Space Exploration Workbook (Grade 9 Ontario Science SNC1W)

This workbook contains Strand E: Space Exploration worksheets for the new 2022 de-streamed Grade 9 Ontario Science curriculum (SNC1W). This workbook contains informational texts, thinking questions, science investigations, experiments, and a culminating unit test. 

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the components, characteristics, and associated phenomena of the solar system and the universe, and the importance of the Sun to processes on Earth. Topics covered include the Sun, the planets, solar system components, astronomical phenomena, quantifying distances in space, and space technology.

Interactive, hands-on activities are explained, with follow-up worksheets included. There is a variety of readings, long and short answer questions, and creative writing activities included to create a varied workbook suitable for many learning styles.

To support assessment practices, Ontario curriculum expectations (Strand A and E) are clearly identified on each page. A quiz is included at the end of the workbook.

This workbook includes:

• 60-page Space Exploration Workbook (B&W and Colour)
• 60-page Space Exploration ANSWER KEY
• TpT Easel Activity - This tool allows students to complete workbook pages digitally, with no printing necessary. New to using Easel by TpT? Check out this guide.

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Table of Contents

1. Title Page
2. Table of Contents
3. K-W-L Chart
4. What is Space?
5. The History of Space
6. Models of the Universe
7. The Solar System
8. Origin Theories of the Universe
9. Origin Theories of the Universe
10. Characteristics of the Sun
11. Characteristics of the Sun
12. The Sun’s Energy
13. A Source of Renewable Energy
14. The Sun’s Light
15. Characteristics of the Sun Review
16. The Sun Research Notes
17. Investigation #1: Sundials
18. Investigation #1: Sundials
19. Investigation #1: Sundials
20. The Planets
21. The Terrestrial Planets
22. The Terrestrial Planets
23. The Gas Giant Planets
24. The Gas Giant Planets
25. The Orbital Periods
26. Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids
27. Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids
28. Moons
29. Phases of the Moon
30. Eclipses
31. Eclipses
32. The Earth’s Seasonal Changes
33. Gravitational Pull
34. Gravitational Pull
35. Experiment #1: Gravitational Pull
36. Experiment #1: Gravitational Pull
37. Light Years
38. Light Years
39. Light Years
40. Investigation #2: Solar System On a Wall
41. Investigation #2: Solar System On a Wall
42. Satellites
43. Satellites
44. Costs & Benefits of Space Technology
45. Space Technology - Social Impacts
46. Space Technology - Economic Impacts
47. Space Technology - Environmental Impacts
48. Space Technology - Environmental Impacts
49. Impacts and Costs of Space Technology
50. Impacts and Costs of Space Technology
51. Experiment #2: Mars Rover
52. Experiment #2: Mars Rover
53. Experiment #2: Mars Rover
54. Vocabulary
55. Vocabulary
56. Vocabulary
57. Space Exploration Unit Test
58. Space Exploration Unit Test
59. Space Exploration Unit Test
60. Space Exploration Unit Test

Grade 9 Ontario Science Curriculum Expectations (2022)

E. Earth and Space Science - Space Exploration

E1. evaluate social, environmental, and economic impacts of space exploration and of technological innovations derived from space exploration

E2. demonstrate an understanding of the components, characteristics, and associated phenomena of the solar system and the universe, and the importance of the Sun to processes on Earth

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