{"id":332048,"date":"2026-09-03T15:46:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T11:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/?p=332048"},"modified":"2026-09-03T11:05:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T07:05:57","slug":"grade-9-science-acids-and-bases-around-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/2026\/09\/03\/grade-9-science-acids-and-bases-around-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Grade 9 Science | Acids and Bases Around Us!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Our Grade 9 scientists have launched into their new unit, <strong>\u201cAcids and Bases Around Us!\u201d<\/strong> \u2014 and we jumped straight into hands-on investigation!<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Students began by testing <strong>four unknown household liquids<\/strong>, using their observations and evidence to classify the substances and identify the key properties of acids and bases. Throughout the investigation, they also reinforced the importance of <strong>laboratory safety and responsible scientific practice<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Rather than simply memorising definitions, students used the <strong>Claim \u2192 Evidence \u2192 Reasoning (CER)<\/strong> framework to explain and defend their conclusions. This encouraged them to think like scientists: <strong>What do we observe? What evidence supports our claim? How can we explain what is happening?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><strong>Coming up this week:<\/strong><br \/>\nStudents will investigate <strong>commercial acid\u2013base indicators<\/strong> and then take their inquiry a step further by <strong>creating their own natural indicators<\/strong> from everyday materials such as red cabbage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">By connecting familiar substances to real-world chemistry, our inquiry-based approach encourages students to <strong>observe, question, investigate and make evidence-based decisions<\/strong> about the world around them.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf31 <strong>Science is not just something we learn \u2014 it is something we use to understand the world.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/09\/G9-Science-3-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-332051 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/09\/G9-Science-3-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/169;\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/09\/IMG_2870-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-332052 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/09\/IMG_2870-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/225;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/09\/IMG_2878-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-332053 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/09\/IMG_2878-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/225;\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/09\/IMG_2879-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-332055 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/09\/IMG_2879-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/225;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/09\/IMG_2885-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-332056 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/09\/IMG_2885-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/225;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Grade 9 scientists have launched into their new unit, \u201cAcids and Bases Around Us!\u201d \u2014 and we jumped straight into hands-on investigation! Students began by testing four unknown household liquids, using their observations and evidence to classify the substances and identify the key properties of acids and bases. 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