Grade 8 Science Curriculum (Alberta Education) Unit A: Mix and Flow of Matter Unit B: Cells and Systems WHMIS symbols and nomenclature organisms pure substances, mixtures and solutions cells solute and solvent organs concentration tissues solubility and saturation points structure and function particle model of matter systems properties of fluids response to stimuli viscosity and flow rate health and environmental factors mass, volume, density pressure buoyancy Unit C: Light and Optical Systems Unit D: Mechanical Systems microscopes and telescopes design and function contribution of technologies to scientific systems and subsystems development transmission of force and motion transmission and absorption of simple machines sources of light mechanical advantage, speed ratios and force ratios reflection and refraction hydraulics and pneumatics images measurement of work in joules vision and lenses imaging technologies Science 9 Curriculum Key Concepts (Alberta Education) Unit A: Biological Diversity Unit B: Matter and Chemical Change biological diversity WHMIS and safety-chemical species nomenclature (introductory treatment) diversity within species endothermic and exothermic reactions habitat diversity reactants and products niches conservation of mass populations factors affecting reaction rates asexual and sexual reproduction inheritance periodic table natural and artificial selection of genetic elements, compounds and atomic theory Characteristics substances and properties cell division—includes binary fission and formation of sex cells chromosomes, genes and DNA Unit C: Environmental Chemistry Unit D: Electrical Principles and Technologies chemicals essential to life forms of energy substrates and nutrients energy transformation
Grade 8 Science Curriculum (Alberta Education) Unit A: Mix and Flow of Matter Unit B: Cells and Systems WHMIS symbols and nomenclature pure substances, mixtures and solutions solute and solvent concentration solubility and saturation points particle model of matter properties of fluids viscosity and flow rate mass, volume, density pressure buoyancy organisms cells organs tissues structure and function systems response to stimuli health and environmental factors Unit C: Light and Optical Systems Unit D: Mechanical Systems microscopes and telescopes contribution of technologies to scientific development transmission and absorption of sources of light reflection and refraction images vision and lenses imaging technologies design and function systems and subsystems transmission of force and motion simple machines mechanical advantage, speed ratios and force ratios hydraulics and pneumatics measurement of work in joules Science 9 Curriculum Key Concepts (Alberta Education) Unit A: Biological Diversity Unit B: Matter and Chemical Change biological diversity species diversity within species habitat diversity niches populations asexual and sexual reproduction inheritance natural and artificial selection of genetic Characteristics cell division—includes binary fission and formation of sex cells chromosomes, genes and DNA WHMIS and safety-chemical nomenclature (introductory treatment) endothermic and exothermic reactions reactants and products conservation of mass factors affecting reaction rates periodic table elements, compounds and atomic theory substances and properties Unit C: Environmental Chemistry Unit D: Electrical Principles and Technologies chemicals essential to life substrates and nutrients forms of energy energy transformation
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