Grade 9 Alberta curriculum
What Grade 9 students practise in Gradelings, unit by unit, matched to the Alberta Curriculum. Tap any unit to see what it covers and try sample questions.
Math
- Exponents & PowersExponent laws and scientific notation
- Rational NumbersFractions and decimals, positive and negative
- Square RootsPerfect squares and good estimates
- PolynomialsAdd, subtract, expand and evaluate
- Multi-Step EquationsBrackets, fractions and both sides
- Linear RelationsSlope, intercepts and graphs
- Similarity & ScaleScale factors and similar figures
- Circle PropertiesChords, tangents and angles
- Surface Area of ObjectsPrisms, cylinders and joined shapes
- Statistics in SocietySamples, bias and misleading graphs
English Language Arts(“Language Arts” in the app)
- Close ReadingInference, theme and author's craft
- Literary ElementsIrony, motif, tone and mood
- Voices & PerspectivesWhose story is it?
- Argument & RhetoricAppeals, fallacies and credible sources
- Digital SmartsTrust, privacy and credible sources
- Language & StyleConnotation, register and rhetorical devices
- Grammar & StylePunctuation, agreement and register
- Revise & EditClear, concise and correct
Science
- Biodiversity & HeredityVariation, reproduction and genes
- ReproductionAsexual and sexual reproduction
- Elements & CompoundsFormulas, properties and changes
- Atoms & ElectronsShells, valence and the periodic table
- Chemical ChangeReactions, mass and chemical names
- Chemistry & the EnvironmentpH, pollutants and water quality
- Static ElectricityCharges, conductors and insulators
- Circuits & Ohm's LawCurrent, voltage and resistance
- Electrical EnergyPower, efficiency and sources
- Space ExplorationTelescopes, satellites and living in space
Social Studies
- Governing CanadaLevels, branches and elections
- Rights & ResponsibilitiesThe Charter, human rights and justice
- Treaties & Indigenous RightsTreaties 6, 7 and 8, Métis Settlements and reconciliation
- Economic SystemsTraditional, command, market and mixed
- Supply & DemandHow prices are set in a market
- Canada, the US & TradeTrading partners and trade agreements
French Immersion
- Registres et exposés orauxParler à un auditoire
- La fableMorale, sens propre et sens figuré
- Le roman et ses personnagesNarrateur, héros et portraits
- Les figures de styleMétaphore, comparaison, hyperbole…
- La séquence descriptiveSujet, aspects et vocabulaire
- Les temps du passéPassé composé, imparfait, plus-que-parfait
- Les pronoms complémentsle, la, lui, leur, y, en
- Les phrases hypothétiquesSi + présent, si + imparfait
- Passé simple et plus-que-parfaitLes temps des récits
Core French
- Past, present, futurePassé composé, imparfait, futur
- Asking questionsIntonation, est-ce que, inversion
- Putting events in orderPremièrement, ensuite, finalement
- Needs and opinionsJ'ai besoin de, je trouve que
- Comparing amountsPlus de, moins de, autant de
- Describing things and placesAdjectives that agree
- Types of textsFormat, register and purpose
- Traditions and expressionsFêtes et expressions
- Stories: problem and resolutionPlot, problem, resolution
- Identity and creative worksCulture through songs and stories
- Culture and respectAppropriation and plagiarism
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