Science: Year 10 – Curriculum resources

Developed in partnership with Ochre Education, these lesson resources support the use of effective, evidence-based practices and address the learning expected in the Australian curriculum. 

Overview 

Unit 1 Genetics

1. To describe how genes are inherited in fertilisation
2. To describe monohybrid crosses (Part I)
3. To describe monohybrid crosses (Part II)
4. To draw diagrams to predict genotypes and phenotypes
5. To assign genotypes to pedigree diagrams
6. To describe inherited diseases case study I
7. To describe inherited diseases case study II
8. To predict the outcomes of a dihybrid cross I
9. To predict the outcomes of a dihybrid cross II
10. To describe the components of a nucleotide
11. To describe how DNA replicates
12. To describe the function of proteins in DNA engineering
13. To describe genetic engineering
14. To explain the process of DNA profiling
15. Review

Unit 2 Atomic Structure

1. To differentiate between atoms, elements and compounds
2. To interpret chemical formulae
3. To describe atoms using the nuclear model
4. To detail the development of the atomic model
5. To compare isotopes
6. To link electron structure to the periodic table
7. To describe how the periodic table was developed
8. To describe why elements react
9. To describe properties of group 1 elements
10. To describe properties of group 7 elements
11. To describe displacement of group 7 elements
12. To compare reactivities of group 1 and 7 elements
13. To construct ionic equations
14. To describe transition elements
15. To review atomic structure

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