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Alberta publishes its curriculum as long official documents written for teachers. This page is the same content, translated for the fridge door: each subject below shows this year's units and the skills inside them. If a skill sounds unfamiliar, that's the point — now you know what to ask about at dinner.
Mathematics this year
Math builds in layers, and this year's layer matters — each unit below leans on the ones before it. In Alberta, that's Mathematics 10C — 3 units, 41 skills.
Measurement
- SI and imperial units
- Converting within and between systems
- Prisms and cylinders
Algebra and Number
- Prime factors, GCF and LCM
- Identifying and simplifying radicals
- Integral exponents and exponent laws
Relations and Functions
- Interpreting graphs in context
- Relations and how to represent them
- Slope as rise over run
See the full Mathematics 10C curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Mathematics this year
Math builds in layers, and this year's layer matters — each unit below leans on the ones before it. In Alberta, that's Mathematics 10-3 — 4 units, 22 skills.
Measurement
- Describing the SI (metric) units
- Solving linear measurement problems
Geometry
- Drawing, replicating and constructing angles
- Identifying right triangles and verifying the theorem
- Strategies for spatial puzzles and games
Number
- Unit pricing and best buys
- Wages, salary, commission, piecework and gross pay
See the full Mathematics 10-3 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
English Language Arts this year
Reading, writing, and speaking skills deepen this year — less "can they read it," more "what do they make of it." In Alberta, that's English Language Arts 10-1 — 4 units, 28 skills.
Exploring Ideas & Perspectives
- Forming tentative understandings
- Considering new perspectives
Comprehending Literature & Other Texts
- Discerning and analyzing context
- Relating form to purpose and content
- Connecting self, text, culture and milieu
Managing Ideas & Information (Inquiry & Research)
- Focusing purpose and form
- Selecting, recording and organizing information
Creating Oral, Print & Multimedia Texts
- Assessing the text-creation context
- Enhancing thought, support and detail
See the full English Language Arts 10-1 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
English Language Arts this year
Reading, writing, and speaking skills deepen this year — less "can they read it," more "what do they make of it." In Alberta, that's English Language Arts 10-2 — 4 units, 28 skills.
Exploring Ideas & Perspectives
- Forming tentative understandings
- Considering new perspectives
Comprehending Everyday & Workplace Texts
- Discerning context
- Relating form to purpose
- Connecting self, text, culture and milieu
Managing Ideas & Information (Inquiry & Research)
- Focusing purpose and form
- Selecting, recording and organizing information
Creating Texts
- Assessing the text-creation context
- Enhancing thought, support and detail
See the full English Language Arts 10-2 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Science this year
Science gets more structured this year — real investigations, real explanations, real vocabulary. In Alberta, that's Science 10 — 4 units, 18 skills.
Energy & Matter in Chemical Change
- Particles that make up matter
- How elements combine to form compounds
- Identifying and classifying chemical changes
Energy Flow in Technological Systems
- Technology developed before the laws
- Defining the measures of energy
- Energy conservation and efficiency of transformations
Cycling of Matter in Living Systems
- Imaging technology and understanding of the cell
- Function of cell organelles and structures
- Specialized structures in plants
Energy Flow in Global Systems
- Solar energy, terrestrial energy and the biosphere
- Climate and the world’s major biomes
See the full Science 10 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Science this year
Science gets more structured this year — real investigations, real explanations, real vocabulary. In Alberta, that's Science 14 — 4 units, 21 skills.
Investigating Properties of Matter
- Classifying matter by its properties
- Solutions, solubility, solutes and solvents
- Properties of elements and compounds
Understanding Energy Transfer
- How heating & cooling systems move heat
- Simple machines that transfer energy
Investigating Matter & Energy in Living Systems
- How the two systems exchange matter
- Plant and animal cell parts
Investigating Electromagnetic Energy
- Cyclical flow of matter along set pathways
- Biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem
See the full Science 14 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Social Studies this year
Social studies widens the lens this year — history, geography, and how communities and governments work. In Alberta, that's Social Studies 10-2 — 4 units, 28 skills.
Globalization & Identity
- How people express their identities
- Opportunities globalization presents
Historical Globalization & Imperialism
- Effects of cultural contact
- Consequences of imperialism for Aboriginal Peoples
Globalization, the Economy & the Environment
- Understanding economic globalization
- People, the land and globalization
Quality of Life & Global Citizenship
- Understandings of quality of life
- Globalization, democratization and human rights
- Perspectives on civic responsibilities
See the full Social Studies 10-2 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
French this year
French builds through listening, speaking, and simple reading — confidence first, grammar second. In Alberta, that's French Language Arts 10-2 (immersion) — 5 units, 21 skills.
Valorisation du français
- Valoriser son apprentissage du français
Production écrite
- Rédiger des textes pour transmettre de l'information
See the full French Language Arts 10-2 (immersion) curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
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Common questions
What does my child learn in Grade 10 in Alberta?
Alberta's official curriculum sets out Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, French for Grade 10 — 236 specific skills in total. The big themes: Mathematics covers measurement and algebra and number; Mathematics covers measurement and geometry; English Language Arts covers exploring ideas & perspectives and comprehending literature & other texts. The full list is on this page.
Is this the official Alberta curriculum?
It's built from Alberta's official program of studies, reorganized into plain language — and each subject links to a course page that quotes the ministry's own wording and links to the government source, so you can check our work. One honest caveat: we're not the ministry, curricula do change, and we can't guarantee this reflects the very latest revision, so confirm anything important against the live provincial curriculum data.
My child is finding one of these skills hard. What can I do?
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MapleMind isn't affiliated with any ministry of education. We build these guides from each province's official program of studies and refresh them from time to time — but curricula change, and we can't guarantee this page reflects the very latest revision. Always confirm against the live provincial curriculum data. Last updated 2026-08-15.
Social Studies this year
Social studies widens the lens this year — history, geography, and how communities and governments work. In Alberta, that's Social Studies 10-1 — 4 units, 29 skills.
Globalization & Identity
- How identities are expressed
- Opportunities globalization presents
+ 4 more skills in this unit →Legacies of Historical Globalization
- Impacts of cultural contact
- Multiple perspectives on impacts
- Imperialist policies affecting Indigenous peoples
+ 5 more skills in this unit →Globalization & Sustainable Prosperity
- Understanding economic globalization
- Globalization and the environment
+ 5 more skills in this unit →Citizenship & Globalization
- Impacts on children and youth
- Understandings of quality of life
- Means to address globalization
+ 5 more skills in this unit →See the full Social Studies 10-1 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →