last two weeks go over the whole course.
The official curriculum
This page follows Saskatchewan’s own curriculum for Science, Grade 10.
Textbooks
The textbooks Saskatchewan Ministry of Education lists for Science, Grade 10:
- Exploring Earth Science (2nd ed.)
- Investigating Science 10
- Nelson Science Perspectives 10
- The Agri-Environment. Exploring a Healthy Relationship with the Land: An Educational Resource for Environmental Sciences 20
From core resources, read October 27, 2026. curriculum.gov.sk.ca
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Questions about Science, Grade 10
What is Science, Grade 10?
Saskatchewan’s Grade 10 science course: 4 units and 34 skills, from Career Investigation to Force and Motion in Our World.
What units are in Science, Grade 10?
1. Career Investigation, 2. Climate and Ecosystem Dynamics, 3. Chemical Reactions and 4. Force and Motion in Our World.
Is there a provincial exam for Science, Grade 10?
No. Saskatchewan gives no provincial exam for Science, Grade 10.
What textbook does Science, Grade 10 use?
The textbooks Saskatchewan Ministry of Education lists for Science, Grade 10: Exploring Earth Science (2nd ed.), Investigating Science 10, Nelson Science Perspectives 10 and The Agri-Environment. Exploring a Healthy Relationship with the Land: An Educational Resource for Environmental Sciences 20.
What comes after Science, Grade 10?
Biology 20, Chemistry 20, Physics 20 and Environmental Science 20.
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