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Grade 10 in British Columbia: what your child learns this year
Grade 10 has 103 short lesson videos on Knowledge Made Fun across Foundations of Mathematics and Pre Calculus, Science and Workplace Mathematics. Each lesson is about a minute long, follows the British Columbia curriculum and comes with a transcript. Two lessons play free without an account.
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Subject
Foundations of Mathematics and Pre Calculus
40 lessons for Grade 10, by strand.
All Grade 10 Foundations of Mathematics and Pre Calculus lessons
Number
- Negative exponents: dividing instead of multiplying
- Simplifying with exponent laws and negative exponents
- Evaluating Powers with the Order of OperationsEvaluating powers with the order of operations
- Writing a Prime Factorization with PowersWriting a prime factorization with powers
- Finding All the Factors of 72 with Factor PairsFinding all the factors of a number with factor pairs
- GCF and LCM from Prime FactorizationsGCF and LCM from prime factorizations
Functions
- Relations and Functions: One Output for Each InputRelations and functions: one output for each input
- The vertical line test
- Domain and Range from a Graph and a SituationDomain and range from a graph and from a situation
- Function notation: what f(3) means
- Telling the story of a graph
Linear relations
- Slope: rise over run
- Four Kinds of Slope: Uphill, Downhill, Flat and a WallFour kinds of slope: positive, negative, zero and undefined
- Slope-intercept form: graphing y = 2/3x − 1Slope-intercept form: y = mx + b
- Point-slope form: a line from one point and its slope
- General form, and changing between the forms of a line
- Parallel and perpendicular lines: equal slopes and negative reciprocals
- Horizontal and vertical lines: y = 3 and x = −2Horizontal and vertical lines: y = 3 and x = -2
- Writing the equation of a line from a table of values
- Arithmetic sequences: first term and common difference
- The General Term of an Arithmetic SequenceThe general term of an arithmetic sequence
- Arithmetic Sequences Are Linear: The Common Difference Is the SlopeArithmetic sequences are linear: the difference is the slope
- Adding an Arithmetic Series by Pairing TermsAdding an arithmetic series by pairing terms
- Solving a System by Graphing: The Point Both Lines ShareSolving a system by graphing: the point both lines share
- Solving a System by SubstitutionSolving a system by substitution
- Solving a System by EliminationSolving a system by elimination
- Writing and Solving a System from a Word ProblemWriting and solving a system from a word problem
Algebra
- Multiplying Two Binomials with an Area ModelMultiplying two binomials with an area model
- Multiplying a binomial by a trinomial
- Squaring a Binomial: Don't Forget the Middle TermSquaring a binomial: do not forget the middle term
- Factoring Out the Greatest Common FactorFactoring out the greatest common factor
- Factoring a Trinomial: Multiply to c, Add to bFactoring a trinomial: two numbers that multiply to c and add to b
Trigonometry
- Naming the Sides of a Right Triangle: Hypotenuse, Opposite, AdjacentNaming the sides of a right triangle: opposite, adjacent, hypotenuse
- Sine, cosine and tangent: the three trig ratios
- Finding a missing side with a trig ratio
- Finding a Missing Angle with Inverse TanFinding a missing angle with inverse trig
- Angles of Elevation and Depression: Measuring What You Cannot ReachAngles of elevation and depression: measuring what you cannot reach
- Solving a Right Triangle: Pythagoras and TrigSolving a right triangle with trig and the Pythagorean theorem
Financial literacy
- Types of income: wage, salary, commission, tips and self-employmentTypes of income: wages, salary, commission, tips and self-employment
- Gross Pay: Hours, Overtime and CommissionGross pay: hours, overtime and commission
The full curriculum is on the Province's site.
Subject
Science
49 lessons for Grade 10, by strand.
Biology
- DNA: the double helix and its four basesDNA structure: the double helix and its four bases
- Genes and Chromosomes: How DNA Is PackagedGenes and chromosomes: how DNA is packaged
- Gene expression: from DNA to protein
- Genes and Environment: Traits Come from BothGenes and environment: traits come from both
- Mendel's peas: dominant and recessive alleles
- Punnett Squares: Predicting OffspringPunnett squares: predicting offspring
- Incomplete Dominance and CodominanceIncomplete dominance and codominance
- Sex-linked traits: why more males are colour blindSex-linked traits: why colour blindness is more common in males
- Mutations: DNA Changes That Help, Harm or Do NothingMutations: DNA changes that help, harm or do nothing
- Mutagens and Carcinogens: What Damages DNAMutagens and carcinogens: what damages DNA
- Selection pressure: what decides which traits spread
- Adaptive radiation: one ancestor, many species
- Artificial selection: people choose the traits
- Monoculture and Polyculture: Why Food Crops Need VarietyMonoculture and polyculture: why food crops need variety
- Genetic Engineering: Moving a Gene into Another OrganismGenetic engineering: moving a gene into another organism
- DNA profiling: matching DNA in forensic science
- Gene therapy: fixing a faulty geneGene therapy: treating disease by fixing a faulty gene
- Stem Cells: Same DNA, Different Genes Switched OnStem cells: how unspecialized cells become specialized cells
Chemistry
- Synthesis and Decomposition: Atoms RearrangeSynthesis and decomposition reactions
- Single and Double Replacement ReactionsSingle and double replacement reactions
- Combustion: where does the fuel go?Combustion: fuel and oxygen make carbon dioxide and water
- Acids and bases: the pH scale
- Neutralization: Acid + Base Makes Salt + WaterNeutralization: acid plus base makes salt and water
- Conservation of Mass: Atoms Rearrange but Are Never LostConservation of mass: atoms rearrange but are never lost
- Balancing Chemical EquationsBalancing chemical equations
- Exothermic and Endothermic ReactionsExothermic and endothermic reactions
- Activation energy: the push a reaction needs to start
- Why You Must Never Mix CleanersHousehold chemical safety: why some cleaners must never be mixed
- The Fire Triangle: Heat, Fuel and OxygenThe fire triangle: heat, fuel and oxygen
- Polymers: Long Chains of Repeating UnitsPolymers: long chains of repeating units
- Preventing corrosion: paint, galvanizing and sacrificial metals
Physics
- Alpha, Beta and Gamma RadiationAlpha, beta and gamma radiation
- Ionizing and Non-Ionizing RadiationIonizing and non-ionizing radiation
- Fission and Fusion: Two Ways to Release Nuclear EnergyFission and fusion: two ways to release nuclear energy
- Nuclear Technology: Benefits and RisksNuclear technology: benefits and risks
- Conservation of Energy: Tracking the TotalConservation of energy: tracking the total in a closed system
- Gravitational Potential Energy: Ep = mghGravitational potential energy: mass, gravity and height
- Kinetic energy: why doubling speed gives four times the energy
- Open and Closed Systems: Following Energy Across the BoundaryOpen and closed systems: following energy across the boundary
- Specific heat capacity: Q = mcΔT
- Efficiency: where the wasted energy goesEfficiency: why every energy change wastes some heat
- Local and global impacts of energy technologies
- The Four Fundamental ForcesThe four fundamental forces
Earth science
- The Big Bang: Space Itself Is ExpandingThe big bang theory: space itself expanding
- From quarks to galaxies: how the universe's matter formed
- Redshift and Blueshift: What Light Tells Us About MotionRedshift and blueshift: what light tells us about motion
- The Cosmic Microwave Background: The Oldest Light We Can SeeThe cosmic microwave background: the oldest light we can see
- Telescopes for every kind of light
- Rovers, Space Stations and Underground Labs: Gathering EvidenceRovers, space stations and underground labs: gathering evidence
The full curriculum is on the Province's site.
Subject
Workplace Mathematics
20 lessons for Grade 10, by strand.
All Grade 10 Workplace Mathematics lessons
Data and probability
- Choosing the right graph for the data
- Histograms: bars for ranges of numbers
- Misleading Graphs: Broken Axes and Stretched PicturesMisleading graphs: broken axes and stretched pictures
- Reading an Infographic CriticallyReading an infographic critically
- Mean, Median and Mode of a Data SetMean, median and mode of a data set
- Choosing the best average: mean, median or mode
- Range and Outliers: How One Late Delivery Changes the MeasuresRange and outliers: how one extreme value changes the measures
- Simulating a game to estimate a probability
- Simulation vs Theory: Rolling a Sum of 7Comparing a simulation with theoretical probability
Trigonometry
- Naming the Sides of a Right Triangle: Hypotenuse, Opposite, AdjacentNaming the sides of a right triangle: opposite, adjacent, hypotenuse
- Sine, cosine and tangent: the three trig ratios
- Finding a missing side with a trig ratio
- Finding a Missing Angle with Inverse TanFinding a missing angle with inverse trig
Geometry and measurement
- Imperial length units: inches, feet, yards and miles
- Reading a Tape Measure to the Nearest SixteenthReading an imperial tape measure to the nearest sixteenth
- Converting between metric and imperial lengths
- Rearranging a volume formula to find a missing heightRearranging a volume formula to find a missing measurement
- Surface Area or Volume? What the Job NeedsSurface area or volume: what the job needs
Financial literacy
- Types of income: wage, salary, commission, tips and self-employmentTypes of income: wages, salary, commission, tips and self-employment
- Gross Pay: Hours, Overtime and CommissionGross pay: hours, overtime and commission
The full curriculum is on the Province's site.
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