Ontario

$Ontario flag$

Skills available for Ontario grade 9 science curriculum

Objectives are in black and IXL science skills are in dark green. Hold your mouse over the name of a skill to view a sample question. Click on the name of a skill to practise that skill.

Show alignments for:

Ontario Curriculum: Biology: Sustainable Ecosystems and Climate Change Ontario Curriculum: Biology: Sustainable Ecosystems and Climate Change
Ontario Curriculum: Chemistry: The Nature of Matter Ontario Curriculum: Chemistry: The Nature of Matter
Ontario Curriculum: Earth and Space Science: Space Exploration Ontario Curriculum: Earth and Space Science: Space Exploration
Ontario Curriculum: Physics: Principles and Applications of Electricity Ontario Curriculum: Physics: Principles and Applications of Electricity
Ontario Curriculum: STEM Skills, Careers, and Connections Ontario Curriculum: STEM Skills, Careers, and Connections

Actions

Print curriculum

A STEM Skills and Connections

A1 STEM Investigation Skills
- A1.1 apply a scientific research process and associated skills to conduct investigations, making connections between their research and the scientific concepts they are learning
- A1.2 apply a scientific experimentation process and associated skills to conduct investigations, making connections between their observations and findings and the scientific concepts they are learning
- A1.3 apply an engineering design process and associated skills to design, build, and test devices, models, structures, and/or systems
- A1.4 apply coding skills to investigate and to model scientific concepts and relationships
- A1.5 apply their knowledge and understanding of safe practices and procedures, including the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS), while planning and carrying out hands-on investigations
A2 Applications, Careers, and Connections
- A2.1 design an experiment or a prototype to explore a problem relevant to a STEM-related occupation, such as a skilled trade, using findings from research
- A2.2 describe how scientific innovations and emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence systems, impact society and careers
- A2.3 analyse how the development and application of science is economically, culturally, and socially contextualized, by investigating real-world issues
- A2.4 apply scientific literacy skills when investigating social and environmental issues that have personal, local, and/or global impacts
- A2.5 analyse contributions to science by people from various communities, including communities in Canada

Ontario

Show alignments for:

Actions

A STEM Skills and Connections

A1 STEM Investigation Skills

A1.1 apply a scientific research process and associated skills to conduct investigations, making connections between their research and the scientific concepts they are learning

A1.2 apply a scientific experimentation process and associated skills to conduct investigations, making connections between their observations and findings and the scientific concepts they are learning

A1.3 apply an engineering design process and associated skills to design, build, and test devices, models, structures, and/or systems

A1.4 apply coding skills to investigate and to model scientific concepts and relationships

A1.5 apply their knowledge and understanding of safe practices and procedures, including the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS), while planning and carrying out hands-on investigations

A2 Applications, Careers, and Connections

A2.1 design an experiment or a prototype to explore a problem relevant to a STEM-related occupation, such as a skilled trade, using findings from research

A2.2 describe how scientific innovations and emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence systems, impact society and careers

A2.3 analyse how the development and application of science is economically, culturally, and socially contextualized, by investigating real-world issues

A2.4 apply scientific literacy skills when investigating social and environmental issues that have personal, local, and/or global impacts

A2.5 analyse contributions to science by people from various communities, including communities in Canada