Science in Year 10 is a challenging and comprehensive course that is taught across the three key disciplines of Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Students will rotate through subject specialist teachers for each of the key disciplines in three rotations spending approximately a term on each key discipline (Biology, Chemistry and Physics). In the Winter Term, students will complete an inquiry project followed by an end of year examination.

In Physics, the students will study the key topics of Mechanics and Energy. They will look at motion in terms of the vector nature of velocity and acceleration, study Newton’s Laws, consider car safety design features and undertake a quantitative study of energy and energy change and finish the unit with learning about the Universe and the Big Bang Theory. In Biology, students will study genetics and the transmission of heritable characteristics from one generation to the next, DNA and genes. They will also study the theory of evolution by natural selection and how it explains the diversity of living things and the supporting scientific evidence. In Chemistry, atomic structure, properties of elements and how they relate to the periodic table will be covered, as will an understanding of different types of chemical reactions and factors which cause different rates of reactions.

As in all Science-related course, Science inquiry skills and the scientific method will be emphasised.

Assessment will be percentage based and will comprise of tests, examinations, practical validations and a science inquiry project.