Year 10 science

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IXL offers dozens of year 10 science skills to explore and learn! Not sure where to start? Go to your personalised Recommendations wall to find a skill that looks interesting, or select a skill plan that aligns to your textbook, territory curriculum or standardised test.

B. Laboratory equipment and safety

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

D. Multicellular organisms

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

E. Cell energy

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

F. 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

G. DNA

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

I. Meiosis and sexual reproduction

  1. 1
    Sexual reproduction and genetic variation: part I
  2. 2
    Sexual reproduction and genetic variation: part II

J. Patterns of inheritance

  1. 1
    Genetics vocabulary: genotype and phenotype
  2. 2
    Genetics vocabulary: dominant and recessive
  3. 3
    Punnett squares: Mendelian inheritance

L. Ecology

  1. 1
    The carbon cycle: biosphere processes and interactions
  2. 2
    The carbon cycle: geosphere processes and interactions

M. Biodiversity

  1. 1
    Kelp forests: factors affecting biodiversity

N. Properties of matter

  1. 1
    Classify matter using physical and chemical properties

O. Atomic structure

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

P. Nuclear chemistry

  1. 1
    Classify nuclear reactions

Q. Quantum model of the atom

  1. 1
    Identify the electron configuration of an atom or ion

R. Periodic trends

  1. 1
    Periodic trends: Ionisation energy

S. Chemical bonding

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

T. Nomenclature

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

U. 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

V. Chemical reactions

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

W. Rates of reactions

  1. 1
    Factors that affect reaction rate

X. Acids and bases

  1. 1
    The pH scale
  2. 2
    Calculations involving the pH of strong acids and bases

Y. Motion in one dimension

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

Z. 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

AA. Work, energy and power

  1. 1
    Conservation of mechanical energy

BB. Waves

  1. 1
    Waves on strings

CC. Sound

  1. •
    Coming soon: Sound waves: speed, frequency and wavelength

DD. Electromagnetic waves

  1. 1
    Properties of electromagnetic waves

EE. Electric circuits

  1. 1
    Ohm's law: voltage, current and resistance

FF. Magnetism

  1. 1
    Magnets and magnetism

GG. Natural resources and human impacts

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

HH. The water cycle

  1. 1
    Label parts of water cycle diagrams
  2. 2
    Select parts of water cycle diagrams

JJ. Astronomy

  1. 1
    Structure of the universe
  2. 2
    Properties and classifications of stars