Math Beginners Learner – Gr 9

↓What will your child LEARN

This course is aligned with Alberta Education standards for 9th grade Mathematics.in this course students will learn ↓

understand powers with integral bases and whole number exponents
compare and order fractions and decimals
add, subtract, multiply and divide positive and negative fractions and decimals
determine square roots of positive rational numbers that are perfect squres
estimate square roots of positive numbers that are non-perfect squares
interpolate or extrapolate from the graph of a linear relation to solve problems
add and subtract polynomials
multiply and divide a polynomial by a monomials
solve problems involving surface area of composite 3-D objects
understand similarity of polygons
understand line and rotation symmetry
understand data collection techniques and biases
connect number concepts and operations to career and workplace situations
round numbers to the nearest unit (tenth and hundredth)

describe multiples, factors, composites and prime factorizations
represent numbers in expanded form, using powers of 10, and in scientific notation
perform operations with 2-digit whole number multipliers and divisors, decimals, and fractions and mixed numbers with like denominator
solve problems that involve adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators
estimate and calculate percents and rates to solve problems
estimate and calculate average to solve problems
compare and order positive and negative numbers
understand and solve problems, using algebra
solve measurement problems related to perimeter, area, surface area, mass, volume and angle measurements
measure, classify and draw angles and triangle sand use scale to reproduce a 2-D shape
identify first and second quadrants of a coordinate grid
collect, interpret and display data in a variety of ways