Grade 9

Nova Scotia Grade 9 Math Curriculum

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CO_ID	Curriculum Outcome	StudyPug Topic
NS.CO.9.N01	Demonstrate understanding of powers with integral bases and whole number exponents:	Understanding the number systems Quotient rule of exponents Power of a product rule Power of a quotient rule Power of a power rule Using exponents to describe numbers Exponent rules Order of operations with exponents Using exponents to solve problems Product rule of exponents

NS.CO.9.N02

Demonstrate understanding of operations on powers with integral bases and whole number exponents:

Negative exponent rule

Combining the exponent rules

Scientific notation

NS.CO.9.N03

Compare and order rational numbers and solve problems involving arithmetic operations on rational numbers:

Rational vs. Irrational numbers

Converting repeating decimals to fractions

Comparing and ordering rational numbers

Solving problems with rational numbers in decimal form

Solving problems with rational numbers in fraction form

Adding and subtracting decimals

Multiplying decimals

Dividing decimals

Order of operations (PEMDAS)

NS.CO.9.N04

Explain and apply order of operations including exponents with and without technology:

Convert between radicals and rational exponents

Solving for exponents

NS.CO.9.N05

Determine the exact square root of positive rational numbers:

Square and square roots

Cubic and cube roots

Determine square roots of rational numbers

Squares and square roots

Evaluating and simplifying radicals

NS.CO.9.N06

Determine an approximate square root of positive rational numbers:

Converting radicals to mixed radicals

Converting radicals to entire radicals

Estimating square roots

NS.CO.9.PR01

Generalize a pattern arising from a problem-solving context using a linear equation and verify by substitution:

Relationship between two variables

Understand relations between x- and y-intercepts

Domain and range of a function

Identifying functions

Function notation

Representing patterns in linear relations

Reading linear relation graphs

Solving linear equations by graphing

Understanding graphs of linear relationships

Understanding tables of values of linear relationships

Applications of linear relationships

NS.CO.9.PR02

Graph a linear relation analyze the graph and interpolate or extrapolate to solve problems:

Graphing linear functions using table of values

Graphing linear functions using x- and y-intercepts

Graphing from slope-intercept form y=mx+b

Graphing linear functions using a single point and slope

Word problems of graphing linear functions

NS.CO.9.PR03

Model and solve problems using linear equations of various forms:

Introduction to linear equations

Special case of linear equations: Horizontal lines

Special case of linear equations: Vertical lines

Applications of linear equations

Solving systems of linear equations by elimination

Solving systems of linear equations by substitution

Solving linear equations using multiplication and division

Solving two-step linear equations: ax + b = c, x/a + b = c

Solving linear equations using distributive property: a(x + b) = c

Solving linear equations with variables on both sides

Model and solve one-step linear equations: ax = b, x/a = b

Solving two-step linear equations using addition and subtraction: ax + b = c

Solving two-step linear equations using multiplication and division: x/a + b = c

Solving two-step linear equations using distributive property: a(x + b) = c

Solving literal equations

NS.CO.9.PR04

Explain and illustrate strategies to solve single variable linear inequalities with rational coefficients:

Determining number of solutions to linear equations

Solving systems of linear equations by graphing

Express linear inequalities graphically and algebraically

Solving one-step linear inequalities

Solving multi-step linear inequalities

Compound inequalities

NS.CO.9.M01

Solve problems and justify solution strategies using circle properties:

Angles in a circle

Chord properties

Tangent properties

NS.CO.9.G01

Determine the surface area of composite 3-D objects to solve problems:

Surface area and volume of prisms

Surface area and volume of pyramids

Surface area and volume of cylinders

Surface area and volume of cones

Surface area and volume of spheres

Introduction to surface area of 3-dimensional shapes

Nets of 3-dimensional shapes

Surface area of prisms

Surface area of cylinders

NS.CO.9.G02

Demonstrate an understanding of similarity of polygons:

Enlargements and reductions with scale factors

Similar triangles

Similar polygons

NS.CO.9.G04

Demonstrate an understanding of line and rotation symmetry:

Rotational symmetry and transformations

NS.CO.9.SP01

Describe effects of bias language ethics cost time privacy and cultural sensitivity on data collection:

Influencing factors in data collection

NS.CO.9.SP02

Select and defend choice of using population or sample to answer a question:

Data collection

NS.CO.9.SP03

Develop and implement a project plan for collection display and analysis of data:

Classification of data

Sampling methods

Reading and drawing bar graphs

Reading and drawing histograms

Reading and drawing line graphs

Box-and-whisker plots and scatter plots

Bivariate, scatter plots and correlation

Reading and drawing Venn diagrams

Stem and leaf plots

Census and bias

Frequency tables and dot plots

NS.CO.9.SP04

Demonstrate an understanding of the role of probability in society: