Grade 9 PEI curriculum
What Grade 9 students practise in Gradelings, unit by unit, matched to the Prince Edward Island Curriculum. Tap any unit to see what it covers and try sample questions.
Math
- Exponents & PowersExponent laws and scientific notation
- Rational NumbersFractions and decimals, positive and negative
- Square RootsPerfect squares and good estimates
- Linear RelationsSlope, intercepts and graphs
- Multi-Step EquationsBrackets, fractions and both sides
- PolynomialsAdd, subtract, expand and evaluate
- Right Triangles & ScalingPythagoras and changing dimensions
- Surface Area of ObjectsPrisms, cylinders and joined shapes
- Similarity & ScaleScale factors and similar figures
English Language Arts(“Language Arts” in the app)
- Reading with a PurposePrior knowledge, connections, questions and reflecting on what you learn.
- Close ReadingInference, theme and author's craft
- Summarizing TextsFind the main ideas and put them in your own words.
- Literary ElementsIrony, motif, tone and mood
- Literary DevicesAllusion, analogy, juxtaposition, flashback
- Forms & FeaturesText patterns, visuals and media
- Language & StyleConnotation, register and rhetorical devices
- Argument & RhetoricAppeals, fallacies and credible sources
- Digital SmartsTrust, privacy and credible sources
- Form & ComposingPick the right form for your audience and shape a clear text.
- Word DetectiveRoots, prefixes and meaning in context
- Vocabulary & SpellingWord parts, subject words and tricky spellings.
- Grammar & StylePunctuation, agreement and register
- Revise & EditClear, concise and correct
Science
- Ecosystems in BalanceCycles, food webs and succession
- Biodiversity & HeredityVariation, reproduction and genes
- Sustainable EcosystemsClimate, clean energy and over-population
- Inside the AtomParticles, models and shells
- The Periodic TableGroups, periods and patterns
- Elements & CompoundsFormulas, properties and changes
- Electrons & CompoundsWhy atoms bond and what they make
- Chemical ChangeReactions, mass and chemical names
- Static ElectricityCharges, conductors and insulators
- Circuits & Ohm's LawCurrent, voltage and resistance
- Electrical EnergyPower, efficiency and sources
- How Science WorksHypotheses, variables, bias, peer review and models.
- Science & SocietyTrade-offs, unexpected effects and science careers.
- Science or Not Science?What good science looks like
Social Studies
- Thinking Like a GeographerPlaces, causes and change
- Maps, Graphs & DataReading and sharing geographic information
- World Climates and BiomesClimate factors and world biomes
- Where People SettleNatural and human factors
- A Changing PopulationAging, growth and global issues
- Sustainability & Our ChoicesEnvironmental issues and what we can do
- GlobalizationA connected world
- Global CitizenshipInequality, rights and many perspectives
- Social ActionPlanning to make a difference
Core French
- Needs and opinionsJ'ai besoin de, je trouve que
- Asking questionsIntonation, est-ce que, inversion
- Putting events in orderPremièrement, ensuite, finalement
- Comparing amountsPlus de, moins de, autant de
- Types of textsFormat, register and purpose
- Stories: problem and resolutionPlot, problem, resolution
- Culture and respectAppropriation and plagiarism
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