Grade 10 science

IXL offers more than 100 grade 10 science skills to explore and learn! Not sure where to start? Go to your personalized Recommendations wall to find a skill that looks interesting, or select a skill plan that aligns to your textbook, provincial curriculum or standardized test.

IXL offers more than 100 grade 10 science skills to explore and learn! Not sure where to start? Go to your personalized Recommendations wall to find a skill that looks interesting, or select a skill plan that aligns to your textbook, provincial curriculum or standardized test.

B. Laboratory equipment and safety

  1. 1
    Identify laboratory tools
  2. 2
    Identify parts of a light microscope

E. Cellular transport

  1. 1
    Structure and function of the cell membrane
  2. 2
    Types of passive transport
  3. 3
    Osmosis

F. Multicellular organisms

  1. 1
    Organization in the human body: the heart and the circulatory system
  2. 2
    Homeostasis and feedback loops

G. Cell energy

  1. 1
    The chemistry of photosynthesis
  2. 2
    The chemistry of cellular respiration

H. Cell growth and division

  1. 1
    Introduction to cell division
  2. 2
    The cell cycle
  3. 3
    Describe phases of mitosis and the cell cycle
  4. 4
    Identify phases of mitosis and the cell cycle in plant cells

I. DNA

  1. 1
    Structure and function: nucleic acids
  2. 2
    Introduction to the genetic code

L. Evolution

  1. 1
    Evaluate fossil evidence of evolution
  2. 2
    Evaluate anatomical and molecular evidence of evolution
  3. 3
    Construct explanations of natural selection

N. Biodiversity

  1. 1
    Kelp forests: factors affecting biodiversity

O. Properties of matter

  1. 1
    Classify matter using physical and chemical properties

P. Energy changes

  1. 1
    Identify exothermic and endothermic processes

Q. Thermochemistry

  1. 1
    Calculations involving specific heat

R. Atomic structure

  1. 1
    Count subatomic particles in atoms and ions
  2. 2
    Nuclear notation for atoms and ions

S. Nuclear chemistry

  1. 1
    Classify nuclear reactions

T. Periodic trends

  1. 1
    Periodic trends: Ionization energy

U. Chemical bonding

  1. 1
    Introduction to chemical bonding
  2. 2
    Determine which type of chemical bond can form

V. Nomenclature

  1. 1
    Name binary ionic compounds
  2. 2
    Name ionic compounds containing polyatomic ions
  3. 3
    Write chemical formulas of ionic compounds

W. Molecular structure

  1. 1
    Identify the Lewis structure of a molecule or ion

X. The mole and quantifying matter

  1. 1
    Calculate molar mass
  2. 2
    Convert between mass and moles of a substance

Y. Balancing chemical equations

  1. 1
    Count atoms in chemical reactions using models
  2. 2
    Count atoms in chemical equations
  3. 3
    Balance chemical equations I

Z. Chemical reactions

  1. 1
    Classify chemical reactions
  2. 2
    Single replacement reactions

AA. Stoichiometry

  1. 1
    Determine mole ratios
  2. 2
    Calculate the mass of a reactant or product
  3. 3
    Identify a limiting reactant and calculate the amount of a product

BB. Solutions

  1. 1
    Solve problems using solubility curves
  2. 2
    Calculate the molarity, amount of solute or volume of a solution

CC. Rates of reactions

  1. 1
    Factors that affect reaction rate

DD. Scalars and vectors

  1. •
    Coming soon: Classify vectors and scalars

EE. Motion in one dimension

  1. 1
    Distance and displacement in one dimension
  2. 2
    Acceleration in one dimension
  3. 3
    Solve problems using kinematic equations

FF. Forces and laws of motion

  1. 1
    Newton's laws of motion
  2. 2
    Newton's first law of motion
  3. 3
    Newton's second law of motion
  4. 4
    Newton's law of universal gravitation

GG. Work, energy and power

  1. 1
    Conservation of mechanical energy

HH. Electromagnetic waves

  1. 1
    Properties of electromagnetic waves

II. Optics

  1. 1
    The law of reflection

JJ. Electricity

  1. 1
    Coulomb's law: electrostatic forces

KK. Magnetism

  1. 1
    Magnetic forces and fields
  2. 2
    Magnets and magnetism

LL. Natural resources and human impacts

  1. 1
    Evaluate claims about natural resource use: groundwater
  2. 2
    Evaluate claims about natural resource use: fossil fuels

MM. The atmosphere

  1. 1
    Explore air masses
  2. 2
    Identify and compare air masses
  3. 3
    How do air masses form?
  4. 4
    The greenhouse effect

OO. Astronomy

  1. 1
    What causes the seasons on Earth?
  2. 2
    Structure of the universe