Course Syllabus

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Mathematics 9 for Grade 9

Welcome!

I would like to begin by acknowledging that the land on which we gather for math class is the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) People.

On this website, you will find resources for your course.

Learning Principles & Textbook

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Units

The table below outlines the units in the course. 

UNIT 1: Linear Equations and Inequalities
UNIT 2: Rational Numbers 
UNIT 3: Square Roots & Surface Area & Volume
UNIT 4: Financial Literacy
UNIT 5: Powers and Exponents 

UNIT 6: Linear Relations

UNIT 7: Probability and Statistics
UNIT 8: Polynomials
UNIT 9: Similarity and Transformations

UNIT 10: Circle Geometry

FINAL UNIT: Course Review and Miscellaneous

 

Course Outline / Syllabus

Math 9 2021-2022 Course Outline

Assessment

Over the course of the school year, students will have multiple opportunities to provide evidence of their proficiency in the 27 outcomes of the course that span content and competencies.  Feedback is provided through assessment for each student to capture the current level of proficiency and direct future learning.  The Canvas Learning Mastery Gradebook captures a student's current proficiency level among each outcome.  The full context requires the assessment itself (often on paper) with the provided feedback to understand why a student is currently placed at a particular achievement level.  Students are encouraged to adapt a growth mindset and use feedback from assessment to understand what they know and what they don't know yet.  As their proficiency improves, students should seek opportunities to demonstrate evidence of their learning.  The goal is for each student to reach proficiency on all outcomes by the end of the course. 

At reporting periods, the teacher will consider the body of evidence collected for outcomes for a particular student and triangulate the data to assign an achievement mark which will form the student's standing in the course.  This rolled up "mark" contains substantially less information than the de-constructed achievement across outcomes which highlights areas of student strength and future growth opportunities.

To view a summary of your proficiency achievement on the outcomes in the course, click on Grades and then click the Learning Mastery tab

About your teacher

Mr. Rob Lovell

rlovell@stgeorges.bc.ca

 604.221.3633

 Office 111A (located at the back of Room 111)

 

Extra Help

  • Extra help is available by appointment.  Please speak with Mr. Lovell during class or send an email.  
  • Fifth block support is available after school
  • Peer tutors are available for free
  • Schoolhouse is a free tutoring platform by the maker of Khan Academy

 

Puzzle and Enrichment Websites

1024 kenken Addition Blocks Penguin Jump Multiplication
Math Planet (phone game) wodb  (Which One Doesn't Belong) TEDEd Math Vi Hart
Numberphile Hour of Code - Encryption Math Antics Prodigy
Alcumus Centre of Game Science

 

 

First Peoples Principles of Learning

The First Peoples Principles of Learning greatly influence the B.C. curriculum and are woven throughout. They lend themselves well to mathematical learning, as they promote experiential and reflexive learning, as well as self-advocacy and personal responsibility in students. They help create classroom experiences based on the concepts of community, shared learning, and trust, all of which are vital to learning. (source)