Science, Academic

Course Specifications

Course Title: Science, Grade 9, Academic
Ministry Course Code: SCN1D
Prerequisite: None
Credit Value: 1.0
Curriculum Guideline Source: The Ontario Curriculum Grades 9 and 10, Science,  2008 (revised)
Department: Science

Course Description

This course enables students to develop their understanding of basic concepts in biology, chemistry, earth and space science, and physics, and to relate science to technology, society, and the environment. Throughout the course, students will develop their skills in the processes of scientific investigation. Students will acquire an understanding of scientific theories and conduct investigations related to sustainable ecosystems; atomic and molecular structures and the properties of elements and compounds; the study of the universe and its properties and components; and the principles of electricity.

$295.00

Ontario Secondary School Credit

Ontario Certified Teachers

Language of instruction: English

Regular Teacher Contact

Sequenced Lessons

Recorded Video Lessons

e-Resources

Mathematical process expectations. The mathematical processes are to be integrated into student learning in all areas of this course.

Problem Solving

● develop, select, apply, and compare a variety of problem-solving strategies as they pose and solve problems and conduct investigations, to help deepen their mathematical understanding;

Reasoning and Proving

● develop and apply reasoning skills (e.g., recognition of relationships, generalization through inductive reasoning, use of counter-examples) to make mathematical conjectures, assess conjectures, and justify conclusions, and plan and construct organized mathematical arguments;

Reflecting

● demonstrate that they are reflecting on and monitoring their thinking to help clarify their understanding as they complete an investigation or solve a problem (e.g., by assessing the effectiveness of strategies and processes used, by proposing alternative approaches, by judging the reasonableness of results, by verifying solutions);

Selecting Tools and Computational Strategies

● select and use a variety of concrete, visual, and electronic learning tools and appropriate computational strategies to investigate mathematical ideas and to solve problems;

Connecting

● make connections among mathematical concepts and procedures, and relate mathematical ideas to situations or phenomena drawn from other contexts (e.g., other curriculum areas, daily life, current events, art and culture, sports);

Representing

● create a variety of representations of mathematical ideas (e.g., numeric, geometric, algebraic, graphical, pictorial representations; onscreen dynamic representations), connect and compare them, and select and apply the appropriate representations to solve problems;

Communicating

● communicate mathematical thinking orally, visually, and in writing, using mathematical vocabulary and a variety of appropriate representations, and observing mathematical conventions.

Course Outline

Unit 1 Number Sense and Algebra 40 hours
Unit 2 Linear Relations 13 hours
Unit 3 Analytic Geometry 40 hours
Unit 4 Measurement and Geometry 17 hours
Total 110 hours

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