Year 10 Science
What is this subject about?
Year 10 students will:
- explain the processes that underpin heredity and genetic diversity.
- describe the evidence supporting the theory of evolution by natural selection.
- explain patterns and trends in the periodic table and predict the products of reactions and the effect of changing reactant and reaction conditions.
- sequence key events in the origin and evolution of the universe and describe the supporting evidence for the big bang theory.
- explain how Newton’s laws describe motion and apply them to predict motion of objects in a system.
How will I demonstrate my learning?
Students will complete a range of formative tasks including group collaborative tasks, practicals, simulations, quizzes and concept maps, providing students with diverse learning experiences.
Summative tasks will include:
- Analysis of an Ethics Issue in Personalised Genetics
- Genetics and Inheritance Test
- Practical investigation - Chemical reactions
- Chemistry Test: Periodic Table & Chemical Reactions
- Practical Investigation - Acceleration
- Forces and Motion Test
- Evolution Application Task
- Origins of Universe Research Task
Possible VCE pathways in this Learning Area