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Alberta publishes its curriculum as long official documents written for teachers. This page is the same content, translated for the fridge door: each subject below shows this year's units and the skills inside them. If a skill sounds unfamiliar, that's the point — now you know what to ask about at dinner.
Mathematics this year
Math builds in layers, and this year's layer matters — each unit below leans on the ones before it. In Alberta, that's Mathematics 20-1 — 3 units, 43 skills.
Algebra and Number
- Absolute value as distance
- Radicals with variable radicands
- Solving radical equations
Trigonometry
- Standard position
- Ratios from a terminal-arm point
- The sine law
Relations and Functions
- Trinomials and differences of squares
- Graphing y = |f(x)|
- Reading y = a(x − p)² + q
See the full Mathematics 20-1 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Mathematics this year
Math builds in layers, and this year's layer matters — each unit below leans on the ones before it. In Alberta, that's Mathematics 20-2 — 6 units, 27 skills.
Measurement
- Solving problems with rates
- Scale factor and area of similar 2-D shapes
Geometry
- Deriving proofs about angles
- Solving problems with angle properties
- The sine law
Number and Logic
- Making conjectures by inductive reasoning
- Strategies for spatial puzzles and games
- Simplifying and combining radicals
Statistics
- Standard deviation and the normal curve
- Confidence intervals and confidence levels
Relations and Functions
- Vertex and axis of symmetry
- Solving quadratic equations by factoring
Mathematics Research Project
- Researching and presenting a mathematics topic
See the full Mathematics 20-2 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Mathematics this year
Math builds in layers, and this year's layer matters — each unit below leans on the ones before it. In Alberta, that's Mathematics 20-3 — 5 units, 26 skills.
Measurement
- Surface area in SI and imperial units
- Volume in SI and imperial units
Geometry
- Problems with two right triangles
- Reading and using scale
- Modelling and drawing 3-D views
Number
- Strategies for numerical puzzles and games
- Building a personal budget
- Understanding compound interest
See the full Mathematics 20-3 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
English Language Arts this year
Reading, writing, and speaking skills deepen this year — less "can they read it," more "what do they make of it." In Alberta, that's English Language Arts 20-1 — 4 units, 28 skills.
Exploring Ideas & Perspectives
- Forming tentative understandings
- Considering new perspectives
Comprehending Literature & Other Texts
- Discerning and analyzing context
- Relating form to purpose and content
- Connecting self, text, culture and milieu
Managing Ideas & Information (Inquiry & Research)
- Focusing purpose and form
- Selecting, recording and organizing information
Creating Oral, Print & Multimedia Texts
- Assessing the text-creation context
- Enhancing thought, support and detail
See the full English Language Arts 20-1 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
English Language Arts this year
Reading, writing, and speaking skills deepen this year — less "can they read it," more "what do they make of it." In Alberta, that's English Language Arts 20-2 — 4 units, 28 skills.
Exploring Ideas & Perspectives
- Forming tentative understandings
- Considering new perspectives
Comprehending Everyday & Workplace Texts
- Discerning and analyzing context
- Relating form to purpose
- Connecting self, text, culture and milieu
Managing Ideas & Information (Inquiry & Research)
- Focusing purpose and form
- Selecting, recording and organizing information
Creating Texts
- Assessing the text-creation context
- Enhancing thought, support and detail
See the full English Language Arts 20-2 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Science this year
Science gets more structured this year — real investigations, real explanations, real vocabulary. In Alberta, that's Biology 20 — 4 units, 46 skills.
Energy & Matter Exchange in the Biosphere
- One-way flow of energy
- Biogeochemical cycles
- Gas exchange and atmospheric composition
Ecosystems & Population Change
- Species, population, community, ecosystem
- Taxonomy and binomial nomenclature
- Variability from mutation
Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration
- Photosynthesis and energy storage
- Chemiosmosis and ATP synthesis
Human Systems
- Digestive & respiratory structures
- Processing matter into the blood
- Structures of the heart
See the full Biology 20 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Science this year
Science gets more structured this year — real investigations, real explanations, real vocabulary. In Alberta, that's Chemistry 20 — 4 units, 54 skills.
Diversity of Matter & Chemical Bonding
- Naming ionic compounds
- Periodic table and electron dot diagrams for ionic bonding
- Naming molecular substances
Matter as Solutions, Acids & Bases
- Pure substances, mixtures and homogeneous mixtures
- Ways of expressing concentration
- Solubility and its factors
Quantitative Relationships in Chemical Changes
- Predicting reaction products by type
- Gravimetric, solution and gas stoichiometry
- Theoretical and actual yields
See the full Chemistry 20 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Science this year
Science gets more structured this year — real investigations, real explanations, real vocabulary. In Alberta, that's Physics 20 — 4 units, 45 skills.
Dynamics
- Net force changes velocity
- Static and kinetic friction
- Gravity as a fundamental force
Circular Motion, Work & Energy
- Circular motion as 2-D motion
- Satellite and planetary motion
- Mechanical energy
Oscillatory Motion & Mechanical Waves
- Period and frequency
- Waves as particles in SHM
- Reflection of waves
See the full Physics 20 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Science this year
Science gets more structured this year — real investigations, real explanations, real vocabulary. In Alberta, that's Science 20 — 4 units, 58 skills.
Chemical Changes
- Dissolving as a prerequisite for reactions
- Balancing single-replacement equations
- Materials from the petrochemical industry
The Changing Earth
- Challenges of studying deep time
- Seismic waves and earthquake energy
- Radioisotopes and dating
Changes in Living Systems
- Analyzing a local ecosystem
- The biogeochemical cycles
- Variation and the forces of evolution
See the full Science 20 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Science this year
Science gets more structured this year — real investigations, real explanations, real vocabulary. In Alberta, that's Science 24 — 4 units, 26 skills.
Applications of Matter & Chemical Change
- Technology behind everyday materials and energy
- Conservation of mass and balancing reactions
Understanding Common Energy Conversions
- Energy transforming from one form to another
- Energy conversions in electrical devices
- Energy conversions in chemical and biological systems
Disease Defence & Human Health
- Societal and environmental factors in health
- Natural defences against pathogens
Motion, Change & Transportation Safety
- Scientific evidence versus personal opinion
- Position and speed with numbers
- Force and mass in a collision
See the full Science 24 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Social Studies this year
Social studies widens the lens this year — history, geography, and how communities and governments work. In Alberta, that's Social Studies 20-2 — 4 units, 26 skills.
Nation, Nationalism & Identity
- Expressions of nationalism
- Nationalism as identity
National Interest & Ultranationalism
- The concept of national interest
- Ultranationalism in times of conflict
Nationalism & Internationalism
- Motives for involvement in world affairs
- Organizations that promote internationalism
Contemporary & Future Canadian Identity
- Perspectives on national identity in Canada
- Challenges and opportunities of national unity
See the full Social Studies 20-2 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
French this year
French builds through listening, speaking, and simple reading — confidence first, grammar second. In Alberta, that's French Language Arts 20-2 (immersion) — 5 units, 21 skills.
Valorisation du français
- Valoriser son apprentissage du français
Production écrite
- Rédiger des textes pour transmettre de l'information
See the full French Language Arts 20-2 (immersion) curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
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Common questions
What does my child learn in Grade 11 in Alberta?
Alberta's official curriculum sets out Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, French for Grade 11 — 453 specific skills in total. The big themes: Mathematics covers algebra and number and trigonometry; Mathematics covers measurement and geometry; Mathematics covers measurement and geometry. The full list is on this page.
Is this the official Alberta curriculum?
It's built from Alberta's official program of studies, reorganized into plain language — and each subject links to a course page that quotes the ministry's own wording and links to the government source, so you can check our work. One honest caveat: we're not the ministry, curricula do change, and we can't guarantee this reflects the very latest revision, so confirm anything important against the live provincial curriculum data.
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MapleMind isn't affiliated with any ministry of education. We build these guides from each province's official program of studies and refresh them from time to time — but curricula change, and we can't guarantee this page reflects the very latest revision. Always confirm against the live provincial curriculum data. Last updated 2026-08-15.
Social Studies this year
Social studies widens the lens this year — history, geography, and how communities and governments work. In Alberta, that's Social Studies 20-1 — 4 units, 25 skills.
Nation, Nationalism & Identity
- Expressions of nationalism
- Nationalism as identity
+ 5 more skills in this unit →The Pursuit of National Interest
- Nationalism and the pursuit of national interest
- Ultranationalism in times of conflict
+ 4 more skills in this unit →Nationalism & Internationalism
- Motives for involvement in world affairs
- Organizations that promote internationalism
+ 4 more skills in this unit →Contemporary & Future Canadian Identity
- Perspectives on national identity in Canada
- Challenges and opportunities of national unity
+ 4 more skills in this unit →See the full Social Studies 20-1 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →