What your child learns in Grade 9 in Newfoundland and Labrador

Big Ideas

• Number sense and number theory. Students will demonstrate number sense and apply number theory concepts.
• Operation sense. Students will demonstrate operation sense and apply operation principles and procedures in both numeric and algebraic situations.
• Patterns and relationships. Students will explore, recognize, represent and apply patterns and relationships, both informally and formally.

7 units, including rational numbers, exponents & powers, polynomials, multi-step equations.

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• Speaking and listening: explore and reflect. Students will speak and listen to explore, extend, clarify, and reflect on their thoughts, ideas, feelings, and experiences.
• Speaking and listening: communicate. Students will be able to communicate information and ideas effectively and clearly, and to respond personally and critically.
• Speaking and listening: interact with respect. Students will be able to interact with sensitivity and respect, considering the situation, audience, and purpose.

11 units, including close reading, literary elements, argument & rhetoric, grammar & style.

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• Science, technology, society and the environment. Students will develop an understanding of the nature of science and technology, of the relationships between science and technology, and of the social and environmental contexts of science and technology.
• Skills of inquiry. Students will develop the skills required for scientific and technological inquiry, for solving problems, for communicating scientific ideas and results, for working collaboratively, and for making informed decisions.
• Knowledge. Students will construct knowledge and understandings of concepts in life science, physical science, and Earth and space science, and apply these understandings to interpret, integrate, and extend their knowledge.

11 units, including cells from cells, reproduction, atoms & electrons, electric current.

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• Citizenship, power and governance. Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and the origins, functions, and sources of power, authority, and governance.
• Culture and diversity. Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of culture, diversity, and world view, recognizing the similarities and differences reflected in various personal, cultural, racial, and ethnic perspectives.
• Individuals, societies and economic decisions. Students will be expected to demonstrate the ability to make responsible economic decisions as individuals and as members of society.

5 units, including land claims and self-government in labrador, canada's landscapes, indigenous peoples & canada, migration & population.

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• Communication. Communicate effectively in French, both orally and in writing, and to interact appropriately in a variety of situations that relate to their needs and interests.
• Culture. Demonstrate an appreciation and understanding of francophone cultures, while comparing them with their own culture, as well as an appreciation and understanding of Canada’s multicultural
• General language education. Choose and implement strategies to facilitate their communication in French and improve their learning.

11 units, including past, present, future, asking questions, putting events in order, needs and opinions.