Grade 9 Math
7 units matched to the Saskatchewan Curriculum.
Strands and outcomes
- Number (N9.1–N9.3): Demonstrate understanding of powers with integral bases (excluding base 0) and whole number exponents. Demonstrate understanding of rational numbers. Extend understanding of square roots to include the square root of positive rational numbers.
- Patterns and Relations (P9.1–P9.4): Demonstrate understanding of linear relations. Model and solve situational questions using linear equations of the form. Demonstrate understanding of single variable linear inequalities with rational coefficients. (and 1 more outcome)
- Shape and Space (SS9.1–SS9.4): Demonstrate understanding of circle properties. Extend understanding of area to surface area of right rectangular prisms, right cylinders, right triangular… Demonstrate understanding of similarity of 2-D shapes. (and 1 more outcome)
- Statistics and Probability (SP9.1–SP9.4): Demonstrate understanding of the effect of. Demonstrate an understanding of the collection, display, and analysis of data through a project. Demonstrate an understanding of the role of probability in society. (and 1 more outcome)
Units
Unit 1
Exponents & Powers
Evaluating powers, using the product, quotient and power laws, working with powers of products and fractions, and order of operations with exponents.
Outcome: N9.1 · powers with integral bases
Unit 2
Rational Numbers
Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions and decimals that may be negative, converting between fractions and decimals, ordering rational numbers, and using BEDMAS.
Outcome: N9.2, N9.3 · rational numbers, and square roots of positive rational numbers
Unit 3
Linear Relations
Finding slope from points and graphs, reading y = mx + b, finding intercepts, deciding whether a point is on a line, spotting parallel lines, and using rates of change in stories.
Outcome: P9.1 · graphing and analyzing linear relations
Unit 4
Multi-Step Equations
Solving linear equations with brackets, fractions and variables on both sides, checking solutions, and turning word problems into equations.
Outcome: P9.2, P9.3 · linear equations and inequalities
Unit 5
Polynomials
Naming polynomials by terms and degree, combining like terms, subtracting polynomials, multiplying and dividing by a constant, and substituting values for x.
Outcome: P9.4 · polynomials of degree two or less
Unit 6
Similarity & Scale
Using scale factors to find missing sides, solving shadow and scale-drawing problems, and seeing how enlarging a shape changes its area and volume.
Outcome: SS9.3 · similarity of 2-D shapes
Unit 7
Statistics in Society
Telling a population from a sample, spotting bias in who is asked and how, predicting from a sample, noticing misleading graphs, and why correlation is not causation.
Outcome: SP9.1, SP9.2 · collecting and analyzing data, and what can bias it
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