Year 10 - Big Ideas Book 2 sciPAD - 2027

Available January 2027 - Currently viewable in draft

Big Ideas Year 10 sciPAD is a completely new edition, purpose-built for the updated 2027 New Zealand science curriculum. Content will be updated as the curriculum is finalised, giving teachers confidence they are choosing a resource designed for the changes ahead.

Designed to deepen scientific understanding and prepare students for senior science pathways, Big Ideas Year 10 builds on Year 9 learning while helping students connect key ideas across Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Earth and Space Science.

Clear explanations, scaffolded questions, practical investigations, worked examples and purposeful review activities help students strengthen concepts, develop skills and apply their knowledge with confidence.

Strong science literacy support is woven throughout the resource. Key vocabulary, effective diagrams, regular quick checks and structured writing opportunities help students read, think, write, practise and apply science in meaningful ways.

Every copy of Big Ideas Year 10 also includes free access to sciPAD Online. The online platform adds interactive lessons, videos, quizzes, game-based activities and progress tracking, giving students more ways to engage with their learning in class and at home.

Together, the workbook and sciPAD Online form a complete learning system for Year 10 science. Teachers get a ready-to-use resource aligned to the new curriculum, while students get the structure, support and practice they need to move confidently towards senior science.

Topics covered: Understanding Atomic Theory, Reactions with Acids and Bases, Rates of Reactions, Combustion Reactions and the Carbon Cycle, The Universe and the Big Bang, Defence and Disease, Regulation and Response, Transferring and Transforming Energy, Properties of Waves and Human Impacts on Ecosystems.