Senior Years Science Staff

Staff	Mail	Grades	Web	Science Courses - 2007/08
Ms. S. Cockerill				Grade 9 & 10 Science, Grade 11 Chemistry
Mr. M. Golub				Gr. 9 Adv. Science, Grade 11 & 12 Biology
Mr. M. Patenaude				Gr. 9 Adv. Science, Gr. 12 Chem, AP Chem, AP Env. Science
Ms. A. Torchia				Gr. 9 Adv. Science, Gr. 11 Biology, AP Biology
Mr. K. Yost				Gr. 11 & 12 Physics, AP Physics

Course Name: Grade 9 Science (SCIR1G)
Credit Value: 1 Credit
Prerequisite: Grade 8 Science

Course Description and/or Content:
Stress is placed on the development of observational processes through experimentation and demonstration. Students will be exposed to and learn theory related to ecology, earth science, reproduction and heredity, physics and chemistry. Students participate in labs and demonstrations associated with these topics.

Course Name: Advanced Grade 9 Science (SCIE1G)
Credit Value: 1 Credit
Prerequisite: Advanced Grade 8 Science OR Entrance Testing

Course Description and/or Content:
This is a course designed for students who wish to pursue advanced level studies. Points of emphasis in this course include chemistry topics from the 10G and 20S science curriculum. Laboratory techniques, safety in the laboratory and using mathematics (ratio and proportion) in science are covered. Students will be exposed to and learn theory related to the following topics: conservation of mass; Grades 7, 8 and 10G chemistry; characteristic properties; atomic theory and structure; separation of compounds; compounds and elements; kinetic molecular theory; radioactivity; and homeostasis.

Course Name: Grade 10 Science (SCIR2S)
Credit Value: 1 Credit
Prerequisite: Grade 9 Science

Course Description and/or Content:
The purpose of this course is to provide an opportunity to gain basic skills (reasoning, lab skills, etc.) for further courses in Chemistry, Physics or Biology. The first part of the course deals with methods of measuring, separating and identifying materials, and culminates in a laboratory test that requires the use of all of the concepts and skills developed up to this point. The second part of the course consists of the following topics: how elements combine to form compounds, radioactivity, and biological concepts.




Course Name: Grade 11 Chemistry (CHER3S)
Credit Value: 1 Credit
Prerequisite: Grade 10 Science

Course Description and/or Content:
This course is designed to introduce the student to the basic concepts of chemistry. The central theme of the course is the structure and transformations of matter including discussion of the chemical bonding of ions and molecules. No mathematics beyond elementary algebra is required. This course is laboratory oriented, and whenever possible chemical principles are developed on the basis of experimental data. The collection and interpretation of data are stressed. The main topics of study are the periodic table and elements, concepts of matter (including the mole, mass and volume calculations), organic chemistry and gases.

Course Name: Advanced Grade 11 Chemistry (CHEE3S)
Credit Value: 1 Credit
Prerequisite: Science 10G Advanced or 75% in Science 20S and 75% in Mathematics 20S

Course Description and/or Content:
This is a course designed for students who wish to pursue advanced level studies. The differences between Chemistry 30S and Chemistry 32S advanced placement will be in the area of mathematical application to the theoretical aspects of chemistry. Students who intend to major in the sciences requiring a chemistry background or in the professional fields such as Medicine and Dentistry will benefit from the initial exposure to this course.

Course Name: Grade 12 Chemistry (CHER4S)
Credit Value: 1 Credit
Prerequisite: Chemistry 30S

Course Description and/or Content:
The basic generalizations stressed in this course are the chemical bond, periodicity in the behaviour of chemical elements, the quantum mechanical model of the atom, molecular structure and the mechanics of chemical reactions, acids and bases, and oxidation-reduction. Laboratory work provides the basis for the development of these fundamental principles.

Course Name: Advanced Placement Chemistry (CHEP4S)
Credit Value: 1 Credit
Prerequisite: Grade 11 Advanced Chemistry OR Permission of Instructor

Course Description and/or Content:
This course is designed for students who wish to pursue university level studies while still in high school. The differences between Chemistry 40S and Chemistry 42S Advanced Placement are especially evident in the level and breadth of the theoretical and mathematical aspects of chemistry. Students who intend to major in the sciences or in the professional fields like Medicine and Dentistry will benefit from the initial exposure to this course. The Advanced Placement as well as the Manitoba curriculum will be followed.

Course Name: Grade 11 Biology (BIOR3S)
Credit Value: 1 Credit
Prerequisite: Science 20S

Course Description and/or Content:
The aim of Biology 30S is to prepare the student to better understand the function of the human organism in the total world of life. The course design will also benefit those who contemplate careers in some aspect of the biological and social sciences. The aim of this course is to present a general approach to the study of the human body with emphasis on cell and anatomical structure, and physiological processes. Some discussion of disease processes will be included. The course will view the body as a unified entity - in which all the organ systems, e.g., circulatory, respiratory, nervous, interact to maintain a steady state of optimum body conditions. The biochemistry essential to an understanding of human physiology will be incorporated. A comprehensive laboratory program, including some dissection, allows the student to examine the organ system studied.


Course Name: Grade 11 Advanced Biology (BIOE3S)
Credit Value: 1 Credit
Prerequisite: Science 10G Advanced

Course Description and/or Content:
The successful completion of this course and of Biology 42S Advanced Placement will help prepare students to write the Advanced Placement exams. This course consists of cellular biology and topics in human physiology. The topics covered are similar to those studied in the regular Biology 30S program. However, this course differs significantly with respect to the range and depth of topics covered, and the kind of laboratory work done by students. This course aims to provide students practical knowledge, and analytical skills necessary to deal with the rapidly changing science of biology.

Course Name: Grade 12 Biology (BIOR4S)
Credit Value: 1 Credit
Prerequisite: Grade 11 Biology is strongly recommended

Course Description and/or Content:
This course is a continuation of Biology 30S. The Biology 40S course has been designed to keep abreast of the changing values and technology as they affect the living organisms in our society. These ideas are woven through the following topics of study: evolution and mendelian genetics, molecules of life (molecular genetics and genetic engineering), broenergetics (chemistry of photosynthesis and cellular respiration), diversity of life (biological classification and geologic history, possible origins of life on earth, evolution, examination of current species), plant physiology. The laboratory work places an emphasis on the qualitative and quantitative observations related to the topics students study in class.

Course Name: Advanced Placement Biology (BIOP4S)
Credit Value: 1 Credit
Prerequisite: Grade 11 Advanced Biology OR Permission of Instructor

Course Description and/or Content:
The two main goals of this advanced course are to help develop a conceptual framework for modern biology and to help students gain an appreciation of science as a process. The ongoing information explosion in biology makes these goals even more challenging. Primary emphasis in this advanced course is on developing an understanding of concepts rather than on memorizing terms and technical details. The content of the course includes the study of plants, animals, ecology, energy transformations, molecular genetics, heredity and evolution, bacteriology and immunity. Bioethical issues related to the above topics will also be considered. Laboratory work will include Advanced Placement experiments which support the units studied. The Advanced Placement curriculum as well as the Manitoba curriculum will be followed.

Course Name: Advanced Placement Environmental Science (ENVY4S)
Credit Value: 1 Credit
Prerequisite: Grade 11 Chemistry , Grade 11 Biology

Course Description and/or Content:
AP Environmental Science is a college level survey course of environmental science. The course is interdisciplinary combining elements of biology, ecology, chemistry, geography and geology. Students should be prepared for independent readings, short essays, field work, laboratory work and projects/presentations/debates.

Course Name: Grade 11 Physics (PHYR3S)
Credit Value: 1 Credit
Prerequisite: Grade 10 Science

Course Description and/or Content:
This course provides an introduction to several branches of physics. Students will study waves in one dimension, waves in two dimensions and sound. Students will study models, laws and theories followed by the particle and wave models of light. In the areas of mechanics, students will be introduced to both kinematics and dynamics. The course will conclude with a study of gravitational, electric and magnetic fields with an application to electromagnetism. In addition to class work and assignments, this course includes a rigorous laboratory component.

Course Name: Grade 11 Advanced Physics (PHYE3S)
Credit Value: 1 Credit
Prerequisite: Advanced Grade 9 Science or Science 20S

Course Description and/or Content:
The general objectives of the Grade 11 Advanced Physics program are to read, understand and interpret physical information (verbal, mathematical and graphical); to describe and explain the sequence of steps in the analysis of a particular physical phenomenon or problem; to use basic mathematical reasoning (arithmetic, algebraic, geometric or trigonometric) in a physical situation or problem; and to perform experiments and interpret the results of observations (including making an assessment of experimental uncertainties). The topics covered are kinematics, Newton's laws of motion, work, energy, power, systems of particles, linear momentum, circular motion and rotation, oscillations and gravitation, wave motion, physical optics and geometric optics.

Course Name: Grade 12 Physics (PHYR4S)
Credit Value: 1 Credit
Prerequisite: Grade 11 Physics

Course Description and/or Content:
This course is comprised of four main topics. In mechanics students will study kinematics, dynamics, momentum and impulse, projectile motion, circular motion, work and energy. The second unit consists of the exploration of space, low earth orbit and electric and magnetic fields. The thirdunit involves the study of electric circuits and electromagnetic induction. Finally, the fourth unit involves a study of medical physics.

Course Name: Advanced Placement Physics (PHYP4S)
Credit Value: 1 Credit
Prerequisite: Grade 11 Advanced Physics OR Permission of Instructor

Course Description and/or Content:
The general objectives of the Grade 12 Advanced Physics program are to read, understand and interpret physical information (verbal, mathematical and graphical); to describe and explain the sequence of steps in the analysis of a particular physical phenomenon or problem; to use basic mathematical reasoning (arithmetic, algebraic, geometric or trigonometric) in a physical situation or problem; and to perform experiments and interpret the results of observations (including making an assessment of experimental uncertainties). The topics covered are electrostatics, conductors, capacitors, dielectrics, electric circuits, magnetostatics, electromagnetism, temperature, heat, kinetic theory, thermodynamics, atomic physics, quantum effects and nuclear physics.