9th grade Minnesota curriculum
What 9th grade students practice in Gradelings, unit by unit, matched to the Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards. Tap any unit to see what it covers and try sample questions.
Math
- Exponents & PowersExponent laws and scientific notation
- PolynomialsAdd, subtract, expand and evaluate
- Multi-Step EquationsBrackets, fractions and both sides
- Linear RelationsSlope, intercepts and graphs
- Statistics in SocietySamples, bias and misleading graphs
- Number SetsWhole, rational and irrational
- ExpressionsBuild, compare and match
- Lines & IntersectionsGraphs, inequalities and transformations
- Data & Scatter PlotsQuartiles, box plots and correlation
- Function Notationf(x), domain and range
- Linear InequalitiesSolve and write inequalities
- Solving SystemsElimination and substitution
- Linear or Exponential?Add each time or multiply each time
- Factoring & QuadraticsFactor and solve x² equations
- Rearranging FormulasSolve for any letter
- Two-Way Tables & CausationRelative frequency and correlation
- SequencesArithmetic and geometric
English Language Arts(“Language Arts” in the app)
- Close ReadingInference, theme and author's craft
- Literary ElementsIrony, motif, tone and mood
- Grammar & StylePunctuation, agreement and register
- Word DetectiveRoots, prefixes and meaning in context
- Literary DevicesAllusion, analogy, juxtaposition, flashback
- Digital SmartsTrust, privacy and credible sources
- Forms & FeaturesText patterns, visuals and media
- Summarizing TextsFind the main ideas and put them in your own words.
- Form & ComposingPick the right form for your audience and shape a clear text.
- Research & CredibilityPeer review, AI output and synthesis
- ProofreadingSpelling and word choice in final drafts
- Media AnalysisRhetoric, framing and synthetic media
Science
- Cells from CellsDNA, mitosis and growth
- ReproductionAsexual and sexual reproduction
- Atoms & ElectronsShells, valence and the periodic table
- Electrons & CompoundsWhy atoms bond and what they make
- Electric CurrentCircuits, Ohm's law and safety
- Photosynthesis & RespirationHow cells make and use energy
- Evolution & SelectionVariation, adaptation and how populations change over time.
Social Studies
- Taking PartSpeak up, check facts, decide together
- Media & DemocracyA free press and a careful public
- Minnesota's GovernmentState branches, local government and Tribal governments
- Foundations of DemocracyIdeas behind the Constitution
- Three BranchesCongress, the president and the courts
- Rights & ResponsibilitiesThe Bill of Rights and citizens' duties
- Landmark Supreme Court CasesHow the Court reads the Constitution
- Elections & VotingFrom registering to the Electoral College
- How Laws Are MadeBills, vetoes and kinds of laws
- Supply & DemandShifts, prices, shortages and surpluses
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