Listed below are all the different skills you will learn in Year 9 Mathematics Term 3. No matter who your teacher is you'll be covering this content from week to week. By clicking on the title of each section it will take you to a new page where there are helpful tutorial videos and worksheets to practice your mathematical skills. Each week is split up into "Must Do" - content all students will need to know, and "Could Do" - content you could learn if you want to extend yourself. Remember, if you're ever unsure about something you can email your Maths teacher.
Must Know
Add and subtract fractions with common denominators
Add and subtract fractions with different denominators
Add and subtract mixed or improper fractions
Could Know
Add and subtract mixed numbers
By the end of this week you will complete a Number Summary Assessment.
Must Know
Describe probabilities as a number between 0 and 1
Form probabilities of particular events using fractions
Convert between percentages, decimals and fractions
Correctly order percentages, decimals and fractions from smallest to largest
Compare probabilities to determine which event is more likely/less likely
Could Know
Calculate the probabiltiy of consecutive events, with and without replacment
Must Know
Investigate outcomes of probability games
Describe the sample space of a particular event, and represent this in a table
Could Know
Form tree diagrams (with and without replacement) to help solve problems involving more than one consecutive event
Must Know
Understand the concept of a "like term"
Combine algebraic like terms by adding ancd subtracting
Could Know
Add and subtract fractions with variables in the numerator
Must Know
Combine algebraic terms by multiplying and dividing
Could Know
Raising algebraic terms to powers
Must Know
Expand single bracket expressions
Could Know
Expand quadratic expressions (two sets of brackets)
Must Know
Understand the idea of inverse operations
Use inverse operations to balance equations to solve for a variable, which require one or more steps
Could Know
Solving equations that involve powers and roots
Must Know
Solve linear equations with x on both sides of the equation
Solve linear equations that have non-integer solutions
Could Know
Solving 2x2 system of equations
By the end of this week you will complete an Algebra Summary Assessment.