Course Selection Guide

2025/2026 Course Selection is now open until February 27th, 2025

SCIENCE

Students require at least one 20 level science to graduate.

Science 10 (SCI10)

Science 10 is a general course that covers many concepts critical to all future science courses. It focuses on three major units of study:

• Chemistry (chemical names and formulas, reaction types, reaction rates)

• Physics (motion, forces, graphing)

• Biology (climate, ecosystems, sustainability)

Computer Science 20 (CSC20)

Prerequisite: Science 10

What you need to know:

This course provides an introduction on using computer programming as a problem-solving tool.
Topics include:
- - Looping
  - Conditionals
  - Functions
  - String manipulation
  - Arrays
  - Image processing
  - File I/O
The programming languages and environments used in this course include:
- - Scratch
  - Python
  - Reeborg
  - HTML/CSS

Environmental Science 20 (ESC20)

Prerequisite: Science 10

What you need to know:

This is an interdisciplinary course that integrates physical and biological sciences into the study of the environment, and solutions to current environmental issues.
Topics of study may include:
- - Connections between air and human health
  - Population & Pollution
  - Aquatic & Terrestrial ecosystems

Health Science 20 (HSC20)

Prerequisite: Science 10

What you need to know:

This course covers many different aspects in the field of Health Sciences, and blends Chemistry, Biology, and Physics together with the following major themes:

• Health Care & The History of Medicine

• Human Anatomy and Physiology

• Pathologies, Diagnosis, and Treatment

• Nutrition

Physical Science 20 (PSC20)

Prerequisite: Science 10

Recommended for grade 11 students with strong working knowledge of maths.

What you need to know:

Physical Science is best thought of as a blend between the branches of Chemistry and Physics.
The Chemistry topics of study include:
- - Nomenclature
  - Chemical reactions
  - Stoichiometry (quantitative analysis)
The major themes of the Physics units include:
- - Reflection
  - Refraction
  - Waves
  - Heat

Biology 30

Prerequisites: Health Science 20 or Environmental Science 20

What you need to know:

This course examines the significance of evolution as a key unifying theme and explores what life is and how it changes over time.
Topics include:
- Evolution & Organization of life
- DNA & Cellular processes
- Genetics, Inheritance, and Biotechnology

Chemistry 30 (CHE30)

Prerequisite: Physical Science 20

Recommended for students with strong understanding of basic algebra and chemical nomenclature.

What you need to know:

This course will provide you theoretical knowledge and hands-on lab experiences in the following topics:
- - Materials Science
  - Chemical Equilibria
  - Electrochemistry

Computer Science 30 (CSC30)

Prerequisite: Computer Science 20

What you need to know:

This course gives students a chance to dive deeper into problem-solving through programming.
Topics include:
- - CS20 Review
  - 2-dimensional arrays
  - Maps & associative arrays
  - Object oriented programming (inheritance/polymorphism)
  - Recursion
  - Number systems
  - Sorting algorithms
Language used:
- - Javascript

Physics 30 (PHY30)

Prerequisite: Physical Science 20

Recommended that students have a strong understanding of mathematics for this course.

What you need to know:

This science course focuses on the following themes:
- - - Motion & Forces
    - Energy & Momentum
    - Field Theory
    - Modern Physics.

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