9th
(This information taken from The Home School Manual by Theodore E. Wade, Jr. and Others)

SOCIAL STUDIES

 ● Basic human communities
● Community, state, and national government
● Political parties and elections
● Comparative cultures and religions
● Ethnic studies
● Urban studies
● Women in our history
● Conservation, including human conservation
● Resource management
● Elementary economics
● Labor and management
● Taxation
● Foundations of American democracy
● US 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

● Evaluation 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: Ratio and proportion; Calculators; 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

● Algebra I: Absolute value; Sets and their relationships; Properties of polynomial forms; Equations; Signed numbers; Fundamental operations; Equations of the first degree; Ratio, proportion, and variation; Relations and functions; Special products and factoring; Fractions and fractional equations, Square roots, Radicals, Quadratic equations, Elements of probability

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