SNC 2PO COURSE OUTLINE


 
This course furthers student’s understanding of science concepts and their applications to problem solving. Students will study motion, chemical processes, sustainability of ecosystems, and weather dynamics. The course relates science to technology and the environment, and provides opportunities for students to demonstrate inquiry skills and safe lab procedure.
Prerequisite: SNC 1D or SNC 1P
Text: Science 10, Nelson
Concepts and Connections
  
Unit 1: Biology - Ecosystems and Human Activity
(22.5 hours)
This unit allows the students to learn about the structure of sustainable ecosystems and to apply that knowledge to issues of human-nature interactions, both global and local, and propose viable solutions to restore ecological balance.

Unit 2: Chemistry - Chemical Reactions and
Their Practical Applications (22.5 hours)
Students investigate and observe a variety of chemical reactions while practicing safe lab technique. Nomenclature is learned in the process and as discrete objectives. Practical applications and uses of different chemical processes are encountered throughout the unit and in project form in more detail.
Unit 3: Physics: Motion and Its Application
(22.5 hours)

 
Students are introduced to concepts such as displacement, velocity, acceleration, and how to describe the relationships between them using simple formulas. Many investigations are performed by the students including the determination of the acceleration due to gravity and its effect on objects of different masses.

Unit 4: Earth and Space - Weather Systems (22.5 hours)

Students will learn about the fundamental factors in nature which produce daily weather both locally and globally as well as seasonal and climate chages. Techniques for information gathering are discussed and where possible performed by the students.

Unit 5: Making Connections -  (14 hours)

Summative assessment tasks are conducted, aimed at assessing the goals of this Course. The achievement chart for science is used as a guide in assessment.


EVALUATION
Ongoing
 70%
 Summative
 30%
Inquiry
 28%
 Formal
 20%
Knowledge
 21%
 In Class
 10%
Communication
 14%

Making Connections
 7%



For daily lesson plans, homework, previous years exams and other course information, visit:

http://fpweb.peel.edu.on.ca/Meadowvale/departments/science/sci.html


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