Grade+9+Applied+Science+Expectations

**A. SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION SKILLS AND CAREER EXPLORATION**
Throughout this course, students will:

A1.demonstrate scientific investigation skills (related to both inquiry and research) in the four areas of skills (initiating and planning, performing and recording, analysing and interpreting, and communicating); A2.identify and describe a variety of careers related to the fields of science under study, and identify scientists, including Canadians, who have made contributions to those fields.

**B. BIOLOGY: SUSTAINABLE ECOSYSTEMS AND HUMAN ACTIVITY**
By the end of this course, students will:

B1.analyse the impact of human activity on terrestrial or aquatic ecosystems, and assess the effectiveness of selected initiatives related to environmental sustainability; B2.investigate some factors related to human activity that affect terrestrial or aquatic ecosystems, and describe the consequences that these factors have for the sustainability of these ecosystems; B3.demonstrate an understanding of characteristics of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, the interdependence within and between ecosystems, and the impact humans have on the sustainability of these ecosystems.

C. CHEMISTRY: EXPLORING MATTER
By the end of this course, students will:

C1.analyse how properties of common elements and/or simple compounds affect their use, and assess the social and environmental impact associated with their production or use; C2.investigate, through inquiry, physical and chemical properties of common elements and simple compounds; C3.demonstrate an understanding of the properties of common elements and simple compounds, and general features of the organization of the periodic table.

**D. EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE: SPACE EXPLORATION**
By the end of this course, students will:

D1.analyse the major challenges and benefits of space exploration, and assess the contributions of Canadians to space exploration; D2.investigate the properties of different types of celestial objects in the solar system and the universe; D3.demonstrate an understanding of major astronomical phenomena and of the principal components of the solar system and the universe.

**E. PHYSICS: ELECTRICAL APPLICATIONS**
By the end of this course, students will:

E1.assess the major social, economic, and environmental costs and benefits of using electrical energy, distinguishing between renewable and non_renewable sources, and propose a plan of action to reduce energy costs; E2.investigate, through inquiry, the properties of static and current electricity and the cost of the consumption of electrical energy; E3.demonstrate an understanding of the concepts and principles of static and current electricity.