Newfoundland and Labrador Grade 9
Made by a Grade 9 teacher in Newfoundland & Labrador.
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- Science
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Curricular outcomes:
Science- Essential Graduation Learnings
- Citizenship: Graduates will be able to assess social, cultural, economic, and environmental interdependence in a local and global context.
Science- GCOs
- Science, Technology, Society & the Environment
- Students will develop an understanding of the nature of science and technology, of the relationships between science and technology, and of the social and environmental contexts of science and technology.
- Attitudes
- Students will be encouraged to develop attitudes that support the responsible acquisition and application of scientific and technological knowledge to the mutual benefit of self, society, and the environment.
Science- Water Systems on the Earth’s Surface
- 306-3 describe interactions between biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem
- 311-8 analyse factors that affect productivity and species distribution in marine and fresh water environments
- 332-3 describe major interactions among the hydrosphere, lithosphere, and atmosphere
Science- Cells, Tissue, Organs, and Systems
- 304-4 illustrate and explain that the cell is a living system that exhibits all the characteristics of life
- 304-5 distinguish between plant and animal cells
- 304-6 explain that growth and reproduction depend on cell division
- 304-7 explain structural and functional relationships between and among cells, tissues, organs, and systems in the human body
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Environment & Climate Change
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities/answer guides
- Numeracy activity/answers
2. Diversity of Living Things
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Social Studies
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Curricular outcomes:
Social Studies- Interdependence
- appreciate and value the struggle to attain universal human rights
- recognize the varying perspectives on the interdependence among society, the economy and the environment
Social Studies- Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
- Education for sustainable development is based on ideals and principles that underlie sustainability, such as intergenerational equity, social tolerance, human rights, gender equity, health, poverty alleviation, environmental preservation and restoration, natural resource conservation, as well as just and peaceable societies.
Social Studies- Unit 2: Geographic Influences on Identity: Place and People
- 4.1 explain why people migrate and provide examples of push and pull factors
- 4.2 examine how immigration patterns have changed in Canada since the 1920’s
- 4.3 examine the debate that exists over new immigration policies.
- 4.5 examine the causes and effects of emigration on Canada since 1920
Social Studies- Unit 5: Citizenship and Identity: What it Means to be Canadian
- 14.1 describe the organization of government in Canada at the federal, provincial and municipal levels
- 14.2 explain the purpose and responsibilities of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Refugee Experiences
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
2. Canada's Three Levels of Government
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Numeracy activity/answers
- English Language Arts (ELA)
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Curricular outcomes:
ELA- Reading in the Content Areas
- When interacting with information that is unfamiliar to students, it is important for teachers to monitor how effectively students are using strategies to read and view texts:
- Analyze and think critically about information
- Determine importance to prioritize information
- Engage in questioning before, during, and after an activity related to a task, text, or problem
- Make inferences about what is meant but not said.
ELA- GCO 4
- Students will be expected to select, read, and view with understanding a range of literature, information, media, and visual text.
- 4.1 identify and select texts that meet their needs and interests
- 4.3 identify a variety of reading and viewing processes and strategies to construct meaning from texts
- 4.4 assess personal processes and strategies for reading and viewing various texts
ELA- GCO 5
- Students will be expected to interpret, select, and combine information using a variety of strategies, resources, and technologies.
- 5.2 evaluate the reliability of information from various sources
- 5.3 compare information from a variety of sources
- 5.4 use effective inquiry approaches and strategies
ELA- GCO 7
- Students will be expected to respond critically to a range of texts, applying their understanding of language, form and genre.
- 7.1 recognize that texts can be biased
- 7.2 recognize the need to question a text’s language, form, and genre
- 7.3 explore the tools text creators use to achieve different purposes
- 7.4 describe the impact that text form, content, and structure have on meaning
- 7.5 demonstrate an awareness that values and personal experiences influence understanding of and critical responses to text
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Critical Thinking & Evaluating Information
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities/answer guides
- Numeracy activity/answers
2. Navigating the World of Online (Mis)Information
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Inquiry activities/answer guides
- When interacting with information that is unfamiliar to students, it is important for teachers to monitor how effectively students are using strategies to read and view texts: