Grade 10 Life Sciences
4 Seasons
Grade 10 Life Sciences is an engaging and comprehensive course designed to provide students with a solid foundation in the biological sciences. This stage of the curriculum focuses on building on the knowledge gained in previous grades while developing deeper into more advanced concepts.
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14:27Episode 1
Inorganic nutrients
Episode 1
In this lesson we have a look at the different types of nutrients that is essential for life and we focus on the inorganic nutrients that are essential for both plants and animals and what happens when there is a lack of these nutrients for organisms.
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11:00Episode 2
Carbohydrates and lipids
Episode 2
In this lesson we look at two of the main groups of organic nutrients; carbohydrates and lipids. We look at the different types of these organic nutrients and their structures as well as the function of these nutrients in living organisms.
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11:00Episode 3
Protein and enzymes
Episode 3
In this lesson we look at proteins as a group of organic nutrients, their structure and the functions that proteins have in living organisms. We also take a close look at enzymes, how they function and the factors that can have an effect on the rate of enzyme function.
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15:55Episode 4
Chemistry of life: Food tests
Episode 4
In this lesson we look at the different tests that can be performed to determine of food stuffs contain certain organic nutrients. We look at these tests for starch, glucose, lipids proteins and cellulose.
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Chemistry of life: Nucleic acids and vitamins
Episode 5
In this lesson we look at the two different nucleic acids that are found in living organisms namely DNA and RNA. We take a look at their structure and their functions. We also take a look at the different vitamins that are essential for living organisms.
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09:08Episode 6
The microscopic world
Episode 6
In this lesson we take a look at the history of microscopy and the different types of microscopes. We look at the different components of light microscopes and how to calculate the actual size of objects that are seen through microscopes.
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Cells the basic unit of life: Animal cells and organelles
Episode 7
In this lesson we take a look at animal cells and the organelles that occur in animal’s cells as well as the structure and functions of the different organelles that are present in animal cells.
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Cells the basic unit of life: Plant cells and organelles
Episode 8
In this lesson we take a look at the structure of plant cells and the different structures and organelles present in the cells.
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Chemistry of life: The movement of the cell membrane
Episode 9
In the lesson we take a closer look at the structure of cell membranes. We also delve into the different ways in which substances can move across these membranes and the processes involved in the movement.
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10:39Episode 10
Cell division: Mitosis
Episode 10
In this lesson we take an in-depth look at the process of mitosis. We look at the different phases in mitosis and the importance of mitosis in living organisms.
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11:54Episode 11
Scientific Skills - Drawing graphs
Episode 11
In this lesson we look at the different graphs that can be drawn from our results obtained in investigations. We look at four different types of graphs including the bar graph, line graph, histograms and pie charts.