Science 10

Big idea: DNA is the basis for the diversity of living things 

• DNA structure and function 
• Patterns of inheritance 
• Mechanisms for the diversity of life:
• Mutation and its impact on evolution 
• Natural selection and artificial selection 
• Applied genetics and ethical considerations

Big Idea: Energy is required as atoms rearrange in chemical processes

• Rearrangement of atoms in chemical reactions 
• Acid-base chemistry
• Law of conservation of mass
• Energy change during chemical reactions 
• Practical applications and implication of chemical processes including First Peoples knowledge

Big Idea: Energy is conserved and its transformation  can affect living things and the environment 

• Nuclear energy and radiation 
• Law of conservation of energy
• Potential and kinetic energy
• Transformation of energy
• Local and global impacts of energy transformations from technologies 

Big Idea: The formation of the universe can be explained by the big bang theory

• Formation of the universe 
• Big Bang theory
• Components of the universe over time
• Astronomical data and collection methods