S10 Essential Skills

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Science Essential Skills for Level 10

Students will be able to:

Write a testable hypothesis using prior knowledge and research to guide their development in designing scientific investigation. (August)
Select appropriate technology to gather, process, and analyze data. (September)
Identify the parts of an atom and their role in bonding. (September)
List and know the importance of the characteristics that make something alive. (September)
Identify organelles of both plant and animal cells while describing their function and environment. (October)
Describe the role of the sun and the production of simple sugars (glucose) and how they relate to cellular respiration and its use of aerobic compared to anaerobic. (October)
Compare and contrast the purpose and process of cell division (mitosis) with the production of sex cells (meiosis). (November)
Compare the advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction. (November)
Identify source errors of uncertainty that will lead to alternative explanations. (December)
Communicate and evaluate scientific thinking that leads to particular conclustion. (December)

Students will be able to:

Predict and calculate the probabilities using crosses of the traits. (January)
Distinguish between genetic disorders using the relationships of sex-linked, dominant, and recessive traits. (January)
Evaluate the survival effect of DNA mutations through asexual and sexual reproduction. (January)
Discover information on the environmental effects on genes. (February)
Relate vaccines and antibiotics as it deals with the body. (February)
Describe the relationship among DNA, genes, proteins, and traits using the process of protein synthesis. (February)
Write a paper, create a display board, and present information on a science project that includes all skills explained in standard 1. (March)
Classify organisms by kingdoms and create and use a dichotomous key based on physical, behavioral, and functional characteristics. (March)
Identify and describe different animal structures and behaviors that serve different functions in growth, survival, and reproduction. (April)
Compare advantages/disadvantages of different types of reproduction/development. (April)
Describe feedback mechanisms involved in maintaining homeostasis. (April)
Identify the structure and function of the immune, endocrine and nervous systems. (May)