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Alberta Grade 10 Science: Matter, Energy, Life, and Global Systems

A complete six-topic Grade 10 Science learning path aligned with the Alberta Program of Studies and compatible with the Calgary Board of Education context. Across approximately 60 instructional days, students investigate chemical change, energy technologies, biological systems, and global environmental systems through inquiry, laboratory work, data analysis, modelling, communication, and evidence-based decision-making.

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Students establish the foundations of Grade 10 chemistry by reviewing atomic structure, elements, compounds, mixtures, and the periodic table. They investigate how chemical reactions differ from physical changes and learn to identify evidence of chemical change, including gas formation, precipitate formation, colour change, temperature change, and light emission. Students represent reactions using word equations and balanced chemical equations, classify common reaction types, and apply laboratory safety practices. Emphasis is placed on observation, measurement, evidence, and connecting macroscopic observations to particle-level explanations.

Recommended Tasks
  • Complete a laboratory investigation distinguishing physical and chemical changes, including a structured observation table and evidence-based conclusion.
  • Create and balance a set of chemical equations representing synthesis, decomposition, single replacement, double replacement, and combustion reactions.
  • Develop a periodic-table concept map showing relationships among atomic number, valence electrons, reactivity, metals, non-metals, and common ion charges.
What's Covered

PhET: Balancing Chemical Equations, Alberta Education Science 10 Program of Studies, Periodic Table and Chemical Reactions Review

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