Exploring Chemistry
Exploring Chemistry — Grade 9
Think chemistry only happens in a lab? Think again! Explore the properties of common elements and learn how an artist and an electrical communications supervisor use chemistry in their jobs. Then, investigate the decomposition of compounds using catalysts and learn how the Anishnaabe made lye from wood ash to break down cellulose while cooking.
This resource was funded by the Ontario Ministry of Education.
Curriculum Connections
Strand A : STEM Skills, Careers, and Connections
| 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 |
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| 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 |
| A2.1 | 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 |
| A2.4 | 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 |
Strand C : Chemistry
| C2.1 | investigate properties, changes, and interactions of matter that are important for the dynamic equilibrium of ecosystems and their sustainability |
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| C2.4 | explain the relationship between the position of an element in the periodic table and the structure of its atoms, using models |
| C2.5 | investigate the physical and chemical properties of elements, and use their findings to relate these properties to the organization of the periodic table, classify elements, and identify patterns in the periodic table |
| C2.6 | investigate and describe physical and chemical properties of elements and compounds, including those that make up common household products |