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Distance Learning
Independent Study Option
Science
The Independent Study Option offers the following Science courses. Please list the Subject Code, Subject Designation, and the ISO Designation on the application to identify the course(s) required.
| Course Name | Subject Code | Subject Designation | ISO Designation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 Science (10F) | 0120 | 10F | 001 |
| Grade 10 Science (20F) | 0120 | 20F | 001 |
| Grade 11 Biology (30S) | 0124 | 30S | 002 |
| Grade 11 Chemistry (30S) | 0122 | 30S | 003 |
| Grade 11 Physics (30S) | 0123 | 30S | 003 |
| Grade 12 Biology (40S) | 0124 | 40S | 002 |
| Grade 12 Chemistry (40S) | 0122 | 40S | 002 |
| Grade 12 Physics (40S) | 0123 | 40S | 004 |
Each listing of a subject name is followed by a unique 10-digit code made up of three parts:
- Subject code. A 4-digit number that identifies each subject.
- Subject designation. A 3-character code that identified the grade and level of a course.
- ISO designation. A 3-digit number that identifies the course version.
Grade 9 Science (10F) 1 credit (2011)
Course Code 0120 10F 001
Class # 1687
Tutor/Marker: T. Sharma
Course Preview (
838 KB)
Some of the content and issues pertaining to Grade 9 Science (10F) may be sensitive for some students and their parents/families and or communities. This sensitive content is contained in Module 1: Reproduction.
This course examines the atoms that make up all matter on earth. Discover how electricity has been harnessed to operate machinery, uncover how our body tissues grow and regenerate, and explore the far-off stars and planets of our galaxy. Some learning activities and assignments require hands-on experiments using household items ( 23 KB).
The course is divided into four modules:
- Module 1: Reproduction
- Module 2: Atoms and Elements
- Module 3: The Nature of Electricity
- Module 4*: Exploring the Universe
*The modules in this course can be completed and submitted for marking in any order. Module 4 will require the observation of planets and constellations in the night sky. It is recommended to schedule this module for the fall and winter months when there will be more night-time hours.
Evaluation is based on:
| Assignments | 75% |
| Final Exam | 25% |
| Total | 100% |
All assignments must be attempted, a minimum mark of 40% is required on all supervised pieces of assessment (midterm and final exam), and an overall final mark of 50% or greater must be obtained in order for the Distance Learning Unit to issue a final mark.
RESOURCES
Required and optional resources are available within the Learning Management System (LMS). Registered students will receive a username and password.
Practice Exams and Answer Keys
- Final Practice Exam ( 237 KB)
- Final Practice Exam Key ( 273 KB)
Grade 10 Science (20F) 1 credit (2012)
Course Code 0120 20F 001
Class # 1688
Tutor/Marker: H. Peltz
Course Preview ( 756 KB)
This course is designed to develop students' scientific literacy through inquiry-based activities that aim to strengthen and encourage critical thinking, problem solving, and analytical skills/abilities. The Grade 10 Science course is intended to provide a broad scientific background and assist students in preparing for more specialized courses in Grade 11 and 12. Students will engage in some hands on experiments using household items, research projects, and also learn about the theories, models, concepts, and principles for each of the science areas/modules listed below:
- Module 1: Dynamics of Ecosystems
- Module 2: Chemistry in Action
- Module 3: In Motion
- Module 4: Weather Dynamics
Evaluation is based on:
| Assignments | 60% |
| Midterm Exam (Modules 1 and 2) | 20% |
| Final Exam (Module 3 and 4) | 20% |
| Total | 100% |
All assignments must be attempted, a minimum mark of 40% is required on all supervised pieces of assessment (midterm and final exam), and an overall final mark of 50% or greater must be obtained in order for the Distance Learning Unit to issue a final mark.
RESOURCES
Required and optional resources are available within the Learning Management System (LMS). Registered students will receive a username and password.
Practice Exams and Answer Keys
- Midterm Practice Exam ( 238 KB)
- Midterm Practice Exam Key ( 283 KB)
- Final Practice Exam ( 303 KB)
- Final Practice Exam Key ( 342 KB)
Grade 11 Biology (30S) 1 credit (2012)
Course Code 0124 30S 002
Class # 1625
Tutor/Marker: J. Kalinowski
Course Preview ( 509 KB)
Some of the content and issues pertaining to Grade 11 Biology (30S) may be sensitive for some students and their parents/families and or communities. This sensitive content is contained in Module 5 and 6.
This course is designed to assist students in achieving greater understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the systems in the human body. Wellness is a major theme throughout the course and students will be learning about various aspects of wellness, culminating with the development of personal wellness goals at the end of the course. It is structured into modules as follows:
- Module 1: Wellness and Homeostasis
- Module 2: Digestion and Nutrition
- Module 3: Transportation and Respiration
- Module 4: Excretion and Waste Management
- Module 5: Protection and Control
- Module 6: Wellness and Homeostatic Changes
Evaluation is based on
| Assignments | 60% |
| Midterm Exam (Module 1-3)* | 20% |
| Final Exam (Module 4-6)* | 20% |
| Total | 100% |
* Midterm and Final exam reviews are at the end of Module 3 and 6. These reviews are in place of practice exmas.
All assignments must be attempted, a minimum mark of 40% is required on all supervised pieces of assessment (midterm and final exam), and an overall final mark of 50% or greater must be obtained in order for the Distance Learning Unit to issue a final mark.
RESOURCES
Required and optional resources are available within the Learning Management System (LMS). Registered students will receive a username and password.
Grade 11 Chemistry (30S) 1 credit (2013)
Course Code 0122 30S 003
Class # 1629
Tutor/Marker: P. Dyrland
Course Preview ( 498 KB)
This course will expose you to the fascinating study of the interactions between matter and energy. This Grade 11 Chemistry course will also foster the development of content based knowledge, decision-making, problem-solving, experimental, and independent learning skills. The overall aim of this course is to develop students' ability to relate science to their experiential life. It is structured as follows:
- Module 1: Physical Properties of Matter
- Module 2: Gases and the Atmosphere
- Module 3: Chemical Reactions
- Module 4: Stoichiometry
- Module 5: Solutions
- Module 6: Organic Chemistry
Evaluation is based on:
| Assignments | 50% |
| Midterm Exam (Modules 1 - 3) | 20% |
| Final Exam* (Modules 1 - 6) | 30% |
| Total | 100% |
*80-85% of the final exam covers the content in modules 4 to 6
All assignments must be attempted, a minimum mark of 40% is required on all supervised pieces of assessment (midterm and final exam), and an overall final mark of 50% or greater must be obtained in order for the Distance Learning Unit to issue a final mark.
RESOURCES
Required and optional resources are available within the Learning Management System (LMS). Registered students will receive a username and password.
Practice Exams and Answer Keys
- Midterm Practice Exam ( 317 KB)
- Midterm Practice Exam Key ( 368 KB)
- Final Practice Exam ( 379 KB)
- Final Practice Exam Key ( 407)
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Grade 11 Physics (30S) 1 credit (2010)
Course Code 0123 30S 002
Class # 1679
Tutor/Marker: S. Boyko
Class # 1694
Tutor/Marker: M. Salinas
Course Preview ( 669 KB)
The Grade 11 Physics (30S) course encourages students to use scientific and technology-related knowledge to understand and interpret their environment. Students will develop their mathematical, and analytical skills and demonstrate the application of the scientific method through hands-on experiments. Students will access online laboratory activities in Blackboard. Laboratory activities have an important role to play in any science course which attempts to reflect the nature of the discipline (i.e., both process skills and concepts). This course is extensive in its length as the content of a textbook is written into the course. It is structured as follows:
- Topic 1: Mechanics
- Module 1: Kinematics
- Module 2: Vectors
- Module 3: Dynamics
- Topic 2: Fields
- Module 4: Gravity
- Module 5: Electric Fields
- Module 6: Magnetic Fields and Electromagnetism
- Topic 3: Waves and Sound
- Module 7: Waves in One Dimension
- Module 8: Waves in Two Dimensions
- Topic 4: Sound and Light
- Module 9: Sound
- Module 10: Models, Laws and Theories, and the Nature of Light
Evaluation is based on:
| Assignments & Laboratory Activities | 50% |
| Midterm Exam (Modules 1-6) | 20% |
| Final Exam* (Modules 1-10) | 30% |
| Total | 100% |
*80-95% of the final exam covers the content in Modules 7-10
All assignments must be attempted, a minimum mark of 40% is required on all supervised pieces of assessment (midterm and final exam), and an overall final mark of 50% or greater must be obtained in order for the Distance Learning Unit to issue a final mark.
RESOURCES
Required and optional resources are available within the Learning Management System (LMS). Registered students will receive a username and password.
Practice Exams and Answer Keys
- Midterm Practice Exam Key ( 536 KB)
- Final Practice Exam ( 333 KB)
- Final Practice Exam Key ( 505 KB)
Grade 12 Biology (40S) 1 credit (2014)
Course Code 0124 40S 002
Class # 1626
Tutor/Marker: W. Kalinowski
Course Preview ( 955 KB)
Some of the content and issues pertaining to Grade 12 Biology (40S) may be sensitive for some students and their parents/families and or communities. This sensitive content is contained in Module 2 and 3.
In this course students will examine life as we know it. It uncovers the methods by which parents pass on traits to their offspring – how are new lives created, and what forces determine an individual’s appearance and capabilities. The course also explores how humans classify living organisms – what exactly separates a “mammal” from a “reptile”, and how have we revised our classifications in the wake of new discoveries such as DNA and genomes. It is structured into modules as follows:
- Module 1: Understanding Biological Inheritance
- Module 2: Mechanisms of Inheritance
- Module 3: Evolutionary Theory and Biodiversity
- Module 4: Organizing Biodiversity
- Module 5: Conservation of Biodiversity
Evaluation is based on:
| Assignments | 60% |
| Midterm Exam (modules 1 and 2)* | 20% |
| Final Exam (modules 3 to 5)* | 20% |
| Total | 100% |
*Midterm and Final exam reviews are at the end of Modules 2 and 5.
All assignments must be attempted, a minimum mark of 40% is required on all supervised pieces of assessment (midterm and final exam), and an overall final mark of 50% or greater must be obtained in order for the Distance Learning Unit to issue a final mark.
RESOURCES
Required and optional resources are available within the Learning Management System (LMS). Registered students will receive a username and password.
Grade 12 Chemistry (40S) 1 credit (2013)
Course Code 0122 40S 002
Class # 1630
Tutor/Marker: P. Dyrland
Course Preview ( 728 KB)
Recommended prerequisite—Grade 11 Chemistry (30S)
This course will further extend students' understanding of scientific concepts and equip students with the knowledge and skills to help prepare them for university and the workplace. The Grade 12 Chemistry course promotes attitudes such as curiosity and open-mindedness, respect for accuracy and precision, the tentativeness of evidence, and the principle of causality. Students will be able to make connections between chemistry, technology, society, and the environment. It is structured as follows:
- Module 1: Aqueous Reactions
- Module 2: Atomic Structure
- Module 3: Kinetics
- Module 4: Equilibrium
- Module 5: Acids and Bases
- Module 6: Electrochemistry
Evaluation is based on:
| Assignments | 50% |
| Midterm Exam (Modules 1-3) | 20% |
| Final Exam (Module 4-6) | 30% |
| Total | 100% |
All assignments must be attempted, a minimum mark of 40% is required on all supervised pieces of assessment (midterm and final exam), and an overall final mark of 50% or greater must be obtained in order for the Distance Learning Unit to issue a final mark.
RESOURCES
Required and optional resources are available within the Learning Management System (LMS). Registered students will receive a username and password.
Practice Exams and Answer Keys
- Midterm Practice Exam ( 1.10 MB)
- Midterm Practice Exam Key ( 1.13 MB)
- Final Practice Exam ( 1.20 MB)
- Final Practice Exam Key ( 1.13 MB)
Grade 12 Physics (40S) 1 credit (2013)
Course Code 0123 40S 004
Class # 1680
Tutor/Marker: S. Boyko
Class # 1695
Tutor/Marker: A. Jones
Course Preview ( 778 KB)
Recommended prerequisites—Grade 11 Physics (30S), Grade 11 Mathematics
While Physics 30S is not a required prerequisite for Physics 40S it is highly recommended that students have studied Physics 30S before beginning the study of Physics 40S. There are topics in Physics 30S such as kinematics (the study of motion), dynamics (the study of forces) and vectors (the mathematics of vector addition and subtraction) that are prerequisite prior knowledge for Physics 40S. In Physics 40S these topics are revisited and studied more in-depth, building on the prior knowledge gained while studying Physics 30S.
Physics 40S involves the study of and application of concepts to the world around us. This course enables students to deepen their understanding of the concepts and theories explored previously in Grade 11 Physics (30S). Students will further develop skills in the areas of experimentation, research, critical thinking, and analysis. Problem solving is an extensive component of this course. Many topics studied in the later part of the course require the application of knowledge acquired earlier in the course. Students will access online laboratory activities in Blackboard. Laboratory activities have an important role to play in any science course which attempts to reflect the nature of the discipline (i.e., both process skills and concepts). This course is extensive in its length as the content of a textbook is written into the course. The course is divided into four major topics. Each topic contains modules organized as follows:
- Topic 1: Mechanics
- Module 1: Kinematics
- Module 2: Dynamics
- Module 3: Projectiles and Circular Motion
- Module 4: Work and Energy
- Module 5: Momentum
- Topic 2: Fields
- Module 6: Exploration of Space and Low Orbit Earth
- Module 7: Electric and Magnetic Fields
- Topic 3: Electricity
- Module 8: Electric Circuits
- Module 9: Electromagnetic Induction
- Topic 4: Medical Physics
- Module 10: Medical Physics
Evaluation is based on:
| Assignments | 50% |
| Midterm Exam (Modules 1-5) | 20% |
| Final Exam* (Module 1-10 covered) | 30% |
| Total | 100% |
*80-95% of the final exam covers the content in Modules 6-10
All assignments must be attempted, a minimum mark of 40% is required on all supervised pieces of assessment (midterm and final exam), and an overall final mark of 50% or greater must be obtained in order for the Distance Learning Unit to issue a final mark.
RESOURCES
Required and optional resources are available within the Learning Management System (LMS). Registered students will receive a username and password.
Practice Exams and Answer Keys
- Midterm Practice Exam ( 283 KB)
- Midterm Practice Exam Key (475 KB)
- Final Practice Exam ( 326 KB)
- Final Practice Exam Key ( 465 KB)
