A complete self-directed BC Science 9 course covering scientific inquiry, cellular reproduction, periodic-table/electron structure and compounds, electric circuits and Ohm’s law, and interconnected Earth systems with matter cycles, sustainability, and source-contextual First Peoples perspectives. Includes original diagrams, safe investigations, simulated datasets, repair sets, cumulative retrieval, mastery assessments, source protocols, and standards traceability.
Plan, conduct, analyze, evaluate, and communicate Grade 9 investigations using reliable data, multiple hypotheses, model limitations, ethics, and source skepticism.
Explain cell continuity through mitosis/asexual reproduction and contrast it with meiosis, fertilization, and genetic variation in sexual reproduction.
Use atomic number, periodic patterns, and electron arrangement to explain ion formation and simple ionic/covalent names and formulas.
Trace solar energy and matter through interacting Earth spheres and evaluate cycles, human impacts, biomagnification, sustainability, and authentic First Peoples interconnectedness perspectives.