LibGuides: Grade 9: Science: Introduction

Ontario Curriculum

Science Curriculum Grades 9 and 10
This link will take you to the Ontario curriculum guidelines for Grade 9 science courses. Academic (SNC1D) is found on page 47. Applied (SNC1P) is found on page 59.
First Nations, Métis and Inuit Connections--Scope and Sequence of Expectations--secondary
Link to the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Connections--Scope and Sequence of Expectations for secondary students.

Science Videos

Vsauce videos
4 million students can't be wrong about the appeal of these science videos. Click here for a playlist organized by subject.
Minute Physics
YouTube video playlist - find out about Quantum Mechanics, Relativity, and much much more. Good, short, fun background information.
Minute Earth
Video playlist of this YouTube channel that makes geography great fun to watch, learn, think about.
Crash Course
Astronomy, psychology, biology, chemistry, anatomy, physiology - get a short course on each of these subjects here.
NOVA by PBS
Added by Kristen July 29th, 2015.

Gr. 9-12: Teacher Resources

More Teacher Resources

Gizmos Science This link opens in a new window

The Globe
National Science Digital Library
Educational resources and services built specifically for use by those in Community and Technical Colleges.
A Moment of Science
Literally thousands of questions about the world we live in are answered in A Moment of Science. If you are even a little bit interested in the world around you these two-minute radio programs are just for you – and you don’t need to know anything about science!

What's the difference between quantitative and qualitative data?

Quantitative data is numbers-based data instead of data based on what you think, feel, or observe. For example, instead of saying a "looks" brighter than b, if you measure the light intensity of a and b, you have quantitative data you can compare.

Google's free Science Journal app makes it easy for students to collect quantitative data as part of their experiments. We have suggestions for simple experiments to help you and your students explore the app:

3M Science of Everyday

Get Science! Some Cool Science Stuff

The Naked Scientists
Created by Dr. Chris Smith from the University of Cambridge, this award winning science site has experiments, analysis of science in the news, and much more.
The Periodic Table of Comic Books
Where every element is a hero! Click on each box on this Periodic Table to view both factual information and a comic book version of each element. So cool!
Periodic Videos
Click on the symbol of an element for a video explaining the properties of each element. Awesome!
NOVA
Quirks and quarks
Radiolab

Get Science! More traditional presentation of science topics here

Britannica High School Edition This link opens in a new window
Reference articles, journals, magazines, websites, multimedia, and curriculum content for high school students. Includes dictionary, atlas and student workspace.
PowerKnowledge Life Science This link opens in a new window
Everything you need to know about plants, animals, the food chain, the human body. life cycles and more. Includes text-to-speech, videos, interactive games, hands-on science projects and activities, resource lists, lesson plans and more to support budding researchers in the sciences
PowerKnowledge Earth & Space Science This link opens in a new window
Everything you need to know about earth systems, ecosystems, weather, space and more. Includes articles, videos, text-to-speech, interactive games and activities, resource lists and lesson plans.
PowerKnowledge Physical Science This link opens in a new window
Everything you need to know about atoms & molecules, energy, matter, force and motion, the earth, temperature and more. Includes articles, videos, interactive games & activities, lesson plans and resource lists.