Curriculum
Grade 10 Physical Sciences
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Physics
Transverse Pulses
FreeTerm 1
Pulses and Amplitude · Superposition of Pulses
Transverse Waves
Term 1
Parts of a Transverse Wave · Frequency, Period and the Wave Equation
Longitudinal Waves
Term 1
Longitudinal Waves on a Spring · Compressions, Rarefactions and Wave Calculations
Sound
Term 1
Sound Waves and Echoes · Pitch, Loudness and Quality · Ultrasound
Electromagnetic Radiation
Term 1
Wave-Particle Duality · The Nature of Electromagnetic Radiation · The Electromagnetic Spectrum · Photons · Waves, Legends and Folklore
Magnetism
Term 2
Magnetic Fields of Permanent Magnets · Poles, Attraction, Repulsion and Field Lines · Earth's Magnetic Field and the Compass
Electrostatics
Term 2
Two Kinds of Charge · Conservation of Charge · Charge Quantisation · Forces between Charges and Polarisation
Electric Circuits
Term 2
Potential Difference, emf and Terminal Potential Difference · Current · Measuring Current and Potential Difference · Resistance · Resistors in Series · Resistors in Parallel and Combined Circuits
Vectors and Scalars
Term 3
Vector and Scalar Quantities · Adding Vectors in One Dimension
Motion in One Dimension
Term 3
Frame of Reference, Position, Distance and Displacement · Average Speed and Average Velocity · Acceleration
Instantaneous Velocity and Equations of Motion
Term 3
Instantaneous Velocity and Speed · Motion Graphs · Equations of Motion · Road Safety: Speed and Stopping Distance
Energy
Term 4
Gravitational Potential Energy · Kinetic Energy · Mechanical Energy · Conservation of Mechanical Energy
Chemistry
Matter and Classification
Term 1
Properties of Materials · Mixtures and Pure Substances · Names and Formulae of Substances · Metals, Metalloids and Non-metals · Conductors, Insulators and Magnetic Materials
States of Matter and the Kinetic Molecular Theory
Term 1
The Three States of Matter and Changes of State · The Kinetic Molecular Theory
The Atom: Atomic Structure
Term 1
Models of the Atom · The Size and Mass of Atoms · Protons, Neutrons and Electrons · Isotopes · Electron Configuration
The Periodic Table
Term 1
Position on the Periodic Table and Electron Arrangement · Groups 1, 2, 17 and 18
Chemical Bonding
Term 1
Lewis Diagrams and Covalent Bonding · Ionic Bonding · Metallic Bonding and Relative Masses
Particles Substances Are Made Of
Term 2
Atoms, Molecules, Ionic Substances and Metals · Representing Molecules
Physical and Chemical Change
Term 2
Physical Change · Chemical Change · Conservation of Atoms and Mass · Law of Constant Composition
Representing Chemical Change
Term 2
Writing Chemical Equations · Balancing and Interpreting Equations
Reactions in Aqueous Solution
Term 3
Ions in Water · Electrolytes and Conductivity · Precipitation Reactions and Tests for Anions · Types of Reactions in Water
Quantitative Aspects of Chemical Change
Term 3
The Mole and Molar Mass · Moles, Mass and Formulae · Molar Volume of Gases and Concentration · Basic Stoichiometric Calculations
The Hydrosphere
Term 4
The Hydrosphere and Other Global Systems · Water Quality, Rivers and Dams