Grade 9 Nova Scotia curriculum
What Grade 9 students practise in Gradelings, unit by unit, matched to the Nova Scotia 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
- Linear RelationsSlope, intercepts and graphs
- Multi-Step EquationsBrackets, fractions and both sides
- PolynomialsAdd, subtract, expand and evaluate
- Surface Area of ObjectsPrisms, cylinders and joined shapes
- Statistics in SocietySamples, bias and misleading graphs
English Language Arts(“Language Arts” in the app)
- Word DetectiveRoots, prefixes and meaning in context
- Forms & FeaturesText patterns, visuals and media
- Close ReadingInference, theme and author's craft
- Literary ElementsIrony, motif, tone and mood
- Literary DevicesAllusion, analogy, juxtaposition, flashback
- 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
- ReproductionAsexual and sexual reproduction
- Cells from CellsDNA, mitosis and growth
- Atoms & ElectronsShells, valence and the periodic table
- Inside the AtomParticles, models and shells
- The Periodic TableGroups, periods and patterns
- Elements & CompoundsFormulas, properties and changes
- Static ElectricityCharges, conductors and insulators
- Electric CurrentCircuits, Ohm's law and safety
- Circuits & Ohm's LawCurrent, voltage and resistance
- Electrical EnergyPower, efficiency and sources
- Space ExplorationTelescopes, satellites and living in space
Social Studies
- Who Am I as a Citizen?Rights, responsibilities and how they have grown.
- GovernanceHow governments work and how you can take part.
- Digital CitizenshipBe a kind, careful and smart citizen online.
- Financial CitizenshipNeeds, wants, taxes and smart money choices.
- Global CitizenshipHow our choices connect us to the world.
- Service Learning ProjectsPlan a project that helps your community.
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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