Science 9/10

Through questioning and predicting, planning and conducting, processing and analyzing data and information, evaluating, applying and innovating, as well as communicating, the following big ideas will be covered in Science 9:

• Cells are derived from cells;

• The electron arrangement of atoms impacts their chemical nature; and

• Electric current is the flow of electric charge; and

• The biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere are interconnected, as matter cycles and energy flows through them.

The following big ideas will be covered in Sc. 10:

• Genes are the foundation for the diversity of  living things;

• Chemical processes require energy change as atoms are rearranged; 

• Energy is conserved and its transformation can affect living things and the environment; and

• The formation of the universe can be explained by the big bang theory.