British Columbia · Grade 10

Science 10

DNA is the basis for the diversity of life; energy is conserved; the big bang theory

Outline

Lessons for this subject are being written.

Below is how the official curriculum organizes it. Each strand will get full lessons like the ones in Grade 1 Mathematics.

Curriculum strands

BBiology

DNA structure and function; patterns of inheritance (Mendelian genetics, Punnett squares); mutation, natural and artificial selection; applied genetics and ethics

CChemistry

Chemical reactions and reaction types; acids and bases; conservation of mass; energy change in reactions

PPhysics

Conservation of energy; potential and kinetic energy; nuclear energy and radiation (fission, fusion, alpha, beta, gamma)

EEarth and Space Science

Formation of the universe and the big bang theory; astronomical data and methods