Subject Guides: Teaching Science: Science 9

Curriculum Topics

Unit A --- Biological Diversity
Unit B --- Matter and Chemical Change
Unit C --- Environmental Chemistry
Unit D --- Electrical Principles and Technologies
Unit E --- Space Exploration

Grade 9 Unit A: Biological Diversity

In this unit, students learn that diversity is maintained through natural processes of sexual and asexual reproduction, though the survival of individual species—and variations within those species—may be influenced by ecological and human-caused factors.

Grade 9 Unit B: Matter and Chemical Change

In this unit, students are introduced to the formal study of chemical substance through laboratory investigations and introductory studies of chemical theory. In the laboratory, students observe and compare chemical substances and, with guidance on safety, investigate the properties of materials and the ways they interact.

Web Resource:

WHMIS : Health Canada The Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) is Canada's national hazard communication standard. The key elements of the system are hazard classification, cautionary labelling of containers, the provision of (material) safety data sheets ((M)SDSs) and worker education and training programs.

Grade 9 Unit C: Environmental Chemistry

Through this unit, students become aware of human-produced chemical substances that enter and interact with environments, and they investigate potential impacts of different substances on the distribution andabundance of living things.

Grade 9 Unit D: Electrical Principles and Technologies

Using a problem-solving approach, students create and modify circuits to meet a variety of needs. Students also develop skills for evaluating technologies, by comparing alternative designs and by considering their efficiency, effectiveness and environmental impact.

Grade 9 Unit E: Space Exploration

A study of space exploration provides an opportunity for students to examine how science and technology interact and to learn how one process augments the other.

Program of Study

Alberta Science Programs - Topic Summary Chart summarizing topics within Alberta’s science program.
Pre-2022 Programs of Study: Science. Alberta Education Programs of Study as set out by Alberta Education.

Authorized Resources

Find other authorized resources by using the Alberta Education Authorized Resource Database.

Authorized Learning Resources Database Link to the Authorized Resources Database available through Alberta Education.

Resources

Science in action 9 by Addison Wesley, Pearson Education Canada
Call Number: Q 181 S669 2002
ScienceFocus 9 : science, technology, society by McGraw-Hill Ryerson
Call Number: Q 161.2 S3533 2002