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Teachers:
Oksana Jajecznyk, David Mindorff, Roberta Parkes, Magda Pop
Course Description
This course enables students to understand basic concepts in biology, chemistry,
physics, and earth and space science. They will develop skills in the processes of
scientific inquiry, and relate science to technology, society, and the environment.
The Grade 9 course consists of four strands. These strands are continued in the
Grade 10 course. The strands are as follows:
• Unit 1: Chemistry – Atoms and Elements
• Unit 2: Physics – Characteristics of Electricity
• Unit 3: Biology – Reproduction
• Unit 4: Earth and Space Science – The Study of the Universe
Achievement of Expectations
This is detailed on the reverse of this page.
Learning Responsibility
The learning responsibility mark will be reported as a letter grade. The categories
for assessing learning responsibility are: independence, teamwork, organization,
work habits and initiative.
Textbook
Sciencepower 9, Wolfe et al., McGraw-Hill Ryerson
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ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION STATEMENT
MARK DISTRIBUTION
Lab reports/ assignments 35%
ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES
Knowledge & Understanding
Inquiry
o Processing data
o Scientific inquiry
o Performance in experiments
Communication
Applications
LAB PORTFOLIOS
Students will be expected to keep separate lab portfolios, which will be assessed on a regular basis
(see the additional information sheet).
Jan – May
Charge detective – lab assignment early/mid Jan
Current electricity investigation late Feb
Test – Physics Unit early March
Test – Bio Unit late Apr/early May
Biotechnology project mid May
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