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MTH1W
Grade 9 Mathematics
Every strand, its expectation codes, and a task you can run with a mixed-readiness class.
The short answer
What are the strands and expectations for MTH1W?
MTH1W is Mathematics, Grade 9, De-streamed, from the 2021 curriculum: one credit, no prerequisite. It has two overarching strands — Social-Emotional Learning skills, and Mathematical Thinking and Making Connections — and five content strands: Number, Algebra, Data, Geometry and Measurement, and Financial Literacy.
Expectation codes carry the strand letter, so a code is readable on its own: B3 is rational numbers, ratios, rates, percentages and proportions; C2 is coding in Algebra; D2 is mathematical modelling in Data; E1 is Geometry and Measurement; F1 is Financial Literacy; AA1 is the SEL strand that is meant to run through all of them. Because the course is destreamed, the whole class is assessed against the same codes, and the differentiation happens at the entry point of a task rather than in the expectation itself.
Strand by strand
The seven strands, and a task for each
Overall expectation codes are quoted from the published curriculum. Each strand points to the resource on this site that carries it.
AA Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Skills in Mathematics
- AA1 develop and explore a variety of social-emotional learning skills, in the context of learning related to the other strands, including in relation to well-being and the ability to learn mathematics
A Mathematical Thinking and Making Connections
- A1 apply the mathematical processes to develop a conceptual understanding of, and procedural fluency with, the mathematics they are learning
- A2 make connections between mathematics and various knowledge systems, their lived experiences, and various real-life contexts
B Number
- B1 demonstrate an understanding of the development and use of numbers, and make connections between sets of numbers
- B2 represent numbers in various ways, evaluate powers, and simplify expressions by using the relationships between powers and their exponents
- B3 apply an understanding of rational numbers, ratios, rates, percentages, and proportions, in various mathematical contexts, and to solve problems
C Algebra
- C1 demonstrate an understanding of the development and use of algebraic concepts and of their connection to numbers, using various tools and representations
- C2 apply coding skills to represent mathematical concepts and relationships dynamically, and to solve problems, in algebra and across the other strands
- C3 represent and compare linear and non-linear relations that model real-life situations, and use these representations to make predictions
- C4 demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics of various representations of linear and non-linear relations, using tools, including coding when appropriate
D Data
- D1 describe the collection and use of data, and represent and analyse data involving one and two variables
- D2 apply the process of mathematical modelling, using data and mathematical concepts from other strands, to represent, analyse, make predictions, and provide insight into real-life situations
E Geometry and Measurement
- E1 demonstrate an understanding of the development and use of geometric and measurement relationships, and apply these relationships to solve problems, including problems involving real-life situations
F Financial Literacy
- F1 demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed to make informed financial decisions
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Teaching a destreamed Grade 9 class
One task, three entry points, in the same room in the same period.
OpenTiered worksheet for one expectation
One problem, three entry points, the same code on every version.
OpenFive-minute check on one strand
One question every student answers before the bell, plus a confidence rating.
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