Description
This Grade 9 Science course develops understanding across biology, chemistry, physics, and Earth and space science while connecting science to real-world issues, STEM careers and diverse contributions. Students use scientific investigation, engineering design and coding throughout.
What You’ll Learn
- Use scientific investigation and engineering design processes, including coding where appropriate.
- Explore sustainable ecosystems, climate change and the flow of matter and energy.
- Study the nature of matter, atoms, elements, compounds and the periodic table.
- Investigate static and current electricity and the impacts of electrical-energy production and consumption.
- Explore the solar system, the universe, space exploration and technological innovation.
- Connect scientific concepts to real-world issues, careers and contributions from people with diverse lived experiences.
Skills You’ll Develop
- Scientific inquiry and experimental design
- Data collection, interpretation and evidence-based conclusions
- Engineering design and iterative problem-solving
- Coding, modelling and simulation
- Scientific literacy, research and communication
Learning Outcomes
- Apply scientific processes and engineering design to investigations and use coding to model scientific concepts and relationships.
- Analyze practical applications of science, real-world issues, careers and diverse contributions to science.
- Assess climate-change impacts and explain ecosystem interactions, matter cycles and energy flow.
- Assess impacts of materials and technologies and explain the nature of matter, atoms, elements and compounds.
- Assess electrical-energy impacts and demonstrate understanding of static and current electricity.
- Evaluate impacts of space exploration and explain major components and phenomena of the solar system and universe.
