9th Grade -  Typical Course of Study

 

Social Studies

·        Basic human communities

·        Community, state, and national government

·        Political parties and elections

·        Comparative cultures and religions

·        African American, Hispanic, and other ethnic studies

·        Urban studies

·        Women in our history

·        Conservation, including human conservation

·        Resource management

·         Elementary economics

·        Labor and management

·        Taxation

·        Foundations of American democracy

·        U. S. Constitution

·        Rights and responsibilities of good citizenship

·        United Nations

·        World geography

·        Advanced map and globe skills 

 

 

Science

·        Earth's history

·        Earth science

·        Ecology and environment

·        Weather and climate

·        Air and air pressure

·        Air masses and fronts

·        Water and its uses

·        Erosion

·        Air and water pollution

·        Heats and fuels

·        Electricity and electronics 

·        Solar and nuclear energy

·        Nature and uses of light

·        Simple and complex machines

·        Atomic structure

·        Chemistry of matter

·        Molecular theory

·        Nature and use of chemicals

·        Metals and plastics

·        Space and astronomy

·        Space travel

·        Nature and causes of disease 

 

Language Arts

·        Evaluating material for accuracy

·        Reading the newspaper

·        Analyzing propaganda

·        Advertising

·        Drama and film

·        Analyzing poetry

·        Dramatic poetry

·        Using poetry anthologies

·        Novel and short story

·        Folklore and myths

·        Structure of a play

·        Parable and allegory

·        Interpretation of literature 

·        Listening skills

·        Effective discussion techniques and questioning skills

·        Preparing a speech

·        Public speaking and debate

·        The unabridged dictionary

·        Vocabulary

·        Foreign words used in English

·        Grammar

·        Fundamentals of composition

·        Report writing

·        Extended reference skills

·        Special indexes 

 

Mathematics

General mathematics  |  Algebra 1

·        Ratio and proportion

·        Basic concepts of statistics

·        Mathematical vocabulary

·        Direct and indirect measurement

·        Banks and banking

·        Investment

·        Budgeting

·        Insurance

·        Taxation

·        Graphs and tables

·        Informal geometry

·        Elementary algebra

·        Customary and metric measurement

·        Absolute value

·        Sets and their relationships

·        Properties of polynomial forms

·        Equations

·        Signed numbers

·        Fundamental operations

·        Equations of the first degree

·        Ratio, proportion, variation

·        Relations and functions

·        Special products and factoring

·        Fractions and fractional equations

·        Square roots

·        Radicals

·        Quadratic equations

·        Elements of probability