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The official Saskatchewan Mathematics, Grade 9 curriculum
Saskatchewan defines Mathematics, Grade 9 by strands and outcomes. MapleMind teaches the same curriculum reorganized for one-skill-at-a-time tutoring — the table shows exactly where every official strand lands, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit below.
Official source Saskatchewan's official curriculumRead it on the government site — curriculum.gov.sk.ca ↗| Official strand | Outcomes | Where MapleMind teaches it |
|---|---|---|
| Strand N | 3 | Number |
| Strand P | 4 | Patterns and Relations |
| Strand SS | 4 | Shape and Space |
| Strand SP | 4 | Statistics and Probability |
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Unit 1NumberOfficial strand · Strand N
Powers with integral bases and whole number exponents, rational numbers, and square roots of positive rational numbers.
Powers and Exponent Laws
- Representing powersN9.1 — Represent quantities using powers with integral bases (excluding base 0) and whole number exponents, distinguishing the base from the exponent.
- Evaluating powers and the zero exponentN9.1 — Evaluate powers with integral bases and whole number exponents, including the role of brackets and signs, and justify why a power with an exponent of zero equals one.
- Exponent laws and situational questionsN9.1 — Generalize and apply the exponent laws for powers with integral bases and whole number exponents, and solve situational questions.
Rational Numbers
- Comparing and ordering rational numbersN9.2 — Demonstrate understanding of rational numbers by comparing and ordering them and relating them to other types of numbers.
- Operations with rational numbersN9.2 — Solve situational questions involving operations on rational numbers, extending the order of operations to rationals.
Square Roots of Rational Numbers
- Square roots of perfect-square rationalsN9.3 — Extend understanding of square roots to determine the square root of a positive rational number that is a perfect square.
- Estimating square roots of rationalsN9.3 — Estimate the square root of a positive rational number that is not a perfect square, using benchmarks and technology, and explain why the value may be an approximation.
The official wording — 3 outcomes in this unit
- N9.1
Demonstrate (concretely, pictorially, and symbolically) understanding of powers with integral bases (excluding base 0) and whole number exponents including: • • representing using powers
- N9.2
Demonstrate understanding of rational numbers including: • • comparing and ordering • • relating to other types of numbers
- N9.3
Extend understanding of square roots to include the square root of positive rational numbers.
Unit 2Patterns and RelationsOfficial strand · Strand P
Linear relations, linear equations of several forms, single-variable linear inequalities, and polynomials to degree 2.
Linear Relations
- Graphing and analyzing linear relationsP9.1 — Demonstrate understanding of linear relations by graphing them, including horizontal and vertical lines, and analyzing whether a relation is increasing, decreasing, horizontal, or vertical.
- Interpolating and extrapolatingP9.1 — Interpolate and extrapolate values from a linear relation's graph, verify them by substitution, and solve situational questions by graphing.
Solving Linear Equations
- Writing linear equationsP9.2 — Model situational questions and patterns as linear equations with rational coefficients, writing an equation to represent a situation.
- Solving one- and two-step equationsP9.2 — Solve one- and two-step linear equations of the form ax = b, x/a = b, and ax + b = c symbolically, using preservation of equality with rational coefficients.
- Variable on both sides and bracketsP9.2 — Solve linear equations of the form ax = b + cx, a(x + b) = c, and ax + b = cx + d symbolically, collecting the variable on one side and using the distributive property.
Linear Inequalities
- Solving and verifying inequalitiesP9.3 — Demonstrate understanding of single-variable linear inequalities with rational coefficients by solving them algebraically and verifying the solution.
- Comparing and graphing inequalitiesP9.3 — Compare solving a linear inequality to solving a linear equation, and graph the solution of an inequality on a number line.
Polynomials
- Modeling and identifying polynomialsP9.4 — Demonstrate understanding of polynomials (degree ≤ 2) by modeling them and identifying variables, degree, terms, and coefficients, and comparing for equivalency.
- Adding and subtracting polynomialsP9.4 — Generalize and apply strategies for adding and subtracting polynomials symbolically, and verify the result.
- Multiplying and dividing by a monomialP9.4 — Generalize and apply strategies for multiplying a polynomial by a monomial and dividing a polynomial by a monomial, and verify the result.
The official wording — 4 outcomes in this unit
- P9.1
Demonstrate understanding of linear relations including: • • graphing • • analyzing
- P9.2
Model and solve situational questions using linear equations of the form:
- P9.3
Demonstrate understanding of single variable linear inequalities with rational coefficients including: • • solving inequalities • • verifying
- P9.4
Demonstrate understanding of polynomials (limited to polynomials of degree less than or equal to 2) including: • • modeling
Unit 3Shape and SpaceOfficial strand · Strand SS
Circle properties, surface area of composite 3-D objects, similarity of 2-D shapes, and line and rotation symmetry.
Circle Properties
- Chord and tangent propertiesSS9.1 — Demonstrate understanding of the circle properties that a perpendicular from the centre to a chord bisects the chord, and that a tangent is perpendicular to the radius at the point of tangency.
- Inscribed and central anglesSS9.1 — Demonstrate understanding of the circle properties that inscribed angles subtended by the same arc are equal, and that a central angle is twice an inscribed angle subtending the same arc.
Surface Area of Composite Objects
- Surface area of composite objectsSS9.2 — Extend understanding of area to the surface area of composite 3-D objects, accounting for areas of overlap.
- Composite problems and approximationSS9.2 — Solve situational questions involving the surface area of composite objects and approximate a natural object's surface area using composites of standard 3-D objects.
Similarity of 2-D Shapes
- Similar polygonsSS9.3 — Demonstrate understanding of similarity of 2-D shapes by verifying whether two polygons are similar and relating similarity to ratios and proportionality.
- Scale diagrams and scale factorsSS9.3 — Draw scale diagrams representing enlargements or reductions of a 2-D shape and determine the scale factor.
Line and Rotation Symmetry
- Line symmetrySS9.4 — Demonstrate understanding of line symmetry by classifying 2-D shapes and designs by their lines of symmetry and completing a shape given a line of symmetry.
- Rotation symmetrySS9.4 — Demonstrate understanding of rotation symmetry by determining whether a 2-D shape or design has rotation symmetry and stating its order and angle of rotation.
The official wording — 4 outcomes in this unit
- SS9.1
Demonstrate understanding of circle properties including: • • perpendicular line segments from the centre of a circle to a chord bisect the chord • • tangents to a circle are perpendicular to the radius ending at the point of tangency.
- SS9.2
Extend understanding of area to surface area of right rectangular prisms, right cylinders, right triangular prisms, to composite 3-D objects.
- SS9.3
Demonstrate understanding of similarity of 2-D shapes.
- SS9.4
Demonstrate understanding of line and rotation symmetry.
Unit 4Statistics and ProbabilityOfficial strand · Strand SP
Effects on data collection, a data-collection project, the role of probability in society, and probability in First Nations and Métis worldviews.
Effects on Data Collection
- Bias, language, and ethics in data collectionSP9.1 — Demonstrate understanding of the effect of bias, use of language, ethics, cost, time and timing, privacy, and cultural sensitivity on data collection.
- Population versus sampleSP9.1 — Demonstrate understanding of the effect of population or sample on data collection, classifying situations and judging when a sample generalizes validly.
Data Collection Project
- Planning and collecting dataSP9.2 — Demonstrate understanding of the collection of data through a project by formulating a question, choosing a data-collection method, selecting a population or sample, and collecting the data.
- Displaying, analysing, and presentingSP9.2 — Display the collected data appropriately, draw conclusions to answer the question, and communicate the findings to an audience, using a rubric to self-assess.
The Role of Probability in Society
- How probability is used in societySP9.3 — Demonstrate understanding of the role of probability in society, analyzing the meaningfulness of a probability and how it can be used to support different positions.
Probability in First Nations and Métis Worldviews
- Researching probability in First Nations and Métis lifestylesSP9.4 — Research and present how First Nations and Métis peoples, past and present, envision, represent, and make use of probability and statistics.
The official wording — 4 outcomes in this unit
- SP9.1
Demonstrate understanding of the effect of: • • bias • • use of language • • ethics • • cost • • time and timing • • privacy • • cultural sensitivity
- SP9.2
Demonstrate an understanding of the collection, display, and analysis of data through a project.
- SP9.3
Demonstrate an understanding of the role of probability in society.
- SP9.4
Research and present how First Nations and Métis peoples, past and present, envision, represent, and make use of probability and statistics.
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