Currently, I have only found an implementation draft of the Grade 9 Math Curriculum Guide that is available online for public viewing.
It was last updated in June 2015. Below are the Specific Outcomes and Performance Indicators of Grade 9 Math but feel free to view the
entire document HERE.
You can also view all other Mathematic Curriculum documents from the Department of Education HERE.
9 Specific Curriculum Outcomes (SCOs) and Performance Indicators
Specific curriculum outcomes (SCOs) are statements that identify the specific conceptual understanding,
related skills, and knowledge students are expected to attain by the end of a given grade.
Performance indicators are statements that identify specific expectations of the depth, breadth, and
expectations for the outcome. Teachers use performance indicators to determine whether students
have achieved the corresponding SCO.
Process Standards Key
[C] Communication [PS] Problem Solving [CN] Connections [ME] Mental Mathematics and Estimation
[T] Technology [V] Visualization [R] Reasoning
NUMBER (N)
N01 Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of powers with integral bases
(excluding base 0) and whole number exponents by
representing repeated multiplication using powers
using patterns to show that a power with an exponent of zero is equal to one
solving problems involving powers
[C, CN, PS, R]
Performance Indicators
N01.01 Demonstrate the differences between the exponent and the base by building models of a
given power.
N01.02 Explain, using repeated multiplication, the difference between two given powers in which the
exponent and base are interchanged.
N01.03 Express a given power as a repeated multiplication.
N01.04 Express a given repeated multiplication as a power.
N01.05 Explain the role of parentheses in powers by evaluating a given set of powers.
N01.06 Demonstrate, using patterns, that a 0 is equal to 1 for a given value of a (a ≠ 0).
N01.07 Evaluate powers with integral bases (excluding base 0) and whole number exponents.
N02 Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of operations on powers with
integral bases (excluding base 0) and whole number exponents:
[C, CN, PS, R, T]
Performance Indicators
N02.01 Explain, using examples, the exponent laws of powers with integral bases (excluding base 0)
and whole number exponents.
N02.02 Evaluate a given expression by applying the exponent laws.
N02.03 Determine the sum of two given powers and record the process.
N02.04 Determine the difference of two given powers and record the process.
N02.05 Identify the error(s) in a given simplification of an expression involving powers.
N03 Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of rational numbers by comparing
and ordering rational numbers and solving problems that involve arithmetic operations on
rational numbers. [C, CN, PS, R, T, V]
Performance Indicators
N03.01 Order a given set of rational numbers in fraction and decimal form by placing them on a
number line.
N03.02 Identify a rational number that is between two given rational numbers.
N03.03 Solve a given problem involving operations on rational numbers in fraction or decimal form.
N04 Students will be expected to explain and apply the order of operations, including exponents,
with and without technology. [PS, T]
Performance Indicators
N04.01 Solve a given problem by applying the order of operations without the use of technology.
N04.02 Solve a given problem by applying the order of operations with the use of technology.
N04.03 Identify the error in applying the order of operations in a given incorrect solution.
N05 Students will be expected to determine the exact square root of positive rational numbers.
[C, CN, PS, R, T]
Performance Indicators
N05.01 Determine whether or not a given rational number is a square number and explain the
reasoning.
N05.02 Determine the square root of a given positive rational number that is a perfect square.
N05.03 Identify the error made in a given calculation of a square root (e.g., is 3.2 the square root of
6.4)?
N05.04 Determine a positive rational number, given the square root of that positive rational number.
N06 Students will be expected to determine an approximate square root of positive rational
numbers. [C, CN, PS, R, T]
Performance Indicators
N06.01 Estimate the square root of a given rational number that is not a perfect square, using the
roots of perfect squares as benchmarks.
N06.02 Determine an approximate square root of a given rational number that is not a perfect square,
using technology (e.g., a calculator, a computer).
N06.03 Explain why the square root of a given rational number as shown on a calculator may be an
approximation.
N06.04 Identify a number with a square root that is between two given numbers.
PATTERNS AND RELATIONS (PR)
PR01 Students will be expected to generalize a pattern arising from a problem-solving context using a
linear equation and verify by substitution. [C, CN, PS, R, V]
Performance Indicators
PR01.01 Write an expression representing a given concrete, pictorial, oral, and/or written pattern.
PR01.02 Write a linear equation to represent a given context.
PR01.03 Describe a context for a given linear equation.
PR01.04 Solve, using a linear equation, a given problem that involves concrete, pictorial, oral, and/or
written linear patterns.
PR01.05 Write a linear equation representing the pattern in a given table of values, and verify the
equation by substituting values from the table.
PR02 Students will be expected to graph a linear relation, analyze the graph, and interpolate or
extrapolate to solve problems. [C, CN, PS, R, T, V]
Performance Indicators
PR02.01 Describe the pattern found in a given graph.
PR02.02 Graph a given linear relation, including horizontal and vertical lines.
PR02.03 Match given equations of linear relations with their corresponding graphs.
PR02.04 Extend a given graph (extrapolate) to determine the value of an unknown element.
PR02.05 Interpolate the approximate value of one variable on a given graph, given the value of the
other variable.
PR02.06 Extrapolate the approximate value of one variable from a given graph, given the value of the
other variable.
PR02.07 Solve a given problem by graphing a linear relation and analyzing the graph.
PR03 Students will be expected to model and solve problems, where a, b, c, d, e, and f are rational
numbers, using linear equations of the form
ax = b
ax + b = c
ax = b + cx
a(x + b) = c
ax + b = cx + d
a(bx + c) = d(ex + f)
[C, CN, PS, V]
Performance Indicators
PR03.01 Solve the given linear equation, using concrete and pictorial representations, and record this
process symbolically.
PR03.02 Verify by substitution whether a given rational number is a solution to a given linear equation.
PR03.03 Solve a given linear equation symbolically.
PR03.04 Identify and correct an error in a given incorrect solution of a linear equation.
PR03.05 Represent a given problem, using a linear equation.
PR03.06 Solve a given problem, using a linear equation, and record the process.
PR04 Students will be expected to explain and illustrate strategies to solve single variable linear
inequalities with rational coefficients within a problem-solving context. [C, CN, PS, R, V]
Performance Indicators
PR04.01 Translate a given problem into a single variable linear inequality, using the symbols ≥, >, <,
or ≤.
PR04.02 Determine if a given rational number is a possible solution of a given linear inequality.
PR04.03 Generalize and apply a rule for adding or subtracting a positive or negative number to
determine the solution of a given inequality.
PR04.04 Generalize and apply a rule for multiplying or dividing by a positive or negative number to
determine the solution of a given inequality.
PR04.05 Solve a given linear inequality algebraically, and explain the process orally or in written form.
PR04.06 Compare and explain the process for solving a given linear equation to the process for solving
a given linear inequality.
PR04.07 Graph the solution of a given linear inequality on a number line.
PR04.08 Compare and explain the solution of a given linear equation to the solution of a given linear
inequality.
PR04.09 Verify the solution of a given linear inequality, using substitution for multiple elements in the
solution.
PR04.10 Solve a given problem involving a single variable linear inequality, and graph the solution.
MEASUREMENT (M)
M01 Students will be expected to solve problems and justify the solution strategy, using the
following circle properties:
The perpendicular from the centre of a circle to a chord bisects the chord.
The measure of the central angle is equal to twice the measure of the inscribed angle
subtended by the same arc.
The inscribed angles subtended by the same arc are congruent.
A tangent to a circle is perpendicular to the radius at the point of tangency.
[C, CN, PS, R, T, V]
M01.01 Demonstrate that
the perpendicular from the centre of a circle to a chord bisects the chord
the measure of the central angle is equal to twice the measure of the inscribed angle
subtended by the same arc
the inscribed angles subtended by the same arc are congruent
a tangent to a circle is perpendicular to the radius at the point of tangency
M01.02 Solve a given problem involving application of one or more of the circle properties.
M01.03 Determine the measure of a given angle inscribed in a semicircle, using the circle properties.
M01.04 Explain the relationship among the centre of a circle, a chord, and the perpendicular bisector
of the chord.
GEOMETRY (G)
G01 Students will be expected to determine the surface area of composite 3-D objects to solve
problems. [C, CN, PS, R, V]
Performance Indicators
G01.01 Determine the area of overlap in a given composite 3-D object, and explain the effect on
determining the surface area (limited to right cylinders, right rectangular prisms, and right
triangular prisms).
G01.02 Determine the surface area of a given composite 3-D object (limited to right cylinders, right
rectangular prisms, and right triangular prisms).
G01.03 Solve a given problem involving surface area.
G02 Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of similarity of polygons.
[C, CN, PS, R, V]
Performance Indicators
G02.01 Determine if the polygons in a given presorted set are similar, and explain the reasoning.
G02.02 Model and draw a polygon similar to a given polygon, and explain why the two are similar.
G02.03 Solve a given problem using the properties of similar polygons.
G03 Students will be expected to draw and interpret scale diagrams of 2-D shapes.
[CN, R, T, V]
Performance Indicators
G03.01 Identify an example of a scale diagram in print and electronic media.
G03.02 Draw a diagram to scale that represents an enlargement or a reduction of a given 2-D shape.
G03.03 Determine the scale factor for a given diagram drawn to scale.
G03.04 Determine if a given diagram is proportional to the original 2-D shape, and if it is, state the
scale factor.
G03.05 Solve a given problem that involves the properties of similar triangles.
G04 Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of line and rotation symmetry.
[C, CN, PS, V]
Performance Indicators
G04.01 Classify a given set of 2-D shapes or designs according to the number of lines of symmetry.
G04.02 Complete a 2-D shape or design, given one half of the shape or design and a line of symmetry.
G04.03 Determine if a given 2-D shape or design has rotation symmetry about the point at its centre,
and if it does, state the order and angle of rotation.
G04.04 Rotate a given 2-D shape about a vertex, and draw the resulting image.
G04.05 Identify the type of symmetry that arises from a given transformation on a Cartesian plane.
G04.06 Complete, concretely or pictorially, a given transformation of a
2-D shape on a Cartesian plane, record the coordinates, and describe the type of symmetry
that results.
G04.07 Identify and describe the types of symmetry created in a given piece of artwork.
G04.08 Determine whether or not two given 2-D shapes on a Cartesian plane are related by either
rotation or line symmetry.
G04.09 Draw, on a Cartesian plane, the translation image of a given shape using a given translation
rule such as R2,R1, label each vertex and its corresponding ordered pair; and
describe why the translation does not result in line or rotation symmetry.
G04.10 Create or provide a piece of artwork that demonstrates line and rotation symmetry, and
identify the line(s) of symmetry and the order and angle of rotation.
STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY (SP)
SP01 Students will be expected to describe the effect on the collection of data of bias, use of
language, ethics, cost, time and timing, privacy, and cultural sensitivity. [C, CN, R, T]
Performance Indicators
SP01.01 Analyze a given case study of data collection; and identify potential problems related to bias,
use of language, ethics, cost, time and timing, privacy, or cultural sensitivity.
SP01.02 Provide examples to illustrate how bias, use of language, ethics, cost, time and timing, privacy,
or cultural sensitivity may influence data.
SP02 Students will be expected to select and defend the choice of using either a population or a
sample of a population to answer a question. [C, CN, PS, R]
Performance Indicators
SP02.01 Identify whether a given situation represents the use of a sample or a population.
SP02.02 Provide an example of a situation in which a population may be used to answer a question,
and justify the choice.
SP02.03 Provide an example of a question where a limitation precludes the use of a population, and
describe the limitation.
SP02.04 Identify and critique a given example in which a generalization from a sample of a population
may or may not be valid for the population.
SP02.05 Provide an example to demonstrate the significance of sample size in interpreting data.
SP03 Students will be expected to develop and implement a project plan for the collection, display,
and analysis of data by
formulating a question for investigation
choosing a data collection method that includes social considerations
selecting a population or a sample
collecting the data
displaying the collected data in an appropriate manner
drawing conclusions to answer the question
[C, PS, R, T, V]
Performance Indicators
SP03.01 Create a rubric to assess a project that includes the assessment of
a question for investigation
the choice of a data collection method that includes social considerations
the selection of a population or a sample and the justification for the selection
the display of collected data
the conclusions to answer the question
SP03.02 Develop a project plan that describes
a question for investigation
the method of data collection that includes social considerations
the method for selecting a population or a sample
the methods for display and analysis of data
SP03.03 Complete the project according to the plan, draw conclusions, and communicate findings to
an audience.
SP03.04 Self-assess the completed project by applying the rubric.
SP04 Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the role of probability in society.
[C, CN, R, T]
Performance Indicators
SP04.01 Provide an example from print and electronic media where probability is used.