Saskatchewan · Grade 9
Science, Grade 9
Saskatchewan’s Grade 9 science course, from Reproduction and Human Development to Exploring our Universe.
- Units
- 4
- Lessons
- 15
- Skills
- 34
- Provincial exam
- None
- Official curriculum
- Saskatchewan Ministry of Education
Unit by unit
Every skill in the course, with its official code.
Unit 1 · 8 skills
Reproduction and Human Development
The Transfer of Genetic Information
Chromosomes, genes, DNA, and traits
I can relate chromosomes, genes, and DNA and identify dominant and recessive traits.
Official code: RE9.1
Genetics in society and careers
I can describe how genetics affects society and name careers that use genetics knowledge.
Official code: RE9.1
Cellular Reproduction: Mitosis and Meiosis
Cell division and the cell cycle
I can describe cell division as part of the cell cycle.
Official code: RE9.2
Mitosis versus meiosis
I can distinguish mitosis from meiosis and relate cell division to cancer.
Official code: RE9.2
Sexual and Asexual Reproduction
Asexual reproduction
I can describe methods of asexual reproduction and give examples in plants and animals.
Official code: RE9.3
Sexual reproduction and pollination
I can describe sexual reproduction in plants and animals and weigh it against asexual reproduction.
Official code: RE9.3
Human Reproduction
Reproductive systems and human development
I can compare the reproductive systems and describe the stages of human development.
Official code: RE9.4
Reproductive and contraceptive technologies
I can describe reproductive and contraceptive technologies and the issues around them.
Official code: RE9.4
The official wording · 8 outcomes
- RE9.1
- Examine the process of and influences on the transfer of genetic information and the impact of that understanding on society past and present.
- RE9.1
- the impact of that understanding on society past and present.
- RE9.2
- Observe and describe the significance of cellular reproductive processes, including mitosis and meiosis.
- RE9.2
- cellular reproductive processes, including mitosis and meiosis.
- RE9.3
- Describe the processes and implications of sexual and asexual reproduction in plants and animals.
- RE9.3
- the processes and implications of sexual and asexual reproduction in plants and animals.
- RE9.4
- Analyze the process of human reproduction, including the influence of reproductive and contraceptivetechnologies.
- RE9.4
- the influence of reproductive and contraceptivetechnologies.
Key ideas
The nucleus holds genetic information; chromosomes contain genes made of DNA.
Cell division is part of the cell cycle; the nucleus directs cellular processes.
Asexual reproduction (budding, grafting, binary fission, spores, fragmentation, vegetative reproduction) produces offspring from one parent.
The male and female reproductive systems have different structures and functions, guided by hormones.
Traits can be dominant or recessive, and environmental factors and choices can change a cell's genetic information.
Watch out for
- Thinking genes and DNA are unrelated things.
- Thinking the nucleus plays no role in cell division.
- Thinking all reproduction requires two parents.
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Unit 2 · 9 skills
Atoms and Elements
Physical and Chemical Properties
Physical properties and classifying substances
I can describe substances by their physical properties and classify them safely.
Official code: AE9.1
Physical versus chemical changes
I can tell a physical change from a chemical change using observable evidence.
Official code: AE9.1
Properties, research, and society
I can explain how society's needs drive chemistry research based on the properties of matter.
Official code: AE9.1
Historical Models of the Atom
The changing model of the atom
I can trace the historical models of the atom and describe how each improved on the last.
Official code: AE9.2
Building atomic models
I can build a model of an atom and discuss the strengths and limits of atomic models.
Official code: AE9.2
Pure Substances and the Periodic Table
Elements, compounds, and mixtures
I can classify substances as elements, compounds, or mixtures and write chemical formulae.
Official code: AE9.3
Bohr models of the first 18 elements
I can build a Bohr model for any of the first 18 elements.
Official code: AE9.3
The periodic table and periodicity
I can read the periodic table and predict properties from an element's position.
Official code: AE9.3
Protons, electrons, and isotopes
I can find the protons, electrons, and neutrons of an atom or isotope from its atomic and mass number.
Official code: AE9.3
The official wording · 9 outcomes
- AE9.1
- Distinguish between physical and chemical properties of common substances, including those found in household, commercial, industrial,and agricultural applications.
- AE9.1
- physical and chemical properties of common substances
- AE9.1
- physical and chemical properties of common substances
- AE9.2
- Analyze historical explanations of the structure of matter up to and including: • Dalton model • Thomson model • Rutherford model • Bohr model of the atom.
- AE9.2
- historical explanations of the structure of matter up to and including: • Dalton model • Thomson model • Rutherford model • Bohr model of the atom.
- AE9.3
- Demonstrate an understanding of the classification of pure substances (elements and compounds), including the development and nature of the Periodic Table.
- AE9.3
- the classification of pure substances (elements and compounds), including the development and nature of the Periodic Table.
- AE9.3
- including the development and nature of the Periodic Table.
- AE9.3
- the classification of pure substances (elements and compounds), including the development and nature of the Periodic Table.
Key ideas
Physical properties include colour, melting and boiling point, density, solubility, conductivity, hardness, and lustre.
The Dalton, Thomson, Rutherford, and Bohr models each refined the understanding of the atom.
Elements have one kind of atom; compounds combine elements chemically; mixtures can be separated physically.
WHMIS standards guide the safe handling of substances, using symbols for each category.
Terms such as electron, proton, neutron, nucleus, and isotope describe atomic structure.
Watch out for
- Thinking colour alone identifies a substance.
- Thinking the earliest atomic model was the correct one all along.
- Thinking a compound is just a mixture of elements.
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Unit 3 · 9 skills
Characteristics of Electricity
Static and Current Electricity
Static electric charge
I can explain how static charge is transferred and its properties.
Official code: CE9.1
Current electricity and resistance
I can investigate resistance and describe the flow of charge in a circuit.
Official code: CE9.1
Electrical dangers and safety technologies
I can identify electrical dangers and describe technologies that reduce them.
Official code: CE9.1
Voltage, Current, and Resistance
Measuring series and parallel circuits
I can measure current and voltage in series and parallel circuits and record the data.
Official code: CE9.2
Ohm's Law
I can use Ohm's Law to find an unknown in a circuit and draw circuits with symbols.
Official code: CE9.2
Electrical Devices and Efficiency
Energy transformations and efficiency
I can explain energy transformations in a device and calculate its efficiency.
Official code: CE9.3
Cost and design of appliances
I can calculate the cost of running an appliance and evaluate its design.
Official code: CE9.3
Electrical Energy Production in Saskatchewan
Producing and storing electrical energy
I can compare technologies that produce and store electrical energy and describe distribution.
Official code: CE9.4
Generation methods and their impacts
I can critique the impacts of Saskatchewan's methods of generating electrical energy.
Official code: CE9.4
The official wording · 9 outcomes
- CE9.1
- Demonstrate and analyze characteristics of static electric charge and current electricity, including historical and cultural understanding.
- CE9.1
- characteristics of static electric charge and current electricity, including historical and cultural understanding.
- CE9.1
- characteristics of static electric charge and current electricity, including historical and cultural understanding.
- CE9.2
- Analyze the relationships that exist among voltage, current, and resistance in series and parallel circuits.
- CE9.2
- the relationships that exist among voltage, current, and resistance in series and parallel circuits.
- CE9.3
- Assess operating principles, costs, and efficiencies of devices that produce or use electrical energy.
- CE9.3
- operating principles, costs, and efficiencies of devices that produce or use electrical energy.
- CE9.4
- Critique impacts of past, current, and possible future methods of small and large scale electrical energy production and distribution in Saskatchewan.
- CE9.4
- impacts of past, current, and possible future methods of small and large scale electrical energy production and distribution in Saskatchewan.
Key ideas
Static charge is transferred by friction, conduction, and induction, and released as electrostatic discharge.
Voltage, current, and resistance are the key quantities in a circuit, each with an operational definition.
Devices transform electrical energy into light, heat, sound, motion, or magnetic effects.
Cells and batteries store electrical energy; primary and secondary cells differ.
First Nations and Métis stories convey the importance of lightning, a natural electrostatic discharge.
Watch out for
- Thinking static and current electricity are unrelated.
- Thinking an ammeter and a voltmeter connect the same way.
- Thinking a device can be 100% efficient.
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Unit 4 · 8 skills
Exploring our Universe
Motion and Characteristics of Astronomical Bodies
Real and apparent motion
I can explain the real and apparent motion of celestial bodies, including retrograde motion.
Official code: EU9.1
Characteristics of astronomical bodies
I can compare astronomical bodies and classify the major components of the universe.
Official code: EU9.1
Solar phenomena and astronomical predictions
I can describe the effects of solar phenomena on Earth and make astronomical predictions.
Official code: EU9.1
Formation of the Solar System and Universe
Formation of the solar system
I can describe scientific theories of how the solar system formed.
Official code: EU9.2
Origin of the universe and life cycle of stars
I can describe theories of the universe's origin and the evidence supporting them.
Official code: EU9.2
Cultures and Astronomical Phenomena
Cultures and astronomical phenomena
I can describe how various cultures understand and represent astronomical phenomena.
Official code: EU9.3
Human Exploration of the Universe
Space programs and technologies
I can describe the technologies and programs that make space exploration possible.
Official code: EU9.4
Distances, positions, and space careers
I can calculate travel times to distant objects, locate objects with coordinates, and name space careers.
Official code: EU9.4
The official wording · 8 outcomes
- EU9.1
- Inquire into the motion and characteristics of astronomical bodies in our solar system and the universe.
- EU9.1
- the motion and characteristics of astronomical bodies in our solar system and the universe.
- EU9.1
- the motion and characteristics of astronomical bodies in our solar system and the universe.
- EU9.2
- Analyze scientific explanations of the formation and evolution of our solar system and the universe.
- EU9.2
- the formation and evolution of our solar system and the universe.
- EU9.3
- Examine how various cultures, past and present, including First Nations and Métis, understand and represent astronomical phenomenon.
- EU9.4
- Analyze human capabilities for exploring and understanding the universe, including technologies and programs that support such exploration.
- EU9.4
- human capabilities for exploring and understanding the universe, including technologies and programs that support such exploration.
Key ideas
Celestial bodies show real and apparent motion, including apparent retrograde motion.
Scientific theories explain the formation of the solar system's planets, moons, asteroids, and comets.
First Nations and Métis worldviews on the origin of the solar system and universe are expressed through stories and oral traditions.
Space programs advanced probes and human spaceflight to explore the solar system and universe.
Geocentric and heliocentric models explain observed motion differently.
Watch out for
- Thinking planets actually reverse direction in their orbits.
- Thinking the planets formed separately from the sun.
- Thinking only modern science has explanations for astronomical phenomena.
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Plan the term
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The official curriculum
This page follows Saskatchewan’s own curriculum for Science, Grade 9.
Textbooks
The textbooks Saskatchewan Ministry of Education lists for Science, Grade 9:
- Pearson Saskatchewan Science 9
From core resources, read October 27, 2026. curriculum.gov.sk.ca
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Questions about Science, Grade 9
What is Science, Grade 9?
Saskatchewan’s Grade 9 science course: 4 units and 34 skills, from Reproduction and Human Development to Exploring our Universe.
What units are in Science, Grade 9?
1. Reproduction and Human Development, 2. Atoms and Elements, 3. Characteristics of Electricity and 4. Exploring our Universe.
Is there a provincial exam for Science, Grade 9?
No. Saskatchewan gives no provincial exam for Science, Grade 9.
What textbook does Science, Grade 9 use?
The textbooks Saskatchewan Ministry of Education lists for Science, Grade 9: Pearson Saskatchewan Science 9.
What comes after Science, Grade 9?
Science, Grade 10.
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