Year 10 Science B

Year 10 Science B

Recommendations:

Successful completion of Year 9 Science.

What Will You Learn?

In this course you will learn physics – Distance and displacement, speed, velocity and acceleration, and Newton’s laws of motion, .  You will also learn Earth and space science – global spheres, the greenhouse effect, climate change, the big bang theory and stellar evolution.  You will build skills in scientific inquiry and communicating how science interacts with society.

You will have 4 summative assessment tasks:

·         2 Folio Tasks (a Science as a Human Endeavour Folio and a Deconstruct and Design Folio)

·         2 Skills and Applications Tasks (Topic Tests at the end of each unit)

Who is This Course For?

This course is for students who:

·         Are looking to study science in Stage 1 and 2 (Biology, Chemistry, Environment, Physics and Scientific Studies).

·         Pursue careers in fields like geology and mining, engineering, renewables, petroleum and gas, astronomy and astrophysics, and architecture.

What Do You Need?

  • Access to Padlet and Microsoft Suite and PDFs.
  • Strong literacy, numeracy and digital literacy skills.
  • NTSDE will provide students with a code to access an e-book.
  • NTSDE will provide students with a non-returnable ‘Practical Investigations Kit’ at the end of Term 3, Week 3 for new enrolments.
  • Access to a basic calculator (Computer calculator function is adequate)

Target Audience:

  • Year 10

Length:

1 semester (Semester 2 only)