Grade Nine

Curriculum Outcomes involved:

•  Earth and Space Science
  • Space Exploration
    • Describe and explain the apparent motion of celestial bodies
    • Describe theories of the formation of the solar system
    • Describe the effects of solar phenomena on Earth

• Physical Science
  • Characteristics of Electricity
    • Identify properties of static electrical charges
    • Explain the production of static electrical charges in some common materials
  • Atoms and Elements
    • Investigate materials and describe them in terms of their physical properties
    • Describe changes in the properties of materials that result fro some common chemical reactions
    • Use models in describing the structure and components of atoms and molecules

Demonstrations that may apply to your lesson plans:

• Earth and Space Science
  • Space Exploration
    • Lunar Eclipse
    • Impact Craters
    • Spectroscopy
    • Overhead Solar System
    • Red Sunsets
    • Supernova Bounce
    • Sunspots
    • Twinkling Stars

• Physical Science
  • Characteristics of Electricity
    • Van de Graaff Sparks
    • Hair Raising
    • Volta's Hailstorm
    • Bending Water
    • Pith Balls
  • Atoms and Elements
    • Brownian Motion
    • Diffusion
    • Motion of Molecules in a Gas
    • Solids & Liquids
    • Temperature of a Gas

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