GRADE 10 COURSE SELECTIONS
Prerequisite – Acceptance into the IB Program
Biology 20 IB SL - 5 credits
Prerequisite: Science 10
This course continues the biology section of Science 10. Topics that are studied may include: an in-depth study of cells and cell processes, cellular respiration, photosynthesis and nutrients. As well, the course introduces the statistics needed for IB science classes. This course is a prerequisite for Biology 25/30 IB.
Business Management Intro IB - 3 credits
Suggested course: Financial Management 101
Students will identify basic management and marketing concepts, explore organizational structures, management theories, the nature of business, organizational planning and decision making, growth and the impact of globalization, and the management of change.
Mathematics 20 IB Analysis and Approaches SL/HL –
5 credits
Prerequisite: Math 10 Cohort IB
Students will study an enriched and extended presentation of the Math 20-1 curriculum that include topics such as: probability, statistics, set theory, non-right triangle trigonometry, function and equation analysis. This course is taken in the second semester of the grade ten year. Therefore, candidates must take Math 10 Cohort IB in the first semester. Continuation in IB Mathematics SL or movement into IB mathematics HL Analysis and Approaches will occur in consultation with Mathematics IB teachers at the end of 20IB.
Physics 20 IB SL - 5 credits
Prerequisite: Science 10
Students will study an enriched presentation of selected topics covered in regular Physics 20 and additional IB topics: the scientific process and measurement, with uncertainties as per IB; kinematics and dynamics in one and two dimensions; angular motion, with radians as per IB; energy; simple harmonic motion and the IB topic of thermal physics. This course is a prerequisite for Physics 20/30 IB. Math 20 IB is strongly recommended for the Physics IB program, as the sequence of topics in the Math IB program more closely matches the needs of the Physics IB SL program.