Each unit in Grade 10 Science is accompanied with unique challenges. In Chemistry, students use their learning of atoms, compounds and the periodic table to identify and name complex ionic & covalent compounds containing polyatomic ions, transitions metals and peroxides. Students are also expected to distinguish between various types of acids, including Binary and Oxyacids. Further, students must incorporate this new knowledge to 5 distinct types of chemical reactions, where they must engage in procedures to balance and determine reaction their viability using the Activity Series & Solubility Chart. York Region tutors help students through homework and laboratory assignments while, at the same time, providing them with tools that make naming compounds and balancing equations simple and efficient.
The Optics unit is similar to Chemistry in that students must follow taught procedures to arrive at a correct answer. These procedures include drawing ray diagrams for plane, concave & convex mirrors as well as diverging and converging lenses. Unlike Chemistry, however, a great deal of the Optics unit is mathematical. Students must use logic as well as formulas to calculate angles of incidence and refraction, indices of refraction, critical angles and magnification, just to name a few. To help students build their confidence and aptitude for this unit, we supply and assist them with past tests administered by YRDSB/YCDSB School Teachers so that they know what to expect come test day.
Although Biology does involve a good deal of memorization, it is often underestimated (and thus under-taught) just how sensibly the body works. For instance, although each cellular organelle has a specific function, it would do a disservice to students to simply memorize each of those functions and subsequently regurgitate them on paper. Each organelle works with the next to create a seamless transition in the production and transport of proteins. All the way from the nucleus to the endoplasmic reticulum, ending in the golgi apparatus, the cell works in such an organized fashion that students can learn without engaging in hours rote memorization – and York Region Tutors are there to teach them how.
