Page 5 - Big Ideas Year 10 sciPAD 2025
P. 5
Wing Design - Model Helicopters 129
Calculating Speed 132
Using Formula Triangles 133
Speeding Past School? 135
New Zealand Secondary Schools Rally Team 136
The Faster You Go...... 137
Stopping Distances 137
Measuring Reaction Times 139
Kōtaha and Kōpere (The Whip Thrown Spear) 140
Simple Machines 142
The Lever 142
Investigating Levers 143
The Inclined Plane 144
The Wedge 145
Investigating Wedges 145
End of Chapter Crossword 146
Forces and Motion Chapter Review 147
End of Chapter Review Questions 148
THE BASIS OF HEREDITY
Key Word List 152
Reproduction and Variation 153
Types of Variation 154
Introduction to the Study of Genetics 156
A Closer Look at DNA 157
Build a DNA model 158
Introductory Genetics Multiple Choice 158
Introductory Genetics Crossword 158
Karyotypes 161
Famous New Zealand Scientists - Maurice Wilkins 162
Sex Determination 163
Using Punnett Squares 164
Predicting Inheritance 165
Pure Breeding 166
Floppy Eared Rabbits 167
Hitchhiker’s Guide to Genetics 168
Ear Lobe Genetics 170
Whakapapa 172
Whakapapa and Health 173
Producing New Alleles - Mutations 174
Artificial Selection 175
Natural Selection 176
Darwin and Evolution 178
Layers and Fossils 180
Vestigial Structures 181
Building a Geological Timescale 182
Cloning - Making Frankenstein? 187
Thinking about Cloning 188
The Ethics of Cloning 188
Science Scramble - Genetics and Evolution 190
End of Chapter Crossword 191
Genetics and Evolution Chapter Review 192
End of Chapter Review Questions 193
LIFE OF MICROBES
Key Word List 197
Introduction to Microorganisms 198
Bacteria 199
Bacterial Reproduction 200
Bacterial Growth Curves 201
The Effect of Temperature on Bacterial Growth Rate 202
Fungi 203
Observing Bacteria and Fungi 204
Fungi and Tā Moko 205
Viruses 206
Viral Reproduction 207
Disease 208
Bacterial Food Poisoning 209
Common Fungal Diseases 210
The Effectiveness of Soap 211
Antibiotics 212
Antibiotic Resistance 213
Immunity 214
Vaccines and Smallpox 215
End of Chapter Crossword 216
Life of Microbes Chapter Review 217
End of Chapter Review Questions 218
EARTH SYSTEMS
Key Word List 221
Earth’s Spheres 223
The Hydrosphere 224
The Water Cycle 224
Modelling the Water Cycle 226
The Water Cycle’s Effect on Landforms - Weathering 227
The Water Cycle’s Effect on Landforms and Life - Acid Rain 228
Observing the Effects of Acid Rain 229
The Water Cycle’s Effect on Climate - Rain Shadows 230
Inside the Earth 232
Plate Tectonics 233
How Tectonic Plates Move 234
Plate Boundaries 235
Volcano Model 237
Events at Plate Boundaries - Volcanoes 239
Mount Ngauruhoe Erupts! 240
Events at Plate Boundaries - Earthquakes 241
Tsunami 242
Types of Rock 244
The Rock Cycle 245
Geology Word Chop 246
Geology Chapter Review 247
End of Chapter Review Questions 248
General Science Crossword 252
Periodic Table 256