Free lesson: Borrowing Wisely (Grade 10 Career Studies)
Try a complete lesson free: students compare six forms of borrowing, learn how credit scores work and see how much a smaller monthly payment on a credit card really costs.
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Free lesson: Foreign Interference and Disinformation (Grade 10 Civics)
Try a complete lesson free: students learn the difference between open influence and foreign interference, study the methods and the defences, and check a fake voting post step by step.
Free lesson: Indirect Measurement Lab (Grade 10 Math)
Try a complete lesson free: students head outside to measure something too tall to reach, using similar triangles with shadows and a mirror, then compare their two results and explain the error.
Free lesson: Conservation of Mass Lab (Grade 10 Science)
Try a complete lesson free: students react baking soda and vinegar in an open cup and a sealed bag, measure the mass before and after, and explain the law of conservation of mass.
Free lesson: Reading the Evidence (Grade 10 History)
Try a complete lesson free: students investigate the 1918 influenza in an invented Ontario town using a diary, a public notice, a photograph and a data table, then write a conclusion supported by evidence.
Free lesson: The Heist Map (Grade 10 English)
Try a complete lesson free: students learn plot structure as a heist map, then predict and listen their way through Part I of “The Monkey's Paw.”
ENG2D Grade 10 English (Academic)
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ENG2D Complete Course: Grade 10 Academic English
Everything you need to teach Grade 10 Academic English for a full semester: six units, an independent novel study, the culminating task, a final exam and five buffer lessons.
ENG2D Unit 1: Voice and Story
Short stories and personal narrative: four classic stories, a heist-map approach to plot and a personal narrative in each student's own voice.
ENG2D Unit 2: Media Decoded
Algorithms, ads, influencers, AI fakes, news framing and thumbnails, ending with a public service campaign students design themselves.
ENG2D Unit 3: Speak Up
Rhetoric, argument and persuasive speech, from Lincoln and Sojourner Truth to a Shark Tank pitch and a three-minute talk.
ENG2D Unit 4: Power Plays (Macbeth)
Shakespeare's Macbeth through performance, investigation and debate: insults, a crime board, a group chat rewrite and a mock trial.
ENG2D Unit 5: Literacy Bootcamp (OSSLT)
Upbeat OSSLT preparation with original practice passages, a reading relay, an error-hunt escape room and the official online practice test.
ENG2D Unit 6: Language That Hits
Poetry, lyrics and spoken word: blackout poems, classic poems, song lyric breakdowns and a class slam.
ENG2D Independent Study and Final Exam
An independent novel study with check-ins, a student-led seminar and portfolio, and a final exam with an original sight passage.
ENG2D Buffer Lessons
Five no-prep, stand-alone English lessons for flex days, short weeks and supply teachers.
MPM2D Grade 10 Mathematics (Academic)
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MPM2D Complete Course: Grade 10 Mathematics (Academic)
Everything you need to teach Grade 10 academic math for a full semester: seven units covering linear systems, analytic geometry, quadratic relations, expressions and equations, and trigonometry, plus a culminating design task and a final exam.
MPM2D Unit 1: Lines and Linear Systems
Slope as a rate of change, equations of lines in every form, parallel and perpendicular lines, and solving linear systems by graphing, substitution and elimination, with real problems and an optional coding lesson.
MPM2D Unit 2: Analytic Geometry
The midpoint and length formulas, circles centred at the origin, right bisectors, medians and the shortest distance to a line, and multi-step verifications of triangle and quadrilateral properties.
MPM2D Unit 3: Quadratic Relations
Collecting quadratic data, second differences, key features of parabolas, zero and negative exponents, transformations and vertex form, sketching with the step pattern, and writing equations from graphs.
MPM2D Unit 4: Quadratic Expressions
Expanding with area models and algebra tiles, special products, common factoring and grouping, factoring trinomials (including decomposition), and connecting factored form to zeros, the axis and the vertex.
MPM2D Unit 5: Quadratic Equations
Solving by factoring and graphing, completing the square, vertex form, the story and use of the quadratic formula, the discriminant, and maximum, projectile, area and revenue problems.
MPM2D Unit 6: Similar and Right Triangles
Similar and congruent figures, properties of similar triangles, an outdoor indirect measurement lab, the primary trigonometric ratios, finding sides and angles, a homemade clinometer, and trigonometry at work.
MPM2D Unit 7: Acute Triangles
Why the primary ratios need a right angle, following the development of the sine law and the cosine law, using both laws, choosing the right tool, and solving navigation, surveying, roofing and sports problems.
MPM2D Culminating Task and Final Exam
Design the Splash Pad, a four-class culminating design task that uses every strand of the course, two review classes, and a two-hour final exam with a make-up version and a full marking guide.
MPM2D Buffer Lessons
Five stand-alone MPM2D lessons for flex days, short weeks and supply teachers, each tied to specific curriculum expectations.
CHC2D Grade 10 Canadian History (Academic)
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CHC2D Complete Course: Grade 10 Canadian History
Everything you need to teach Grade 10 Canadian History since World War I for a full semester: six units from historical thinking to Canada today, original source sets, every summative with a rubric, the culminating inquiry and a final evaluation.
CHC2D Unit 1: Thinking Like a Historian
Historical inquiry from the ground up: question types, primary and secondary sources, the four concepts of historical thinking and an original 1918 source set, ending with a document-based Source Detective task.
CHC2D Unit 2: War and a New Nation, 1914–1929
World War I, the home front, conscription, the Winnipeg General Strike, residential schools, the vote for women and the Roaring Twenties, ending with a Turning Point museum exhibit.
CHC2D Unit 3: Depression, Ideology and War, 1929–1945
The Depression, extreme ideologies and the Holodomor, antisemitism in Canada, World War II at home and overseas, internment and the Holocaust, ending with a Voices of the Era perspective project.
CHC2D Unit 4: Prosperity, Cold War and Change, 1945–1982
The Cold War, the welfare state, Black Canadians' fight for equality, Indigenous rights, the Quiet Revolution, women's rights and the Charter, ending with a Defining Moments debate.
CHC2D Unit 5: Canada since 1982
Free trade, Quebec and the Constitution, regionalism, land rights and reconciliation, rights and citizenship and Canada in the world, ending with an Unfinished Business policy brief.
CHC2D Unit 6: Culminating Inquiry and Final Exam
A culminating historical inquiry into a turning point since 1914, review lessons across the century, and an original written final exam with a marking guide.
CHC2D Buffer Lessons
Five stand-alone CHC2D lessons for flex days, short weeks and supply teachers, each tied to specific curriculum expectations.
SNC2D Grade 10 Science (Academic)
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SNC2D Complete Course: Grade 10 Science (Academic)
Everything you need to teach Grade 10 Academic Science for a full semester: a skills launch, biology, chemistry, climate change and optics units, an independent investigation and a final exam.
SNC2D Unit 1: Science Skills Launch
A short launch unit for the skills students use all year: lab safety, controlled inquiry and the lab report, significant digits and percent error, reliable sources and APA citations, and Canadian scientists and careers.
SNC2D Unit 2: Tissues, Organs and Systems
Cells under the microscope, the cell cycle and mitosis, cancer, specialized cells and stem cells, plant and animal tissues, organs and systems, a dissection, disease, medical imaging, public health and ethics.
SNC2D Unit 3: Chemical Reactions
Ions, naming and formulas for ionic and molecular compounds, evidence of chemical change, conservation of mass, balancing equations, the main reaction types, acids, bases and neutralization, and reactions in safety and the environment.
SNC2D Unit 4: Climate Change
The climate system, heat transfer, albedo, ocean currents, the greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases, ozone and smog, proxy data, natural and human causes, climate regions, global effects, media literacy and climate initiatives.
SNC2D Unit 5: Light and Geometric Optics
The electromagnetic spectrum, sources of light, reflection, plane and curved mirrors, ray diagrams, the mirror and thin lens equations, refraction and the index of refraction, total internal reflection, lenses, the eye and light technologies.
SNC2D Unit 6: Independent Investigation (Culminating Task and Final)
The end of the course: an independent inquiry or research investigation with a proposal, safety plan, analysis and presentation, plus a course review and an original final written exam with an answer key.
SNC2D Buffer Lessons
Five stand-alone SNC2D lessons for flex days, short weeks and supply teachers, each tied to specific curriculum expectations.
CHV2O Grade 10 Civics and Citizenship (Open)
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CHV2O Complete Course: Grade 10 Civics and Citizenship
Everything you need to teach Grade 10 Civics and Citizenship: six units from political thinking to a culminating Civic Action Plan, Indigenous governance and treaties, foreign interference, original scenarios and data, every summative with a rubric, and a written final exam.
CHV2O Unit 1: Thinking Politically
Civic issues, the political inquiry process, the four concepts of political thinking, checking sources and social media, and respectful discussion, ending with a Civic Issue Snapshot.
CHV2O Unit 2: Democratic Values in Action
Democratic values and their roots, why people take civic action, foreign interference and disinformation, parties and the political compass, and taking a position, ending with a Values in Action case study.
CHV2O Unit 3: How Canada Is Governed
Canada's form of government, orders and branches of government, Indigenous governance and treaties, law-making, taxes and budgets, elections and who influences policy, ending with a Government in Action Brief.
CHV2O Unit 4: Rights and Responsibilities
The roots of our rights, the Charter in action, responsibilities of citizenship, courts and the public good, and human rights around the world, ending with a Rights Case File.
CHV2O Unit 5: Civic Engagement and Service
Civic contributions, acting for the common good, whose voices count, pride and commemoration, making your voice heard and youth service, ending with a Service and Recognition Project.
CHV2O Unit 6: Civic Action Plan and Final Exam
The culminating Civic Action Plan, from choosing an issue to presenting a plan, plus course review and an original written final exam with a marking guide.
CHV2O Buffer Lessons
Five stand-alone CHV2O lessons for flex days, short weeks and supply teachers, each tied to specific curriculum expectations.
GLC2O Grade 10 Career Studies (Open)
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GLC2O Complete Course: Grade 10 Career Studies
Everything you need to teach Grade 10 Career Studies: six units from a personal profile and well-being to pathways, workers' rights, money and a first-year plan, with a Career Portfolio that runs all course, every summative with a rubric, and the culminating task.
GLC2O Unit 1: Knowing Myself
Launching the Career Portfolio: interests, values, skills and strengths, resilience, managing stress and balance, and getting support, ending with My Personal Profile.
GLC2O Unit 2: Decisions and Goals
Decision-making strategies, SMART goals, and tracking and revising goals, ending with a Goal-Setting Journal.
GLC2O Unit 3: The World of Work
How work is changing, workers' rights and responsibilities, transferable skills, influences on our choices, digital footprints and networking, ending with a Future of Work Report.
GLC2O Unit 4: Pathways and Destinations
The five postsecondary destinations, researching options, secondary school pathways and diploma requirements, and programs and supports, ending with a Destination Comparison.
GLC2O Unit 5: Planning and Money
A first postsecondary year, a plan, resumes, cover letters, interviews, saving, borrowing and a first-year budget, ending with an Application Package and Budget.
GLC2O Unit 6: My First-Year Plan
A financial literacy review, then pulling the Career Portfolio together into the culminating My First-Year Plan presentation.
GLC2O Buffer Lessons
Five stand-alone GLC2O lessons for flex days, short weeks and supply teachers, each tied to specific curriculum expectations.
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