Science
Biology 30 (5 credits)
A 5-credit academic course designed for students headed for a post-secondary program requiring a strong background in biological sciences. Units covered include Systems Regulating Change in Human Organisms including the Nervous System & Endocrine System; Reproduction and Development; DNA, Chromosomes & Protein Synthesis; Mendelian Genetics; as well as changes in Populations and Communities.
Chemistry 30 (5 credits)
A 5-credit academic course designed for students headed for a post-secondary program requiring a strong background in physical sciences. Units covered include Thermochemical Changes; Electrochemical Changes; Organic Chemistry and Equilibrium, Acids and Bases in Chemical Change.
Physics 30 (5 credits)
A 5-credit academic course designed for students headed for a post-secondary program requiring a strong background in physical sciences. Units covered include Momentum and Impulse, Forces and Fields, Electromagnetic Radiation, and Atomic Physics.
Science 30 (5 credits)
A 5-credit academic course intended for students considering post-secondary options requiring less rigorous science. It offers a good general background in chemistry, biology, and physics but less in-depth than would be found in Chemistry 30, Biology 30, or Physics 30. Units covered in this course include: Living Systems Respond to Their Environment; Chemistry in the Environment; Electromagnetic Energy; and Energy and the Environment.
Anatomy and Physiology (5 credits)
This course is a foundation to the basic understanding of Human Body Systems and Disorders. Students intending to pursue careers in Health Care, Nursing, Medicine, First Responder or Wellness related industries will benefit tremendously from the knowledge gained in this course. Topics include immunity and infection, cardiovascular, respiratory, urinary, digestive, homeostatic and musculoskeletal human systems along with an opportunity for health care provider level First Aid/CPR.
Biology 20 (5 credits)
Although the mandatory prerequisite to enter this course is 50% in Science 10, students who have earned at least 60% in Science 10 will find more success in this academic life science. This course builds on the foundations laid in Science 10. Students will learn study strategies to help them engage with difficult text and vocabulary while exploring units including Energy and Matter Exchange in the Biosphere, Ecosystems and Population Change, Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration, and Human Systems.
Chemistry 20 (5 credits)
Although the mandatory prerequisite to enter this course is 50% in Science 10, students who have earned at least 60% in Science 10 and who are concurrently enrolled in an academic math course will find more success in this academic physical science. Students in this course continue to study matter specifically as a gas, solution, acid or base. Quantitative relationships in chemical changes, specifically stoichiometry, as well as the diversity of matter and chemical bonding will be examined.
Physics 20 (5 credits)
Although the mandatory prerequisite to enter this course is 50% in Science 10, students who have earned at least 60% in Science 10 and who are concurrently enrolled in an academic math course will find more success in this academic physical science. This course builds on the concepts of physics learned in Science 10. Units of study include Kinematics, Dynamics, Circular Motion, Work and Energy, Oscillatory Motion and Mechanical Waves.
Science 20 (5 credits)
A 5 credit academic course intended for students considering post-secondary or trade-related career options requiring a grade 11 level science or as a prerequisite course for Science 30. It offers a good general background in Chemistry, Biology, Physics, and Geology but in less in-depth than would be found in Chemistry 20, Biology 20, or Physics 20. Units covered in the course include Chemical Change; Changes in Motion, Changes in Living Systems and The Changing Earth.
Science 10 (5 credits)
This is the prerequisite science course for all students intending to continue on to academic level science classes at the Grade 11 or Grade 12 levels. A firm foundation in junior high math is required to succeed in this course. The Program of Studies for this course includes Energy and Matter in Chemical Change, Energy Flow in Technological Systems, Cycling of Matter in Living Systems, and Energy Flow in Global Systems.
Science 24 (5 credits)
This practical course helps students unlock the scientific principles behind the natural events they see and the technology they use every day. Science 24 will assist students in developing a positive scientific outlook concerning the world around them. Units of study include Applications of Matter and Chemical Change, Understanding Common Energy Conversion Systems, Disease Defense and Human Health, and Motion Change and Transportation Safety.