Academic Standards in Math, Science, Reading, Writing (Language Arts),
Geography, and History (Social Studies)
Curriculum: Grades K-5
Social Studies
Kindergarten
Theme - Ourselves
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Learn how to use maps and globes (A.1, A.2, A.5, A.10)
Describe and give examples of ways in which people use land, locate communities and design
and construct shelters (A.4)
Learn about predictable environmental changes such as weather and the seasons (A.6A) and
effects on the earth caused by floods, droughts, and snowstorms (A.6C)
Learn to identify connections between the local community and other places in Wisconsin, the
United States, and the world. (A.7)
Describe the movement of people, ideas, and products throughout the world (A.12)
Learn to use art and other objects to construct an understanding of the past (B.2)
Learn how to recognize an important person in history and their link to important historical events
(B.3)
Learn that life today is influenced by the past (B.4)
Learn the history and importance of freedom, justice, and democracy (B.5)
Learn the importance of national and state holidays, symbols, and important people and events
(B.6A, B.6B, B7)
Learn about the history of energy, transportation, and communications (B.8A)
Responsibility to family, friends, and community and how rules are made (C.1, C.3)
Learn how to be a good citizen (C.5)
Learn how money is used in everyday life (D.1)
Learn how personal choices affect recycling, conserving, and protecting the environment (D.18)
Learn how families are alike and different (E.3)
Learn ways that ethnic culture influences daily life (E.4)
Know how school, church, police, and family contribute to well being in the community, state,
nation, and world (E.5)
Give examples of how different groups influence laws and rules (E.6)
Know that people react differently to situations and people (E.7A, E.7B)
Explore how we learn about different cultures (E.10)
Describe cooperation between individuals, groups, nations (E.14)
Grade One
Theme – Our Family
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Use direction and shape to locate continents, oceans, natural features and manmade features on
a map or globe (A.1, A.2)
Be able to draw a map of the world from memory, showing land masses, oceans, and mountains
(A.3A)
Describe and give examples of ways in which people use land, locate communities and design
and construct shelters (A.4)
Use charts, maps, and graphs to collect information about the local community, Wisconsin, the
United States, and the world (A.5)
Learn about predictable environmental changes such as weather and the seasons (A.6A) and
effects on the earth caused by floods, droughts, and snowstorms (A.6C)
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Identify connections between the local community and other places in Wisconsin, the United
States, and the world. (A.7)
Identify and discuss how people change the community (A8)
Use physical maps or a globe to gather and compare information (A.10)
Describe the movement of people, ideas, and products throughout the world (A.12)
Explain the ways in which different people throughout the world interact with the environment
through work and play (A.13)
Learn about different sources of information that are used to learn about the past (B.1)
Learn how to use a timeline (B.2)
Learn how to recognize an important person in history and their link to important historical events
(B.3)
Learn that life today is influenced by the past (B.4)
Learn the history and importance of freedom, justice, and democracy (B.5)
Learn the importance of national and state holidays, symbols, and important people and events
(B.6A, B.6B, B7)
Learn about the history of energy, transportation, and communications (B.8A)
Describe the effects of technology on people and the environment (B8B)
Responsibility to family, friends, and community and how rules are made (C.1, C.3)
Learn how to be a good citizen (C.5)
Learn how money is used in everyday life (D.1)
Know that people make choices about how to spend their money (D2)
Explain how money makes it easier to borrow, trade and save (D.8)
Learn how personal choices affect recycling, conserving, and protecting the environment (D.18)
Explain how prior knowledge, motivation, capabilities, and personal interests affect working
together to help individuals learn (E.1)
Explain what affects individual identity and development (E.2)
Compare things such as size, hobbies, celebrations, where families live, and how they make a
living to explain how families are alike and different (E.3)
Describe ways that ethnic culture influences daily life (E.4)
Describe how school, church, police, and family contribute to well being in the community, state,
nation, and world (E.5)
Give examples of how different groups influence laws and rules (E.6)
Give examples that show how and why people react differently to situations and people (E.7A,
E.7B)
Explore and explain how we learn about different cultures (E.10)
Describe cooperation between individuals, groups, nations (E.14)
Describe and explain how groups and institutions meet the needs of individuals and societies
(E.17)
Give examples of cultural contributions of racial and ethnic groups in Wisconsin , the United
States, and the world (E20)
Grade Two
Theme – Our Neighborhood
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Use direction and shape to locate continents, oceans, natural features, manmade features, and
land forms on a map or globe (A.1, A.2)
Be able to draw a map of the world from memory, showing land masses, oceans, and mountains
(A.3A)
Describe and give examples of ways in which people use land, locate communities and design
and construct shelters (A.4)
Use charts, maps, and graphs to collect information about the local community, Wisconsin, the
United States, and the world (A.5)
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Identify and distinguish predictable environmental changes such as weather and the seasons
(A.6A) and effects on the earth caused by floods, droughts, and snowstorms (A.6C)and
unpredictable changes and their effects on society (A.6B)
Identify connections between the local community and other places in Wisconsin, the United
States, and the world. (A.7)
Identify and discuss how people change the community (A8)
Use physical maps, political maps, or a globe to gather and compare information (A.10)
Describe the movement of people, ideas, and products throughout the world (A.12)
Describe and explain the ways in which different people throughout the world interact with the
environment through work and play (A.13)
Learn about different sources of information that are used to learn about the past (B.1)
Learn how to use a timeline (B.2)
Learn how to recognize an important person in history, their link to important historical events,
and place them in time and context (B.3)
Learn that life today is influenced by the past by looking at cultural roles of individuals and
groups, as well as social, economic, and political roles (B.4)
Learn the history and importance of freedom, justice, and democracy (B.5)
Learn the importance of national and state holidays, symbols, and important people and events
(B.6A, B.6B, B7)
Learn about the history of energy, transportation, and communications (B.8A)
Describe the effects of technology on people and the environment (B.8B)
Responsibility to family, friends, and community and how rules are made (C.1, C.3)
Learn how to be a good citizen (C.5)
Learn how money is used in everyday life (D.1)
Know that people make choices about how to spend their money (D2)
Explain how money makes it easier to borrow, trade and save (D.8)
Know and explain the basic economic idea of supply and demand and production and
consumption (D.9)
Identify the location of selected natural resources and explain how the are used to generate trade
and shape the economy (D.14)
Learn how personal choices affect recycling, conserving, and protecting the environment (D.18)
Explain how prior knowledge, motivation, capabilities, and personal interests affect working
together to help individuals learn (E.1)
Explain what affects individual identity and development (E.2)
Compare things such as size, hobbies, celebrations, where families live, and how they make a
living to explain how families are alike and different (E.3)
Describe ways that ethnic culture influences daily life (E.4)
Describe how school, church, police, and family contribute to well being in the community, state,
nation, and world (E.5)
Give examples of how different groups influence laws and rules (E.6)
Give examples that show how and why people react differently to situations and people (E.7A,
E.7B)
Explore and explain how we learn about different cultures (E.10)
Give examples of important contributions made by citizens in Wisconsin, the United States, and
the world (E.11)
Describe cooperation between individuals, groups, nations (E.14)
Describe and explain how groups and institutions meet the needs of individuals and societies
(E.17)
Give examples of cultural contributions of racial and ethnic groups in Wisconsin , the United
States, and the world (E20)
Grade Three
Theme – Our Community
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Use direction, shape, longitude, and latitude to locate continents, oceans, natural features,
manmade features, and land forms, and mountain ranges on a map or globe (A.1, A.2)
Be able to draw a map of the world from memory, showing land masses, oceans, and mountains
(A.3A)
Describe and give examples of ways in which people use land, locate communities and design
and construct shelters (A.4)
Use charts, maps, graphs, atlases, and grid systems to collect information about the local
community, Wisconsin, the United States, and the world (A.5)
Identify and distinguish predictable environmental changes such as weather and the seasons
(A.6A) and effects on the earth caused by floods, droughts, and snowstorms (A.6C)and
unpredictable changes and their effects on society (A.6B)
Identify connections between the local community and other places in Wisconsin, the United
States, and the world. (A.7)
Identify and discuss how people change the community and the probable effects on the
community and environment(A8)
Give examples to show how increased knowledge has led to environmental changes (A.9)
Use physical maps, political maps, or a globe to gather and compare information (A.10)
Describe the movement of people, ideas, and products throughout the world (A.12)
Describe and explain the ways in which different people throughout the world interact with the
environment through work and play (A.13)
Learn about different sources of information that are used to learn about the past (B.1)
Use a timeline to select, organize, and sequence information describing history (B.2)
Learn how to recognize an important person in history, their link to important historical events,
and place them in time and context (B.3)
Compare and contrast changes in life today with the past by looking at cultural roles of individuals
and groups, as well as social, economic, and political roles (B.4)
Learn the history and importance of freedom, justice, and democracy (B.5)
Learn the importance of national and state holidays, symbols, and important people and events
(B.6A, B.6B, B7)
Learn about the history of energy, transportation, and communications (B.8A)
Describe the effects of technology on people and the environment (B.8B)
Give examples of cooperation and interdependence among individuals, groups, and nations (B.9)
Responsibility to family, friends, and community and how rules are made (C.1, C.3)
Explain the basic purpose of local, state, and national government in America (C.4)
Learn how to be a good citizen (C.5)
Learn how money is used in everyday life (D.1)
Know that people make choices about how to spend their money (D2)
Give examples to show how business and industry depend on workers to make production more
efficient (D.4)
Explain how money makes it easier to borrow, trade and save (D.8)
Know and explain the basic economic idea of supply and demand and production and
consumption (D.9)
Describe how new technology affects standard of living and quality of life (D.11)
Identify the location of selected natural resources and explain how the are used to generate trade
and shape the economy (D.14)
Learn how personal choices affect recycling, conserving, and protecting the environment (D.18)
Explain how prior knowledge, motivation, capabilities, and personal interests affect working
together to help individuals learn (E.1)
Explain what affects individual identity and development (E.2)
Compare things such as size, hobbies, celebrations, where families live, and how they make a
living to explain how families are alike and different (E.3)
Describe ways that ethnic culture influences daily life (E.4)
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Describe how school, church, police, and family contribute to well being in the community, state,
nation, and world (E.5)
Give examples of how different groups influence laws and rules (E.6)
Give examples that show how and why people react differently to situations and people (E.7A,
E.7B)
Explore and explain how we learn about different cultures (E.10)
Give examples of important contributions made by citizens in Wisconsin, the United States, and
the world (E.11)
Describe cooperation between individuals, groups, nations (E.14)
Explain the way individuals, groups, and institutions contribute to continuity and change within a
community (E16)
Describe and explain how groups and institutions meet the needs of individuals and societies
(E.17)
Identify examples of bias, prejudice, and stereotyping and how the contribute to conflict in a
society (E.19)
Give examples of cultural contributions of racial and ethnic groups in Wisconsin, the United
states, and the world (E.20)
Grade Four
Theme – Regions of the U.S/Wisconsin
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Use direction, shape, longitude, latitude, and scale to locate continents, oceans, natural features,
manmade features, and land forms, and mountain ranges on a map or globe (A.1, A.2)
Be able to draw a map of the world from memory, showing land masses, major bodies of water,
and mountains (A.3A)
Describe and give examples of ways in which people use land, locate communities and design
and construct shelters (A.4)
Use charts, maps, graphs, atlases, and grid systems to collect information about the local
community, Wisconsin, the United States, and the world (A.5)
Identify and distinguish predictable environmental changes such as weather and the seasons
(A.6A) and effects on the earth caused by floods, droughts, and snowstorms (A.6C)and
unpredictable changes and their effects on society (A.6B)
Describe and distinguish between the environmental effects on the earth by plate tectonics,
erosion, and glaciers (A.6D)
Identify connections between the local community and other places in Wisconsin, the United
States, and the world. (A.7)
Identify and discuss how people change the community and the probable effects on the
community and environment(A8)
Give examples to show how increased knowledge has led to environmental changes (A.9)
Use physical maps, political maps, or a globe to gather and compare information (A.10)
Use an atlas to estimate distances and calculate scale (A.11)
Describe the movement of people, ideas, and products throughout the world (A.12)
Describe and explain the ways in which different people throughout the world interact with the
environment through work and play (A.13)
Learn about different sources of information that are used to learn about the past (B.1)
Use a timeline to select, organize, and sequence information describing history (B.2)
Learn how to recognize an important person in history, their link to important historical events,
and place them in time and context (B.3)
Compare and contrast changes in life today with the past by looking at cultural roles of individuals
and groups, as well as social, economic, and political roles (B.4)
Learn the history and importance of freedom, justice, and democracy (B.5)
Learn the importance of national and state holidays, symbols, and important people and events
(B.6A, B.6B, B7)
Learn about the history of energy, transportation, and communications (B.8A)
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Describe the effects of technology on people and the environment (B.8B)
Give examples of cooperation and interdependence among individuals, groups, and nations (B.9)
Explain the history, culture, tribal sovereignty, and current status of American Indian tribes and
bands in Wisconsin (B.10)
Identify political values of freedom, justice, equality, and democracy found in The Declaration of
Independence, the United States Constitution, and the Bill of Rights (B15)
Identify important people and events in the major eras of the United States and world history
(B16)
Responsibility to family, friends, and community and how rules are made (C.1, C.3)
Explain the basic purpose of local, state, and national government in America (C.4)
Learn how to be a good citizen (C.5)
Explain how laws and purposes of government are acquired and used (C.8)
Learn how money is used in everyday life (D.1)
Know that people make choices about how to spend their money (D2) and how those choices can
affect the lives of other people (D.7)
Identify local goods and services that are part of the world economy and their use in Wisconsin
(D.3, D.10)
Give examples to show how business and industry depend on workers to make production more
efficient (D.4)
Explain how money makes it easier to borrow, trade and save (D.8)
Know and explain the basic economic idea of supply and demand and production and
consumption (D.9)
Describe how new technology affects standard of living and quality of life (D.11)
Identify the location of selected natural resources and explain how the are used to generate trade
and shape the economy (D.14)
Learn how personal choices affect recycling, conserving, and protecting the environment (D.18)
Explain how prior knowledge, motivation, capabilities, and personal interests affect working
together to help individuals learn (E.1)
Explain what affects individual identity and development (E.2)
Compare things such as size, hobbies, celebrations, where families live, and how they make a
living to explain how families are alike and different (E.3)
Describe ways that ethnic culture influences daily life (E.4)
Describe how school, church, police, and family contribute to well being in the community, state,
nation, and world (E.5)
Give examples of how different groups influence laws and rules (E.6)
Give examples that show how and why people react differently to situations and people (E.7A,
E.7B)
Describe and compare values and beliefs or different people and groups (E.8)
Explain how the media may influence opinions, choices, and decisions (E.9)
Explore and explain how we learn about different cultures (E.10)
Give examples of important contributions made by citizens in Wisconsin, the United States, and
the world (E.11)
Compare ways that cultures meet human needs (E.12) and how those differences may lead to
understanding or misunderstanding (E.13)
Describe cooperation between individuals, groups, nations (E.14)
Explain the way individuals, groups, and institutions contribute to continuity and change within a
community (E.15, E.16)
Describe and explain how groups and institutions meet the needs of individuals and societies
(E.17)
Identify examples of bias, prejudice, and stereotyping and how the contribute to conflict in a
society (E.19)
Give examples of cultural contributions of racial and ethnic groups in Wisconsin, the United
states, and the world (E.20)
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Explain how language, art, music, beliefs and practices, can further understanding or lead to
conflict (E.21, E.22)
Grade Five
Theme – Our Country
Grade Five
Theme – Our Country
• Use direction, shape, longitude, latitude, and scale to locate continents, oceans, natural features,
manmade features, and land forms, and mountain ranges on a map or globe. (A.1, A.2)
• Be able to draw a map of the world from memory, showing land masses, major bodies of water,
and mountains. (A.3A)
• Be able to draw maps of selected locales, regions, states, and countries and draw maps from
memory. (A.3B)
• Describe and give examples of ways in which people use land, locate communities and design
and construct shelters. (A.4)
• Use charts, maps, graphs, atlases, grid systems, and databases to collect information about the
local community, Wisconsin, the United States, and the world. (A.5)
• Identify and distinguish predictable environmental changes such as weather and the seasons
(A.6A) and effects on the earth caused by floods, droughts, and snowstorms (A.6C) and
unpredictable changes and their effects on society. (A.6B)
• Describe and distinguish between the environmental effects on the earth by plate tectonics,
erosion, and glaciers. (A.6D)
• Identify connections between the local community and other places in Wisconsin, the United
States, and the world. (A.7)
• Identify and discuss how people change the community and the probable effects on the
community and environment. (A.8)
• Give examples to show how increased knowledge has led to environmental changes. (A.9)
• Use physical maps, political maps, topographic maps, aerial photographs, or a globe to gather
and compare information about a place. (A.10)
• Use an atlas to estimate distances and calculate scale and dominate patterns of climate and land.
(A.11)
• Describe the movement of people, ideas, and products throughout the world. (A.12)
• Describe and explain the ways in which different people throughout the world interact with the
environment through work and play. (A.13)
• Describe how buildings and their decorations reflect cultural values and ideas; such as cave
paintings, pyramids, sacred cities, castles, and cathedrals. (A.14).
• Learn about different sources of information that are used to learn about the past. (B.1)
• Use a timeline to select, organize, and sequence information describing history. (B.2)
• Learn how to recognize an important person in history, their link to important historical events,
and place them in time and context. (B.3)
• Compare and contrast changes in life today with the past by looking at cultural roles of
individuals and groups, as well as social, economic, and political roles. (B.4)
• Learn the history and importance of freedom, justice, and democracy. (B.5)
• Learn the importance of national and state holidays, symbols, and important people and events.
(B.6A, B.6B, B.7)
• Learn about the history of energy, transportation, and communications. (B.8A)
• Describe the effects of technology on people and the environment. (B.8B)
• Give examples of cooperation and interdependence among individuals, groups, and nations.
(B.9)
• Explain the history, culture, tribal sovereignty, and current status of American Indian tribes and
bands in Wisconsin. (B.10)
• Use cause and effect arguments to demonstrate how events have influenced the past and present
in the U.S. and world history. (B.11)
• Discuss the causes and consequences of wars in the U.S. and world history. (B.12)
• Explain how and why events may be interpreted differently depending upon the perspectives of
participants, witnesses, reporters, and historians. (B.13)
• Use evidence in history to determine and support a position about political values, such as
freedom, democracy, equality, or justice. (B.14)
• Identify political values of freedom, justice, equality, and democracy found in The Declaration
of Independence, the United States Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. (B.15)
• Identify important people and events in the major eras of the United States and world history.
(B.16)
• Identify one’s responsibility to family, friends, and community and how rules are made. (C.1,
C.3)
• Identify the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights as documents
in which the U.S. citizens’ rights are guaranteed. (C.2)
• Explain the basic purpose of local, state, and national government in America. (C.4)
• Learn how to be a good citizen. (C.5)
• Find and use information to understand a classroom or school issue while taking into accounts
the viewpoints and interests of others. (C.6)
• Identify and explain democracy’s basic principles. (C.7)
• Explain how laws and purposes of government are acquired and used. (C.8)
• Explain the role of political parties and interest groups in American politics. (C.9)
• Locate and use information to understand a public concern issue, take a position and advocate
the position in a debate. (C.10)
• Describe the role of international organizations. (C.11)
• Learn how money is used in everyday life. (D.1)
• Know that people make choices about how to spend their money (D.2) and how those choices
can affect the lives of other people. (D.7)
• Identify the economic roles or households, businesses and government. (D.6)
• Identify local goods and services that are part of the world economy and their use in Wisconsin.
(D.3, D.10)
• Give examples to show how business and industry depend on workers to make production more
efficient. (D.4)
• Explain how money makes it easier to borrow, trade and save. (D.8)
• Know and explain the basic economic idea of supply and demand and production and
consumption. (D.9)
• Describe how new technology affects standard of living and quality of life. (D.11)
• Give examples how the government provides for natural defense, health, safety, and
environmental protection, and defense of property rights. (D.12)
• Identify and explain various points of view concerning economic issues. (D.13)
• Identify the location of selected natural resources and explain how they are used to generate
trade and shape the economy. (D.14)
• Explain how and why people who start a new business take risks to provide goods and services.
(D.15)
• Explain why the earning power of workers depends on productivity and the market value of
what they produce. (D.16)
• Learn how personal choices affect recycling, conserving, and protecting the environment.
(D.18)
• Explain how prior knowledge, motivation, capabilities, and personal interests affect working
together to help individuals learn. (E.1)
• Explain what effects individual identity and development. (E.2)
• Compare things such as size, hobbies, celebrations, where families live, and how they make a
living to explain how families are alike and different. (E.3)
• Describe ways that ethnic culture influences daily life. (E.4)
• Describe how school, church, police, and family contribute to well being in the community,
state, nation, and world. (E.5)
• Give examples of how different groups influence laws and rules. (E.6)
• Give examples that show how and why people react differently to situations and people. (E.7A,
E.7B)
• Describe and compare values and beliefs or different people and groups. (E.8)
• Explain how the media may influence opinions, choices, and decisions. (E.9)
• Explore and explain how we learn about different cultures. (E.10)
• Give examples of important contributions made by citizens in Wisconsin, the United States, and
the world. (E.11)
• Compare ways that cultures meet human needs (E.12) and how those differences may lead to
understanding or misunderstanding. (E.13)
• Describe cooperation between individuals, groups, and nations. (E.14)
• Explain the way individuals, groups, and institutions contribute to continuity and change within
a community. (E.15, E.16)
• Describe and explain how groups and institutions meet the needs of individuals and societies.
(E.17)
• Describe and explain the influence of status, ethnic origin, race, gender, and age on the
interaction of individuals. (E.18)
• Identify examples of bias, prejudice, and stereotyping and how the contribute to conflict in a
society. (E.19)
• Give examples of cultural contributions of racial and ethnic groups in Wisconsin, the United
states, and the world (E.20)
• Explain how language, art, music, beliefs and other components of culture can further
understanding or cause misunderstanding. (E.21)
• Explain how beliefs and practices may lead to conflict among people of different regions or
cultures. (E.22)
Science
Kindergarten:
• Name changes that have occurred over time. (A.4)
• Investigate and find the answer to a science question. (B.1)
• Ask questions, investigate, and make predictions. (C.2)
• Use balances, hand lenses, and thermometers to collect information. (C.3)
• Use a chart or drawing to answer a question. (C.5)
• Talk about what has been learned after an investigation. (C.6)
• Understand physical properties like weight, size, shape, and color. (D.1)
• Observe and describe a change that takes place over time. (D.8A)
• Investigate rocks. (E.1)
• Show materials have physical properties. (E.2)
• Develop descriptions for land forms and water masses. (E.3)
• Identify the stars, moon, sun, and planets. (E.5)
• Describe clouds, temperature, precipitation and seasons. (E.7)
• Find patterns related to days, years, and seasons. (E.9)
• Learn about weather using a thermometer. (E.10)
Grade 1:
• Decide what has changed over time in a science experiment. (A.4)
• Investigate and find the answer to a science question with the help of a teacher, book, or
computer. (B.1)
• Ask questions, investigate, and make predictions. (C.2)
• Use balances, hand lenses, and thermometers to collect information. (C.3)
• Use a chart, drawing, or written description to answer a question. (C.5)
• Talk about what has been learned after an investigation or draw a picture about what has been
learned. (C.6)
• Understand physical properties like weight, size, shape, and color and chemical reactions.
(D.1)
• Observe and describe a change that takes place over time. (D.8A)
• Investigate light, heat, sound, magnetism, and gravity. (D.9)
• Investigate rocks and soil using the correct vocabulary. (E.1)
• Show materials have physical and chemical properties. (E.2)
• Develop descriptions for land forms, rocks, minerals, and water masses. (E.3)
• Identify the stars, moon, sun, and planets noting changes in patterns. (E.5)
• Describe the different constellations. (E.6)
• Describe clouds, temperature, precipitation and seasons. (E.7)
• Identify tornadoes, hurricanes, storms. (E.8)
• Find patterns related to days, years, and seasons. (E.9)
• Learn about weather using a thermometer, weather vane, and rain gauge. (E.10)
• Classify plants and animals. (F.2B)
• Explore the life stages of seed bearing plants. (F.6A)
• Illustrate ways vertebrates and invertebrates change as they grow. (F.9)
Grade 2:
• List changes that have occurred over time. (A.4)
• Use different resources to answer a science-related question. (B.1)
• Ask questions, investigate, observe, predict and explain. (C.2)
• Use rulers, balances, and thermometers to collect information. (C.3)
• Write, draw, and make charts to answer scientific questions. (C.5)
• Explain what has been learned orally or on paper. (C.6)
• Ask a scientific question. (C.7)
• Explore physical properties like weight, size, shape, and color. (D.1)
• Observe and then explain what has been seen. (D.8A)
• Record changes in properties. (D.8B)
• Investigate light, heat, sound, magnetism, and gravity. (D.9)
• Investigate rocks, minerals, and soil. (E.1)
• Explore physical and chemical properties. (E.2)
• Learn correct vocabulary for earth science topics. (E.3)
• Identify patterns in celestial objects. (E.5)
• Introduction to the constellations. (E.6)
• Describe different types of clouds, precipitation, and seasonal changes. (E.7)
• Identify tornadoes, hurricanes, storms. (E.8)
• Find patterns related to days, years, and seasons. (E.9)
• Describe tools used to measure weather. (E.10)
• Classify plants and animals. (F.2B)
• Explore the life stages of seed bearing and non-seed bearing plants. (F.6A)
• Examine vertebrates and invertebrates as they grow. (F.9)
Grade 3:
• Give evidence of change over time. (A.4)
• Use resources such as books, computers, encyclopedias, and magazines to answer a science
question. (B.1)
• Ask questions, investigate, observe, predict and explain. (C.2)
• Collect information using magnifying glasses, scales, and microscopes. (C.3)
• Communicate results of investigations using charts, graphs, drawings, and descriptions. (C.5)
• Support your conclusions both orally and in writing. (C.6)
• Be able to ask a question that can be investigated. (C.7)
• Learn that things are made of more than more type of matter by exploring physical properties.
(D.1)
• Observe and describe activity compared to speed, friction, momentum, and acceleration.
(D.8A)
• Record changes in position and motion. (D.8B)
• Discover the differences between substances that can be touched and those that can’t. (D.9)
• Investigate and name rocks, minerals, and soil. (E.1)
• Explore physical and chemical properties. (E.2)
• Describe erosion, currents, and tides. (E.3)
• Identify patterns in celestial objects and note how they change over time. (E.5)
• Explore constellations, meteorites, and asteroids. (E.6)
• Describe weather in terms of temperature, humidity, and air pressure. (E.7)
• Identify tornadoes, hurricanes, and storms as natural destructive forces. (E.8)
• Find patterns and cycles on earth related to days, years, and seasons. (E.9)
• Talk about tools used to measure weather. (E.10)
• Classify plants and animals. (F.2B)
• Explore cells, organs, tissues, organ systems, and whole organism. (F.3)
• Explore the life stages of seed bearing and non-seed bearing plants. (F.6A)
• Illustrate ways vertebrates and invertebrates change and grow. (F.9)
Grade 4:
• Give evidence of change over time. (A.4)
• Use resources (books, computers, and encyclopedias, magazines) to answer a science question.
(B.1)
• Ask questions, investigate, observe, predict and explain. (C.2)
• Collect information using magnifying glasses, scales, and microscopes. (C.3)
• Communicate investigation results using charts, graphs, drawings, and descriptions. (C.5)
• Support your conclusions both orally and in writing. (C.6)
• Be able to ask a question that can be investigated exploring models and theories. (C.7)
• Learn that things are made of more than more type of matter by exploring physical properties.
(D.1)
• Observe and describe activity compared to speed, friction, momentum, and acceleration.
(D.8A)
• Record event changes in position and motion. (D.8B)
• Discover the differences between substances that can be touched and those that can’t. (D.9)
• Investigate and name rocks, minerals, and soil. (E.1)
• Show that earth materials have physical and chemical properties. (E.2)
• Develop a description for erosion, currents, and tides. (E.3)
• Identify patterns in celestial objects and note how they change over time. (E.5)
• Explore and describe the structure of constellations, meteorites, and asteroids. (E.6)
• Describe weather in terms of precipitation, humidity, wind, and air pressure. (E.7)
• Identify tornadoes, hurricanes, and storms as natural destructive forces. (E.8)
• Explore patterns and cycles on earth related to days, years, and seasons. (E.9)
• Talk about tools used to measure weather. (E.10)
• Understand the classification of plants and animals. (F.2B)
• Examine the structure of function of cells, organs, tissues, organ systems, and whole organism.
(F.3)
• Illustrate the life stages and reproduction of seed bearing and non-seed bearing plants. (F.6A)
• Examine ways vertebrates and invertebrates change, grow, and reproduce. (F.6B)
Grade 5:
• Give evidence of scientific changes over time (A.4)
• Use resources such as text, theme books, computer, encyclopedias and periodicals to answer
science-related questions (B.1)
• Ask questions, perform investigation, make observations, predict and explain outcomes about
topic being introduced (C.2)
• Use science equipment safely and effectively to include rulers, balances, cylinders hand lenses,
thermometers and microscopes (C.3)
• Communicate data from investigations using charts, graphs, drawings and written description
(C.5)
• Logically support conclusions orally, with drawings and in written form (C.6)
• Further investigations by using models, theories and prior scientific knowledge (C.7)
• Measure properties of matter using size, weight, shape, or color; temperature, chemical
reaction, density and solubility (D.1)
• Observe and describe speed, velocity, acceleration, friction, momentum and change over time
of objects.(D.8A)
• Develop record-keeping systems to measure events of motion over time, position due to force,
and position in space (D.8B)
• Observe; light, heat, sound, electricity, magnetism, and gravity as to ability to touch (D.9)
• Investigate and identify earth materials such as rocks, soil, and minerals (E.1)
• Show how Earth materials have different physical and chemical properties (E.2)
• Use term identifying soil movement, erosion; rocks and minerals; oceans and currents and tides
(E.3)
• Note change of patterns of stars, sun, moon, and planets over time (E.5)
• Develop models of constellations, meteorites/asteroids/comets to explain the nature of the
universe (E.6)
• Describe weather by clouds, temperature, humidity, precipitation forms, seasonal changes, air
pressure and wind speed and direction (E.7)
• Identify tornadoes, hurricanes and storms as destructive forces of weather (E.8)
• Use day, year, and seasons to find patterns and cycles in the earth (E.9)
• Explore community resources to measure weather using maps, barometer, thermometer,
anemometer, vane and rain gauge (E.10)
• Classify organisms as plants and animals (F.2B)
• Understand the structure of cells, organs, tissues, organ systems and organisms (F.3)
• Illustrate the seed bearing and non-seed life stages of plants (F.6A)
• Illustrate the stages of life of vertebrates and invertebrates (F.6B)
Language Arts
Kindergarten:
Reading/Literature
• Use a variety of strategies and word recognition skills: left to right progression, basic sight
words, phonemic awareness, word families, context clue, and prior knowledge. (A.1)
• Examine words for initial and final consonants, vowel sounds, word families, and syllables.
(A.1)
• Use phonemic awareness to differentiate familiar sounds, rhyming elements, initial, final and
middle sounds. (A.1)
• Comprehend reading by using prior knowledge, making predictions, finding context clues, and
developing visual images. (A.1)
• Learn how to self-select books for individual reading. (A.1)
• Identify the characteristics of a book and where to locate information. (A.1)
• Retell a story, identify characters and setting. (A.2)
• Access to variety of children’s literature and story genres. (A.2)
• Distinguish between fiction/nonfiction and realism/fantasy. (A.2)
Writing
• Create or produce writing to communicate (B.1) using illustrations, sentence dictation,
inventive spelling, word wall. (B.2)
• Attempt to read own writing. (B.2)
• Exposed to correct sentence structure. (B.2)
• Understanding the different types of sentences and the function of punctuation. (B.3)
Oral Communication
• Orally communicate information effectively to peers. (C.1)
• Learn to follow basic listening skills. (C.2)
• Participate in classroom discussions. (C.3)
Language
• Teach students to use the word wall to help spell words correctly. (D.1)
Grade l:
Reading/Literature
• Use a variety of strategies and word recognition skills: left to right progression, basic sight
words, phonemic awareness, word families, context clue, and prior knowledge. (A.1)
• Apply decoding skills to unfamiliar words. (A.1)
• Examine words for initial, middle, and final consonants, blends, digraphs, vowels, word
families, compound words, base words, possessive forms, plurals, contractions, prefixes and
suffixes, and syllables. (A.1)
• Use phonemic awareness to differentiate familiar sounds, rhyming elements, initial, middle, and
final sounds. (A.1)
• Comprehend reading by using prior knowledge, making predictions, finding context clues, and
developing visual imaging. (A.1)
• Taught comprehension strategies of self-correcting, self-monitoring, picture clues, and
rereading. (A.1)
• Work toward reading with age-appropriate fluency, accuracy, and expression. (A.1)
• Learn how to self-select books for individual reading (A.1)
• Identify the characteristics of a book and where to locate information. (A.1)
• Retell a story; identify the characters, setting, problem, and solution. (A.2)
• Access to a variety of children’s literature and genres (A.2) to read for discovery or leisure.
(A.3)
• Distinguish between fiction/nonfiction; realism/fantasy; fact/opinion. (A.2, A.3)
• Read to acquire information to complete a story map, timeline, or skim for facts. (A.4)
Writing
• Create or produce writing to communicate such as simple reports, messages, short
narratives, and journaling for a variety of readers. (B.1)
• Write creative pieces like short stories, poetry. (B.1)
• Copy sentences/stories accurately from board with attention to spelling, formation of letters
and punctuation. (B.1)
• Learn the publishing process. (B.2)
• Write legible sentences to put ideas and feelings into writing. (B.2)
• Introduced to the parts of speech. (B.3)
• Understanding the different types of sentences and the particular ending mark used. (B.3)
• Spell frequently used words correctly by checking the word wall. (B.3)
Oral Communication
• Orally communicate information effectively to peers, adults. (C.1)
• Perform readings and presentations. (C.1)
• Participate in classroom discussions. (C.3)
• Demonstrate competence and confidence in speaking and listening for learning,
communicating, and enjoyment. (C.3)
Language
• Develop vocabulary. (D.1)
• Introduce resources to spell words correctly. (D.1)
Grade 2
Reading/Literature
• Know a variety of strategies and word recognition skills: left to right progression, basic
sight words, phonemic awareness, word families, context clue, and prior knowledge.
(A.1)
• Be able to monitor independent reading in order to appreciate written text. (A.1)
• Examine words for initial, middle, final consonants, vowel sounds, word families, syllables,
prefixes, suffixes, compound words, base words, possessive forms, plurals, contractions.
(A.1)
• Use phonemic awareness to differentiate familiar sounds, rhyming elements, initial, middle,
and final sounds. (A.1)
• Utilize strategies to comprehend various forms of written texts by using prior knowledge,
making predictions, finding context clues, visualizing.(A.1)
• Work on reading with age-appropriate fluency, accuracy, and expression. (A.1)
• Identify story elements in fiction and features of nonfiction texts. (A.2)
• Know and read a variety of genres. (A.2)
• Discuss literary and nonliterary texts to understand experience and acquire information.
(A.3, A.4)
Writing
• Use nonfiction writing to communicate such as simple reports, instructions, messages and
compose creative pieces such as poetry, social letters, short narratives. (B.1)
• Use the writing process, including: pre-writing, rough draft, revise, edit, publish. (B.2)
• Write with a command of grammatical and mechanical conventions. (B.2)
• Edit “Oral Daily Language” sentences. (B.2)
• Write in complete sentences using correct spelling and vocabulary. (B.2)
• Learn to write paragraphs using nouns, verbs, and adjectives. (B.3)
• Understand the different types of sentences and the particular ending punctuation used.
(B.3)
• Spell frequently used words correctly using word walls, glossary, or computer spell check.
(B.3)
Oral Communication
• Read stories orally with expression and automatic word recognition. (C.1)
• Be an active listener by responding with appropriate comments and questions (C2)
• Actively participate in group discussion. (C.3)
Language
• Develop vocabulary introducing the meaning of prefixes and suffixes. (D.1)
• Show through literature common figures of speech such as similes, personification, metaphors.
(D.1)
• Teach students to use a glossary to find spelling or word meaning. (D.1)
Grade 3:
Reading/Literature
• Read and apply reading strategy skills across the curriculum. (A.1)
• Choose books independently and read. (A.1)
• Draw upon prior knowledge to comprehend and build concepts. (A.1)
• Be able to decode unknown words in content area. (A.1)
• Use decoding skills independently, including knowledge of prefixes, suffixes, phonics, and
spelling, to enhance word recognition. (A.1)
• Be able to read fluently and with expression. (A.1)
• Work toward being able to identify the main idea, topic sentence, and supporting details. (A.2)
• Analyze texts in terms of problem-solution, comparison, cause-effect. (A.2)
• Identify story elements and the features of nonfiction text. (A.2)
• Read and comprehend a variety of literature and genre, including picture books, fairy tales,
biographies, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, plays, fables, information books. (A.2)
• Read for information from nonfiction, science, social studies, and religion texts. (A.2)
• Use current publications to share current events (Weekly Reader, Scholastic News) (A.3, A.4)
Writing
• Produce writing to communicate in both technical and expressive pieces. (B.1)
• Use the writing process, including: pre-writing, rough draft, revise, edit, publish. (B.2)
• Respond to literature in a variety of ways. (B.1)
• Apply knowledge of grammar, spelling, and language structure including spelling, punctuation
capital letters, and usage in written work. (B.2)
• Learn to write a paragraph organized around a main idea, topic sentence, and supporting details.
(B.2)
Oral Communication
• Be active listeners and form appropriate questions after listening to stories or topics being
discussed. (C.1)
• Follow oral instruction as given by teacher to complete an activity. (C.2)
• Be an active participant in discussions in content subjects. (C.3)
Language
• Develop vocabulary by introducing phrases and idioms in literature. (D.1)
• Use resources to spell and define words such as dictionary, glossary. (D.1)
Grade 4:
Reading/ Literature
• Apply decoding skills and structural analysis, including the elements of base words, root words,
prefixes, suffixes, inflectional endings, compound words, and contractions to assist in word
recognition and meaning. (A.1)
• Apply reading skills to other content areas. (A.1)
• Read a wide range of literature, including poetry, autobiographies, biographies, fiction, and
nonfiction, including all genre. (A.1)
• Construct meaning of text using description, sequence, cause-effect, problem-solution, or
comparison. (A.2)
• Use the basic elements of plot: problem sequence, turning point, conflict, and solution to deepen
understanding. (A.2)
• Interpret diagrams, charts, maps found in content reading. (A.2)
• Use current publications to write and share current events (Weekly Reader, Scholastic). (A.2)
• Be able to summarize items or stories. (A.2)
Writing
• Use writing to inform, entertain, express, and persuade. (B.1)
• Know and use the correct sentence structure, spelling in written assignments. (B.2)
• Proofread and edit writing. (B.2)
• Use the four types of sentences correctly. (B.2)
• Use strategies for research, including: finding a topic, gathering information, and using a variety of
reference materials. (B.2)
• Research a topic and use procedures: note taking, outline, first draft, editing, and final copy. (B.2)
Oral Communication
• Give oral presentations with confidence. (C.1)
• Be able to give feedback to a speaker. (C.2)
• Volunteer relevant information, questions, or ideas to class discussions. (C.3)
Language
• Continue to develop vocabulary by being aware of phrases, idioms, metaphors, and personification
used in literature. (D.1)
• Teach students when to use thesaurus. (D.1)
Grade 5:
Reading/ Literature
• Use varied methods, such as dictionaries, context clues, and phonics, to decode and comprehend
unfamiliar words in all content areas. (A.1)
• Demonstrate comprehension by combining prior knowledge with oral discussion, questions, and
written responses. (A.1)
• Read and identify different genres of literature, including fiction, nonfiction, classics, and
contemporary works. (A.2)
• Recognize similes, metaphors, and personification. (A.2)
• Identify idioms and figurative language used in literature. (A.2)
• Recognize propaganda techniques and points of view. (A.2)
• Develop an understanding of the diversity of cultural backgrounds and language through text
selections. (A.3)
• Gather information from the media. (A.3)
• Interpret graphic aids to gain information and assist in understanding text in all content areas. (A.4)
Writing
• Write to express personal thoughts and experiences. (B.1)
• Write with a sense of purpose. (B.1)
• Use a variety of resources, including the Internet, to research and write a research paper, apply
copyright laws, and cite sources for information. (B.1, B.2)
• Use the five steps in the writing process: pre-writing, revising, editing, and publishing. (B.2)
• Apply correct punctuation, capitalization, indentation, and grammatical errors by revising and
editing. (B.3)
Oral Communication
• Speak with clarity in order to persuade, inform, demonstrate, present humor, and give an
impromptu speech. Participation in Forensics competition. (C.1)
• Demonstrate comprehension through oral discussion and questions in a discussion. (C.2, C.3)
Language
• Build vocabulary through new terms used in the content areas. (D.1)
• Familiar with use of the dictionary, thesaurus to find word meanings or spell words correctly. (D.1)
Math
Kindergarten:
• Use basic patterning skills (A.1 and F.3)
• Communicate math ideas using words, numbers, symbols, and graphs (A.2)
• Use vocabulary related to addition, subtraction, money, time, fractions, and geometry (A.4)
• Use concrete materials, drawings, and numbers to explain solutions to problems (A.5)
• Count things in a set by grouping by 2’s and 5’s, adding and subtracting, and combining and
arranging (B.2)
• Read, write and order whole numbers and money (B.3)
• Name and represent fractions for wholes and halves (B.4)
• Explore a calculator and basic facts of addition and subtraction to solve problems involving
whole numbers (B.5A)
• Name, sort, and classify common two-dimensional figures (C.1A)
• Recognize measurable attributes for length, weight, liquid capacity, time, and money (D.1)
• Solve problems using measurement and estimation (D.2)
• Read an analog and digital clock and tell time to the hour (D.3B)
• Use concrete materials to measure (D.4)
• Collect, organize and draw conclusions based on data in context of real-world situations (E.1)
• Explore and use bar graphs, pictographs, and tables and charts (E.3)
• Use probability in familiar day-to-day situations (E.4B)
• Use simple equations and inequalities (F.5)
• Recognize and use the properties of addition and subtraction (F.6)
• Read and write the numbers through 99 (G.1)
• Order numbers through 99 (G.2)
• Use a number line (G.4)
Grade 1:
• Use patterning skills (A.1 and F.3)
• Communicate math ideas using words, numbers, symbols, graphs, and models (A.2)
• Use math in other curriculum areas (A.3)
• Use vocabulary related to addition, subtraction, money, time, fractions, and geometry (A.4)
• Use concrete materials, drawings, and numbers to explain solutions to problems (A.5)
• Use appropriate symbols to express order relationships with whole numbers, fractions, and
money (B.1B)
• Count things in a set by grouping by 2’s and 5’s, adding and subtracting, and combining and
arranging (B.2)
• Read, write and order whole numbers, money, and simple fractions (B.3)
• Name and represent fractions for wholes, halves, fourths, and as a decimal (B.4)
• Use recall of basic addition and subtraction facts, mental math, estimation, and a calculator for
appropriate computational procedures involving whole numbers (B.5A)
• Add and subtract decimals when using money (B.7)
• Name, sort, and classify common two-dimensional figures (C.1A)
• Name, sort, and classify more complex 3 dimensional figures (C.1B)
• Use concrete materials and drawings to identify the properties of symmetry, similarity, and
congruency in transformational geometry (C.2)
• Use simple 2-D coordinate systems on a grid or a map (C.4)
• Recognize measurable attributes for length, weight, liquid capacity, time, and money (D.1)
• Use appropriate arbitrary and standard units of measurement (D.2)
• Use and read a ruler (D.3A)
• Read an analog and digital clock and tell time to the hour, half hour, quarter hour, minute, and
second (D.3)
• Use concrete materials to measure (D.4)
• Determine measurements by using basic relationships and by estimating English measure;
capacity-cups, pints, quarts, gallons (D.5B)
• Collect, organize and draw conclusions based on data in context of real-world situations (E.1)
• Explore and use bar graphs, line graphs, circle graphs, pictographs, and tables and charts (E.3)
• Apply probability in familiar day-to-day situations (E.4B)
• Use expressions, letters, boxes or other symbols to stand for any number or measured quantity
(F.1)
• Recognize how a change in one quantity can produce a change in another (F.4)
• Use simple equations and inequalities (F.5)
• Recognize and use the properties of addition and subtraction, commutative property and
associative property (F.6)
• Read and write the standard numbers through 999 (G.1)
• Order numbers through 999 (G.2)
• Name, convert, and round the value of any digit (G.3)
• Use a number line by ordering numbers and by counting units between points on a number line
(G.4)
Grade 2:
• Use math vocabulary for estimation(A.2)
• Use vocabulary and symbols to relate to multiplication/division (A.4)
• Show and explain whole number, common fractions, mixed numbers, integers, decimals,
percent, and scientific notation(B1.4)
• Use greater than and less than for decimals(B.1B)
• Determine multiplication/division and estimation by using sets.(B.2)
• Read, write and order simple fractions and decimals (B.3)
• Identify and write fractions smaller than fourths. (B.4)
• Recall basic multiplication/ division facts, applying addition/subtraction algorithms and using
calculator if necessary(B.5A)
• Name three-dimensional figures by sorting, building using figure properties also how they
relate to the environment(C.1B)
• Use appropriate measurement for liquid capacity, volume and angle size(D.1)
• Understand terms using measurement (D.2)
• Use measuring instrument to compute yard and mile(D.3A)
• Use a thermometer contrasting Fahrenheit to Celsius degrees(D.3C)
• Measure and estimate perimeter and area(D.5A)
• Measure and estimate capacity and weight using English measure (D.5B)
• Measure and estimate liter using Metric capacity(D.5C)
• Arrange data into high and low values and range(E.2)
• Demonstrate an understanding of probability(E.4A)
• Apply probability to familiar situations (E.4B)
• Formulate questions, use facts, write and solve equations that reflects a change in
variability(F.4)
• Read and write standard numbers to a million.(G.1)
• Sequence and order by place value of numbers to one million (G.2)
• Round numbers to a specific value(G.3)
• Translate and write Roman numerals up to two thousand(G.5)
Grade 3:
• Use vocabulary, symbols and notation related to multiplication/division(A.4)
• Order and express greater and less than symbols for decimals(B.1B)
• Use sets to group and count using multiplication/division(B.2)
• Read, write and order commonly used decimals(B.3)
• Select and apply algorithms for addition/subtraction and multiplication/division(B5.A)
• Use a calculator in problem-solving(B.5A)
• Add/subtract fractions with like denominators(B.6.A)
• Multiply/divide decimals involving money(B.7)
• Name, classify, build and identify properties of three-dimensional figures(C.1B)
• Describe geometric figures in relation to position and how they intersect(C.3)
• Use appropriate units to measure liquid capacity, volume and angle size(D.1)
• Read and interpret a ruler using millimeter and kilometer(D.3A)
• Estimate and measure perimeter and area(D.5A)
• Measure and estimate, in Metric terms, capacity and weight(D.5C)
• Predict outcomes using a tree diagram(E.5)
• Use symbols or letters to stand for any number that expresses multiplication/division in a
mathematical sentence(F.1)
• Collect and contrast data used, in a variable relationship, to identify facts and answer
questions(F.4)
• Use formulas to solve problems(F.5)
• Identify commutative, identity and associative properties for multiplication(F.6)
• Read and write standard numbers through millions(G.1)
• Order numbers by place value through millions(G.2)
• Read and write Roman numerals and numerals in expanded form(G.5)
Grade 4:
• Communicate mathematical ideas by simplifying information(A.2)
• Use vocabulary, symbols and notation appropriate to division(A.4)
• Order decimals by greater and less than using symbols(B.1B)
• Apply ratio and proportions to problem solving situations(B.5B)
• Add and subtract fractions using unlike denominator, mixed numbers and improper
fractions(B.6A)
• Multiply and divide decimals(B.7)
• Multiply and divide fractions with like denominators(B.6B)
• Use number-theory to model; divisibility, greatest common factors and least common
multiples(B.6C)
• Name, classify, build and identify properties of three-dimensional figures(C.1B)
• Describe geometric figures in relation to position and how they intersect(C.3)
• Use appropriate units to measure liquid capacity, volume and angle size(D.1)
• Convert standard measurement units in length, time, mass, temperature, volume, and
money(D.2)
• Read and interpret a ruler using millimeter and kilometer(D.3A)
• Estimate and measure perimeter and area(D.5A)
• Measure and estimate, in Metric terms, capacity and weight (D.5C)
• Average a set of numbers from data collected(E.2)
• Predict outcomes using a tree diagram(E.5)
• Use symbols or letters to stand for any number that expresses multiplication/division in a
mathematical sentence(F.1)
• Accurately use algebra to develop addition/subtraction problems(F.2)
• Collect and contrast data used, in a variable relationship, to identify facts and answer
questions(F.4)
• Identify commutative, identity and associative properties for multiplication(F.6)
• Read and write standard numbers through the billions(G.1)
• Order numbers through billions according to place value(G.2)
• Express place value in other forms(G.3)
• Read and write Roman numerals and numerals in expanded form(G.5)
Grade 5:
• Communicate mathematical ideas by simplifying information(A.2)
• Identify fractions as a percent(B.4)
• Use ratio, proportions and percent in problem solving(B.5B)
• Multiply and divide fractions with unlike denominators, mixed numbers and improper
fractions(B.6B)
• Use number-theory to model; divisibility, prime and composite numbers, greatest common
factors and least common multiples(B.6C)
• Name, classify, build and identify properties of three-dimensional figures(C.1B)
• Describe geometric figures in relation to location, position and point of intersection.(C.3)
• Identify the appropriate units to measure angles(D.1)
• Convert standard measurement units in liquid capacity, mass, volume and angle size(D.2)
• Compute a measurement in millimeter, kilometer and distance using the formula D=RT(D.3A)
• Estimate and measure circumference and radius of a circle(D.5A)
• Measure and estimate, in Metric terms, capacity and weight(D.5C)
• Interpret data using mean, median and mode(E.2)
• Predict outcomes using a tree diagram(E.5)
• Accurately use algebra to develop addition/subtraction and multiplication/division
problems(F.2)
• Recognize and use the associative, distributive and inverse property of multiplication(F.6)
• Read and write standard numbers and decimals through trillions(G.1)
• Order numbers according to place value through trillions to include decimals(G.2)
• Read and write Roman numerals, numerals in expanded form and exponential form(G.5)
Curriculum: Grade 6-8
Language Arts
6th Grade
The student will actively engage in the reading process and read, understand, respond to, analyze, interpret,
evaluate and appreciate a wide variety of fiction, poetic and nonfiction texts. In addition, students also participate in
the Accelerated Reader program where they focus on reading practice and goal setting with self-selected literature.
The English component of this class emphasizes grammar: parts of speech, sentence formation, and
punctuation. The student will utilize the five steps of the writing process through composing various pieces of
writing.
Student Outcomes:
1. Demonstrate comprehension (literal, interpretive, inferential and evaluative) of various
types of literature: fiction, nonfiction, plays, and poetry.
2. Employ Standard English conventions when writing.
3. Correctly spell words from spelling and vocabulary lists and in all other assignments.
4. Compose informative, expressive and persuasive writing.
5. Engage in the writing process, with attention to organization, focus, quality of ideas and a
purpose.
Course Assessments:
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7.
Accelerated Reader Quizzes
Star Reading Tests
Textbook assignments
Worksheets
Weekly Reader’s Response Entries
Oral Reading
Tests (Spelling, Vocabulary, & Grammar)
Materials
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6.
Triumphs (Houghton Mifflin)
Houghton Mifflin English- Level 6
Houghton Mifflin Spelling & Vocabulary-Level 6
The Giver
The Phantom Tollbooth
Bud, Not Buddy
*All other library books for individual student use.
Reading Objectives
1. Read from and respond to a variety of fiction, poetic and nonfiction texts of increasing
complexity for personal enjoyment.
2. Identify and describe the relationships among elements of fiction including setting,
character, plot, conflict/resolution, and theme.
3. Analyze characters through identifying thoughts, words, actions and narrator’s
description.
4. Respond to literature using ideas and details from the text to support reactions and make
literary connections.
5. Recall and use prior learning and preview text to prepare for reading.
6. Generate and answer literal, inferential, interpretive and evaluative questions to
demonstrate understanding about what is read.
7. Apply a range of monitoring strategies and self-correction methods.
8. Identify the main idea and supporting details.
9. Retell significant sequences of events or ideas.
10. Distinguish fact from opinion and give examples from text.
11. Identify the author’s purpose (stated or implied), audience and message.
12. Use texts’ structural features, such as graphics, illustrations, references, notes,
introductions, boldface type and subheadings across a range of subject areas to enhance
comprehension.
13. Utilize texts’ organizational structures (narrative, expository, chronological, compare and
contrast) and generate graphic organizers to organize, recall, paraphrase and summarize
content.
14. Acquire, understand and use new vocabulary through explicit vocabulary instruction and
independent reading.
15. Recognize and interpret similes, metaphors, and words with multiple meanings.
Spelling Objectives
The student will be able to:
1. Learn the major spelling principles and patterns of English spelling.
2. Memorize basic spelling rules.
3. Practice weekly spelling lists.
Writing Objectives
The student will be able to:
1. Express information and personal thoughts clearly, strategically, critically, and creatively to different audiences
for a variety of purposes.
2. Write using Standard English and correct grammar.
3. Effectively gather, synthesize, and use information for research purposes.
4. Use composing processes to develop writing, including:
a. prewriting - planning strategies such as brainstorming, journaling, sketching, listing, outlining and
determining audience, purpose and focus
b. drafting – organizing, supporting and putting ideas into sentences and paragraphs
c. revising – improving the quality of content, organization, sentence structure and word choice
d. editing – correcting errors in spelling and grammar
e. publishing – producing a document and sharing the writing with the audience.
English Objectives
1. Apply grammar conventions correctly in writing, including:
a. consistent verb tense
b. subject and verb agreement with simple and compound subjects
c. nominative case
d. objective, and possessive pronouns
2. Apply punctuation conventions correctly in writing, including:
a. apostrophes
b. capitalization of proper nouns
c. abbreviations
d. sentence beginnings and first words in quotes
e. commas (after opening words, in compound sentences, and after subordinating conjunctions)
f. quotation marks (to identify dialogue)
3. Identify nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, and prepositions.
Math
Grade 6 Course and Unit Outcomes
Course Outcomes
Students will:
1. compute fluently with multi-digit numbers.
2. apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division to multiply and divide fractions.
3. extend understanding of rational numbers.
4. understand ratio concepts and use ratios to solve problems.
5. solve problems, including real-world problems, that involve area, surface area, perimeter, and volume.
6. solve one-variable equations.
7. summarize and describe distributions on a number line or histogram.
8. collect and display data on a variety of graphs.
9. identify and convert between two measurement systems.
Unit Outcomes
Unit A – Numbers and Operations
Students will:
1. read and write whole numbers and decimals.
2. understand place value to trillions and decimal place value.
3. add, subtract, multiply, and divide integers, decimal numbers, fractions and mixed numbers.
4. find the greatest common factor and least common multiple of numbers less than or equal to 1000.
5. identify prime and composite numbers.
6. compare and order rational numbers.
7. understand the concept of positive and negative numbers.
8. use order of operations to evaluate expressions.
9. find square roots of perfect squares.
10. define inverse operations.
11. round whole numbers, decimals, and mixed numbers.
12. estimate sums, differences, products, and mixed numbers
13. estimate squares and square roots.
Assessments: daily assignments, quizzes, and tests
Unit B – Algebra
Students will:
1. find the fractional part of a whole.
2. identify equivalent fractions.
3. convert between fractions, decimals, and percents.
4. identify the reciprocals of numbers
5. find the percent of a quantity.
6. solve proportions with an unknown in one term.
7. find unit rates and ratios in proportional relationships.
8. apply proportional relationships such as similarity, scaling, and rates.
9. estimate and solve problems involving percent.
10. use, describe, and extend arithmetic sequence (with a constant rate of change)
11. solve problems using concrete and pictorial models.
12. formulate an equation with unknown variable.
13. solve one and two-step equations with whole numbers.
Assessments: daily assignments, quizzes, and tests
Unit C – Geometry
Students will:
1. define, draw, and identify various geometrical terms including point, segment, ray, line, angle, and plane.
2. identify parallel, perpendicular, intersecting, horizontal, vertical, and oblique lines.
3. identify and draw acute, obtuse, and right angles.
4. understand complementary and supplementary angles.
5. calculate to find unknown angle measures.
6. classify triangles and quadrilaterals.
7. identify similar/congruent triangles.
8. draw 3-dimensional figures.
9. represent in 2-dimensional world using nets.
10. name and graph ordered pairs.
11. identify reflections, transitions, rotations, and symmetry
12. graph reflections across a horizontal or vertical axis.
Assessments: quizzes, tests, string art project
Unit D – Measurement
Students will:
1. use customary and metric units of measure for length, area, volume, weight, and capacity.
2. read temperature scales (Fahrenheit and Celsius).
3. convert measurements between the U.S. Customary System and Metric System.
4. find the perimeter of polygons, circles, and other complex shapes.
5. compute the area of triangle, rectangles, parallelograms, circles, and other complex figures.
6. find the surface area of right prisms and cylinders.
7. estimate area and volume.
8. find the volume of right prisms, cylinders, pyramids, and cones.
9. solve real-world problems involving area, surface area, and volume.
Assessments: daily assignments, quizzes, and tests
Unit E – Data Analysis and Probability
Students will:
1. collect and display data.
2. read table and charts.
3. identify, understand, create, and compare frequency tables, pictographs, line graphs, histograms, bar
graphs, and circle graphs.
4. understand a line plot, as well as a stem-and-leaf plot.
5. define and compute mean, median, mode and range.
6. make predictions based on experiments.
7. understand use simple probability.
8. recognize probability of compound events and independent events.
Assessments: quizzes, tests, graph project
Grade 7 Standards
Ratios and Proportional Relationships 7.RP
Analyze proportional relationships and use them to solve real-world
and mathematical problems.
1. Compute unit rates associated with ratios of fractions, including ratios
of lengths, areas and other quantities measured in like or different
units. For example, if a person walks 1/2 mile in each 1/4 hour, compute
the unit rate as the complex fraction 1/2/1/4 miles per hour, equivalently 2
miles per hour.
2. Recognize and represent proportional relationships between
quantities.
a. Decide whether two quantities are in a proportional relationship,
e.g., by testing for equivalent ratios in a table or graphing on a
coordinate plane and observing whether the graph is a straight
line through the origin.
b. Identify the constant of proportionality (unit rate) in tables,
graphs, equations, diagrams, and verbal descriptions of
proportional relationships.
c. Represent proportional relationships by equations. For example, if
total cost t is proportional to the number n of items purchased at
a constant price p, the relationship between the total cost and the
number of items can be expressed as t = pn.
d. Explain what a point (x, y) on the graph of a proportional
relationship means in terms of the situation, with special attention
to the points (0, 0) and (1, r) where r is the unit rate.
3. Use proportional relationships to solve multistep ratio and percent
problems. Examples: simple interest, tax, markups and markdowns,
gratuities and commissions, fees, percent increase and decrease, percent
error.
The Number System 7.NS
Apply and extend previous understandings of operations with
fractions to add, subtract, multiply, and divide rational numbers.
1. Apply and extend previous understandings of addition and subtraction
to add and subtract rational numbers; represent addition and
subtraction on a horizontal or vertical number line diagram.
a. Describe situations in which opposite quantities combine to
make 0. For example, a hydrogen atom has 0 charge because its two
constituents are oppositely charged.
b. Understand p + q as the number located a distance |q| from p,
in the positive or negative direction depending on whether q is
positive or negative. Show that a number and its opposite have
a sum of 0 (are additive inverses). Interpret sums of rational
numbers by describing real-world contexts.
c. Understand subtraction of rational numbers as adding the
additive inverse, p – q = p + (–q). Show that the distance between
two rational numbers on the number line is the absolute value of
their difference, and apply this principle in real-world contexts.
d. Apply properties of operations as strategies to add and subtract
rational numbers.
2. Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and
division and of fractions to multiply and divide rational numbers.
a. Understand that multiplication is extended from fractions to
rational numbers by requiring that operations continue to
satisfy the properties of operations, particularly the distributive
property, leading to products such as (–1)(–1) = 1 and the rules
for multiplying signed numbers. Interpret products of rational
numbers by describing real-world contexts.
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b. Understand that integers can be divided, provided that the divisor
is not zero, and every quotient of integers (with non-zero divisor)
is a rational number. If p and q are integers, then –(p/q) = (–p)/q =
p/(–q). Interpret quotients of rational numbers by describing realworld
contexts.
c. Apply properties of operations as strategies to multiply and
divide rational numbers.
d. Convert a rational number to a decimal using long division; know
that the decimal form of a rational number terminates in 0s or
eventually repeats.
3. Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving the four
operations with rational numbers.1
Expressions and Equations 7.EE
Use properties of operations to generate equivalent expressions.
1. Apply properties of operations as strategies to add, subtract, factor,
and expand linear expressions with rational coefficients.
2. Understand that rewriting an expression in different forms in a
problem context can shed light on the problem and how the quantities
in it are related. For example, a + 0.05a = 1.05a means that “increase by
5%” is the same as “multiply by 1.05.”
Solve real-life and mathematical problems using numerical and
algebraic expressions and equations.
3. Solve multi-step real-life and mathematical problems posed with
positive and negative rational numbers in any form (whole numbers,
fractions, and decimals), using tools strategically. Apply properties of
operations to calculate with numbers in any form; convert between
forms as appropriate; and assess the reasonableness of answers using
mental computation and estimation strategies. For example: If a woman
making $25 an hour gets a 10% raise, she will make an additional 1/10 of
her salary an hour, or $2.50, for a new salary of $27.50. If you want to place
a towel bar 9 3/4 inches long in the center of a door that is 27 1/2 inches
wide, you will need to place the bar about 9 inches from each edge; this
estimate can be used as a check on the exact computation.
4. Use variables to represent quantities in a real-world or mathematical
problem, and construct simple equations and inequalities to solve
problems by reasoning about the quantities.
a. Solve word problems leading to equations of the form px + q = r
and p(x + q) = r, where p, q, and r are specific rational numbers.
Solve equations of these forms fluently. Compare an algebraic
solution to an arithmetic solution, identifying the sequence of the
operations used in each approach. For example, the perimeter of a
rectangle is 54 cm. Its length is 6 cm. What is its width?
b. Solve word problems leading to inequalities of the form px + q > r
or px + q < r, where p, q, and r are specific rational numbers. Graph
the solution set of the inequality and interpret it in the context of
the problem. For example: As a salesperson, you are paid $50 per
week plus $3 per sale. This week you want your pay to be at least
$100. Write an inequality for the number of sales you need to make,
and describe the solutions.
Geometry 7.G
Draw, construct, and describe geometrical figures and describe the
relationships between them.
1. Solve problems involving scale drawings of geometric figures,
including computing actual lengths and areas from a scale drawing
and reproducing a scale drawing at a different scale.
1Computations with rational numbers extend the rules for manipulating fractions to
complex fractions.
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2. Draw (freehand, with ruler and protractor, and with technology)
geometric shapes with given conditions. Focus on constructing
triangles from three measures of angles or sides, noticing when the
conditions determine a unique triangle, more than one triangle, or no
triangle.
3. Describe the two-dimensional figures that result from slicing threedimensional
figures, as in plane sections of right rectangular prisms
and right rectangular pyramids.
Solve real-life and mathematical problems involving angle measure,
area, surface area, and volume.
4. Know the formulas for the area and circumference of a circle and use
them to solve problems; give an informal derivation of the relationship
between the circumference and area of a circle.
5. Use facts about supplementary, complementary, vertical, and adjacent
angles in a multi-step problem to write and solve simple equations for
an unknown angle in a figure.
6. Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, volume
and surface area of two- and three-dimensional objects composed of
triangles, quadrilaterals, polygons, cubes, and right prisms.
Statistics and Probability 7.SP
Use random sampling to draw inferences about a population.
1. Understand that statistics can be used to gain information about a
population by examining a sample of the population; generalizations
about a population from a sample are valid only if the sample is
representative of that population. Understand that random sampling
tends to produce representative samples and support valid inferences.
2. Use data from a random sample to draw inferences about a population
with an unknown characteristic of interest. Generate multiple samples
(or simulated samples) of the same size to gauge the variation in
estimates or predictions. For example, estimate the mean word length in
a book by randomly sampling words from the book; predict the winner of
a school election based on randomly sampled survey data. Gauge how far
off the estimate or prediction might be.
Draw informal comparative inferences about two populations.
3. Informally assess the degree of visual overlap of two numerical
data distributions with similar variabilities, measuring the difference
between the centers by expressing it as a multiple of a measure of
variability. For example, the mean height of players on the basketball
team is 10 cm greater than the mean height of players on the soccer team,
about twice the variability (mean absolute deviation) on either team; on
a dot plot, the separation between the two distributions of heights is
noticeable.
4. Use measures of center and measures of variability for numerical data
from random samples to draw informal comparative inferences about
two populations. For example, decide whether the words in a chapter
of a seventh-grade science book are generally longer than the words in a
chapter of a fourth-grade science book.
Investigate chance processes and develop, use, and evaluate
probability models.
5. Understand that the probability of a chance event is a number
between 0 and 1 that expresses the likelihood of the event occurring.
Larger numbers indicate greater likelihood. A probability near 0
indicates an unlikely event, a probability around 1/2 indicates an event
that is neither unlikely nor likely, and a probability near 1 indicates a
likely event.
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6. Approximate the probability of a chance event by collecting data on
the chance process that produces it and observing its long-run relative
frequency, and predict the approximate relative frequency given the
probability. For example, when rolling a number cube 600 times, predict
that a 3 or 6 would be rolled roughly 200 times, but probably not exactly
200 times.
7. Develop a probability model and use it to find probabilities of events.
Compare probabilities from a model to observed frequencies; if the
agreement is not good, explain possible sources of the discrepancy.
a. Develop a uniform probability model by assigning equal
probability to all outcomes, and use the model to determine
probabilities of events. For example, if a student is selected at
random from a class, find the probability that Jane will be selected
and the probability that a girl will be selected.
b. Develop a probability model (which may not be uniform) by
observing frequencies in data generated from a chance process.
For example, find the approximate probability that a spinning penny
will land heads up or that a tossed paper cup will land open-end
down. Do the outcomes for the spinning penny appear to be equally
likely based on the observed frequencies?
8. Find probabilities of compound events using organized lists, tables,
tree diagrams, and simulation.
a. Understand that, just as with simple events, the probability of a
compound event is the fraction of outcomes in the sample space
for which the compound event occurs.
b. Represent sample spaces for compound events using methods
such as organized lists, tables and tree diagrams. For an event
described in everyday language (e.g., “rolling double sixes”),
identify the outcomes in the sample space which compose the
event.
c. Design and use a simulation to generate frequencies for
compound events. For example, use random digits as a simulation
tool to approximate the answer to the question: If 40% of donors
have type A blood, what is the probability that it will take at least 4
donors to find one with type A blood?
Grade 8 Course and Unit Outcomes
Course Outcomes
Students will:
1. review and apply concepts of negative and positive integers.
2. analyze and solve linear equations and pairs of simultaneous linear equations.
3. graph equations and inequalities.
4. solve equations that include radicals and integer exponents.
5. add, subtract, multiply, use division with, and factor polynomials.
6. demonstrate an understanding of fractions, decimals, and percents.
Unit Outcomes
Unit A – Variables and Equations
Students will:
1. find values of expressions with variables.
2. recognize and combine like terms.
3. use the commutative property and associative properties to simplify expressions.
4. simplify expressions.
5. solve equations with one variable.
6. write algebraic expressions for everyday situations.
7. use equations to solve word problems.
Assessments: quiz & test
Unit B – Positive & Negative Numbers, Formulas
Students will:
1. graph integers, solutions of simple equations, and inequalities.
2. simplify expressions.
3. solve equations with positive and negative integers.
4. use formulas to find perimeters, areas, and volumes of various shapes and objects.
5. create formulas to solve real world problems.
Assessments: quiz, test, perimeter, area, volume activity
Unit C – Working with Polynomials, Factoring
Students will:
1. add, subtract, and multiply polynomials.
2. divide by a monomial.
3. factor polynomials.
Assessments: quiz, test
Unit D – Graphs, Equations with Two Variables
Students will:
1. read and graph ordered pairs of numbers on a coordinate plane.
2. draw the graph of various equations and inequalities.
3. find the slope of a line.
4. find the solution of two equations by graphing, substitution, addition or subtraction.
5. solve word problems with two equations and two variables.
Assessments: quiz, test
Unit E – Fractions, Decimals, Percents
Students will:
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solve word problems involving ratio and proportions.
solve equations with fractions, decimals, and percents.
solve interest, investment, and mixture problems.
Assessments: quiz, test
Unit F – Squares, Square Roots, Quadratic Equations
Students will:
1. identify rational and irrational numbers.
2. use square roots to solve equations.
3. multiply and divide with radicals.
4. add and subtract expressions with radicals.
5. understand the Pythagorean Theorem and apply it to find distances and lengths.
6. solve quadratic equations by factoring and taking square roots.
7. use quadratic equations to solve word problems.
8. graph quadratic equations.
Assessments: quiz, test
Course Assessment: Final Exam
Science
6th Grade
Through reading, discussion, research, experimentation, and exploration, students learn the vocabulary, methods,
topics, and resources that form the basics of science study. The sixth grade science program includes goals and
objectives from the areas of Life Science, Physical Science, and Earth Science.
Outcomes
1. Recognize that the plant kingdom and the animal kingdom are made up of multicelled organisms with very
different characteristics.
2. Identify that all living organisms are composed of one or more cells which carry on the many functions needed to
sustain life.
3. Explain that all matter is made up of atoms wherein each element has unique properties and classifications on the
periodic table.
4. Recognize that interactions between charged particles produce electricity.
5. Distinguish the parts of the solar system and galaxies.
Course Assessments:
1. Tests & Quizzes
2. Student Interactive Notebook
3. Worksheets
4. Projects
5. Laboratory Experiments
Suggested Material(s):
MacMillan McGraw-Hill Science- Level 6
Unit 1- Life Science
Diversity of Living Things
1. Compare and contrast the five kingdoms commonly used for the classification of living
things, and provide examples of organisms from each to illustrate the diversity of living
things.
2. Compare and contrast vascular and nonvascular plants.
3. Distinguish between kinds of seed plant.
4. Explain flower reproduction.
5. Recognize that the animal kingdom is divided into two groups, vertebrates and
invertebrates, and differentiate between the two.
6. Classify vertebrates as fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, and provide
examples to illustrate the diversity within each group.
Cells and Systems
1. Identify characteristics of living things, and describe how different living things exhibit these
characteristics.
2. Identify and compare major structures in plants and animal cells, and explain their function.
Include: cell membrane, cytoplasm, mitochondria, nucleus, vacuoles, cell wall, chloroplasts
3. Describe structural and functional relationship among cells, tissues, organs, and systems.
4. Differentiate between plant and animal cells.
5. Demonstrate proper use and care of the microscope to observe the general structure of plant and
animal cells.
6. Identify forms of transport in and out of cells.
7. Describe cell division (mitosis).
Unit 2- Physical Science
Interactions of Matter
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4.
Recognize that matter is anything that has mass/weight and takes up space.
Explain why some objects in water float while others sink.
Identify measurements and physical properties of matter.
Recognize that a physical change alters the characteristics of a substance without
producing a new substance, and that a chemical change produces a new substance with
distinct characteristics and properties.
5. Identify the following types of evidence that a chemical reaction has occurred: formation
of a precipitate, generation of gas, color change, absorption or release of heat
6. Observe examples of changes in substances, classify them as physical or chemical
changes, and justify the designation.
7. Classify matter in terms of elements, compounds, or mixtures.
Atomic Theory
1. Describe the following features and components of the atom: protons, neutrons, electrons
2. Explain the systematic organization of the periodic table.
3. Define element and identify symbols of some common elements.
4. Draw Bohr atomic models for the first 18 elements and group them according to the
number of outer shell electrons.
5. Compare elements to compounds (Includes: atoms, molecules).
6. Interpret chemical formulas of elements and compounds in terms of the number of atoms
of each element.
7. Construct models of molecules.
Electricity
1.
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6.
Develop a definition of an electrical circuit, based on classroom explorations.
Compare series and parallel circuits, and open and closed circuits.
Experiment to classify a variety of materials as insulators or conductors.
Demonstrate and describe the function of switches in electrical circuits.
Construct and diagram simple series circuits and simple parallel circuits.
Explore to determine factors that affect bulb brightness in simple series and parallel
circuits.
Include: number of bulbs, number of batteries, placement of bulbs and batteries
Unit 3- Earth Science
The Solar System
1. Explain how the relative positions of the Earth, moon, and Sun are responsible for moon
phases and eclipses.
2. Explain the interrelationship between the Earth’s tides and the Moon.
3. Classify planets as inner or outer planets, based on their position relative to the asteroid
belt, and describe characteristics of each type.
4. Explain, using models and simulations, how the Earth's rotation causes the cycle of day
and night, and how the Earth's tilt of axis and revolution cause the yearly cycle of
seasons.
5. Describe space explorations and the understandings gained from them including:
N.A.S.A., technologies used to explore space, space Shuttle, international Space Station,
and future goals.
6. Identify technological developments that enable astronauts to meet their basic needs in
space.
Examples: dehydrated foods, backpacks with an oxygen supply, hermetically sealed
cabins with temperature and air controls
7. Describe properties of stars.
8. Explain what asteroids, comets, and meteors are.
9. Describe the stages of a star’s life cycle.
SEVENTH GRADE SCIENCE
Course Description
The Seventh Grade Science curriculum allows students to explore the many ways
that all living things depend upon Earth and its resources. Students are encouraged
to develop critical thinking skills through class discussions, labs, activities, and the
use of a lab notebook.
Course Outcomes
1. All living things share common characteristics.
2. All living things share common needs.
3. Living things meet their needs through interactions with the environment.
4. The types and numbers of living things change over time.
Course Assessments
1. Daily assignments
2. Student’s lab notebook
3. Labs and activities
4. Projects and research reports
5. Quizzes and Tests
Materials
McDougal Littell Life Science-Level 7
Unit Outcomes
Unit 1 – The Cell
1. Evaluate the importance of cells to life as summarized in the cell theory.
2. Distinguish between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells.
3. Describe the chemical reactions that take place inside cells.
4. Explain the process of photosynthesis.
5. Contrast the two methods cells use to release energy.
6. Examine the benefits of organization in cell division
7. Explain the cell cycle, including interphase, mitosis, and cytokinesis.
8. Compare sexual and asexual reproduction
Unit 2 – Patterns of Heredity
1. Explain the structure of DNA
2. Classify traits as dominant or recessive
3. Demonstrate how genotypes of parents affect genotypes and phenotypes of
offspring.
4. Predict patterns of heredity using ratios and probability.
5. Describe cell and chromosomal division during meiosis.
6. Analyze how meiosis differs from mitosis.
7. Identify the types of RNA and their functions.
8. Describe possible effects of mutations in DNA.
9. Debate issues surrounding the use of DNA technology.
Unit 3 – Life Over Time
1. Describe the use of fossils to explore earth’s history.
2. Explain the theory of natural selection and its effect on evolution.
3. Describe the evidence scientists use to classify organisms.
4. Analyze the use of a dichotomous key.
5. Contrast the three domains.
6. Describe the variables that define a population.
7. Explain how population density affects limiting factors.
8. Analyze the effect human populations have on the environment.
Unit 4 – Diversity of Living Things
1. Identify the characteristics shared by all living things.
2. Distinguish between two groups of single-celled organisms.
3. Recognize that viruses consist of genes and a protein coat.
4. Describe how viruses harm host cells.
5. Identify the characteristics and cell structure of protists.
6. Examine the characteristics of fungi
7. Identify common characteristics of plants
8. Analyze reproductive adaptations of plants.
9. Describe the six groups of invertebrates.
10.Analyze the body symmetry and feeding patterns of invertebrates.
11.Examine the organs and body systems of earthworms.
12.Compare and contrast the features of mollusks and echinoderms.
13. Identify the characteristics of the three major groups of arthropods
14.Characterize the three main groups of fish.
15. Recognize the differences between amphibians and reptiles.
16. Analyze how birds’ adaptations allow them to live in many environments
17.Examine the diversity of adaptations that are found in mammals.
Unit 5 – Ecology
1. Identify the living and nonliving factors in an ecosystem.
2. Explain how matter cycles through the environment.
3. Analyze how the amount of energy changes as it flows through the
environment.
4. Classify Earth’s biomes by the plant life they support.
5. Analyze the levels of organization in the environment
6. Compare the different types of interactions in an environment.
7. Describe how and why ecosystems change over time.
Unit 6 – Human Biology
1. Analyze the organization of the human skeletal system.
2. Describe how joints allow movement.
3. Compare the different types of muscles, how they work, and their function.
4. Examine the interaction between muscles and bones.
5. Explain the structures and functions of the respiratory system.
6. Describe the process of digestion and its effect on materials moving through
the digestive system.
7. Analyze the role of the kidneys in homeostasis.
8. Describe the interactions of the structures of the circulatory system.
9. Explain the immune system’s response to foreign material.
10.Analyze the protection of the body by the skin.
11.Evaluate how the nervous system responds to stimuli.
12.Identify the role of hormones in the human body.
Eighth Grade Science
Course Description
Eighth Grade Science focuses on the connections among the different parts of the
Earth – rocks, soil, atmosphere, oceans, and organisms. Critical thinking is
emphasized and promoted through discussions, labs, activities and use of a lab
notebook.
Course Outcomes
1. Heat energy inside the Earth and radiation from the Sun provide energy for
Earth’s processes.
2. Physical forces affect the movement of all matter on Earth and throughout
the universe.
3. Matter and energy move among Earth’s rocks and soil, atmosphere, waters,
and organisms.
4. Earth has changed over time and continues to change.
Course Assessments
1. Daily assignments
2. Student’s lab notebook
3. Labs and activities
4. Projects and research reports
5. Quizzes and Tests
Materials
McDougal Littell Earth Science-Level 8
Unit Outcomes
Unit 1 – Earth’s Surface
1. Identify the Earth system and its four major parts
2. Compare and contrast a variety of scientific maps and their uses.
3. Identify and classify a group of mineral samples based on their properties
4. Explain how one type of rock can change into another type
5. Distinguish between intrusive and extrusive igneous rock formation
6. Describe the three groups of sedimentary rocks
7. Analyze the causes of mechanical and chemical weathering
8. Identify the factors that affect the rate at which weathering occurs
9. Observe how the properties of soil differ
10.Explain how erosion, deposition, and the force of gravity move rock and
soil, and affect the earth’s surface
Unit 2 – The Changing Earth
1. Describe the properties of Earth’s layers
2. Analyze evidence for plate movement
3. Identify the five types of plate boundaries and what causes each
4. Construct a model of the three types of faults
5. Analyze how earthquakes are related to structures and processes inside the
earth
6. Distinguish between an earthquake’s magnitude and intensity
7. Recognize how folding and faulting forms mountains
8. Compare and contrast the three types of volcanoes and the effect each has on
the environment
9. Analyze the geologic and life history of the earth using scientific evidence
10.Evaluate the need for, and methods of, conserving natural resources.
Unit 3 – Earth’s Waters
1. Recognize that water moves through Earth’s atmosphere, oceans and land in
a cycle
2. Analyze freshwater as a limited, essential resource
3. Explain how the oceans are a connected system of water in motion
4. Compare plant and animal life along the coast to life in the open ocean
5. Identify living and nonliving resources found in the oceans
Unit4 – Earth’s Atmosphere
1. Recognize that earth’s atmosphere supports life.
2. Describe the movement of energy through the atmosphere
3. Identify the temperature layers of the atmosphere
4. Explain how gases in the atmosphere absorb radiation.
5. Evaluate the effects of human activities on the atmosphere
6. Identify weather features that have predictable patterns
7. Recognize that the interaction of air masses causes changes in weather
8. Develop a forecast using data and knowledge of meteorological processes
9. Differentiate between weather and climate
10.Evaluate human impact on climate change
Social Studies
Assumption Middle School Social Studies Department Outcomes
Students will:
1. Demonstrate application of compare/contrast and cause/effect
2. Demonstrate application of maps/globes/pictures/charts
3. Describe and analyze historical patterns of change, including the role of religion
4. Describe ways Americans view themselves over time as well as lessons learned from historical events
5. Compare and contrast a variety of cultures and explain how culture and cultural systems function
6. Explain how language, art, music, beliefs, and other components of culture can further understanding or
cause misunderstanding
7. Apply problem solving, critical thinking, and decision-making skills in interpreting location, place, region,
movement, and human-environment interactions
Course Outcomes
6th Grade Social Studies- Western Hemisphere and Europe
Students will:
1. Use a variety of maps (political, physical, and topographic), a globe, an atlas, or a gazetteer to gather and
compare information about a place
2. Read and interpret a variety of graphs and charts to obtain information about different places on Earth
3.
Use the basic parts of a map (key, scale, legend, meridians, parallels) to obtain information from and
interpret different types of maps
4. Identify and locate the continents, oceans, regions, and other major features on maps and globes
5. Construct mental maps of various regions and countries in the Western Hemisphere and draw maps with
relative location, direction, size, and shape.
6. Define the Five Themes of Geography (Location, Place, Region, Movement, and Human-Environment
Interaction)
7. Describe and illustrate how people, ideas, and products move throughout the world
8. Describe and analyze the ways in which people in different regions of the world interact with their physical
environments through vacation and recreational activities
9. Describe how buildings and costumes reflection cultural values and ideas through the use of pictures and
artifacts
10. Identify geographical regions of the Western Hemisphere, specifically understanding the concept of region
and its distinguishing characteristics from other regions
11. Recognize the relevance of international issues to the United States, Wisconsin, their local communities,
and their own lives
12. Present information in written or oral form, such as research projects, oral presentations, models, and visual
presentations.
7th Grade Social Studies – Eastern Hemisphere
Students will:
1. Use a variety of maps (political, physical, and topographic), a globe, an atlas, or a gazetteer to gather and
compare information about a place
2. Read and interpret a variety of graphs and charts to obtain information about different places on Earth
3. Use the basic parts of a map (key, scale, legend, meridians, parallels) to obtain information from and
interpret different types of maps
4. Identify and locate the continents, oceans, regions, and other major features on maps and globes
5. Construct mental maps of various regions and countries in the Eastern Hemisphere and draw maps with
relative location, direction, size, and shape.
6. Describe and illustrate how people, ideas, and products move throughout the world
7. Describe and analyze the ways in which people in different regions of the world interact with their physical
environments through vacation and recreational activities
8. Describe how buildings and costumes reflection cultural values and ideas through the use of pictures and
artifacts
9. Identify geographical regions of the Eastern Hemisphere, specifically understanding the concept of region
and its distinguishing characteristics from other regions
10. Present information in written or oral form, such as research projects, oral presentations, models, and visual
presentations.
8th Grade United States History – Pre-Columbian through Civil War
Students will:
1. Read and interpret a variety of graphs, charts, and maps to obtain information about different historical
events
2. Interpret the past using a variety of sources such as biographies, diaries, journals, artifacts, and other
primary source material
3. Use different sources, including an encyclopedia, almanac, internet, to find valuable historical information
4. Employ cause and effect arguments to demonstrate how significant events have influenced the past and
present in the United States
5. Explain how and why events may be interpreted differently depending on the perspectives of participants,
witnesses, reporters, and historians
6. Analyze and understand the causes, key events, key leaders, and consequences of the Revolutionary War
7. Interpret the Constitution of the United States and understand the rights of a citizen of the United States
8. Identify the three branches of the American Government and explain what each branch is responsible for
and how the system of checks and balances works in our government
9. Explain causes and effects of westward expansion in the United States
10. Analyze the causes, key events, and complex consequences of the Civil War
11. Present information in written or oral form, such as research projects, oral presentations, models, and visual
presentations
12. Distinguish between primary and secondary sources
6th Grade - Western Hemisphere and Europe
Course Outcomes:
Students will:
13. Use a variety of maps (political, physical, and topographic), a globe, an atlas, or a gazetteer to gather and
compare information about a place
14. Read and interpret a variety of graphs and charts to obtain information about different places on Earth
15. Use the basic parts of a map (key, scale, legend, meridians, parallels) to obtain information from and
interpret different types of maps
16. Identify and locate the continents, oceans, regions, and other major features on maps and globes
17. Construct mental maps of various regions and countries in the Western Hemisphere and draw maps with
relative location, direction, size, and shape.
18. Define the Five Themes of Geography (Location, Place, Region, Movement, and Human-Environment
Interaction)
19. Describe and illustrate how people, ideas, and products move throughout the world
20. Describe and analyze the ways in which people in different regions of the world interact with their physical
environments through vacation and recreational activities
21. Describe how buildings and costumes reflection cultural values and ideas through the use of pictures and
artifacts
22. Identify geographical regions of the Western Hemisphere, specifically understanding the concept of region
and its distinguishing characteristics from other regions
Unit Outcomes:
Unit 1: Introduction to World Cultures and Geography
1.
Interpret different elements of a map and understand methods for determining location using
latitude and longitude
2. Examine, understand and interpret different types of maps and map projections
3. Explain the difference between a map and a globe
4. Define social studies and identify the five fields of learning that it draws from
5. Identify the impact of geography and government on people
6. Explain economics and related terms
7. Define culture, culture traits, and culture region and explain how they evolve
8. Identify and explain the five themes of geography –location, place, region, movement, and
human-environment interaction
Assessments:
1. Chapter Quizzes and Test
2. Daily Geography Practice Activities (weekly throughout the year)
3. 5 Themes of Geography PowerPoint Presentation
Unit 2: The United States and Canada
1. Explain how North America’s location affects its relationships with other nations
2. Identify the states or provinces/territories, regions and vegetation zones of the United States and
Canada
3. Explain physical processes that have shaped the land
4. Explain how natural wealth positions the United States and Canada as leaders in the global
economy
5. Discuss the role of immigrants and Native Americans in the development of United States
culture, discussing the contributions of groups such as Native Americans, Chinese, and Africans
6. Recognize the Constitution as the framework of the U.S. government and outline the powers it
grants to each of the three branches of government
7. Understand the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and freedoms guaranteed by the
government in both the U.S. and Canada
8. Compare & contrast the powers of the federal and state governments
9. Describe the culture of both the U.S. and Canada
Assessments:
1. Chapter quizzes and test
2. Student created maps and map quizzes
3. Canada Brochure
Unit 3: Latin America
1. Locate and identify various countries found within Latin America
2. Explain how Latin America’s geographic features and climate offer a wide range of environments
and resources
3. Compare/Contrast the ancient cultures of Latin America – Maya, Inca, and Aztec
4. Discuss the influence of Native American, African, and Spanish cultures on present-day Mexico,
Central America, and the Caribbean Islands
5. Explain the effects of European culture on present-day South American countries
6. Describe the struggles Mexico, the Central American nations, the Caribbean Island nations, and
South American countries faced in order to become independent nations with democratic
governments
7. Compare/Contrast the economies of the Latin American countries
Assessments:
1. Chapter quizzes and test
2. Student created maps and map quizzes
3. Research paper on Latin American Country
Course Materials:
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Houghton Mifflin Social Studies: Western Hemisphere and Europe
Daily Geography Practice- Map activities
Canada Thematic Unit
South America Thematic Unit
Mayan, Incan, & Aztec Civiliations Activity Book
Various video clips found online – Topic related
7th grade Geography Unit Outcomes
Glencoe Exploring our World: People, Places, and Cultures – Eastern
Hemisphere
Unit 1 – The World
A – Use maps, globes, and other geographic tools to analyze human and physical features in order to recognize the
different map projections and explain the concept of distortion.
B – Explain the characteristics, purposes, and differences among maps, globes, and geographic models
C – Create and compare political, physical, and thematic maps of countries and regions and apply concepts of scale,
orientation, latitude and longitude
D – Create and interpret charts, graphs, and diagrams
E – Explain how the Earth and sun relationships shape climate and vegetation patterns, produce day and night, time
zones, seasons, and major climatic variations
Unit 2 – Europe
A – Understand the concept of culture by explaining how culture and technology affect perceptions of places and
regions
B – Compare and contrast the distribution, growth rates, and characteristics of human populations
C – Explain how and why regions change, analyze the influence and effects of regional labels and images
D – Analyze the way people have adapted to, changed, and used their environment in the past and present
E – Create and compare political, physical, and thematic maps of countries and regions and apply concepts of scale,
orientation, latitude and longitude
F – Analyze the role this region has in the international setting
Unit 3 – Russia
A – Explain how the characteristics of different physical environments provide opportunities for or place constraints
on human activities
B – Understand how technology affects the definition of, access to, and use of resources
C – Create and compare political, physical, and thematic maps of countries and regions and apply concepts of scale,
orientation, latitude and longitude
D – Explain reasons for variation in population distribution
E – Study the basics of climate in order to understand the physical settings of the region by identifying the factors
that influence climate such as latitude, ocean currents, winds and mountains, elevation, and nearness to water
identifying ways in which climate influences people
Unit 4 – North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia
A – Create and compare political, physical, and thematic maps of countries and regions and apply concepts of scale,
orientation, latitude and longitude
B – Describe how people have different viewpoints with respect toward resource use
C – Know how and why people define regions by identifying distinguishing characteristics
D – Understand the effects of interactions between human and physical systems and the changes in meaning, use,
distribution, and importance of resources by describing how human modifications of physical environments in one
place often lead to changes in other places
Unit 5 – Africa South of the Sahara
A – Create and compare political, physical, and thematic maps of countries and regions and apply concepts of scale,
orientation, latitude and longitude
B – Know how and why people define regions by identifying distinguishing characteristics
C – Analyze the ways people have adapted to, changed, and used their environment in the past and present
D – Understand the effects of interactions between human and physical systems and the changes in meaning, use,
distribution, and importance of resources by describing how human modifications of physical environments in one
place often lead to changes in other places
Unit 6 – South Asia
A – Explain how the characteristics of different physical environments provide opportunities for or place human
constraints on human activities
B – Create and compare political, physical, and thematic maps of countries and regions and apply concepts of scale,
orientation, latitude and longitude
C – Describe how cultures and cultural landscapes change
D – Describe how people have different viewpoints with respect toward resource use
Unit 7 – East Asia and Southeast Asia
A – Understand the concept of culture by explaining how technology and culture can affect perceptions of places
and regions
B – Create and compare political, physical, and thematic maps of countries and regions and apply concepts of scale,
orientation, latitude and longitude
C – Compare and contrast the distribution, growth rates, and characteristics of human populations by identifying the
characteristics and the distribution of population
D – Know how and why people define regions by identifying distinguishing characteristics
Unit 8 – Australia, Oceania, and Antarctica
A – Create and compare political, physical, and thematic maps of countries and regions and apply concepts of scale,
orientation, latitude and longitude
B – Study the basics of climate in order to understand the physical settings of the region by identifying the factors
that influence climate such as latitude, ocean currents, winds, elevation, and nearness to water identifying ways in
which climate influences people
C - Know how and why people define regions by identifying distinguishing characteristics
8th grade U.S. History Unit Outcomes
Silver Burdett & Ginn’s One Flag, One Land
**This is only a rough outline of what I have been doing – however I am
hoping to get a new book for next year at which time I would write up
more comprehensive unit outcomes at that time.
Unit 1 – Settling the Americas 30,000 B.C. – A. D. 1760
A – Understand the role of geography and its influences on early Native Americans
B – Understand the physical and cultural setting of the Americas
C – Be able to explain colonization patterns and colonial development
D – Create and compare historical maps to identify changes in the landscape of the colonies
E – Analyze examples of conflict, cooperation, and interdependence among groups and societies
Unit 2 – Founding a New Nation 1750 – 1800
A – Analyze the role and historical foundation of political values such as freedom, democracy, equality and justice
embodied in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution on American society
B – Create and compare historical maps to identify changes in the landscape of the colonies
C – Identify the causes of the Revolutionary War and know the revolutionary ideology of the time period
D – Understand cause and effect to explain how significant events have influenced conflict
Unit 3 – Building a Nation 1774 – 1860
A – Understand the concept of territorial expansion through diplomacy, migration, annexation, and war through
Manifest Destiny
B – Create and compare historical maps to identify changes in the landscape of the colonies
C – Identify major scientific events and technological innovations and describe their social and economic effects on
society
Unit 4 – The Nation Divides and Reunites 1850-1896
A – Create and compare historical maps to identify changes in the landscape of the colonies
B – Understand how religion and reform bring awareness to the inequalities of the time
C – Understand cause and effect to explain how significant events have influenced conflict
High School Standards
Social Studies
Outcomes
Students will:
1. Demonstrate application of social studies process skills: compare/contrast,
cause/effect, sequence, maps/globes/pictures/charts, differing points of view,
fact/opinion, propaganda techniques.
2. Apply strategies and social skills of learning and working together in a Christian
manner: discussing, listening actively, clarifying, paraphrasing.
3. Describe and analyze historical and current patterns of change, including the role of
religion.
4. Describe ways human beings view themselves in and over time as well as lessons
learned from historical events.
5. Analyze patterns and relationships within and among world cultures and examine
policy alternatives and their implications.
6. Analyze role of individuals' and groups' uses/abuses of power considered in the light
of Christian moral implications.
7. Analyze how people create and change structures of power, authority and
governance.
8. Summarize how people organize for production, distribution, and consumption of
goods and services.
9. Analyze social and economic consequences of technology as it has developed/is
developing in society.
10. Verify the ideals, principles and practices of citizenship in a democratic republic.
11. Describe how people, places, environments and the presence/absence of Christian
thought impact growth and development of individuals, groups, and institutions.
12. Compare and contrast a variety of cultures and explain how culture and cultural
systems function.
13. Apply problem solving, critical thinking and decision-making skills in interpreting
location, place, human/environment interactions, movement, and regions.
14. Summarize the processes of memory and learning, along with the basic structure of
social interaction and how it relates to Christian values.
15. Describe how institutions are formed, what controls and influences them, how they
control and influence individuals and culture, and how they can be maintained or
changed.
Course Outcomes
I.
Civics: American Government
(1700 CE – 2003 CE)
Outcome 1
Explain and understand the concepts of civic life, politics, and government.
Outcome 2
Understand and appreciate the foundations of the American political system.
Outcome 3
Recognize and comprehend how the government is established by the Constitution, and how it
embodies the purposes, values, and principles of American democracy.
Outcome 4
Describe and explore the relationship of the United States to other nations, the
United Nations, and to world affairs.
Outcome 5
Identify, and understand the roles of the citizen in American democracy.
Unit Outcomes
Civics: American Government
(1700 CE – 2003 CE)
Unit One – Basic Government
This unit will endeavor to solve the following questions.
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What is civic life? What is politics? What is government? Why are government and politics
necessary? What purposes should government serve?
What are the essential characteristics of limited and unlimited government?
What are the nature and purposes of constitutions?
What are alternative ways of organizing constitutional governments?
Unit Two - Foundations of the America and the Constitution
This unit will endeavor to solve the following questions.
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What is the American idea of constitutional government?
What are the distinctive characteristics of American society?
What is American political culture?
What values and principles are basic to American constitutional democracy?
Unit Three - Principles of American Democracy
This unit will endeavor to solve the following questions.
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How are power and responsibility distributed, shared, and limited in the government
established by the United States Constitution?
What does the national government do?
How are state and local governments organized and what do they do?
Who represents you in local, state, and national governments?
What is the place of law in the American constitutional system?
How does the American political system provide for choice and opportunities for
participation?
Unit Four – Global Relationships of the United States
This unit will endeavor to solve the following questions.
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How is the world organized politically?
What is the United Nations, and how does the United States interact with it?
 How has the United States influenced other nations and how have other nations influenced
American politics and society?
Unit Five - Roles of the Citizen in America
This unit will endeavor to solve the following questions.
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What is citizenship?
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What are the rights of citizens?
What are the responsibilities of citizens?
What dispositions or traits of character are important to the preservation and improvement of
American constitutional democracy?
How can citizens take part in civic life?
Strategies and Lessons:
Class Discussions on many of the key topics of the course. These discussions are to include, but
not limited to, the following topics:
1) What role do minor parties play in our traditional two party system?
2) How federalism is a blend of the unitary and confederate forms of government.
3) Why is it important that states recognize each other’s laws?
4) What are the controls and checks do the three branches of government exert over each
other?
Instructor Lectures on many of the key topics of the course. These lectures are to include, but
not limited to, the following topics:
1) What prevents the federal government from using the supremacy clause to take all
powers away from the states?
2) The purpose of each major section of the Deceleration of Independence.
3) When are religious practices not protected by the First Amendment?
4) The different interpretations held by Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
regarding the “necessary and proper” clause.
Various Cooperative and Group Activities on some of the minor topics of the course. These
activities are to include, but not limited to, the following topics:
1) A friendly competition between groups as to who could create the best solution to
Wisconsin’s budget deficit.
2) Participation in role playing activities to understand and appreciate the role of taxation
without representation in the American colonies prior to the revolution.
An Assortment of Short Research Writing Assignments on some of the major topics of the
course. These assignments are to include, but not limited to, the following topics:
1) Weapons of mass destruction and modern efforts at non-proliferation and
disarmament.
2) The function, platform, and actions of minor political parties in American politics.
Course Assessments:
Objective Instructor created Examinations. These exams will be used to ensure the student’s
achievement of course outcomes in the long term. These exam are to include, but not limited
to, the following questioning methods:
1) multiple choice questions
2) matching questions
3) true and false questions
4) narrative and/or descriptive essays
Announced and unannounced quizzes. These quizzes will be used to ensure the student’s
achievement of course outcomes in the short term. These quizzes will be most often used in the
following types of situations:
1) supplemental readings
2) movies and/or documentaries
3) previous lecture or discussion topics
4) textbook readings
Supplementary & Support Materials:
Course Textbook:
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Government in America – Hardy, Richard J.
Course Novel:
1
The Wave – Straser, Todd
Personal Reference Materials:
1
State of Wisconsin Blue Book – Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau
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American Government: A Complete Course Book – Wood & Sansone
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Civics: Participating in Government – Davis & Fernlund
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American Government – McClenaghan, William
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America: Pathways to the Present – Clayton, Andrew, et. al.
Course Outcomes
Western Civilizations
(4000 BCE – 1900 CE)
Outcome 1
The biological and cultural processes that gave rise to the earliest human communities
Outcome 2
The processes that led to the emergence of agricultural societies around the world
Outcome 3
The major characteristics of civilization and how civilizations emerged in Mesopotamia,
Egypt, and the Indus valley
Outcome 4
The political, social, and cultural consequences of population movements and
militarization in Eurasia in the second millennium BCE
Outcome 5
The emergence of Aegean civilization and how interrelations developed among peoples
of the eastern Mediterranean and Southwest Asia, 600-200 BCE
Outcome 6
The patterns of expansion and conquest of the Roman republic, and later empire, as it draws
Europe in to a new period of prominence, 1000 BCE – 1000CE
Outcome 7
The search for political, social, and cultural redefinition in Europe and the causes and
consequences of the rise of Islamic civilization, 500-1000 CE
Outcome 8
The redefining of European society and culture, and the rise of the Mongol empire and its
consequences for Eurasian peoples, 1000-1350 CE
Outcome 9
How European society experienced political, economic, and cultural transformations in
an age of global intercommunication, 1450-1750
Outcome 10
How large territorial empires dominated much of Eurasia between the 16th and 18th
centuries, and transformations in Asian societies in the era of European expansion
Outcome 11
The causes and consequences of the agricultural and industrial revolutions; including the
transformation of Eurasian societies in an era of global trade 1700-1870
Outcome 12
Patterns of nationalism, state-building, and social reform in Europe and the Americas; including
patterns of global change in the era of Western military and economic domination, 1800-1914
Western Civilization
(4000 BCE – 1900 CE)
Unit Outcomes
Unit One - The Beginnings of Human Society
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OUTCOME 1
The biological and cultural processes that gave rise to the earliest human communities.
Outcome A
The student understands early hominid development in Africa.
Outcome B
The student understands how human communities populated the major regions of the world and adapted to a
variety of environments.
OUTCOME 2
The processes that led to the emergence of agricultural societies around the world.
 Outcome A
The student understands how and why humans established settled communities and experimented with
agriculture.
 Outcome B
The student understands how agricultural societies developed around the world.
Unit Two - Early Civilizations and the Emergence of Pastoral Peoples
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OUTCOME 3
The major characteristics of civilization and how civilizations emerged in Mesopotamia, Egypt and the Indus
valley.
Outcome A
The student understands how Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Indus valley became centers of dense population,
urbanization, and cultural innovation in the fourth and third millennia BCE.
Outcome B
The student understands how commercial and cultural interactions contributed to change in the TigrisEuphrates, Indus, and Nile regions.
OUTCOME 4
How agrarian societies spread and new states emerged in the third and second millenia BCE.
Outcome A
The student understands how civilization emerged in northern China in the second millennium BCE.
Outcome B
The student understands how new centers of agrarian society arose in the third and second millennia BCE.
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OUTCOME 5
The political, social, and cultural consequences of population movements and militarization in Eurasia in the
second millenium BCE.
Outcome A
The student understands how population movements from western and Central Asia affected peoples of the
Mediterranean region.
Outcome B
The student understands the social and cultural effects that militarization and the emergence of new kingdoms
had on peoples of Egypt in the second millennium BCE.
Outcome C
The student understands how urban society expanded in the Aegean region in the era of Mycenaean
dominance.
Unit Three - Classical Traditions, Major Religions, and Giant Empires
OUTCOME 6
Innovation and change from 1000-600 BCE: horses, ships, iron, and monotheistic faith.
 Outcome A
The student understands state-building, trade, and migrations that led to increasingly complex interrelations
among peoples of the Mediterranean basin.
 Outcome B
The student understands the emergence of Judaism and the historical significance of the Hebrew kingdoms.
 Outcome C
The student understands how states developed in the upper Nile valley and Red Sea region and how iron
technology contributed to the expansion of agricultural societies in Sub-Saharan Africa.
 Outcome D
The student understands how pastoral nomadic peoples of Central Asia began to play an important role in world
history.
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OUTCOME 7
The emergence of Aegean civilization and how interrelations developed among peoples of the eastern
Mediterranean 600-200 BCE.
Outcome A
The student understands the achievements and limitations of the democratic institutions that developed in
Athens and other Aegean city-states.
Outcome B
The student understands the major cultural achievements of Greek civilization.
Outcome C
The student understands the development of the Persian (Achaemenid) empire and the consequences of its
conflicts with the Greeks.
Outcome D
The student understands Alexander of Macedon’s conquests and the interregional character of Hellenistic
society and culture.
OUTCOME 8
How major religions and large-scale empires arose in the Mediterranean basin, China, and India, 500 BCE-300
CE
Outcome A
The student understands the causes and consequences of the unification of the Mediterranean basin under
Roman rule.
Outcome B
The student understands the emergence of Christianity in the context of the Roman Empire.
Unit Four - Expanding Zones of Exchange and Encounter
OUTCOME 9
 Imperial crises and their aftermath, 300-700 CE.
 Outcome A
The student understands the decline of the Roman empire.
 Outcome B
The student understands the expansion of Christianity and Buddhism beyond the lands of their origin.
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OUTCOME 10
Causes and consequences of the rise of Islamic civilization in the 7th-10th centuries.
Outcome A
The student understands the emergence of Islam and how it spread in Southwest Asia, North Africa, and
Europe.
Outcome B
The student understands the significance of the Abbasid Caliphate as a center of cultural innovation and hub of
interregional trade in the 8th-10th centuries.
Outcome C
The student understands the consolidation of the Byzantine state in the context of expanding Islamic
civilization.
OUTCOME 11
The search for political, social, and cultural redefinition in Europe, 500-1000 CE.
Outcome A
The student understands the foundations of a new civilization in Western Christendom in the 500 years
following the breakup of the western Roman Empire.
Outcome B
The student understands the coalescence of political and social order in Europe.
OUTCOME 12
The development of agricultural societies and new states in tropical Africa and Oceania.
Outcome A
The student understands state-building in Northeast and West Africa and the southward migrations of Bantuspeaking peoples.
Outcome B
The student understands the peopling of Oceania and the establishment of agricultural societies and states.
Unit Five -Intensified Hemispheric Interactions
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OUTCOME 13
The maturing of an interregional system of communication, trade, and cultural exchange in an era of Chinese
economic power and Islamic expansion
Outcome A
The student understands how pastoral migrations and religious reform movements between the 11th and 13th
centuries contributed to the rise of new states and the expansion of Islam.
Outcome B
The student understands how interregional communication and trade led to intensified cultural exchanges
among diverse peoples of Eurasia and Africa.
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OUTCOME 14
The redefining of European society and culture, 1000-1300 CE.
Outcome A
The student understands feudalism and the growth of centralized monarchies and city-states in Europe.
Outcome B
The student understands the expansion of Christian Europe after 1000.
Outcome C
The student understands the patterns of social change and cultural achievement in Europe’s emerging
civilizations.
OUTCOME 15
The rise of the Mongol empire and its consequences for Eurasian peoples, 1200-1350.
Outcome A
The student understands the world-historical significance of the Mongol empire.
Outcome B
The student understands the significance of Mongol rule in China, Korea, Russia, and Southwest Asia.
OUTCOME 16
The growth of states, towns, and trade in Sub-Saharan Africa between the 11th and 15th centuries.
Outcome A
The student understands the growth of imperial states in West Africa and Ethiopia.
Outcome B
The student understands the development of towns and maritime trade in East and Southern Africa.
OUTCOME 17
Patterns of crisis and recovery in Afro-Eurasia, 1300-1450
Outcome A
The student understands the consequences of Black Death and recurring plague pandemic in the 14th century.
Outcome B
The student understands transformations in Europe following the economic and demographic crises of the 14th
century.
Outcome C
The student understands major political developments in Asia in the aftermath of the collapse of Mongol rule
and the plague pandemic.
OUTCOME 18
The expansion of states and civilizations in the Americas, 1000-1500.
Outcome A
The student understands the development of complex societies and states in North America and Mesoamerica.
Outcome B
The student understands the development of the Inca empire in Andean South America.
Unit Six - The Emergence of the First Global Age
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OUTCOME 19
How the transoceanic interlinking of all major regions of the world from 1450-1600 led to global
transformations.
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Outcome A
The student understands the origins and consequences of European overseas expansion in the 15th and 16th
centuries.
Outcome B
The student understands the encounters between Europeans and peoples of Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and the
Americas in the late 15th and early 16th centuries.
Outcome C
The student understands the consequences of the worldwide exchange of flora, fauna, and pathogens.
OUTCOME 20
How European society experienced political, economic, and cultural transformations in an age of global
intercommunication, 1450-1750.
Outcome A
The student understands demographic, economic, and social trends in Europe.
Outcome B
The student understands the Renaissance, Reformation, and Catholic Reformation.
Outcome C
The student understands the rising military and bureaucratic power of European states between the 16th and
18th centuries.
Outcome D
The student understands how the Scientific Revolution contributed to transformations in European society.
Outcome E
The student understands the significance of the Enlightenment in European and world history.
OUTCOME 21
How large territorial empires dominated much of Eurasia between the 16th and 18th centuries.
Outcome A
The student understands the extent and limits of Chinese regional power under the Ming dynasty.
Outcome B
The student understands how Southeast Europe and Southwest Asia became unified under the Ottoman Empire.
OUTCOME 22
Economic, political, and cultural interrelations among peoples of Africa, Europe, and the Americas, 1500-1750.
Outcome A
The student understands how states and peoples of European descent became dominant in the Americas
between the 16th and 18th centuries.
Outcome B
The student understands the origins and consequences of the trans-Atlantic African slave trade.
Outcome C
The student understands patterns of change in Africa in the era of the slave trade.
OUTCOME 23
Transformations in Asian societies in the era of European expansion.
Outcome A
The student understands the development of European maritime power in Asia.
Outcome B
The student understands the transformations in India, China, and Japan in an era of expanding European
commercial power.
Outcome C
The student understands major cultural trends in Asia between the 16th and 18th centuries.
Unit Seven - An Age of Revolutions
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OUTCOME 24
The causes and consequences of political revolutions in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Outcome A
The student understands how the French Revolution contributed to transformations in Europe and the world.
Outcome B
The student understands how Latin American countries achieved independence in the early 19th century.
OUTCOME 25
The causes and consequences of the agricultural and industrial revolutions, 1700-1850.
Outcome A
The student understands the early industrialization and the importance of developments in England.
Outcome B
The student understands how industrial economies expanded and societies experienced transformations in
Europe and the Atlantic basin.
Outcome C
The student understands the causes and consequences of the abolition of the trans-Atlantic slave trade and
slavery in the Americas.
OUTCOME 26
The transformation of Eurasian societies in an era of global trade and rising European power, 1750-1870.
Outcome A
The student understands how the Ottoman Empire attempted to meet the challenge of Western military,
political, and economic power.
Outcome B
The student understands Russian absolutism, reform, and imperial expansion in the late 18th and 19th
centuries.
OUTCOME 27
Patterns of nationalism, state-building, and social reform in Europe and the Americas, 1830-1914.
Outcome A
The student understands how modern nationalism affected European politics and society.
Outcome B
The student understands the impact of new social movements and ideologies on 19th-century Europe.
Outcome C
The student understands cultural, intellectual, and educational trends in 19th-century Europe.
Outcome D
The student understands the political, economic, and social transformations in the Americas in the 19th
century.
OUTCOME 28
Patterns of global change in the era of Western military and economic dominance, 1800-1914.
Outcome A
The student understands connections between major developments in science and technology and the growth of
industrial economy and society.
Outcome B
The student understands the causes and consequences of European settler colonization in the 19th century.
Outcome C
The student understands the varying responses of African peoples to world economic developments and
European imperialism.
Strategies and Lessons:
Class Discussions on many of the key topics of the course. These discussions are to include, but
not limited to, the following topics:
1) trade, and migrations that led to increasingly complex interrelations among peoples of
the Mediterranean basin.
2) feudalism and the growth of centralized monarchies and city-states in Europe.
3) how Latin American countries achieved independence in the early 19th century.
4) how states developed in the upper Nile valley and Red Sea region.
Instructor Lectures on many of the key topics of the course. These lectures are to include, but
not limited to, the following topics:
1) the Renaissance, Reformation, and Catholic Reformation.
2) how modern nationalism affected European politics and society.
3) how the French Revolution contributed to transformations in Europe and the world.
4) the emergence of Judaism and the historical significance of the Hebrew kingdoms.
Various Cooperative and Group Activities on some of the minor topics of the course. These
activities are to include, but not limited to, the following topics:
1) Creating and understanding phrases from ancient forms of writing, such as Norse
runes or Egyptian hieroglyphics.
2) Reading and analyzing primary sources of information, such as Hammurabi’s Code of
Laws or the Song of Roland
An Assortment of short Research Writing Assignments on some of the major topics of the
course. These assignments are to include, but not limited to, the following topics:
1) the achievements and limitations of the democratic institutions that developed in
Athens and other Aegean city-states.
2) the emergence of Christianity in the context of the Roman Empire.
Course Assessments:
Objective Instructor created Examinations. These exams will be used to ensure the student’s
achievement of course outcomes in the long term. These exam are to include, but not limited
to, the following questioning methods:
1) multiple choice questions
2) matching questions
3) true and false questions
4) narrative and/or descriptive essays
Announced and unannounced quizzes. These quizzes will be used to ensure the student’s
achievement of course outcomes in the short term. These quizzes will be most often used in the
following types of situations:
1) supplemental readings
2) movies and/or documentaries
3) previous lecture or discussion topics
4) textbook readings
Supplementary & Support Materials:
Course Textbook:
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Miriam Greenblatt & Peter Lemmo, Human Heritage: A World History
Personal Reference Materials:
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Willis Limdquist, The Universal History of the World: Christianity and Byzantium
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L.S. Stavrianos, A Global History: From Prehistory to the Present
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Willis Lindquist, The Universal History of the World: Ancient Rome
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Tim Cornell & John Mathews, The Cultural Atlas of the World: The Roman World
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David Chandler, The Time Chart History of War
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Furio Durando, Ancient Greece: The Dawn of the Western World
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Danald Kagan, et al., The Western Heritage: Volume One
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Danald Kagan, et al., The Western Heritage: Volume Two
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Richard Pipes, Europe since 1815
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H. S. Hughes, Contemporary Europe: A History
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Barbara Tuchman, The Guns of August
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Frank Bourne, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
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Sol Holt & John O’Connor, Exploring World History
Course Outcomes
U.S. History
Grade Level: 11
Much of the knowledge such as historical figures, locations, and events, has been introduced in previous years.
Moving beyond the basic information, eleventh graders will be developing the social studies skills needed to
effectively and fully participate in adult life as a U.S. citizen.
The following six areas will be introduced throughout the school year as students cover U.S. History from the
Revolution through the turbulent era of the 1960’s and ‘70’s. Students will draw on their past lessons of Discovery
and Settlement that were covered in seventh and eighth grade as well as Western Civilization which was studied in
ninth grade. Other past knowledge that students will have been introduced to, is the working of the U.S.
government, covered in Civics class sophomore year.
U.S. History Outcome 1
The student demonstrates historical knowledge:
The student recognizes significant dates, names, locations, writings, artwork, symbols, music, and events as being
part of our common heritage as U.S. citizens. This is the cultural glue that binds all of us together no matter what
our ethnic, racial, or religious background may be.
In developing historical knowledge, instructional time should be given to the use of American literary works,
historical portraits, musical recordings, mini-biographies, films and historical artifacts, whereby students may
experience the information.
Therefore the student is able to
A. Have an awareness of their American culture
B. Develop a connection to their country’s past through the recognition of the significance of national holidays,
national parks, historical cities.
C. Understand the respect given to national symbols and historical figures.
U.S. History Outcome 2
The student thinks chronologically:
Chronological thinking is critical to developing historical reasoning. Without a strong sense of chronology-of when
events occurred and in what temporal order-it is impossible for students to examine the historical knowledge they
have built over their years of schooling. Chronological thinking enables the student to examine the relationships
between the people, places, events, writings, etc. Chronology provides the student with the mental framework for
organizing historical thought.
Therefore the student is able to
A. Distinguish between past, present, and future time.
B. Identify the temporal structure of a historical narrative or event: its beginning, middle, and end (the latter defined
as the outcome of a particular beginning).
C. Establish temporal order in constructing their own historical narratives: working forward from some beginning
through its development, to some end or outcome; working backward from some issue, problem, or event to explain
its origins and its development over time.
D. Interpret data presented in time lines and create time lines by designating appropriate measured intervals of time
and recording events according to the temporal order in which they occurred.
E. Reconstruct patterns of historical succession and duration in which historical developments have unfolded, and
use these patterns to demonstrate historical continuity and change.
F. Compare alternative models for time periods by identifying the organizing principles on which each is based.
U.S. History Outcome 3
The student demonstrates historical comprehension:
By studying the literature, diaries, letters, documents, newspapers, and narratives of past peoples, students will be
able to understand the people and events within the historical framework from which they lived. Students will learn
to avoid the “present-minded” approach, which limits understanding of historical people and events.
Therefore the student is able to
A. Identify the author of significant historical documents or narratives and be able to explain the context in which
they were written.
B. Reconstruct the literal meaning of a historical passage by identifying who was involved, what happened, where it
happened, what events led to these developments, and what consequences or effects followed.
C. Draw upon data in historical maps in order to obtain or clarify information on the geographic setting in which the
historical event occurred, its relative and absolute location, the distances and directions involved, the natural and
man-made features of the place, and critical relationships in the spatial distributions of those features and historical
event occurring there.
D. Utilize visual, mathematical, and quantitative data presented in charts, tables, pie and bar graphs to illustrate or
elaborate upon information presented in historical theories or narratives.
E. Differentiate between historical facts and historical interpretations, with an understanding of the relationship
between the two.
F. Read historical narratives, taking into account what the narrative reveals of the society it is set in, its probable
values, outlooks, motives, strength, and weaknesses as well as cultural clues and religious and moral values.
G. Draw upon data in historical maps in order to obtain or clarify information on the geographic setting in which
the historical event occurred, distances and directions involved, natural and man-made features, and critical
relationships in the spatial distributions of those features and historical event occurring there.
U.S. History Outcome 4
The student engages in historical analysis and interpretation
Students need to realize that historians may differ on the facts they incorporate in the development of their narratives
and disagree as well on how those facts are to be interpreted. To engage in historical analysis and interpretation
students must draw on their skills of historical comprehension, for the two categories intertwine. Certain of the
skills involved in comprehension overlap the skills involved in analysis and are essential to it. Analysis builds upon
the skills of comprehension; it obliges the student to assess the evidence on which the historian has drawn and
determine the soundness of the interpretations.
Therefore the student is able to
A. Compare and contrast differing sets of ideas, values, personalities, behaviors, and institutions by identifying
likenesses and differences.
B. Consider multiple perspectives of various peoples in the past by demonstrating their differing motives, beliefs,
interests, hopes and fears.
C. Analyze cause and effect relationships, bearing in mind multiple causation including (a) the importance of the
individual in history; (b) the influence of ideas, human interests, human nature, and beliefs; and (c) the role of
chance, the accidental and irrational.
D. Draw comparisons across eras and regions in order to define enduring issues as well as large-scale or long-term
developments that transcend regional and temporal boundaries.
E. Challenge arguments of historical inevitability by formulating example of historical contingency, of how
different choices could have led to different consequences.
U.S. History Outcome 5
The student conducts historical research
Perhaps no aspect of historical thinking is as exciting to students as “doing history”. Historical research proceeds
with identifying a problem or set of questions worth pursuing. In order to allow students formulate their own
conclusions they must be presented with sources outside of the class textbook. Students should be encouraged to
analyze documents, newspapers, artifacts, maps, diaries, first hand accounts, photos, and be able to answer; Who
produced this? Why? What does this tell of the author’s point of view? Is it authentic, is it first or second hand
information? What else can they discover in order to construct a useful story, explanation or narrative?
Therefore the student is able to
A. Formulate historical questions from encounters with historical documents, eyewitness accounts, letters, diaries,
artifacts, photos, historical sites, art, architecture, and other records of the past.
B. Obtain historical data from a variety of sources including the library, museum, newspapers, city directories,
statistical compilations to name a few.
C. Detect and evaluate bias, distortion and propaganda by omission, suppression or invention of the facts.
D. Identify gaps in available records, fill in the gaps deductively, and construct a sound historical interpretation.
E. Support interpretations with historical evidence to construct reasoned arguments, not opinions.
U.S. History Outcome 6
The student engages in historical issues-analysis and decision-making
Issue-centered analysis and decision-making activities place students squarely at the center of historical dilemmas
and problems faced at critical moments in time. By entering into the moments, confronting the issues or problems
of the time, analyzing the alternatives available to those on the scene, evaluating the consequences that might have
followed those options for action that were not chosen, and comparing with the consequences of those that were
adopted, are activities that foster students’ deep, personal involvement in these events.
These activities also promote capacities vital to a democratic citizenry: the capacity to identify and define public
policy issues and ethical dilemmas. Because important historical issues are frequently value-laden, they also open
opportunities to consider the moral convictions contributing to social actions taken. Within the framework of the
classroom activities students explore the issues and judge their ethical implications. In these analyses, teachers have
special responsibility of helping students differentiate between (1) relevant historical antecedents and (2) those that
are clearly inappropriate and irrelevant. Students need to learn how to use their knowledge of history (or the past) to
bring sound historical analysis to the service of informed decision making.
Therefore should be able to
A. Identify issues and problems in the past and analyze the interests, values, perspectives, and points of view of
those involved in the situation.
B. Identify relevant historical events and differentiate from those that are inappropriate and irrelevant to
contemporary issues.
C. Evaluate alternative courses of action, keeping in mind the information available at the time, in terms of ethical
considerations, the interest of those affected by the decision, and the long and short term consequences of each.
D. Evaluate the implementation of a decision by analyzing the interests it served; estimating the position, power,
and priority of each player involved; assessing the ethical dimensions of the decision; and evaluating its costs and
benefits from a variety of perspectives.
SCIENCE
Philosophy
The philosophy of the Science Department identifies with the statements in the Assumption High
School Philosophy and Goals. We promote the awareness and application of Christian values, as
well as the development of intellectual and social maturity.
Students develop a sense of belonging to the body of Christ through the appreciation of scientific
principles. The use of the scientific method promotes informed decisions within the value system
of the student. Scientific knowledge helps individuals understand themselves and their
relationships with God, other people and the environment.
Students progress towards intellectual maturity by mastering critical thinking skills, showing
discernment and application of the scientific method. Through participation in lab activities,
discussion, guest speakers and field trips, students develop a life-long curiosity for learning and
exploring.
General Department Objectives
Students at Assumption will understand that science is ongoing and inventive, and that scientific
understandings have changed over time as new evidence is found.
The student will:
1. Demonstrate proper and safe laboratory procedures
2. Speak accurately about key concepts of earth, life and the physical sciences.
3. Use scientific method and deductive and inductive reasoning to pose question and
generate solution from collected data.
4. Relate scientific knowledge to ecological, environmental, and political issues that
defend the diversity of thought.
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
Course Description
This required course is intended to give the students a solid knowledge in physics and chemistry.
Some of the topics covered are energy and motion, electricity, waves, nature of matter, diversity
of matter and interactions of matter. The students will apply the scientific method in gathering
data, reporting the data while following laboratory procedures in all labs.
Student Outcomes
After completion of this course the students should be able to:
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Define terminology related to physical science.
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Apply the scientific method and deductive thinking to generate solutions from data
generated in laboratory investigations.
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Solve story problems using various formulas.
4.
Apply the SI units to story problems and laboratory activities.
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Describe the properties of the various chemical families.
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Explain the various ways to generate electricity.
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Distinguish between the different types of waves.
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Identify how we use magnetism.
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Describe the properties of light.
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Distinguish between the types of mirrors and lenses and explain their functions.
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List the states of matter and their properties.
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Distinguish between acids and bases, and identify the uses of each.
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Describe the properties of organic compounds.
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Describe what radioactivity is and how we use radioactivity.
Explain the Laws of Thermodynamics
Apply Newton's Laws of Motion
Condense and paraphrase material from assigned textbook in APA outline format.
Physical Science-Unit Objectives
Unit 1 The Nature of Science
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Apply the steps of the scientific method
3. Identify the major categories of science
4. Describe why scientists use variables
5. Compare science and technology
6. Use the SI units and make conversions between units
7. Identify the types of graphs
8. Distinguish between dependent and independent variable
9. Analyze data using various graphs
Assessments:
The students will:
1. Pass an objective exam on concepts and terminology
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Complete daily assignments
4. Participate in group activities related to the chapter
Suggested Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Small group activities
Approximate time: 8-10 days
Materials:
1. Textbook: Physical Science Glencoe
2. Lab handouts
3. Reference materials
Unit 2 Motion and Speed
Outcomes:
The students will be able:
1.Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2.Compare and contrast speed and velocity
3. Solve story problems related to motion, speed, and acceleration
4. Identify how acceleration, time, and velocity are related
5. Explain how force and velocity are related
6. Describe how inertia is related to Newton’s First Law
7. Identify how Newton’s First Law affects are lives
Assessment:
The students will:
1.Pass an objective exam on terminology and concepts
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Complete daily assignments
4. Participate in group assignments
Suggested Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Small group activities
Approximate time: 7-9 days
Materials:
1. Textbook
2. Lab handouts related to the chapter
3. Reference materials
Unit 3 Forces
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Explain how force, mass, and acceleration are related
3. Compare and contrast the types of friction
4. Explain the factors that affect air resistance
5. Describe Newton’s Second and Third Laws
6. Distinguish between mass and weight
7. Solve story problems related to the chapter
Assessments:
The students will:
1.Pass an objective exam on terminology and concepts
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Complete daily assignments
4. Participate in small group activities
Suggested Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Lab activities related to the chapter
3. Small group activities
Approximate time: 7-9 days
Materials:
1. Textbook
2. Lab handouts
3. Reference materials
Unit 4 Energy
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Use terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Distinguish between kinetic and potential energy
3. Identify the various ways that energy can be stored
4. Solve story problems related to the chapter
5. Describe how energy is conserved when changing form
6. Apply the Law of Conservation of Energy
Assessments:
The students will:
1. Pass an objective exam on terminology and concepts
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Complete daily assignments
4. Participate in small group activities
Suggested Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Small group activities
Approximate time: 7-9 days
Materials:
1. Textbook
2. Lab handouts
3. Reference materials
Unit 5 Work and Machines
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Explain how work and energy are related
3. Solve story problems related to work, power, efficiency, and mechanical advantage
4. Explain how machines make work easier
5. Describe the six types of simple machines
Assessments:
The students will:
1. Pass an objective exam on concepts and terminology
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Complete daily assignments
4. Participate in small group activities
Suggested Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Small group activities
Approximate time: 7-9 days
Materials:
1. Textbook
2. Lab handouts
3. Reference materials
Unit 6 Thermal Energy
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Distinguish between heat and temperature
3. Solve story problems related to thermal energy
4. Explain specific heat
5. Compare and contrast the types of energy transfers
6. Explain how insulation affects the transfer of heat
7. Compare and contrast the 3 types of conventional heating systems
8. Distinguish between passive and active solar heating systems
9. Explain how an internal combustion engine works
Assessments:
The students will:
1. Pass an objective exam on terminology and concepts
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Complete daily assignments
4. Participate in small group activities
5. Complete a research paper
Suggested Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Small group activities
4. Research paper on home construction and energy conservation
Approximate time: 7-9 days
Materials:
1. Textbook
2. Lab handouts
3. Reference materials
Unit 7 Electricity
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Describe the properties of static electricity
3. Distinguish between conductors and insulators
4. Explain how to recognize the presence of a charge in an electroscope
5. Differentiate between electric current and static electricity
6. Explain how a dry cell provides a source of voltage
7. Explain how voltage, resistance and current are related
8. Compare and contrast parallel to series circuits
9. Identify the function of circuit breakers and fuses
10. Solve story problems related to electricity
Assessments:
The students will:
1. Pass an objective exam on terminology and concepts
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Complete daily assignments
4. Participate in small group activities
Suggested Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Small group activities
Approximate time: 7-9 days
Materials:
1. Textbook
2. Lab handouts
3. Reference materials
Unit 8 Magnetism and Its Uses
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Describe the properties of temporary and permanent magnets
3. Explain how a magnet exerts a force on an object
4. Model magnetic behavior
5. Explain the relationship between electric current and magnetism
6. Describe how electromagnets are constructed and used
7. Describe how electric motor operates
8. Describe how a generator produces electric current
9. Distinguish between alternating current and direct current
10. Explain how a transformer can change the voltage
Assessments:
The students will:
1.Pass an objective exam on terminology and concepts
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Complete daily assignments
4. Participate in small group activities.
Suggested Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Small group activities
Approximate time: 7-9 days
Materials:
1. Textbook
2. Lab handouts
3. Reference materials
Unit 9 Radioactivity and Nuclear Reactions
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Describe the structure of an atom
3. Contrast properties of radioactive and stable nuclei
4. Compare and contrast alpha, beta, and gamma radiation
5. Describe the process of radioactive dating
6. Explain how radiation can be detected
7. Explain nuclear fission
8. Describe how nuclear fusion occurs
9. Describe how radioactive tracers can be used to diagnose medical problems
10. Explain how nuclear reactions can treat cancer
11. Arrange and communicate information using a variety of presentational formats.
12. Create an original production/presentation that uses correct production techniques, is
appropriate for intended audience, and has proper documentation of sources.
13. Cite sources using MLA parenthetical citations.
Assessments:
The students will:
1. Pass an objective exam on terminology and concepts
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Complete daily assignments
4. Participate in small group activities
Suggested Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Small group activities
Approximate time: 5-7 days
Materials:
1. Textbook
2. Labs handouts
3. Reference materials
Unit 10 Energy Sources
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Explain the properties of the 3 main types of fossil fuels
3. Describe how chemical energy is converted into electrical energy
4. Outline the steps in the operation of a nuclear reactor
5. Assess the advantages and disadvantages of nuclear energy
6. Describe the various forms of renewable energy and their advantages and disadvantages
Assessments:
The students will:
1. Pass an objective exam on terminology and concepts
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Complete daily assignments
4. Participate in small group activities
5. Complete a research paper
Suggested Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Small group activities
4. Research paper on alternative energy sources
Approximate time: 5-7 days
Materials:
1. Textbook
2. Lab handouts
3. Reference materials
Unit 11 Waves
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Distinguish between transverse waves and compressional waves
3. Describe the relationship between frequency and wavelength
4. Solve story problems related to waves
5. Explain the Law of Reflection
6. Explain how waves and their properties affect music
7. Explain how waves combine
Assessments:
The students will:
1. Pass an objective exam on terminology and concepts
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Complete daily assignments
4. Participate in small group activities
Suggested Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Small group activities
Approximate time: 5-7 days
Materials:
1. Textbook
2. Lab handouts
3. Reference materials
Unit 12 Sound
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Explain how sound moves through different mediums
3. Describe how the ear enables us to hear
4. Explain how amplitude, intensity, and loudness are related
5. Explain the relationship between frequency and pitch
6. Identify how sound intensity is measured
7. Describe the Doppler effect
8. Distinguish between noise and music
9. Explain how instruments produce music
10. Identify factors that affect concert hall design
11. Describe how some animals use sound waves to hunt and navigate
12. Explain how ultrasound is useful in medicine
Assessment:
The students will:
1. Pass an objective exam on terminology and concepts
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Complete daily assignments
4. Participate in small group activities
Suggested Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Small group activities
Approximate time: 5-7 days
Materials:
1. Textbook
2. Lab handouts
3. Reference materials
Unit 13 Electromagnetic waves
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Describe the properties of electromagnetic waves
3. Compare the types of electromagnetic waves
4. Identify the properties of electromagnetic waves
5. Explain how radio transmissions occur
6. Distinguish between AM and FM radio
7. Identify various ways of communicating using radio waves
Assessments:
The students will:
1. Pass an objective exam on terminology and concepts
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Complete daily assignments
4. Participate in small group activities
Suggested Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Small group activities
Approximate time: 3-5 days
Materials:
1. Textbook
2. Lab handouts
3. Reference materials
Unit 14 Light
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Describe the how white light can be separated
3. Explain how we see color
4. Compare and contrast light color and pigment color
5. Compare and contrast incandescent and fluorescent lights
6. Explain how lasers produce light
7. Identify various uses of lasers
8. Describe how we use light
Assessments:
The students will:
1. Pass an objective exam on terminology and concepts
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Complete daily assignments
4. Participate in small group activities
Suggested Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Small group activities
Approximate time: 3-5 days
Materials:
1. Textbook
2. Lab handouts
3. Reference materials
Unit 15 Mirrors and Lenses
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Describe how an image is formed in the 3 types of mirrors
3. Distinguish between real and virtual
4. Identify uses of the 3 types of mirrors
5. Describe the shapes of lenses, and how they refract light
6. Explain how lenses are used to correct vision problems
7. Compare and contrast the types of telescopes
8. Explain how a microscope functions
9. Explain how a camera creates an image
Assessments:
The students will:
1. Pass an objective exam
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Complete daily assignments
4. Participate in small group activities
Suggested Strategies:
1.Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Small group activities
Approximate time: 4-6 days
Materials:
1. Textbook
2. Lab handouts
3. Reference materials
Unit 16 Solids, Liquids, and Gases
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Explain the kinetic theory of matter
3. Describe how particles move in the 4 states of matter
4. Explain particle behavior at melting and boiling points
5. Explain Archimedes’s Principle and how we use it
6. Explain Pascal’s Principle and how we use it
7. Explain Bernoulli’s Principle and how we use it
8. Relate how pressure, temperature, and volume affect gas in a container
Suggested Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Small group activities
Approximate time: 5-7 days
Materials:
1. Textbook
2. Lab handouts
3. Reference materials
Unit 17 Classification of Matter
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1.Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Compare and contrast elements to compounds
3. Compare and contrast solutions to colloids, to suspensions
4. Identify substances using physical properties
5. Compare and contrast physical and chemical changes
6. Compare and contrast physical and chemical properties
7. Explain how the Law of Conservation of Mass applies to chemical changes
Assessments:
The students will:
1. Pass an objective exam on terminology and concepts
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Complete daily assignments
4. Participate in small group activities
Suggested Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Small group activities
Approximate time: 5-7 days
Materials:
1. Textbook
2. Lab handouts
3. Reference materials
Unit 18 Properties of Atoms and the Periodic Table
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Identify the names and symbols of common elements
3. Describe the various models of atoms from the earliest to the present model
4. Explain how electrons are arranged in an atom
5. Compute the atomic mass and atomic number of an atom
6. Interpret the average atomic mass of an element
7. Explain the composition of the periodic table
8. Use the periodic table to obtain information
Assessment:
The students will:
1. Pass an objective exam on terminology and concepts
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Complete daily assignments
4. Participate in small group activities
5. Complete a research project on an element
Suggested Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Small group activities
4. Research an element
Approximate time: 5-7 days
Materials:
1. Textbook
2. Lab handouts
3. Reference materials
Unit 19 Chemical Bonds
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Describe how a compound differs from its elements
3. Explain what a chemical formula represents
4. Compare and contrast compound bonds and ionic bonds
5. Distinguish between a polar covalent and a non-polar covalent bond
6. Explain how to determine oxidation numbers
7. Write formulas and names for compound
Assessments:
The students will:
1. Pass an objective exam on terminology and concepts
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Complete daily assignments
4. Participate in small group activities
Suggested Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Small group activities
Approximate time: 7-9 days
Materials:
1. Textbook
2. Lab handouts
3. Reference materials
Unit 20 Elements and Their Properties
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Use terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Describe the properties of a typical metal
3. Describe the properties and uses of alkali and alkaline earth metals
4. Differentiate among the 3 groups of transitions elements
5. Describe the properties and uses of halogens
6. Describe the properties and uses of noble gases
7. Distinguish between metals, nonmetals, and metalloids
8. Explain the nature of allotropes
9. Recognize the differences in the crystal structure of carbon
10. Identify the importance of synthetic elements
11. Organize and subordinate information from notes using notecards.
12. Use an on-line catalog and other databases of print and electronic resource
13. Identify and use simple search engines and directories to locate resources.
14. Arrange and communicate information using a variety of presentational formats.
15. Cite sources using MLA Parenthetical citations.
Assessments:
The students will:
1. Pass an objective exam on terminology and concepts
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Complete daily assignments
4. Participate in small group activities
Suggested Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Small group activities
Approximate time: 7-8 days
Materials:
1. Textbook
2. Lab handouts
3. Reference materials
Unit 21 Organic Compounds
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Identify the difference between organic and inorganic compounds
3. Diagram the structures of some organic compounds
4. Differentiate between saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons
5. Identify isomers of organic compounds
6. Describe the nature of alcohols and acids
7. Identify organic compounds used in daily life
8. Compare and contrast various petroleum products
9. Identify ways that petroleum enriches their lives
10. Compare and contrast proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, and carbohydrates
11. Identify the polymers in basic foods
Assessments:
The students will:
1. Pass an objective exam on terminology and concepts
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Complete daily assignments
4. Participate in small group activities
5. Research the various organic compounds and report their findings
Suggested Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Small group activities
4. Research a particular organic compound
Approximate time: 7-8 days
Materials:
1. Textbook
2. Lab handouts
3. Reference materials
Unit 22 Solutions
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Identify the 3 types of solution
3. Analyze the factors that affect the rate at which solids and gases dissolve
4. Explain how solvents work
5. Describe non-polar solvents
6. Examine how temperature affects solubility
7. Compare and contrast saturated, unsaturated, and supersaturated solutions
8. Explain how solutes form positively and negatively charged particles
9. Describe how solutions can conduct electricity
10. Explain how antifreeze works.
Assessments:
The students will:
1. Pass an objective exam on terminology and concepts
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Complete daily assignments
4. Participate in small group activities
Suggested Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Small group activities
Approximate time: 5-7 days
Materials:
1. Textbook
2. Lab handouts
3. Reference materials
Unit 23 Chemical Reactions
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Identify the reactants and products in a chemical reaction
3. Explain why a chemical equation must be balanced
4. Solve chemical equations to balance them
5. Identify the types of chemical reactions
6. Predict which metal will replace other metals in compounds
7. Identify the source of energy changes in chemical reactions
8. Compare and contrast exergonic and endergonic reaction
9. Explain the effects of catalysts on a chemical reaction
Assessment:
The students will:
1. Pass an objective exam on terminology and concepts
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Complete daily assignments
4. Participate in small group activities
Suggested Strategies:
1.Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Small group activities
Approximate time: 8-9 days
Materials:
1. Textbook
2. Lab handouts
3. Reference materials
Unit 24 Acids, Bases, and Salts
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Compare acids and bases
3. Identify common acids and bases they use everyday
4. Identify the factors that affect the strength of acids and bases
5. Compare and contrast the strength and the concentration of acids and bases
6. Explain what pH stands for
7. Describe the relationship between pH and the strength of an acid or base
8. Identify a neutralization reaction
9. Explain what a salt is and how it is formed
10. Compare and contrast soaps and detergents
11. Explain how esters are made and how we use them
Assessments:
The students will:
1.Pass an objective exam on terminology and concepts
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Complete daily assignments
4. Participate in small group activities
Suggested Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Small group activities
Approximate time: 9-10 days
Materials:
1. Textbook
2. Lab handouts
3. Reference materials
Unit 25 New Materials Through Chemistry- Optional Unit
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Identify how different alloys are used
3. Identify the properties and uses of ceramic materials
4. Identify the variety of polymers
5. Explain what a composite material is and why they are used
Assessments:
The students will:
1. Pass an objective exam on terminology and concepts
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Complete daily assignments
4. Participate in small group activities
Suggested Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Small group activities
Approximate time: 3-5 days
Materials:
1. Textbook
2. Lab handouts
3. Reference materials
BIOLOGY
Course description
This course covers a wide range of topics, including cell structures, classification of living
organisms, plant and animal structures, metabolic functions, genetics, cellular respiration,
systems of the human body, and the 5 major kingdoms. Students will participate in weekly labs
that supplement lecture topics.
Student outcomes
After completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Define terminology related to biology.
2. Apply the scientific method and deductive and inductive thinking to
generate solutions from data generated in laboratory investigations.
3. Identify the characteristics of all living organisms.
4. Explain the chemistry of biology.
5. Explain the functions and structures of cells.
6. Explain how organisms convert and store the energy needed for life
activities.
7. Compare and contrast the types of cellular reproduction.
8. Identify why and how we classify organisms in biology.
9. Evaluate how knowledge of genetics affects all aspects of our lives.
10. Identify basic knowledge of the systems of the human body and relate how
our actions affect our health.
11. Compare and contrast the invertebrate animals to the vertebrate animals.
12. Compare monerans, protests, and viruses and explain how these groups
affect human life.
13. Distinguish between the types of plants, their structures and the methods
of reproduction in plants.
14. Determine significance and omit unnecessary materials from notes.
15. Condense and paraphrase material from research sources
16. Analyze results of experimental data.
Course Assessments
The following will be required for successful completion of this course:
1.Semester exams at the end of first and second semesters.
2.Chapter exams.
3.Lab journals: which include a pre-lab write up, the data for the lab, and the conclusions for the
lab.
4.Various unit projects and classroom presentations:
a.Small group presentations: for example the organic compounds
b.Individual presentations: for example the vitamin and mineral report.
5. Research papers.
Suggested Course Materials
Textbook: Biology Addison-Wesley
Biology Unit Objectives June 5, 2002
Unit 1: The Study of Life
Subject matter:
Outcomes:
1. Definition of Biology
2. Characteristics of a living organism
3. Overview of the life processes
The students will:
1. Identify the characteristics of a living organism
2. Be able to name and explain the life processes
3. Be able to use terms related to the chapter correctly
Assessment:
The students will
1. Pass an objective test on terminology and concepts
2. Complete worksheets related to the chapter
Teaching Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion on concepts and terminology
2. Small groups to learn the life processes
Approximate time: 2-3 days
Resources:
Textbook-Biology Addison and Wesley
Reference books on the life processes
Unit 2: Methods and Tools of Science
Subject matter:
Outcomes:
1. Scientific Method
2. Tools of Biology
3. Techniques used in labs
4. Metric system
5. Converting between metric and English systems
The students will be able to:
1. Apply the scientific method
2. Demonstrate the proper use of various tools
3. Explain the various procedures used in labs
4. Use the metric system
5. Make conversions between the English and Metric systems
6. Use the terms related to the unit correctly
Assessment:
The students will
1. Pass an objective test on terminology and concepts
2. Complete lab write ups that include the title, lab number, the
purpose of the lab, data from the lab and conclusions after the lab.
3. Worksheets related to the chapter
Teaching strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Peer teaching of the metric system and making conversions
between metric and English system
3. Labs using the microscope and other tools and procedures
Approximate time: 2-3 days
Resources:
Textbook
Lab handouts
Unit 3: Introduction to Chemistry
Subject matter:
1. Terminology related to chemistry
2. Matter and its structure
3. The periodic table
4. Chemical bonds and reactions
5. Mixtures
6. Acids and bases
7. The pH scale
Outcomes:
The student will be able to:
1. Use the terms related to the chapter correctly
2. Read and interpret data from the periodic table
3. Distinguish physical properties from chemical properties
4. Explain how we use radioactive isotopes
5. Describe the structure of an atom
6. Compare the types of chemical bonding
7. Compare endothermic reactions to exothermic reactions
8. Identify a substance as a mixture or compound
9. Explain how the pH scale is arranged
Assessment:
The student will:
1. Pass an objective test on the terminology and concepts
2. Complete lab write ups for the labs related to the chapter
3. Complete worksheets relating to the chapter
Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion on concepts
2. Labs relating to the concepts in the chapter
Approximate time:
5 days
Resources:
Textbook
Lab handouts
Unit 4: The Chemistry of Life
Subject matter:
Outcomes:
1. Terminology related to organic chemistry
2. Carbohydrates: their structure and functions
3. Lipids: their structure and functions
4. Proteins: their structure and functions
5. Nucleic acids: their structure and functions
6. Enzymes
7. Lock and key model
The student will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Describe the structure of carbohydrates
3. Name the functions of carbohydrates
4. Describe the structure of lipids
5. Name the functions of lipids
6. Describe the structure of proteins
7. Name the functions of proteins
8. Describe the structure of nucleic acids
9. Name the functions of nucleic acids
10. List the characteristics of enzymes
11. Explain the lock and key model
12. Narrow topic appropriate to scope of assignment.
13. Arrange and communicate information using a variety of presentational
formats.
Assessment:
The student will:
1. Pass an objective test on terminology and concepts
2. Complete lab write ups for the labs related to organic chemistry
Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion on concepts
2. Small groups on the 4 organic compounds with class
presentations
3. Labs related to organic chemistry
Approximate time:
Resources:
5-6 days
Textbook
Reference books on organic compounds
Lab handouts related to concepts
Unit 5: Cell theory and cell structures
Subject matter:
Outcomes:
1. Cell theory
2. People who studied cells and their structures
3. Types of cells
4. Cell structures and their functions
5. Cell organelles and their functions
6. Movement of materials within the cell and movement in and out
of the cell.
7. Hypotonic solutions, to isotonic solutions to hypertonic
solutions
8. Terminology related to cell structure and cell theory
The student will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Identify the people and their contributions to our knowledge
of the cell
3. Compare a prokaryotic cell to an animal cell to a plant cell
4. Evaluate statement in regards to the cell theory
5. Explain the types of transport in a cell
6. Identify the cell's structures and explain each function
7. Identify the cell's organelles and each function
8. Decide if a solution is hypotonic, hypertonic or isotonic based
on information given.
Assessment:
The student will:
1. Pass an objective test on terminology and concepts
2. Complete lab write up for labs related to the concepts
Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the concepts in the chapter
Approximate time:
9 days
Resources:
Textbook
Reference materials
Lab handouts
Unit 6: Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
Subject matter:
Outcomes:
1. Terminology related to photosynthesis and cellular respiration
2. Cellular respiration: the Krebs's cycle, Glycolysis, and the
Electron Transport Chain.
3. Photosynthesis: The Light and Dark Cycles
4. Alternative C-fixing pathways
5. Anaerobic respiration
The student will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Explain what happens in each part of cellular respiration,
and identify how many ATP's are produced in each
step.
3. Diagram the light and dark cycles
4. Diagram the structures of a chloroplast
5. Identify and briefly describe the alternative C-fixing
pathways
6. Explain how anaerobic respiration differs from aerobic
respiration.
7. Identify how we use anaerobic respiration
Assessment:
The student will:
1. Pass an objective test on terminology and concepts
2. Complete lab write ups for the labs related to the concepts
3. Complete worksheets related to the chapter
4. Make posters on the steps of cellular respiration and
photosynthesis
Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the concepts in the chapter
Approximate time:
9 days
1. Resources:
Textbook
Reference materials for posters
Lab handouts
Unit 7: Cellular Reproduction
Subject matter:
1. Cell cycle
2. Mitosis
3. Meiosis
4. Terminology
5. Asexual reproduction vs. sexual reproduction
Outcomes:
The student will be able to:
Use the terms related to the chapter correctly
Diagram the cell cycle
Analyze the stages of mitosis
Analyze the stages of meiosis
Explain the advantages and disadvantages of asexual and sexual reproduction.
Compare, evaluate, and select appropriate Internet search engines and directories.
Cite sources using MLA Parenthetical Citations.
Revise first draft.
Assessment:
The student will:
1. Pass an objective exam on terminology and concepts
2. Complete worksheets related to the chapter
3. Write a research paper on a type of cancer
4. Participate in small group activities to learn the stages of mitosis
and meiosis.
5. Lab activities on cell division stages
Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Small group/peer teaching activities
3. Research paper
4. Labs related to the chapter
Approximate time:
7-8 days
Resources:
Textbook
Reference materials
Lab handouts
Unit 8: Fundamentals of Genetics
Subject matter:
1. Terminology related to genetics
2. Mendel's investigations and contribution to modern genetics
3. Modern genetics
4. Types of mating
5. Types of inheritance
6. Probability and genetics
7. Punnett square problems
Outcomes:
The student will be able to:
1. Use terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Evaluate Mendel's contributions to modern genetics
3. Name and describe the Laws of modern genetics
4. Name and describe the types of mating used in genetics
5. Compare the types of inheritance
6. Solve story problems using the Punnett Square
Assessment:
The student will:
1. Pass an objective test on terminology and concepts
2. Complete worksheets with story problems
3. Participate in labs related to the chapter
Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Videos on genetic updates
4. Small groups/peer teaching on concepts
Approximate time:
Resources:
7-8 days
Textbook
Reference materials
Lab handouts
Unit 9: Genes and Chromosomes
Subject matter:
1. Terminology related to the chapter
2.Chromosomes and recombination
3. Genes
4. Sex chromosomes
5. Sex determination systems
6. Sex-linked, sex-limited and sex-influenced traits
7. Chromosomal mutations, and disorders
Outcomes:
The student will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Name and describe the major sex determining systems
3. Distinguish between the types of chromosomal mutations
4. Explain the theories related to genes and chromosomes
5. Compare and contrast the types of sex related inheritance
6. Solve story problems using the Punnett Square
Assessment:
The student will:
1. Pass an objective test on terminology and concepts
2. Solve problems related to sex related inheritance
3. Participate in labs related to the Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Small group/peer teaching sessions
3. Labs related to the chapter
Approximate time:
4-5 days
Resources:
Textbook
Reference materials
Lab handouts
Unit 10: Human Genetics
Subject matter:
1. Human inheritance
2. Genetic testing and counseling
3. Family pedigrees
Outcomes:
The student will be able to:
1. Construct a family pedigree for a trait in their family
2. Assess the importance as genetic testing and counseling
Assessment:
The student will:
1. Research their family for a genetic trait and construct a
Pedigree for the family.
2. Draw conclusions based on reliable, relevant evidence, current research,
and valid reasoning.
Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Research their families and construction of a family
Pedigree
Approximate time:
2 class periods plus outside research
ll pass an objective test on an important terminology and concepts.
Students will complete a study guide that exemplifies importtical items by weighing.
Apply stoichiometric conversions and the gas laws to air bags.
Determine the amount of baking soda tha ions during lecture to introduce interpret and
clarify important concepts.
Approximate Time: 7 days.
Possible Resources:
Lab Handouts
Unit 12: Applied Genetics
Subject matter:
Outcomes:
1. Terminology related to the chapter
2. Types of breeding methods for genetic research
3. Principles of Genetic engineering
4. Gene transfer and cloning
5. Application of genetic engineering
6. Ethics surrounding applied genetics
The student will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Describe the types of breeding methods used in
genetic research
3. Briefly explain the various techniques in biotechnology
4. Write a research paper covering the various applied genetic
techniques and the Church's view on the techniques
5. Assess the moral and ethical issues surrounding biotechnology
Assessment: The student will:
1. Write a research paper
2. Pass an objective test
3. Cite sources using MLA Parenthetical Citations.
4. Draw conclusions based on reliable evidence.
5. Proofread papers of peers.
6. Use search strategies for successful location of resources and information.
Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Small group/peer teaching sessions
3. Research paper
Approximate time:
2 class periods plus outside research
Resources:
Textbook
Reference materials
Unit 13: Classification
Subject matter:
1. Terminology
2. Early systems
3. Modern classification
4. The 5-kingdom system vs. the 6-kingdom system
5. Dichotomous keys
6. Basis for classification
Outcomes:
The student will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Identify the early classification systems
3. Explain the contributions of Carl Linnaeus
4. Compare and contrast the 5 kingdom system to the
6-kingdom system
5. Identify the characteristics used in classification
6. Demonstrate how to use a dichotomous key
Assessment:
The student will
1. Pass an objective test on the terms and concepts
2. Participate in labs related to the concepts
3. Complete all daily assignments.
Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the concepts
3. Small group/peer teaching sessions
Approximate time:
2 days
Resources:
Textbook
Lab handouts
Unit 14: The skeletal, muscular, and integumentary systems
Subject matter:
1. An introduction to Human Biology
2. Terminology related to the chapter
3. Types of tissue
4. The skeletal system: bones, function of, types of joints
5. The muscular system: types of muscles, how muscles
contract
6. The integumentary system: skin, and hair.
Outcomes:
The student will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Compare and contrast the types of tissues
3. Identify the bones of the human body correctly
4. Identify the functions of the skeletal system
5. Explain the structure of a bone
6. Compare and contrast the types of joints
7. Compare and contrast the types of muscles
8. Describe how muscles contract
9. Identify and describe the components of the integumentary
system.
Assessment:
The student will:
1. Pass an objective test on terminology and concepts
2. Participate in lab activities related to the chapter
3. Complete all daily work
Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Small group/peer teaching activities
Approximate time:
4-5 days
Resources:
Textbook
Lab handouts
Unit 15: The Digestive System
Subject matter:
1.Terminology
2. The types of nutrients
3. The organs of the digestive tract
Outcomes:
The student will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Identify and assess the major nutrients
3. Identify the organs of the digestive tract and explain their
functions.
Assessment:
The student will:
1. Pass an objective test on terminology and concepts
2. Participate in lab activities that related to the chapter
3. Complete a visual display of a major vitamin or mineral
4. Complete daily assignments
Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Project on researching on vitamin or mineral
Approximate time:
2 class periods plus outside research
Resources:
Textbook
Lab handouts
Reference materials
Unit 16: Circulatory System
Subject matter:
1. Terminology
2. The heart: it's structures, functions, and cycles
3. Blood: it's functions and components
4. Blood vessels
5. The lymphatic system
6. Cardiovascular diseases
7. Blood types
Outcomes:
The student will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Diagram the structures of the heart
3. Identify the function of each structure
4. Compare and contrast the cycles of the heart
5. Compare and contrast the types of blood vessels
6. Identify the functions of the lymphatic system
7. Name and describe some major cardiovascular disease
8. Compare and contrast the major blood types
Assessment:
The student will:
1. Pass an objective test on terminology and concepts
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Complete daily assignments
Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
Approximate time:
7 days
Resources:
Textbook
Lab handouts
Unit 17: The Respiratory and Excretory Systems
Subject matter:
Outcomes:
1. Terminology
2. Breathing and gas exchange
3. Structures of the respiratory system and their function
4. Diseases of the respiratory system
5. The structures of the excretory system and their function
The student will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Compare and contrast internal respiration to external respiration
3. Compare inhalation to exhalation
4. List the characteristics of a respiratory surface
5. Name and describe the structures of the respiratory system
6. Name and describe the structures of the kidneys
7. Explain how gas exchange occurs
8. Name and describe diseases of the respiratory system
Assessment: The student will:
a. Pass an objective test on terminology and concepts
b. Participate in labs related to the chapter
c. Write a research paper on a respiratory disease
d. Complete daily assignments
e. Cite sources using MLA Parenthetical citations.
f. Use simple search engines and directories.
g. Condense and paraphrase materials from resources.
Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Research a respiratory illness
Approximate time:
4 days
Resources:
Textbook
Reference materials
Lab handouts
Unit 18: The Nervous System
Subject matter:
1. Terminology related to the chapter
2. Overview of the nervous system
3. How the body responds to stimuli
4. The central nervous system
5. Peripheral nervous system
6. Senses and sense receptors
7. Diseases of the nervous system
8. Memory and speech
Outcomes:
The student will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Identify the functions of the nervous system
3. Identify and explain diseases of the nervous system
4. Identify problems with various sense receptors
5. Name and describe the parts of a neuron
6. Compare and contrast the types of neurons
7. Name and describe the parts of the brain
8. Diagram the parts of the various sense receptors
9. Compare and contrast the types of memory
10. Explain how are various senses work: smell, taste touch etc.
Assessment:
The student will:
1. Pass an objective test on terminology and concepts
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Complete daily assignments
Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Small group/peer teaching sessions
Approximate time:
7 days
Resources:
Textbook
Lab handouts
Reference materials
Unit 19: The Endocrine and Reproductive Systems
Subject matter:
Outcomes:
1. Terminology related to the chapter
2. The endocrine system
3. The menstrual cycle
4. Gestational development
The student will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Compare and contrast the types of glands
3. Compare and contrast the types of hormones
4. Compare and contrast the types of diabetes
5. Chart the various glands, the hormones each produces
and the affect on the body
6. Explain the menstrual cycle
7. Distinguish between the various gestational stages
8. Explain stry Demonstrations from the Journal of Chemistry
5. Specific and non-specific defense mechanisms
6. Immune system disorders
Outcomes:
The student will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Identify the common pathogens and the diseases they cause
3. Identify the types of pathogens
4. Analyze a disease to see if it fits Koch's postulates
5. Identify the modes of disease transmission
6. Compare and contrast acquired immunity to passive immunity
7. Explain how the non-specific immune system functions
8. Explain how the specific immune system functions
9. Explain the various immune disorders
Assessment:
The student will:
1. Pass an objective test on terminology and concepts
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Complete daily assignments
Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
Approximate time:
5 days
Resources:
Textbook
Lab handouts
Unit 21: Viruses
Subject matter:
1. Terminology related to the chapter
2. Discovery of viruses
3. Characteristics of viruses
4. Replication of viruses
5. Viruses and diseases
Outcomes:
The student will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Explain the history of the discovery of viruses
3. Compare and contrast the lytic to lysogenic cycle
4. Identify the characteristics of viruses
5. Assess what questions must be answered as to the origin of
viruses
Assessment:
The student will:
1. Pass an objective test on terminology and concepts
2. Complete daily work related to the chapter
Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Small group/peer teaching sessions
Approximate time:
3 days
Resources:
Textbook
Reference materials
Unit 22:Monerans
Subject matter:
1. Terminology related to the chapter
2. Characteristics
3. Evolution and classification
4. Metabolic reactions
5. Reproduction of monerans
6. Importance of monerans
Outcomes:
The student will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter
2. Identify the characteristics of monerans
3. Compare and contrast the types of monerans
4. Explain how monerans are classified
5. Describe the various ways monerans reproduce
6. Identify the importance of bacteria for humans
Assessment:
The student will:
1. Pass an objective test on terminology and concepts
2. Complete daily assignments
3. Participate in labs related to the chapter
Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Small group activities
Approximate time:
4 days
Resources:
Textbook
Lab handouts
Reference materials
Unit 23:Protists
Subject matter:
1. Terminology related to the chapter
2. Characteristics of protists
3. Classification of protists
4. Parasitic protists
Outcomes:
The student will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Identify the characteristics of protists
3. Compare and contrast the groups of protists
4. Explain the impact of parasitic protists
Assessment:
The student will:
1. Pass an objective test on terminology and concepts
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Complete daily assignments
Strategies
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
Approximate time:
3 days
Resources:
Textbook
Lab handouts
Unit 24: Fungi
Subject matter:
1. Terminology related to the chapter
2. Characteristics of fungi
3. Types of nutrition
4. Structures
5. Types of reproduction
6. Classification
7. Importance of fungi
Outcomes:
The student will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Identify the characteristics of fungi
3. Describe the types of nutrition in fungi
4. Diagram the structures of fungi
5. Compare and contrast the types of reproduction
6. Compare and contrast the groups of fungi
7. Assess the importance that fungi play for humans
Assessment:
The student will:
1. Pass an objective test on terminology and concepts
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Complete daily assignments
Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
Approximate time:
3 days
Resources:
Textbook
Lab handouts
Reference materials
Unit 25: Plant Kingdom
Subject matter:
1. Terminology related to the chapter
2. Characteristics of all plants
3. Major groups of plants
4. Vascular vs. non-vascular plants
5. Classification of plants
6. Ecological roles of plants
Outcomes:
The student will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Identify the characteristics of all plants
3. Name and describe the major groups of plants
4. Compare and contrast vascular plants to non-vascular plants
5. Identify the major divisions of plants
6. Identify the ecological roles of plants
Assessment:
The student will:
1. Pass an objective test on terminology and concepts
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Complete daily assignments
Strategies
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Videos on plants and their importance
Approximate time:
4 days
Resources:
Textbook
Lab handouts
Videos
Unit 26: Seedless Plants
Subject matter:
1. Terminology related to the chapter
2. Life cycle of mosses
3. Life cycle of ferns
Outcomes:
The student will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Diagram the life cycle of mosses
3. Diagram the life cycle of ferns
Assessment:
The student will:
1. Pass a quiz on terminology and concepts
2. Complete posters of the life cycles of mosses and ferns
3. Participate in labs related to the chapter
Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Small groups
3. Labs related to the chapter
Approximate time:
2 days
Resources:
Textbook
Reference materials
Lab handouts
Unit 27: Plant Structure
Subject matter:
1. Terminology
2. Types of plant cells
3. Types of plant tissues
4. Types of roots
5. Monocots vs. Dicots
6. Plant structures
Outcomes:
The student will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Name and describe the types of plant cells
3. Name and describe the types of plant tissues
4. Identify the types of roots
5. Compare and contrast monocots to dicots
6. Diagram the various plant structures
Assessments: The student will:
1. Pass an objective test on terminology and concepts
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Complete daily assignments
Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
Approximate time:
7 days
Resources:
Textbook
Lab handouts
Unit 28: Reproduction in seed plants and growth in plants
Subject matter:
1. Terminology related to the chapter
2. Plant hormones
3. Tropisms
4. Flower structures
Outcome:
The student will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Name and describe the various plant hormones
3. Compare and contrast the types of tropisms
4. Diagram the flower structures
Assessment:
The student will:
1. Pass an objective test on terminology and concepts
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Complete daily assignments
Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
Approximate time:
3 days
Resources:
Textbook
Lab handouts
Unit 29: Invertebrates
Subject matter:
1. Overview of the animal kingdom
2. Body symmetry
3. The various phyla of the invertebrates: their characteristics
Organisms within and their importance of
4. Terminology
Outcomes:
The student will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Compare and contrast an invertebrate to a vertebrate
3. Analyze the various phyla for their characteristics, organisms,
and importance of
4. Describe the various types of body symmetry
Assessment:
The student will:
1. Pass an objective test on terminology and concepts
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Complete daily assignments
Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Small group/peer teaching sessions
Approximate time:
5 days
Resources:
Textbook
Lab handouts
Reference materials
Unit 30: Vertebrate animals
Subject matter:
1. Characteristics of vertebrates
2. Classes of the phylum chordate, their characteristics, organisms
within, and importance of
3. Orders within certain classes of the phylum chordate
4. Terminology
CHEMISTRY
Course Description
Topics in chemistry include safety, laboratory techniques and investigation, an understanding of matter, energy, the
periodic table, atomic structure, bonding, chemical nomenclature, balancing equations, stoichiometric relationships,
acid/base and oxidation/reduction reactions, the gas laws and the kinetic theory of matter, and basic carbon and
organic chemistry. Numerous opportunities to communicate results through written reports, article summaries, and
oral presentations will be provided throughout the class.
Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:
1. Explain the experimentation process where variables are measured, analyzed, and
evaluated to produce observations, verifiable data and a properly written report.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
Demonstrate a working knowledge of lab safety rules and procedures.
Define key vocabulary terms.
Demonstrate logical problem evaluation.
Explain the concepts of matter, atoms, and chemical nomenclature.
Explain the origin, construction, element location, of the periodic table.
Explain how chemistry is important in the technological development of goods used in everyday world.
Explain the concept of energy including its conservation in chemical reactions and balanced equations.
Explain the difference between ions and atoms.
Explain ionic, covalent, hydrogen and other types of bonding.
Explain electron configuration, electron dot structures for molecules and how the polarity of the bonds and
the shape of the molecule determine whether a molecule is polar or nonpolar.
12. Explain the concepts of moles and stoichiometric relationships are used in chemistry.
13. Explain properties of water and solution, and how the properties of a solid, liquid and gas relate to the
kinetic theory of matter.
14. Explain the gas laws using the kinetic theory of matter.
15. Describe all types of reactions.
16. Explain the acid/base theory: strong/weak acids, and dissociation/ionization(pH, pOH) .
17. Explain oxidation/reduction reactions in terms of oxidizing and reducing agents.
18. Create an original production/presentation that uses correct production techniques, is appropriate for
intended audience, and has proper documentation of sources.
19. Demonstrate communications skills using a variety of presentation formats.
20. Condense and paraphrase material from assigned textbooks.
Course Assessments:
a. participation in class, notes on lectures and readings
b. quizzes on key concepts
c. successful lab write-ups demonstrating key concepts
d. oral discussion on lectures, labs, and chemistry articles
e. chapter exams
f. essays on key concepts and their application to the everyday world.
g. semester exams worth 10-20 % of the student semester grade.
h. statistical comparison of overall semester grades and specific semester test question answers from year to
year
Course Materials: Chemistry: Visualizing Matter. R. Thomas Myers, Ph.D et al. Materials include teacher
wraparound edition, lab manual, tech prep applications, consumer chemistry, chapter review and assessments, and
teaching transparencies.
Unit Outcomes
Unit I: Chapter 1 The Science of Chemistry, and Chapter 2 Matter and Energy
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. define chemistry
2. diagram the location of safety equipment.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
demonstrate safety procedures in lab
classify matter by its composition as a pure substance or a mixture
distinguish between chemical and physical properties and reactions
define the scientific method
compare and contrast microscopic verses macroscopic views of matter.
explain the conservation of matter and energy in terms of mass taking another form or resulting in
a gain of energy
9. explain how are quantities are measured and reported, including accuracy and precision
10. Create properly written lab reports of the material covered
Assessments: Students will be evaluated on their ability to do the following:
1. take notes from the text and lectures
2. pass quizzes on selected materials
3. pass an objective test on important terminology and concepts
4. work as a lab team to complete selected experiments for this unit
5. organize, prepare, execute, and written report on selected experiments
Unit II: Chapter 3 Atomic Structure and Electron Configuration and Chapter 4 The Periodic
Table
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. relate historical experiments to the development of the modern model of the atom
2. explain the internal structure of atoms
3. explain Bohr’s atomic model, quantum atomic model, and electron configurtions
4. explain what makes a group and period of elements in the Periodic Table
5. explain what gives metals, nonmetals and metalloids their properties
6. define trends found in the Periodic Table
7. explain where elements came from
8. use the periodic table to classify an element as a metal, nonmetal, or metalloid
9. relate an element’s valence electron structure to its position in the periodic table
10. compare the properties of metals, nonmetals, and metalloids
Assessments: See assessments from Unit I above
Unit III: Chapter 5 Ionic Compounds and Chapter 6 Covalent Bonds and Molecular Forces
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. define how ions are different from atoms
2. explain what holds salt together
3. explain what are polyatomic ions
4. explain why some atoms form covalent bonds
5. compare the naming of ionic and covalent compounds
6. define hygroscopic vs. deliquescent compounds
7. explain allotropes
8. show how molecules are depicted
9. define the octet rule and give examples of diatomic molecules
10. explain what forces exist between molecules
11. explain how to draw Lewis structures
Assessments: See assessments from Unit I above
Unit IV: Chapter 8 The Mole, Chapter 9 Chemical Reactions, and Chapter 10 Stoichiometry and
Calculations
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. explain how atoms are counted
2. explain how moles are related to chemical formulas
3. define chemical reactions and their 5 major types
4. show how chemical reactions are written and balanced
5. explain what a chemical reaction tells you
6. explain the factors that influence the rate of reaction
7. explain how much a reaction can produce
8. explain how stoichiometry is uses in chemical reactions
Assessments: See assessments from Unit I above
Unit V: Chapter 11 Causes of Change, Chapter 12 Gases and Liquids, Chapter 13 Solutions
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. explain how heat differs from other forms of energy
2. explain how temperature affects enthalpy and entropy
3. describe a change in state
4. explain how thernodynamics applies to reactions and nutrition
5. explain the characteristics of gases
6. explain the kinetic theory of matter
7. explain gas pressure
8. describe the gas laws and how they fit together
9. explain conditions that cause a gas to condense
10. define a solution, solute and solvent
11. explain what causes conductivity in solutions
12. Explain how a liquid’s properties are changed by solutes.
Assessments: See assessments from Unit I above
Unit VI: Chapter 14 Chemical Equilibrium, Chapter 15 Acids and Bases, Chapter 16 Reaction
Rates
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. explain what an equilibrium system is and how it is measured
2. define acids and bases
3. explain how the strengths of acids and bases are quantified
4. explain how acidity and pH are related
5. demonstrate titrations
6. explain reaction rate
7. explain how catalysts change the rates of reactions
Assessments: See assessments from Unit I above
Unit VII: Chapter 7 Carbon and Organic Compounds
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. explain what kinds of covalent compounds carbon can form
2. describe how carbon compounds are named and drawn
3. explain what a polymer is
4. name branched hydrocarbons
Assessments: See assessments from Unit I above
Unit VIII: Chapter 17 Electrochemistry and Chapter 18 Nuclear Chemistry
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. Explain electrochemistry
2. explain how electroylytic cells are used
3. explain how batteries work
4. describe what can be learned from an equilibrium cell
5. explain which atomic nuclei are stable
6. explain what kinds of nuclear changes occur
7. explain how nuclear chemistry is used
Assessments: See assessments from Unit I above
CHEMISTRY HONORS
Course Description
This class is a one semester class that is designed to prepare students for college level PACC Chemistry class.
Topics are covered in greater depth than Chemistry and at a faster pace. Major topics in honors chemistry include
safety, laboratory procedures and investigations, an in-depth understanding of the periodic table, periodic trends,
energy and matter, atomic structure, electronic configurations, chemical formulas and bonding, chemical reactions
and equations, the mole, mathematics of chemical reactions, heat, states of matter, solutions, chemical equilibrium,
solubility and precipitation, acids and bases, oxidation and reduction, kinetics and thermodynamics, carbon and its
chemistry, and organic chemistry.
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of Chemistry Honors, the Student will be able to do the following:
1.
Investigate and understand experiments in which variables are measured, analyzed and evaluated produce
observations and verifiable data.
2. Demonstrate a working knowledge of lab and safety rules and procedures.
3. Define key vocabulary terms.
4. Compare the historical development of the atom and periodic table in achieving an understanding that
scientific knowledge is tentative and open to discussion.
5. Examine the placement of elements on the periodic table as a function of their atomic structure.
6. Investigate and understand how conservation of energy and matter is expressed in chemical formulas and
balanced equations.
7. Explain the concept of energy including its conservation in chemical reactions and balanced equations.
8. Construct the relationships between quantities of molar relationships in the gas laws, solutions
concentrations, chemical equilibrium and the acid/base theory.
9. Solve molar relationships using the factor label method, moles, and stoichiometry.
10. Explain ionic, covalent, hydrogen and other types of bonding.
11. Investigate and understand that the kinetic theory and the forces of attraction between particles explain the
phases of matter, matter's pressure, temperature and volume.
12. Examine the interaction of Chemistry, technology and society and their interdependence on each other.
13. Explain the gas laws, solutions, chemical equilibrium, solubility.
14. Explain acid-base and redox reactions.
15. Define Kinetics and Thermodynamics.
16. Create an original presentation/production that uses correct production techniques, is appropriate for
intended audience, and has proper documentation of sources.
17. Demonstrate communications skills using a variety of presentation formats.
18. Condense and paraphrase material from assigned textbooks.
Course Assessments:
1. participation in class and notes on lectures and readings
2. quizzes on key concepts
3. successful lab write-ups demonstrating key concepts
4. oral discussion on lectures, labs, and chemistry articles
5. chapter exams
6. essays on key concepts and their application to the everyday world.
7. semester exams worth 10-20% of their semester grade.
8.
statistical comparison of overall semester grades and specific semester test question answers from year to
year
Course Materials: Chemistry: Connections to our Changing World. LeMay, H. Eugene, et al. Prentice Hall, 2000.
Materials include teacher wraparound edition, lab manual, tech prep applications, consumer chemistry, chapter
review and assessments, section focus transparencies, basic concept transparencies and problem solving
transparencies.
Unit Outcomes
Unit I: Chapter 1 Chemistry and You, Chapter 2 Energy and Matter
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. explain why chemistry is important
2. diagram the location of safety equipment
3. demonstrate safety procedures in the lab
4. list the steps in the scientific method and use it to gather and organize data and draw conclusions
5. identify the metric units of measurement
6. compare and contrast precision and accuracy
7. explain how to use significant figures and scientific notation
8. define density and how it is calculated
9. explain how dimensional analysis and conversion factors are used to solve problems in chemistry
10. name the 3 basic terms of energy
11. state the law of conservation of matter and energy
12. explain absolute zero
13. name the 4 states of matter
14. compare physical and chemical properties of matter
15. compare heterogeneous and homogeneous
Assessments: Students will be evaluated on their ability to do the following:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
take notes from the text and lectures
pass quizzes on selected materials
pass an objective test on important terminology and concepts
work as a lab team to complete selected experiments for this unit
organize, prepare, execute, and report on selected experiments
Unit II: Chapter 3 Atomic Structure and Chapter 4 Electron Configurations
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. define the term atom
2. explain what studies of cathode rays and radioactivity revealed about atoms
3. name and describe 3 subatomic particles
4. determine the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in an atom or ion
5. describe the changes that accompany nuclear reactions
6. describe a wave in terms of wave length, amplitude, and speed
7. relate energy of reaction to frequency
8. distinguish between a continuous and a line spectrum
9. explain the Bohr model of an atom
10. describe atomic orbitals in terms of their shape, size, and energy
11. determine the electron configuration of selected elements
Assessments: See assessment for Unit I above
Unit III: Chapter 5 The Periodic Table and Chapter 6 Groups of Electrons
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. state the periodic law
2. review major historical workers involved in the production of the periodic table
3. explain why elements in a group have similar properties
4. identify the 4 blocks of the periodic table
5. identify 4 periodic trends and explain how each reflects the electron configurations of the elements
6. describe properties of metals, nonmetals and metalloids
7. give uses and trends of transition metals
8. describe the actinides and lanthanides
9. explain the roles of oxygen, carbon and nitrogen in their world
10. describe some properties of hydrogen
Assessments: See assessment for Unit I above
Unit IV: Chapter 7 Chemical Formulas and Bonding and Chapter 9 Chemical Reactions and Equations
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. describe characteristics of ionic and covalent bonds and explain the octet rule
2. describe the difference between polar and non-polar covalent bonds
3. write the names for ionic compounds, molecular compounds, and acids and bases
4. describe characteristics of a chemical reaction
5. balance and classify chemical equations
Assessments: See assessment for Unit I above
Unit IV: Chapter 10 The Mole, Chapter 11 The Mathematics of Chemical Equations, and Chapter 12 Heat
in Chemical Reactions
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. define a mole and molar mass and explain their importance
2. convert among the number of particles, moles, and mass of a substance
3. describe molar volume and use it to solve problems
4. determine the % composition of a given formula
5. use % composition to determine the formula of an unknown substance
6. find empirical and molecular formulas
7. define stoichiometry and describe its importance
8. relate stoichiometry to balanced chemical equations
9. determine the limiting reactant of a chemical reaction
10. distinguish between exothermic and endothermic reactions
11. explain entropy and enthalpy change
12. define standard enthalpy change and explain how it is used
13. apply Hess’s law to determine ΔH˚ for a reaction
14. describe how a calorimeter determines heats of reactions
15. Compare heat and temperature
Assessments: See assessment for Unit I above
Unit V: Chapter 13 Gases and Chapter 14 Liquids and Solids
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. describe the kinetic-molecular theory and explain how it accounts for observed gas behavior and the
physical properties of liquids and solids
2. explain what gas pressure is and describe how it is measured
3. state the gas laws
4. discuss the importance of the ideal gas equation
5. relate gas density to temperature and molar mass
6. describe the different types of intermolecular forces
7. define viscosity and surface tension and explain their relationship to intermolecular forces
8. compare crystalline and amorphous substances
9. describe vaporization, condensation, and boiling
10. describe freezing and melting
11. identify features of a phase diagram
Assessments: See assessment for Unit I above
Unit VI: Chapter 15 Solutions, Chapter 16 Chemical Equilibrium, and Chapter 17 Solubility and
Precipitaton
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. describe the properties of solutions
2. identify the different types of solutions
3. measure the concentration of solutions in terms of molarity, molality, and mole fraction
4. define solubility and describe the factors that affect it
5. define colligative properties of solutions
6. describe a reversible reaction
7. determine the equilibrium constant of a given reaction
8. use the reaction quotient to determine if the reaction is at equilibrium
9. describe how changes in concentration, pressure, and temperature affect a reaction at equilibrium
10. compare dissolution and precipitation
11. describe equilibria for aqueous solutions of ionic solids
12. describe a precipitation reaction and relate it to solubility
13. write net ionic equations to describe the formation of an aqueous solution
Assessments: See assessment for Unit I above
Unit VII: Chapter 18 Acids, Bases, and Salts, Chapter 19 Reactions of Acids and Bases, and Chapter 20
Oxidation and Reduction
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. state the Bronsted-Lowry definition for acids and bases
2. identify common physical and chemical properties of acids and bases
3. explain what dissociation constants indicate about acids or bases
4. explain what most bases have in common
5. describe how most acids are named
6. identify the ion concentrations in pure water
7. describe the pH scale
8. identify a buffer and explain how they work
9. describe an acid-base titration
10. define oxidation and reduction
11. explain what oxidation numbers are and how they are assigned
12. explain what is meant by the activity series of metals
13. list steps for balancing a redox equation
Assessments: See assessment for Unit I above
Unit VIII: Chapter 22 Rates of Reaction and Chapter 23 Thermodynamics
Outcomes: Student will be able to do the following:
1. define the rate of a chemical reaction
2. identify the intermediates of a reaction mechanism
3. describe the rate law for a chemical reaction
4. explain how energy is involved in chemical reactions
5. define activation energy and describe an activated complex
6. list the factors that affect reaction rates
7. explain what is meant by a spontaneous process
8. define entropy
9. relate enthalpy changes to spontaneity
10. state the entropy criterion for a spontaneous process
Assessments: See assessment for Unit I above
Unit IX: Chapter 25 Carbon and Its Compounds and Chapter 26 Classes of Organic Compounds
Outcomes: Student will be able to do the following:
1. explain carbon’s unique bonding properties
2. define organic molecules and organic chemistry
3. define alkanes
4. identify conformations and structural isomers
5. identify the different classes of unsaturated hydrocarbons
6. define the term polymer
7. explain how several classes of organic compounds can be derived from hydrocarbons
8.
identify the differences between and write formulas for halocarbons, alcohols, and ethers, aldehydes and
ketones, carboxylic acids and esters, and amines and amides
Assessments: See assessment for Unit I above
PACC Chemistry
Course Description
PACC Chemistry is a college level class. When the student obtains a grade of “B” or better they are entitled to 4
college credits to schools that honor PACC classes. Topics are covered in greater depth than Honors Chemistry and
at a faster pace. Major topics in PACC Chemistry include safety, in-depth laboratory procedures and investigations,
an in-depth understanding of matter and atomic structure, math of chemistry, the periodic table, solutions, bonding,
kinetics, thermodynamics, states of matter, energy and matter, chemical formulas, chemical reactions and equations,
acids and bases, redox reactions, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry, carbon and organic chemistry.
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of PACC Chemistry, the Student will be able to do the following:
1. demonstrate a solid knowledge of lab and safety rules and procedures
2. prepare, execute, and report on laboratory experiments
3. define key vocabulary terms
4. explain the fundamental laws of chemistry and describe matter in detail
5. explain the structure of the periodic table as a function of atomic structure of the elements
6. demonstrate a strong understanding of the mathematics of chemistry including stoichiometry
7. describe the types of chemical reactions, balance and manipulate these chemical equations
8. describe all states of matter and the laws associated with them
9. describe the major types of bonding
10. explain the properties of solutions
11. explain kinetics and associated rate laws
12. explain the fundamentals of equilibria
13. explain entropy, spontaneity, free energy, and enthalpy
14. explain fundamentals of electrochemistry and nuclear chemistry
15. explain fundamentals of carbon and organic chemistry
16. examine the interaction of Chemistry, technology and society and their interdependence on each other
17. demonstrate writing skills through reports on labs, summaries of articles from literature and the internet and
oral reports on assigned topics
Course Assessments:
1. participation in class and notes on lectures and readings
2. quizzes on key concepts
3. written reports
4. oral discussion on lectures, labs, and chemistry articles
5. chapter exams
6. semester exams worth 10-20% of their semester grade
7. statistical comparison of overall semester grades
Course Materials: Chemistry: Zumdahl and Zumdahl. Houghton Mifflin Press, 2007. Materials include teacher
wraparound edition, lab manual, tech prep applications, consumer chemistry, chapter review and assessments,
section focus transparencies, basic concept transparencies and problem solving transparencies.
Unit Outcomes
Unit I: Chapter 1 Chemical Foundations, Chapter 2 Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
16. provide an overview of chemistry
17. diagram the location of safety equipment and demonstrate safety procedures in the lab
18. explain the scientific method and its use in experimentations
19. explain units of measurement and their use in chemistry
20. explain uncertainty of measurement including the concepts of precision and accuracy
21. explain how to use significant figures and scientific notation
22. define density and how it is calculated
23. explain the term temperature
24. classify matter and characterize the atom
25. define molecules and ions
26. describe the periodic table and name elements and simple compounds
Assessments: For each unit, students will be evaluated on their ability to do the following:
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take notes from the text and lectures
complete homework assignments
pass quizzes on selected materials
pass an objective test on important terminology and concepts
work as a lab team to complete selected experiments
organize, prepare, execute, and report on selected experiments
Unit II: Chapter 3 Stoichiometry, Chapter 4 Types of Chemical Reactions and Solution Stoichiometry
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. explain moles and molar mass
2. compute % composition of compounds
3. determine the formula of a compound
4. balancing chemical equations
5. complete stoichiometric calculations
6. determine the limiting reactant
7. explain the nature of aqueous solutions: strong and weak electrolytes
8. describe the major types of reactions
9. describe reactions in solution
10. describe and balance redox reactions
Assessments: See assessments for Unit I above.
Unit III: Chapter 5 Gases, Chapter 10 Liquids and Solids
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
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6.
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Explain gas pressure
explain the gas laws
gas stoichiometry
explain kinetic molecular theory of gases
explain effusion and diffusion
discuss chemistry in the atmosphere
describe the liquid and solid states
explain the structure and bonding in metals
explain molecular and ionic solids
explain vapor pressure and changes in state
explain a phase diagram
Assessments: See assessments for Unit I above .
Unit IV: Chapter 6 Thermochemistry, Chapter 7 Atomic Structure and Periodicity
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. explain the nature of energy
2. describe enthalpy and calorimetry
3. describe present sources of energy
4. explain electromagnetic radiation
5. describe the nature of matter
6. describe Bohr’s model
7. explain the quantum mechanical model of the atom
8. describe quantum numbers, orbital shapes and energies
9. describe the history of the periodic table
10. describe the trends in atomic properties
Assessments: See assessments for Unit I above.
Unit V: Chapter 8 Bonding: General Concepts, Chapter 9 Covalent Bonding: Orbitals
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. explain the types of chemical bonds
2. explain electronegativity, polarity and dipole moments
3. describe ions and their configuration and sizes
4. explain the covalent covalent bond
5. make use of Lewis structures
6. explain the octet rule and its exceptions
7. explain resonance
8. explain molecular structure and the VSEPR model
9. explain hybridization and the localized electron model
10. describe the molecular orbital model
11. describe bonding in diatomic molecules
Assessments: See assessments for Unit I above.
Unit VI: Chapter 11 Properties of Solutions, Chapter 12 Chemical Kinetics
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. explain solution composition
2. explain the energies of solution formation
3. describe factors affecting solubility
4. explain vapor pressures and solutions
5. describe boiling-point elevation and freezing-point depression
6. explain osmotic pressure
7. describe colloids
8. determine reaction rates
9. describe rate laws
10. explain reaction mechanisms
11. explain a model for chemical kinetics
12. explain catalysis
Assessments: See assessments for Unit I above.
Unit VII: Chapter 13 Chemical Equilibrium, Chapter 15 Applications of Aqueous Equilibria
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. explain the equilibrium condition and constant
2. describe equilibrium expressions involving pressures
3. solve equilibrium problems
4. describe solutions of acids or bases containing a common ion
5. explain buffered solutions and buffering capacity
6. explain titrations and pH curves
7. describe acid-base indicators
8. explain solubility equilibria
9. discuss equilibria involving complex ions
Assessments: See assessments for Unit I above.
Unit VIII: Chapter 14 Acids and Bases, Chapter 16 Spontaneity, Entropy, and Free Energy
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. explain the nature of acids and bases
2. explain acid strength and the pH scale
3. calculate the pH of acid solutions
4. describe bases
5. describe polyprotic acids
6. explain Lewis acid-base model
7. explain a strategy for solving acid-base problems
8. explain spontaneous processes and entropy
9. describe entropy and the second law of thermodynamics
10. explain the effect of temperature on spontaneity
11. describe free energy
12. describe entropy changes in chemical reactions
13. explain free energy and chemical reactions
14. explain the dependence of free energy on pressure
Assessments: See assessments for Unit I above.
Unit IX: Chapter 22 Organic Molecules
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. describe and name organic molecules
2. describe hydrocarbon derivatives
3. explain polymers
4. describe some natural polymers
Assessments: See assessments for Unit I above.
Unit X: Chapter 19 Groups 1A Through 4A, Chapter 20 Groups 5A Through 8A, Chapter 21 Transition
Metals and Coordination Chemistry
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. describe elements of groups 1A through 4A and their properties
2. describe elements of groups 5A through 8A and their properties
3. describe elements of groups 3A through 12A and their properties
4. describe coordination compounds
5. describe isomerism
6. describe bonding in complex ions
7. explain the crystal field model
Assessments: See assessments for Unit I above.
Unit XI: Chapter 17 Electrochemistry, Chapter 18 The Nucleus: A Chemist’s View
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1, describe galvanic cells
2. explain cell potential, electrical work and free energy
3. discuss batteries, corrosion, and electrolysis
4. explain nuclear stability and reactive decay
5. describe kinetics of radioactive decay
6. describe nuclear transformations
7. explain thermodynamic stability of the nucleus
8. explain nuclear fusion and fission
9. describe effects of radiation
Assessments: See assessments for Unit I above.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Course Description:
This course is intended to increase the students' awareness and knowledge of the environmental
issues facing our world. Students should develop the attitudes and skills necessary to foster
participation by the student on environmental issues. Weekly labs are an integral part of the
course.
Student outcomes:
After completion of this course, the students will be able to:
1.Identify the various environmental issues facing our world.
2.Apply the scientific method, deductive and inductive reasoning to generate questions and
solutions to environmental issues.
3.Identify native plants and animals of Wisconsin.
4.Compare the types of ecosystems.
5.Explain how ecosystems function, in regards to energy flow, and cycling of carbon, water, and
nitrogen.
6.Compare the ways that species interact with each other.
7.Assess the resources of water, air, and land as to their importance to humans and the affects our
actions have on each of the resources.
8.Appraise the challenges of providing adequate food to the world's population.
9.Evaluate the issue of waste management and the possible solutions to waste management.
10. Appraise the energy needs of our world and ways of providing the necessary energy for those
needs.
11.Evaluate the importance of biodiversity and the measures used to ensure biodiversity.
12 Condense and paraphrase material from research sources.
13 Review existing knowledge evaluating the quality, reliability, and relevance of sources.
14 Analyze results of experimental data.
15 Identify and use simple search engines and directories.
Course Assessment:
The following will be required for successful completion of this course.
1.Semester exams at the end of first and second semesters.
2.Chapter exams.
3.Class presentations and projects.
4.Research papers on various issues.
5.Plant collection of native species. Students are required to press the plants determine the plants
common name, scientific name and background information on the plant.
6.Photo collection of native animal species. Students are required to find pictures of native
mammals; birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians, then for each determine the common names, the
scientific name and background information.
7.Labs. The students are required to collect data on the labs and give a summary of the data and
their results.
Suggested course materials:
Textbook: Environmental Science Karen Arms, Publisher Holt, Reinhart, and Winston
Environmental Science Unit Objectives
Unit 1: Environmental Science: A Global Perspective
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1.Describe the three categories into which most environmental problems fall
2. Explain how the population crisis and the consumption crisis contribute to environmental problems
3. Distinguish between renewable and nonrenewable resources
4. Distinguish between pure and applied science
5. Apply the scientific method
6. Construct tables, line graphs, bar graphs, and pie charts
7. Name values that are important in making decisions
8. Develop a decision-making model
9. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
10. Develop plans of action that they are willing to do
Assessments:
The students will:
1. Make a decision-making model for various topics
2. Brain storm a list of environmental issues
3. Complete daily assignments
4. Participate in labs related to the chapter
5. Pass an objective exam on the concepts
Suggested Strategies:
1. Lecture and group discussion
2. Labs covering concepts in the chapter
3. Small group activities.
Approximate time: 6-7 days
Materials:
1. Textbook
2. Reference materials
3. Articles for decision-making models
Unit 2: Native Plant Identification
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Compare a native species to an introduced species
2. Use a dichotomous key to identify various plants
3. Apply terms to plant identification
4. Use field guides to identify various plants
Assessment:
The students will:
1. Participate in labs
2. Make a plant collection that identifies a plant’s common name, scientific name and a brief history of the plant.
Suggested Strategies:
1. Class lecture and discussion
2. Labs using taxonomic keys
Approximate time: 4 days
Materials:
1. Dichotomous keys for plants
2. Field books on plants
3. Reference materials
Unit 3: Living Things in Ecosystems
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Distinguish between biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem
2. Distinguish between population and community
3. Distinguish between habitat and niche
4. Distinguish between an organism and species
5. Explain the 5 major types of species interactions and give examples of each.
6. Explain Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection
7. Explain the concepts of adaptations and give some examples of adaptations
8. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly.
Assessments:
The students will:
1. Pass an objective test on the terms and concepts
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Complete daily assignments
Suggested Strategies:
1. Lecture and group discussions
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Small group activities
Approximate time: 6-7 days
Materials:
1. Textbook
2. Lab handouts
3. Reference materials
Unit 4: Energy Flow in Ecosystems
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Describe the roles of producers and consumers
2. Differentiate among the types of consumers
3. Construct a food chain and a food web
4. Compare photosynthesis to cellular respiration
5. Describe the water, carbon, and nitrogen cycles
6. Explain how humans affect the cycles
7. Describe secondary to primary succession
8. Explain the importance of pioneer species
9. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
Assessments:
The students will:
1. Pass an objective exam on terminology and concepts
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Complete daily assignments
Suggested Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Small group activities
3. Labs related to the chapter
Approximate time: 6-7 days
Materials:
1. Textbook
2. Lab handouts
3. Reference materials
Unit 5: Kinds of Ecosystems
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Compare and contrast the world biomes
3. Identify various plants and animals in each biome
4. Identify the various threats to each type of biome
5. Compare and contrast the various types of wetlands
6.Compare and contrast the types of marine ecosystems
7. Develop ideas for ways they can help protect the biomes
Assessments:
The students will:
1. Pass an objective exam on concepts and terminology
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Complete daily assignments related to the chapter
4. Participate in small group activities
Suggested Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Small group activities
3. Small group presentations
4. Labs related to the chapter
5. Videos on the biomes
Approximate time: 6-7 days
Materials:
1. Textbook
2. Reference materials
3. Lab handouts
Unit 6: Water
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Explain the importance of fresh water
2. Describe our sources of fresh water
3. Explain why fresh water is often in short supply
4. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
5. Classify the types of water pollution
6. Describe the impact of water pollution on people and the environment
7. Describe the impact of ocean pollution on people and the environment
8. Develop plans of action that they are willing to participate in.
Assessment:
The students will:
1. Pass an objective exam on the concepts and terminology
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Complete daily assignments
4. Participate in small group activities.
Suggested Strategies
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the concepts in the chapter
3. Conduct surveys of water use
4. Small group activities
5. Videos on water use and pollution
Approximate time: 7-8 days
Materials:
1. Textbook
2. Lab handouts
3. Reference materials
Unit 7: Air
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Name and describe the major causes of air pollution
3. Distinguish between primary and secondary pollutants
4. Develop a plan of action to reduce air pollution
5. Describe the health effects of air pollution on humans
6. Explain what indoor air pollution is and how we can control it.
7. Explain what causes acid precipitation
8 Explain how acid precipitation affects the ecosystem
9 Cite sources using MLA parenthetical citations.
10 Compare, evaluate, and select appropriate Internet search engines and directories.
Assessments:
The students will:
1. Pass an objective exam on the concepts and terminology
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Complete daily assignments
4. Participate in small group activities
Suggested Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Reports on indoor air pollutants
4. Videos on air pollution and alternative vehicles
Approximate time: 7-8 days
Materials:
1. Textbook
2. Lab handouts
3. Reference materials
Unit 8: Atmosphere and climate
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Develop a plan of action to help reduce the negative affects on the climate
3. Explain how the atmosphere makes life possible on earth
4. Explain how photosynthesis and respiration keep the levels of carbon dioxide constant
5. Describe the layers of the atmosphere
6. Explain what factors determine climate
7. Compare and contrast greenhouse effect and global warming
8. Explain the function of the ozone shield
9. Explain how CFCs are damaging the ozone
10. Assess both sides of the global warming theory
Assessments:
The students will:
1. Pass an objective exam on terminology and concepts
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Participate in a debate on global warming
4. Complete daily assignments
Suggested Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Debate global warming
4. Videos on atmosphere and climate
Approximate time: 7-8 days
Materials:
1. Textbook
2. Lab handouts
3. Reference materials
Unit 9: Land
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Describe what urban sprawl is and how we can do to relieve it.
3. Describe the usefulness of non-urban lands
4. Explain how we are to use land in a sustainable manner
5. Compare and contrast the different methods of logging
6. Examine the problems of rangelands
7. Explain how public lands are used in the United States
8. Chart the advantages and disadvantages of public lands
9. Develop a plan of action to help relieve the problems of land use.
10. Compare the types of mining and their affects on the land.
Assessments:
The students will:
1. The student will pass an objective exam on terminology and concepts
2.Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Conduct surveys on land use, report findings and draw conclusions from the data
4. Complete daily assignments
Suggested Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Videos on land use
4. Conduct surveys on land use
Approximate time: 7-9 days
Materials:
1. Textbook
2. Lab handouts
3. Videos on land use
Unit 10: Food
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Explain why it is difficult to provide food for all the world’s people
2. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the green revolution
3. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
4. Explain the various soil conservation practices and where they are used
5. Diagram the layers of soil
6. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of sustainable agriculture
7. Debate pesticide use on crops.
8. Assess the advantages and disadvantages of genetically altered crops.
9. Explain the various types of soil and their uses
Assessments:
The students will:
1. Pass an objective exam on concepts and terminology
2. Participate in labs and group activities related to the chapter
3. Debate the advantages and disadvantages of pesticide use
4 Complete daily assignments
5 Draw conclusions based on reliable, relevant evidence, current research, and valid reasoning.
Suggested Strategies:
1.Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Small group activities
4. Debating pesticide use
5. Videos on agriculture
Approximate time: 8-9 days
Materials:
1. Textbook
2. Lab handouts
3. Reference materials and handouts
4. Videos on agriculture
Unit 11: Biodiversity
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Explain how humans are causing the extinction of other species
3. Decide why it is important to preserve biodiversity
4. Describe the main parts of the Endangered Species Act
5. Discuss various controversies about the efforts to protect endangered species
6. Describe how captive breeding programs, botanical gardens help save species
7. Research an endangered/threatened species and give a report
8. Propose a plan of action to help protect biodiversity
Assessments:
The students will:
1. Pass an objective exam on concepts and terminology
2. Research an endangered or threatened species and give an oral presentation to their peers
3.Complete daily assignments
Suggested Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Small group activities
3. Research on species
4. Oral presentations
5. Videos on biodiversity
Approximate time: 10 days
Materials:
1. Textbook
2. Reference materials
3. Videos
Unit 12: Energy
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Distinguish between renewable and nonrenewable energy resources
3. Explain how energy is used in the United States and Worldwide
4. Identify the various sources of energy
5. Explain how nuclear power is created
6. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of nuclear power
7. Describe methods of conserving energy
8. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of alternative energy sources
9. Identify how they use energy in their daily lives
10. Develop a plan of action to conserve energy in their daily lives
Assessments:
The students will:
1.Pass an objective exam on terminology and concepts
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Conduct a survey of their energy use at home
4. Complete daily assignments
5. Research and write a paper on alternative energy sources
6 Proofread and edit writing of peers.
Suggested Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Small group activities
4. Surveys of energy uses in their homes
5. Videos on energy
Approximate time: 10 days
Materials:
1. Textbook
2. Lab handouts
3. Reference materials
4. Videos on energy
Unit 13: Waste
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Explain the composition of solid wastes in this country
3. Explain the composition of municipal wastes in this country
4. Compare and contrast the various methods of waste disposal
5. Develop a plan of action to reduce wastes
6. Explain the issues of handling hazardous wastes
7. Survey how restaurants handle waste
Assessments:
The students will:
1. Pass an objective exam on the concepts and terminology
2. Participate in labs related to the chapter
3. Complete daily assignments
4. Survey a local restaurant as to the amount waste generated by customers
Suggested Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Small group activities
4. Surveying a restaurant
Approximate time: 9 days
Materials:
1. Textbook
2. Lab handouts
3. Reference materials
Unit 14: Population Growth
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Use terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Describe the factors that a population’s size
3. Explain what limits a population growth
4. Describe how the size of the human population has changed
5. Describe the stages of population growth
6. Identify the factors that led to population changes
7. Describe the problems stemming from overpopulation
8. Dispute whether or not the world is overpopulated
Assessments:
The students will:
1. Pass an objective exam on the concepts and terminology
2. Complete daily assignments
3. Participate in labs related to the chapter
Suggested Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Small group activities
Approximate time: 9 days
Materials:
1. Textbook
2. Lab handouts
3. Reference materials
Unit 15: Towards a Sustainable Future
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Use the terminology related to the chapter correctly
2. Describe the results of the Earth Summit
3. Identify international agreements relating to the environment
4. Explain how environmental impact statements are prepared
5. Describe the role of local government in environmental conservation
6. Explain the impact of all levels of government on environmental issues
Assessments:
The students will:
1. Pass an objective exam on terminology and concepts
2. Complete daily assignments
3. Participate in labs related to the chapter
4. Participate in small group activities
Suggested Strategies:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Labs related to the chapter
3. Small group activities
Approximate time: 9 days
Materials:
1. Textbook
2. Lab handouts
3. Reference materials
Unit 16: Native Animals
Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Compare native species to introduced species
2. Explain the impact, introduced species have on an ecosystem
3. Use a dichotomous key to identify native animals
4. Use various field guides to identify native animals
Assessments:
1. Participate in labs
2. Make a collection of pictures of native animals; identify the animals’ common name, scientific name, and a brief
history of each animal
Approximate time: 6 days
Materials:
1. Field guides
2. Dichotomous key
3. Reference materials
PHYSICS
Course Description
The Physics class will present to the students principles of physics and challenge them to solve
problems, complete experiments and generate written and oral reports on their work. Major
topics in their physics class include safety, laboratory procedures and investigations, an
understanding of mechanics, materials, waves, electricity, magnetism, and concepts of modern
physics.
Course Outcomes
After successful completion of Physics, the student will be able to do the following:
1. demonstrate a solid knowledge of lab and safety rules and procedures
2. prepare, execute, and report (written and oral) on laboratory experiments
3. define key vocabulary terms
4. explain the fundamental laws of physics
5. demonstrate the math skills, measurements, vectors, and means to visualize data
6. describe motion and the mathematics of motion
7. define forces both linear and in two dimensions
8. explain gravitation
9. describe the conservation of momentum and energy
10. explain the concepts of energy, work, and simple machines
11. explain thermal energy
12. describe the states of matter
13. describe waves and energy transfer, sound, and light
14. explain mirrors, lenses, and light diffraction and interference
15. explain static electricity, electric fields, current electricity, and series and parallel circuits
16. explain magnetic fields, electromagnetic induction and electromagnetism
17. explain quantum theory, the atom, and solid state electronics
18. describe the nucleus and nuclear applications
Course Assessments:
1. participation in class and notes on lectures and readings
2. quizzes on key concepts
3. written reports
4. oral discussion on lectures, labs, and physics articles
5. chapter exams
6. semester exams worth 10-20% of their semester grade
7. statistical comparison of overall semester grades
Course Materials
Physics: Principles and Problems, by Paul Zitzewitz, et al. Materials include teacher wraparound
edition, color transparencies, enrichment, problems and solutions manual, concept-development
practice book, lab manual, next time questions.
Unit Outcomes
Unit I: Chapter 1 What is Physics, Chapter 2 A Mathematical Toolkit
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
27. provide an overview of physics
28. diagram the location of safety equipment and demonstrate safety procedures in the lab
29. explain the scientific method and its use in experimentations
30. explain units of measurement and their use in chemistry
31. explain uncertainty of measurement including the concepts of precision and accuracy
32. explain how to use significant figures and scientific notation
33. define SI standards
34. create a graph between independent and dependent variables
35. interpret the meaning of the graphed data
Assessments: For each unit, students will be evaluated on their ability to do the following:
12. take notes from the text and lectures
13. complete homework assignments
14. pass quizzes on selected materials
15. pass an objective test on important terminology and concepts
16. work as a lab team to complete selected experiments
17. organize, prepare, execute, and report on selected experiments
Unit II:
Chapter 3 Describing Motion, Chapter 4 Vector Addition, and Chapter 5 A
Mathematical Model of Motion
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. draw and use motion diagrams to describe motion
2. differentiate between scalar and vector quantities
3. define a displacement vector and determine a time interval
4. define velocity and acceleration operationally
5. relate the direction and magnitude of velocity and acceleration vectors to the motion of
objects
6. create pictoral and physical models for solving motion problems
7. determine graphically the sum of two or more vectors
8. solve problems of relative velocity
9. determine algebraically the sum of two or more vectors
10. interpret graphs of position versus time
11. draw and define information presented in graphs
12. calculate the displacement of an object from the area under a v-t graph
13. determine from the curves on a velocity-time graph both the constant and instantaneous
acceleration
14. calculate the velocity and the displacement of an object undergoing constant acceleration
15. describe the meaning of free fall
16. define the magnitude of the acceleration due to gravity
Assessments: See the assessments listed for Unit I above
Unit III: Chapter 6 Forces, Chapter 7 Forces and Motion in Two Dimensions
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. define a force and differentiate between contact and long-range forces
2. explain Newton’s second law of motion
3. explain Newton’s first law and describe an object in equilibrium
4. describe how weight and mass of an object are related
5. differentiate between the gravitational force weight and what is experienced as apparent
weight
6. define frictional force and distinguish between static and kinetic friction
7. describe simple harmonic motion and explain how the acceleration due to gravity
influence such motion
8. explain Newton’s third law
9. list the four fundamental forces
10. determine the force that produces equilibrium when three forces act on an object
11. explain that the vertical and horizontal motions of a projectile are independent
12. Determine the range of a projectile
13. explain the acceleration of an object moving in a circle at constant speed
14. describe how centripetal acceleration depends upon the object’s speed and the radius of
the circle
15. describe the direction of the force that causes centripetal acceleration
16. explain how the rate of circular motion is changed by exerting torque on it
Assessments: See the assessments listed for Unit I above
Unit IV: Chapter 8 Universal Gravitation, Chapter 9 Momentum and Its Conservation
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. relate Kepler’s laws of planetary motion to Newton’s law of universal gravitation
2. calculate the periods and speeds of orbiting objects
3. relate weightlessness to objects in free fall
4. describe gravitational fields
5. distinguish between inertial mass and gravitational mass
6. contrast Newton’s and Einstein’s views on gravitation
7. define momentum of an object
8. determine the impulse given to an object
9. explain that impulse equals the change in momentum of an object
10. explain Newton’s third law of motion to conservation of momentum in collisions and
explosions
11. explain conservation of momentum
Assessments: See the assessments listed for Unit I above
Unit V:
Chapter 10 Energy, Work, and Simple Machines, Chapter 11 Energy, Chapter
12 Thermal Energy, Chapter 13 States of Matter
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. describe the relationship between work and energy
2. identify the force that does work
3. differentiate between work and power
4. demonstrate knowledge of why simple machines are useful
5. demonstrate an understanding of mechanical advantage in ideal and real machines
6. analyze compound machines and describe them in terms of simple machines
7. calculate efficiencies for simple and compound machines
8. calculate the kinetic energy of a moving object
9. determine how to find gravitational potential energy of a system
10. identify ways in which elastic potential energy is stored energy
11. describe the nature of thermal energy
12. define temperature and distinguish it from thermal energy
13. convert from various temperature scales
14. define specific heat and calculate heat transfer
15. define heats of fusion and vaporization
16. state the first and second laws of thermodynamics
17. define heat engine, refrigeration, and heat pump
18. define entropy
19. describe how fluids create pressure
20. explain Archimedes’ and Bernoulli’s principles
21. explain surface tension and capillary action
22. compare solids, liquids, gases, and plasmas at a microscopic level, and relate their
properties to their structures
23. explain why solids expand and contract when the temperature changes
Assessments: See the assessments listed for Unit I above
Unit VI: Chapter 14 Waves and Energy Transfer, Chapter 15 Sound, Chapter 16 Light
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. explain how waves transfer energy without transferring matter
2. contrast transverse and longitudinal waves
3. explain wave speed, wavelength, and frequency
4. explain how wave speed changes with the medium that it exists
5. explain reflection and refraction
6. demonstrate a knowledge of sound
7. relate the physical properties of sound waves to the way we perceive sound
8. explain the Doppler shift
9. describe the origin of sound
10. explain resonance
11. explain why there is a variation among instruments and voices using terms timbre,
resonance, fundamental, and harmonic
12. explain why beats occur
13. explain that light is the visible portion of the electromagnetic frequencies
14. describe the ray model of light
15. define luminous intensity, flux, and illumination problems
16. explain the formation of color by light and by pigments or dyes
17. explain the cause of interference in thin films
18. describe methods for producing polarized light
Assessments: See the assessments listed for Unit I above
Unit VII: Chapter 17 Reflection and Refraction, Chapter 18 Mirrors and Lenses, Chapter
19 Diffraction and Interference of Light
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. explain the law of reflection
2. distinguish between diffuse and regular reflection
3. calculate the index of refraction in a medium
4. explain total internal reflection
5. define critical angle
6. explain effects caused by the refraction of light in a medium with varying reactive indices
7. explain dispersion of light in terms of the index of refraction
8. explain how concave, convex, and plane mirrors form images
9. locate images using ray diagrams, and calculate image location and size
10. describe uses of parabolic mirrors
11. explain how optical instruments such as microscopes and telescopes work
12. relate diffraction of light to its wave characteristics
13. explain interference patterns
14. explain how diffraction gratings form interference patterns
15. explain how diffraction limits the ability of a lens to distinguish two closely spaced
objects
Assessments: See the assessments listed for Unit I above
Unit VIII: Chapter 20 Static Electricity, Chapter 21 Electric Fields, Chapter 22Current
Electricity, Chapter 23 Series and Parallel Circuits
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. explain that objects that are charged exert forces, both attractive and repulsive
2. explain that charging is the separation of electrical charges
3. explain the differences between conductors and insulators
4. use Coulomb’s law to solve problems relating to electric force
5. define and measure an electric field
6. diagram electric field lines
7. define and calculate electric potential difference
8. explain the charge on an electron
9. determine where charges reside on solid and hollow conductors
10. describe capacitance and solve capacitor problems
11. define an electric current and the ampere
12. describe conductors that create current in an electric circuit
13. draw circuits and recognize they are closed loops
14. define power in electric circuits
15. define resistance and Ohm’s law
16. explain how electric current is converted to thermal energy
17. explain why high-voltage transmission lines are used to carry electricity over long
distances
18. define kilowatt-hour
19. explain a series and parallel connection
20. calculate current, voltage drops, and equivalent resistance for devices connected in series
and in parallel
21. describe a voltage divider
22. explain how fuses, circuit breakers, and ground fault interrupters protect household
wiring
23. explain the important features of voltmeters and ammeters
Assessments: See the assessments listed for Unit I above
Unit IX: Chapter 24 Magnetic Fields, Chapter 25 Electromagnetic Induction, Chapter 26
Electromagnetism
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. Describe the properties of magnets
2. relate magnetic induction to the direction on a current-carrying wire in a magnetic field
3. describe the design and operation of an electric motor
4. explain how a changing magnetic field produces an electric current
5. define electromotive force
6. describe how an electric generator works and how it differs from a motor
7. describe the difference between peak and effective voltage and current
8. explain Lenz’s law and back EMF and how it affects the operation of motors and
generators
9. explain self-inductance and how it affects circuits
10. describe a transformer
11. describe the measurement of the charge-to-mass ratio of the electron
12. explain how electric and magnetic fields can produce more electric and magnetic fields
13. explain how accelerated charges produce electromagnetic waves
14. explain the process by which electromagnetic waves are detected
Assessments: See the assessments listed for Unit I above
Unit X:
Chapter 27 Quantum Theory, Chapter 28 The Atom, Chapter 29, Solid State
Electronics Transition Metals and Coordination Chemistry
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. describe the spectrum emitted by a hot body and explain the basic theory that underlies
the emission of a hot-body radiation
2. explain the photoelectric effect
3. explain the Compton effect
4. describe evidence of the wave nature of matter
5. explain the dual nature of both waves and particles and the importance of the Heisenberg
uncertainty principle
6. explain the structure of the atom
7. distinguish between continuous and line spectra
8. explain emission and absorption spectra
9. describe the shortcomings of the Bohr model of the atom
10. describe the quantum model of the atom
11. explain how a laser works
12. describe electron motion in conductors and semiconductors
13. compare and contrast n-type and p-type semiconductors
14. describe how diodes work
15. explain how a transistor can amplify of increase voltage changes
Assessments: See the assessments listed for Unit I above
Unit XI: Chapter 30 The Nucleus, Chapter 31 Nuclear Applications
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. determine the number of neutrons and photons in nuclides
2. describe the forms of radioactive decay
3. describe half-life
4. describe the operation of particle detectors and particle accelerators
5. explain antiparticles, quarks, and leptons of matter
6. define binding energy in the nucleus
7. relate the energy releases in a nuclear reaction to the change in binding energy during the
reaction
8. explain how radioactive isotopes can be artificially produced and used
9. explain nuclear fission and chain reaction
10. describe the operation of one or more types of nuclear reactors
11. describe the fusion process
Assessments: See the assessments listed for Unit I above
MATH DEPARTMENT OUTCOMES
1. The student will recognize mathematical concepts, apply these concepts, and explain their
findings.
2. The student will demonstrate the interdependence of mathematics in the real world and its
application through technology.
3. The student will be able to use numbers effectively for various purposes, such as counting,
measuring, estimating, and problem solving.
4. The student will employ data collection and analysis, statistics, and probability in problemsolving situations, applying technology where appropriate.
5. The student will choose the appropriate technology to solve mathematical, real-world, and
non-routine problems.
6. The student will be able to demonstrate reading skills to solve a problem using reasoning and
justify their solution using written and oral communication.
7. The student will be able to use reading skills in applying geometric concepts, relationships,
and procedures to interpret, represent, and solve problems.
8. The student will employ algebraic techniques to define and describe a problem to determine
and justify appropriate solutions.
9. The student will identify the achievements of mathematicians throughout the past and the
present and recognize their various contributions to humankind.
10 The student will be able to apply Order of Operations to solve a problem or evaluate an
expression.
11 The student will select and compare data from a table, graph, or diagram.
12 The student will identify a direct or inverse relationship between variables in a table, graph, or
diagram.
13 The student will extrapolate from data points in a table or graph.
14. The student will identify or use a mathematical relationship that exists between data.
15. To improve student reading ability, tests, homework, and quizzes will include definitions of
key mathematical terms.
ALGEBRA I
Course Description: This course applies arithmetic skills to algebraic expressions. Topics
covered will include evaluating algebraic expressions, solving equations and inequalities,
graphing and interpreting word problems.
Student Outcomes: After completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Develop the basic concepts of variables, expressions and equations.
2. Use the four operations and properties of real numbers to simplify numerical and algebraic
expressions.
3. Solve linear equations.
4. Add, subtract and multiply polynomials.
5. Develop the factorization of composite numbers, monomials and polynomials.
6. Recall operations of fractions and apply these operations to algebraic fractions.
7. Solve rational equations and related story problems.
8. Analyze linear equations in two variables.
9. Solve systems of linear equations.
10. Solve linear inequalities.
11 Examine radical expressions and equations.
12 The student will select and compare data from a table, graph, or diagram.
13 The student will identify a direct or inverse relationship between variables in a table, graph, or
diagram.
14 The student will extrapolate from data points in a table or graph.
15 The student will identify or use a mathematical relationship that exists between data.
16 The student will condense and paraphrase material from assigned textbooks.
17 The student will determine significance and omit unnecessary material from notes.
UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO ALGEBRA
Student Outcome: The student will be able to:
1. Use the order of operation to evaluate real number expressions.
2. Translate verbal expressions into mathematical expressions and vice versa.
3. Solve open sentences over a given domain.
4. Graph real numbers on a number line.
5. Compare and order rational numbers using the number line.
6. Find the absolute value of a number.
UNIT 2: WORKING WITH REAL NUMBERS
Student Outcome: The student will be able to:
1. Apply number properties to simplify expressions.
2. Add and subtract real numbers.
3. Apply the distributive property to simplify expressions.
4. Multiply and divide real numbers.
5. Write equations to represent relationships among integers.
UNIT 3: SOLVING EQUATIONS AND PROBLEMS
Student Outcome: The student will be able to:
1. Solve equations using addition and subtraction.
2. Solve equations using multiplication and division.
3. Solve equations using more than one operation.
4. Solve equations with a variable on both sides.
5. Solve word problems by arranging the facts in a chart.
6. Solve problems involving cost, income and value.
UNIT 4: POLYNOMIALS
Student Outcome: The student will be able to:
1. Simplify expressions involving exponents.
2. Add and subtract polynomials.
3. Multiply polynomials.
4. Solve equations and formulas for a specified variable.
5. Solve problems involving uniform motion.
6. Solve area problems.
UNIT 5: FACTORING POLYNOMIALS
Student Outcome: The student will be able to:
1. Simplify quotients and find the greatest common factor (GCF) for sets of monomials.
2. Use the GCF and distributive property to factor polynomials.
3. Use the FOIL method to multiply two binomials.
4. Identify and factor binomials that are differences of squares.
5. Identify and factor perfect square trinomials.
6. Factor quadratic trinomials.
7. Use grouping techniques to factor polynomials with four or more terms.
8. Use factoring to solve quadratic equations.
9. Solve problems using quadratic equations.
UNIT 6: ALGEBRAIC FRACTIONS
Student Outcome: The student will be able to:
1. Simplify algebraic fractions.
2. Multiply algebraic fractions.
3. Divide algebraic fractions.
4. Add and subtract algebraic fractions.
5. Divide polynomials.
6. Simplify mixed expressions.
UNIT 7: APPLYING ALGEBRAIC FRACTIONS
Student Outcome: The student will be able to:
1. Solve proportions.
2. Solve algebraic fractions.
3. Solve problems involving percents and decimals.
4. Solve mixture problems.
5. Solve work problems.
6. Simplify expressions containing negative exponents.
7. Express numbers in scientific and standard notation.
UNIT 8: INTRODUCTION TO FUNCTIONS
Student Outcomes: The student will be able to:
1. Solve linear equations over a given domain.
2. Graph ordered pairs and linear equations on a coordinate plane.
3. Find the slope of a line, given the coordinates of two points on the line.
4. Write equations in slope-intercept form.
5. Write equations using point-slope formula.
6. Define a function using equations.
7. Graph linear and quadratic functions.
8. Write and solve direct and inverse variation problems.
UNIT 9: SOLVE SYSTEMS OF LINEAR EQUATIONS
Student Outcomes: The student will be able to:
1. Solve systems of linear equations by graphing.
2. Solve systems of equations by the substitution method.
3. Solve systems of equations by the elimination method using addition and subtraction.
4. Solve systems of equations by the elimination method using multiplication and addition.
5. Solve problems using systems of equations.
UNIT 10: SOLVE LINEAR INEQUALITIES
Student Outcome: The student will be able to:
1. Graph inequalities in one variable.
2. Solve inequalities using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
3. Solve problems using inequalities.
4. Solve compound inequalities and graph their solution sets.
5. Solve open sentences involving absolute value and graph the solutions.
6. Graph linear inequalities in two variables on a coordinate plane.
7. Solve systems of inequalities by graphing.
UNIT 11: RATIONAL AND IRRATIONAL NUMBERS
Student Outcomes: The student will be able to:
1. Compare and order rational numbers.
2. Express rational numbers as decimals or fractions.
3. Find square roots of numbers and variable expressions.
4. Simplify radical expressions.
5. Use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve problems.
6. Simplify products and quotients of radicals.
Simplify radical expressions involving addition and subtraction.
Solve radical equations.
Course Assessment: The following will be used to assess the student's successful completion of
this course.
Daily notes and homework compiles in a notebook.
Quiz scores. (one or two per unit)
Unit test scores.
Semester exam score.
Course Material: The textbook used for the completion of this course is Algebra, Structure and
Method. The authors are Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, and
William L. Cole. Publisher is Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA.
ALGEBRA IA
Course Description
This course applies arithmetic skills to algebraic expressions. Topics covered will include
evaluating algebraic expressions, solving equations and inequalities, graphing and interpreting
word problems. Algebra IA will solve quadratic equations using several different methods.
Student Outcomes
After completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1 Develop the basic concepts of variables, expressions and equations.
2 Use the four operations and properties of real numbers to simplify numerical and algebraic
expressions.
3 Solve linear equations.
4 Add, subtract and multiply polynomials.
5 Develop the factorization of composite numbers, monomials and polynomials.
6 Recall operations of fractions and apply these operations to algebraic fractions.
7 Solve rational equations and related story problems.
8 Analyze linear equations in two variables.
9 Solve systems of linear equations.
10 Solve linear inequalities.
11 Examine radical expressions and equations.
12 Solve quadratic equations.
13 The student will select and compare data from a table, graph, or diagram.
14 The student will identify a direct or inverse relationship between variables in a table, graph, or
diagram.
15 The student will extrapolate from data points in a table or graph.
16 The student will identify or use a mathematical relationship that exists between data.
17 The student will condense and paraphrase material from assigned textbooks.
18 The student will determine significance and omit unnecessary material from notes.
UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO ALGEBRA
Student Outcomes: After completion of this unit the student will be able to:
1. Use the order of operation to evaluate real number expressions.
2. Translate verbal expressions into mathematical expressions & vice versa.
3. Solve open sentences over a given domain.
4. Graph real numbers on a number line.
5. Compare and order rational numbers using the number line.
6. Show how to find the absolute value of a number.
UNIT 2: WORKING WITH REAL NUMBERS
Student Outcomes: The student will be able to:
1. Apply number properties to simplify expressions.
2. Add and subtract real numbers.
3. Apply the distributive property to simplify expressions.
4. Multiply and divide real numbers.
5. Write equations to represent relationships among integers.
UNIT 3: SOLVING EQUATIONS AND PROBLEMS
Student Outcomes: The student will be able to:
1. Solve equations using addition and subtraction.
2. Solve equations using multiplication and division.
3. Solve equations using more than one operation.
4. Solve equations with a variable on both sides.
5. Solve word problems by arranging the facts in a chart.
6. Solve problems involving cost, income and value.
UNIT 4: POLYNOMIALS
Student Outcomes: The student will be able to:
1. Simplify expressions involving exponents.
2. Add and subtract polynomials
3. Multiply polynomials.
4. Solve equations and formulas for a specified variable.
5. Solve problems involving uniform motion.
6. Solve area problems.
UNIT 5: FACTORING POLYNOMIALS
Student Outcomes: The student will be able to:
1. Simplify quotients and find the greatest common factor (GCF) for sets of monomials.
2. Use the GCF and the distributive property to factor polynomials.
3. Use the FOIL method to multiply two binomials.
4. Identify and factor binomials that are differences of squares.
5. Identify and factor perfect square trinomials.
6. Factor quadratic trinomials.
7. Use grouping techniques to factor polynomials with four or more terms.
8. Use factoring to solve quadratic equations.
9. Solve problems using quadratic equations.
UNIT 6: SIMPLIFYING ALGEBRAIC FRACTIONS
Student Outcomes: The student will be able to:
1. Simplify algebraic fractions.
2. Multiply algebraic fractions.
3. Divide algebraic fractions.
4. Add and subtract algebraic fractions.
5. Divide polynomials.
6. Simplify mixed expressions.
UNIT 7: APPLYING ALGEBRAIC FRACTIONS
Student Outcomes: The student will be able to:
1. Solve proportions.
2. Solve algebraic equations.
3. Solve problems involving percents and decimals.
4. Solve mixture problems.
5. Solve work problems.
6. Simplify expressions containing negative exponents.
7. Express numbers in scientific and standard notation.
UNIT 8: INTRODUCTION TO FUNCTIONS
Student Outcomes: The student will be able to:
1. Solve linear equations over a given domain.
2. Graph ordered pairs and linear equations on a coordinate plane.
3. Find the slope of a line, given the coordinates of two points on the line.
4. Write equations in slope-intercept form.
5. Write equations using point-slope form.
6. Define a function using equations.
7. Graph linear and quadratic functions.
8. Write and solve direct and inverse variation problems.
UNIT 9: SOLVING SYSTEMS OF EQUATIONS
Student Outcomes: The student will be able to:
1. Solve systems of linear equations by graphing.
2. Solve systems of equations by the substitution method.
3. Solve systems of equations by the elimination method.
4. Solve problems using systems of equations.
UNIT 10: SOLVING LINEAR INEQUALITIES
Student Outcomes: The student will be able to:
1. Graph inequalities in one variable on a number line.
2. Solve inequalities using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
3. Solve problems using inequalities.
4. Solve compound inequalities and graph their solution sets.
5. Solve open sentences involving absolute value and graph the solutions.
6. Graph linear inequalities in two variables on a coordinate plane.
7. Solve systems of inequalities by graphing.
UNIT 11: RATIONAL AND IRRATIONAL NUMBERS
Student Outcomes: The student will be able to:
1. Compare and order rational numbers
2. Express rational numbers as decimals or fractions.
3. Find square roots of numbers and variable expressions.
4. Simplify radical expressions.
5. Use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve problems.
6. Simplify products and quotients of radicals.
7. Simplify radical involving addition and subtraction.
8. Solve radical equations.
UNIT 12: QUADRATIC FUNCTIONS
Student Outcomes: The student will be able to:
1. Solve quadratic equations that are perfect squares.
2. Solve quadratic equations by completing the square.
3. Solve quadratic equations using the quadratic formula.
4. Determine the type and number of roots of a quadratic equation using the
discriminant.
5. Use quadratic variation in problem solving.
6. Solve problems using joint and combined variation.
Course Assessment: The following will be used to assess the student’s successful completion of
this course.
1. Daily notes and homework compiles in a notebook.
2. Quiz scores. (one or two each unit)
3. Unit test scores.
4. Semester exam score.
5. A paper consisting of 3 typewritten pages describing how math is used in today’s world.
Course Materiel: The textbook used for the completion of this course is Algebra, Structure and
Method. The authors are Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, and
William L. Cole. Publisher is Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA.
Geometry
Course Description: Geometry is the study of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids and their
relationship to various polygons, circles, and polyhedrons. Real life applications are examined
including an introduction to reasoning through proofs. Algebraic skills are reviewed throughout
the course.
Course Outcomes: After successful completion of this course, the student will be able to do the
following:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Describe points, lines, planes, and angles and examine the concept of congruence.
Connect reasoning and proofs.
Identify perpendicular and parallel lines and their relationship to various angles.
Identify congruent triangles and use various theorems to prove congruence.
Apply the knowledge of congruent triangles in examining triangle inequalities.
Explore various quadrilaterals and their properties.
Connect proportion and similarity.
Apply right triangles and trigonometry.
9. Analyze circles.
10. Explore polygons and area.
Course Assessments: The following will be used for assessment of course outcomes:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Chapter tests
Quizzes
Daily homework
In class assignments
Written assignments
Semester exams
Course materials:
1. Geometry, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill publishers. Copyright 1998 by the McGraw-Hill
Companies, inc.
2. Transparencies from the text
3. Supplementary materials, especially the following:
a. Geometry Teacher’s Activities Kit, Judith A. and Gary R. Muschla. Authors. The
Center for Applied Research in Education, West Nyack, NY 10994. Copyright 2000.
b.
Geometry. Instructional Fair, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI. Copyright 1996.
c.
Geometry. Milliken Publishing Co., St. Louis, Missouri. Copyright 1995.
Unit Outcomes
Unit I – Discovering Points, Line, Planes, and Angles
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. Recognize ordered pairs and graph those pairs on the coordinate axes.
2. Define and graph points, lines, and planes in relation to two and three dimensional space.
3. Identify the basic steps of problem solving.
4. Measure segments by using the number line, Pythagorean Theorem, and distance
formulas.
5. Construct congruent segments using a compass and ruler.
6. Recognize and construct the different types of angles using a compass, protractor, and
straight edge.
7. Define midpoint, adjacent, vertical, complementary, supplementary and linear pairs of
angles, and perpendicular lines.
Assessments: For each unit, students will be evaluated on their ability to do the following:
1. Notes on lecture
2. Quizzes on key concepts
3. Constructions as needed
4. Assigned homework
5. Written assignments, as needed
6. Unit exams
Unit II – Connecting Reasoning and Proof
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1.
Make conjectures based on inductive reasoning.
2.
Write a statement in if-then form and write that statement’s converse.
3.
Identify and use basic postulates about points, lines, and planes.
4.
Use the Laws of Detachment and Syllogism in deductive reasoning.
5.
Solve problems by looking for a pattern.
6.
Complete proofs involving segment theorems and angle theorems.
Assessments: See assessments for Unit I above.
Unit III – Using Perpendicular and Parallel Lines
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. Solve problems by drawing a diagram.
2. Identify the relationships between two lines or planes.
3. Define slope and use that definition to identify the slopes of lines.
4. Use theorems to prove lines are parallel.
5. Construct parallel and perpendicular lines using a compass, protractor, and straight edge.
6. Compare and contrast basic properties of plane and spherical geometry.
7. Determine the latitude and longitude of cities on the globe.
Assessments: See assessments for Unit I above.
Unit IV – Identifying Congruent Triangles
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. Identify and classify triangles.
2. Apply the Angle Sum and Exterior Angle Theorems.
3. Label the parts of congruent triangles.
4. Construct congruent triangles by using a compass and straight edge.
5. Prove triangles are congruent by using the four basic triangle congruency statements.
6. Solve problems by eliminating possibilities.
7. Examine isosceles and equilateral triangles.
Assessments: See assessments for Unit I above.
Unit V – Applying Congruent Triangles
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. Recognize medians, altitudes, angle bisectors, and perpendicular bisectors of a triangle.
2. Prove right triangles congruent using various postulates and theorems.
3. Recognize and apply properties of inequalities.
4. Solve problems by working backwards.
5. Use the Triangle Inequality Theorem.
6. Prove triangle inequalities using various theorems.
Assessments: See assessments for Unit I above.
Unit VI - Exploring Quadrilaterals
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. Identify the properties of a parallelogram.
2. Use theorems to determine if a quadrilateral is a parallelogram, rectangle, square,
rhombus, or trapezoid.
3. Solve problems by identifying subgoals .
4. Use the properties of parallelograms, rectangles, squares, rhombi, and trapezoids to solve
problems.
Assessments: See assessments for Unit I above.
Unit VII – Connecting Proportions and Similarity
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. Use ratios and proportions to solve problems.
2. Identify similar triangles and use the properties of similar figures to solve problems.
3. Solve problems using proportional parts of triangles.
4. Solve problems by first solving a simpler problem.
5. Examine fractals and self-similarity.
Assessments: See assessments for Unit I above.
Unit VIII – Applying Right Angles and Trigonometry
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. Find the geometric mean between two numbers and use it to solve problems.
2. Solve problems involving relationships between parts of a right triangle and the altitude
to its hypotenuse.
3. Use the Pythagorean Theorem.
4. Use the special right triangle theorems to solve problems.
5. Learn the trigonometric ratios.
6. Solve problems involving angles of elevation and depression.
Assessments: See assessments for Unit I above.
Unit IX – Analyzing Circles
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1.
Identify the parts of a circle
2.
Use the circumference and area formulas to solve problems.
3.
Identify and find the degree and linear measures of arcs and angles in a circle.
4.
Construct a circle graph and solve problems using the graph.
5.
Examine the relationship between arcs, chords, and diameters.
6. Find the measures of tangents, secants, and chords in a circle and use them to solve
problems.
7.
Write the equation of a circle.
Assessments: See assessments for Unit I above
Unit X – Exploring Polygons and Area
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1.
Name polygons by the number of sides.
2.
Find the sum of the measures of interior and exterior angles of regular polygons.
3.
Find areas of polygons and circles and solve problems using them.
4.
Solve problems using geometric probability.
5.
Determine characteristics of networks.
6.
Identify and create various tessellations.
7.
Solve problems by using guess and check.
Assessments: See assessments for Unit I above
HONORS GEOMETRY
Course Description
Honors Geometry is the study of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids and their relationship
to various polygons, circles, and polyhedrons. Real life applications are examined. Proof
writing throughout the course emphasizes reasoning. Algebraic skills are utilized extensively.
Student Outcomes: After successful completion of this course, the student will be able to do the
following:
1. Describe points, lines, planes, and angles and examine the concept of congruence.
2. Connect reasoning and proofs.
3. Identify perpendicular and parallel lines and their relationship to various angles.
4. Identify congruent triangles and use various theorems to prove congruence.
5. Apply the knowledge of congruent triangles in examining triangle inequalities.
6. Explore various quadrilaterals and their properties.
7. Connect proportion and similarity.
8. Apply right triangles and trigonometry.
9. Analyze circles.
10. Explore polygons and area.
11. Investigate surface area and volume.
Course Assessments: The following will be used for assessment of course outcomes
1. Chapter tests
2. Quizzes
3. Daily homework
4. In class assignments
5. Written assignments
6. Semester exams
Materials:
1. Geometry. Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Publishers. Copyright 1998 by the McGraw-Hill
Companies, inc.
2. Supplementary materials, especially the following:
a. Geometry Teacher's Activities Kit, Judith A. and Gary R. Muschla, authors. The
Center for Applied Research in Education, West Nyack, NY 10994. Copyright 2000.
b. Geometry. Instructional Fair, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI. Copyright 1996.
c. Geometry. Milliken Publishing Co., St. Louis, Missouri. Copyright 1995.
Unit Outcomes
Unit I - Discovering Points, Lines, Planes, and Angles
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. Identify and model points, lines, and planes in space and on a coordinate plane.
2. Identify collinear points and coplanar points and lines.
3. Solve problems by listing the possibilities and by using formulas, finding maximum and
minimum values for a given perimeter.
4. Find the measures of segments and angles and the relationships that exist among them.
Assessments: For each unit, students will be evaluated on their ability to do the following:
1. Notes on lectures
2. Quizzes on key concepts
3. Constructions as needed
4. Assigned homework
5. Written assignments, as needed
6. Unit exams
Unit II - Connecting Reasoning and Proof
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. Make conjectures.
2. Use the laws of logic to make conclusions.
3. Solve problems by looking for a pattern.
4. Write algebraic proofs.
5. Write proofs involving segment and angle theorems.
Assessments: See assessments for Unit I above.
Unit III - Using Perpendicular and Parallel Lines
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. Solve problems by drawing a diagram.
2. Use properties of parallel lines.
3. Use slope to identify parallel and perpendicular lines.
4. Prove lines parallel.
5. Apply distance relationships among points, lines and planes.
6. Analyze properties of spherical geometry.
7. Use latitude and longitude to locate cities.
Assessments: See assessments for Unit I above.
Unit IV - Identifying Congruent Triangles
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. Classify triangles by their parts.
2. Apply the Angle Sum Theorem and the Exterior Angle Theorem.
3. Use CPCTC, SSS, SAS, ASA, and AAS to test triangle congruence.
4. Solve problems by eliminating possibilities.
5. Use properties of isosceles and equilateral triangles.
Assessments: See assessments for Unit I above.
Unit V- Applying Congruent Triangles
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. Identify and use the special segments in triangles.
2. Prove right triangles congruent.
3. Recognize and apply relationships between the sides and the angles in a triangle.
4. Use indirect reasoning and indirect proof to reach a conclusion.
Assessments: See assessments for Unit I above.
Unit VI- Exploring Quadrilaterals
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. Recognize and define parallelograms, rhombi, rectangles, squares, and trapezoids.
2. Use theorems to determine if a quadrilateral is a parallelogram, rectangle, square,
rhombus, or trapezoid.
3. Solve problems by identifying subgoals.
4. Use the properties of parallelograms, rhombi, rectangles, squares, and trapezoids to
solve problems.
Assessments: See assessments for Unit I above.
Unit VII - Connecting Proportions and Similarity
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. Recognize and use ratios and proportions.
2. Identify similar figures and use the properties of similar figures to solve problems.
3. Use proportional parts of triangles to solve problems.
4. Solve problems by first solving a simpler problem.
5. Recognize and describe characteristics of fractals.
Assessments: See assessments for Unit I above.
Unit VIII- Applying Right Triangles and Trigonometry
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. Use the geometric mean to solve problems.
2. Use the Pythagorean Theorem and its converse.
3. Use the properties of 45°-45°-90° and 30°-60°-90° triangles.
4. Use trigonometry to solve triangles.
5. Choose the appropriate strategy for solving a problem.
6. Solve problems involving angles of elevation and depression.
7. Use the Law of Sines and the Law of Cosines to solve triangles.
Assessments: See assessments for Unit I above.
Unit IX - Analyzing Circles
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. Find the degree and linear measures of arcs.
2. Find the measures of angles in circles.
3. Solve problems by making circle graphs.
4. Use properties of chords, tangents, and secants to solve problems.
5. Use the circumference and area formulas to solve problems.
6. Write the equation of a circle.
Assessments: See assessments for Unit I above.
Unit X – Exploring Polygons and Area
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. Find measures of interior and exterior angles of polygons.
2. Find the area of polygons and circles and solve problems using them.
3. Solve problems involving geometric probability.
4. Determine characteristics of networks.
5. Identify and create various tessellations.
6. Solve problems using guess and check.
Assessments: See assessments for Unit I above.
Unit XI- Investigating Surface Area and Volume
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. Describe and draw cross sections and other slices of three-dimensional figures.
2. Draw three-dimensional figures.
3. Make two-dimensional nets for three-dimensional solids.
4. Find lateral areas, surface areas, and volumes of solids.
5. Identify and state properties of congruent or similar solids.
Assessments: See assessments for Unit I above.
Consumer Math
Course Description
Consumer Math is the application of basic mathematics skills in real life situations. The use of
money in terms of wages, taxes, purchasing, savings, credit, and everyday expenses is examined
and models of application are set up using real life examples. Professions are studied as well as
personal finance and investments, including the Stock Market Game.
Student Outcomes
After successful completion of this course, the student will be able to do the following:
1. Formulate problems, using text and data.
2. Use a calculator and estimate data when calculator use is not applicable.
3. Study various types of jobs, both part-time and full-time in terms of hours, skills needed, and
wages with taxes and deductions taken out.
4. Determine how much recreational and sports activities cost in terms of fees and others
expenses.
5. Calculate sales tax and tips when eating in a restaurant.
6. Make basic food and clothing purchases wisely.
7. Balance a checking account and establish a savings account.
8. Calculate finances charges on credit accounts and loans.
9. Decipher bus, plane, and train schedules as well as taxi fares.
10. Compute taxes from government forms and tax tables.
11. Determine the cost of renting an apartment or home and purchasing one. Know how to
calculate taxes on real estate.
12. Study various kinds of trade occupations and the math skills that are associated with each
one.
13. Examine other professions and evaluate raises and promotions.
14. Learn how to budget using fixed and variable expenses.
15. Determine how much it cost to raise a child and what your net worth is.
16. Study various kinds of investments and discover which is best.
17 Extrapolate from data points in a table or graph.
Course Assessments
The following will be used for assessment of course outcomes:
1. Chapter tests
2. Quizzes
3. Daily homework
4. In class projects
5. Out-of-class projects
6. Semester exams
7. Completed binder of required material.
Course Materials
Practical Mathematics . Holt, Rinehart, and Winston. Copyright 1998 by Holt, Rinehart, and
Winston.
Real World Math . Copyright 1991 by real world educational products.
Making the Right Money Moves. Copyright 1999 by Cemark, Inc.
ALGEBRA II
Course Description: This course provides the student with a greater in depth study of the
concepts learned in Algebra I. It develops the concepts of linear, quadratic, exponential, and
logarithmic functions. It also applies the use of these functions to problem solving.
Course Outcomes: After successful completion of this course, the student will be able to do the
following:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Analyze equations and inequalities.
Graph linear relations and functions.
Solve systems of linear equations and inequalities.
Show how matrices are used in solving problems.
Examine polynomials and radical expressions.
Solve and graph quadratic equations and inequalities.
Analyze conic sections.
Evaluate exponential and logarithmic functions.
Course Assessments: The following will be used for assessment of course outcomes:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Chapter tests
Quizzes
Daily homework
In class assignments
Written assignments
Semester exams:
Course Materials:
1.
2.
Algebra 2, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill publishers. Copyright 2001 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, inc.
Transparencies from the text.
3.
Various other supplementary materials.
Unit Outcomes
Unit I – Analyzing Equations and Inequalities
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. Evaluate and simplify expressions.
2. Display and interpret data using line plots and stem-and-leaf plots.
3. Solve equations using both linear equations and absolute value equations.
4. Solve and graph inequalities.
Assessments: For each unit, students will be evaluated on their ability to do the following:
1. Notes on lecture
2. Quizzes on key concepts
3. Assigned homework
4. Written assignments, as needed
5. Unit exams
Unit II – Graphing Linear Relations and Functions
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. Identify different types of relations and functions.
2. Write linear equations in various forms.
3. Graph relations and functions on the coordinate plane.
4. Look for patterns to solve problems.
5. Model real-world data using scatter plots.
6. Graph inequalities on the coordinate plane.
Assessments: See assessments for Unit I above.
Unit III – Solving Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. Solve systems of equalities in two or three variables.
2. Solve systems of inequalities.
3. Use linear programming to find the maximum and minimum values of functions.
4. Solve problems by solving a simpler problem.
Assessments: See assessments for Unit I above.
Unit IV – Using Matrices
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. Create matrices and box-and-whisker plots to represent data.
2. Solve problems by using matrix logic.
3. Perform operations with matrices.
4. Use matrices to achieve transformations of geometric figures.
5. Use matrices to solve systems of equations.
Assessments: See assessments for Unit I above.
Unit V – Exploring Polynomials and Radical Expressions
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. Simplify expressions containing polynomials, radicals, complex numbers, or rational exponents.
2. Factor polynomials.
3. Solve equations containing radicals.
4. Solve problems by identifying and achieving subgoals.
Assessments: See assessments for Unit I above.
Unit VI – Exploring Quadratic Functions and Inequalities
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. Graph quadratic functions.
2. Solve quadratic equations.
3. Solve problems using the guess-and-check strategy.
4. Analyze graphs of quadratic functions and inequalities.
5. Solve problems involving standard deviation and the normal distribution.
Assessments: See assessments for Unit I above.
Unit VII – Analyzing Conic Sections
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. Find the distance between two points in the coordinate plane.
2. Find the midpoint of a line segment in the coordinate plane.
3. Write equations of conic sections having certain properties.
4. Graph conic sections.
5. Use simulations to solve problems.
6. Solve systems of quadratic equations and inequalities.
Assessments: See assessments for Unit I above.
Unit VIII – Exploring Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. Simplify expressions and solve equations involving real equations.
2. Write exponential equations in logarithmic form and vice versa.
3. Evaluate expressions and solve equations involving logarithms.
4. Find common and natural logarithms and antilogarithms.
5. Solve equations with variable exponents by using logarithms.
Assessments: See assessments for Unit I above.
ALGEBRA II/ TRIGONOMETRY (HONORS)
Course Description
This course provides the student with a greater in depth study of the concepts learned in Algebra
I. It develops the concepts of linear, quadratic, exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric
functions. It applies the use of these functions to problem solving. The student will be
introduced to probability, statistics, sequences and series.
Student Outcomes
After completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Analyze equations and inequalities.
2. Graph linear relations and functions.
3. Solve systems of linear equations and inequalities.
4. Show how matrices are used in solving problems.
5. Examine polynomials and radical expressions.
6. Solve and graph quadratic equations and inequalities.
7. Analyze conic sections.
8. Solve and evaluate polynomial functions.
9. Examine rational expressions.
10. Evaluate exponential and logarithmic functions.
11. Recognize sequences and series.
12. Examine discrete mathematics and probability.
13. Evaluate trigonometric functions.
14. Graph trigonometric equations and verify trigonometric identities.
15 Condense and paraphrase material from assigned textbooks
16 Determine significance and omit unnecessary material from notes.
17 The student will select and compare data from a table, graph, or diagram.
18 The student will identify a direct or inverse relationship between variables in a table, graph, or
diagram.
19 The student will extrapolate from data points in a table or graph.
20 The student will identify or use a mathematical relationship that exists between data.
UNIT 1 ANALYZING EQUATIONS AND INEQUALITIES
Student Outcomes: After completing this unit the student will:
1. Evaluate expressions using order of operations and formulas.
2. Simplify expressions using properties of real numbers.
3. Interpret data and plot information using the mean, median, and mode.
4. Solve equations for a specific variable.
5. Estimate solutions of equations using graphing calculators.
6. Solve equations involving absolute value.
7. Solve inequalities and graph the solution set.
8. Solve compound inequalities and inequalities involving absolute value.
UNIT 2 GRAPHING LINEAR RELATIONS AND FUNCTIONS
Student Outcomes: After completing this unit the student will:
1. Determine the difference between a relation and a function.
2. Write a linear equation in standard and graph.
3. Graph and estimate solutions of equations using the graphing calculator.
4. Determine the slope and use the slope and y-intercept to graph an equation.
5. Write an equation of a line in slope-intercept form.
6. Draw scatter plots and fine and use prediction equations.
7. Graph lines of regression using a graphing calculator.
8. Identify and graph special functions.
9. Draw graphs of inequalities in two variables.
UNIT 3 SOLVE SYSTEMS OF LINEAR EQUATIONS AND INEQUALITIES
Student Outcome: After completing this unit the student will:
1. Graph and solve systems of linear equations on a graphing calculator.
2. Solve systems of equations by graphing without a calculator.
3. Solve systems of equations using substitution or the elimination method.
4. Solve systems of equations using Cramer's Rule.
5. Graph and solve systems of linear inequalities.
6. Evaluate the maximum and minimum of a function by using linear programming.
7. Solve problems using the method of linear programming.
8. Solve systems of three equations in three variables.
UNIT 4 USING MATRICES
Student Outcomes: After completing this unit the student will:
1. Identify and solve matrices.
2. Add, subtract, and multiply matrices.
3. Evaluate the determinant of a 3X3 matrix and find the area of a triangle using matrices.
4. Write the identity matrix and find the inverse of a 2X2 matrix.
5. Solve systems of equations by using inverse matrices.
6. Solve systems of equations by using augmented matrices.
7. Find the range, quartiles and interquartile range for a set of data.
UNIT 5 EXPLORING POLYNOMIALS AND RADICAL EXPRESSIONS
Student Outcomes: After completing this unit the student will:
1. Multiply and divide monomials and represent numbers in scientific notation.
2. Add, subtract, and multiply polynomials.
3. Divide polynomials using long division and synthetic division.
4. Factor polynomials and simplify polynomial quotients.
5. Simplify radicals having different indices.
6. Simplify radical expressions.
7. Add, subtract, multiply and divide radical expression.
8. Evaluate expressions in exponential or radical form.
9. Solve equations and inequalities containing radicals.
10. Compute problems working with complex numbers.
11. Simplify rational expressions containing complex numbers in the denominator.
UNIT 6 EXPLORING QUADRATIC FUNCTIONS AND INEQUALITIES
Student Outcomes: After completing this unit the student will:
1. Solve quadratic equations by graphing.
2. Solve quadratic equations by factoring.
3. Solve quadratic equations by completing the square.
4. Solve quadratic equations by using the quadratic formula.
5. Identify the sum and product of the roots of a quadratic equation.
6. Graph quadratic functions of the form y = a(x - h)2 + k.
7. Solve and graph quadratic inequalities.
8. Evaluate the standard deviation for a set of data.
9. Solve problems involving normally distributed data.
10. Graph quadratic equations on a graphic calculator.
UNIT 7 ANALYZING CONIC SECTIONS
Student Outcomes: After completing this unit the student will:
1. Calculate the distance between two point and find the midpoint of a line segment.
2. Write equations of parabolas and graph.
3. Write equations of circles and graph.
4. Write equations of ellipses and graph.
5. Write equations of hyperbolas and graph.
6. Graph the conics on a graphing calculator.
7. Solve quadratic systems of equations using a graphic calculator.
8. Solve systems of equations and inequalities involving quadratics.
UNIT 8 EXPLORING POLYNOMIAL FUNCTIONS
Student Outcomes: After completing this unit the student will:
1. Evaluate polynomial functions and identify their shapes.
2. Find factors of polynomials by using the factor theorem.
3. Graph polynomial functions using the graphic calculator.
4. Find the number and type of zeros of a polynomial function.
5. Find the zeros of a polynomial function.
6. Solve non-quadratic equations by using quadratic techniques.
7. Find the composition of functions.
8. Determine the inverse of a function.
UNIT 9 EXPLORING RATIONAL EXPRESSIONS
Student Outcomes: After completing this unit the student will:
1. Graph rational functions on a graphic calculator.
2. Graph rational functions without a calculator.
3. Solve problems involving direct, inverse, and joint variation.
4. Simplify rational expressions and complex fractions.
5. Add and subtract rational expressions.
6. Solve rational equations and inequalities.
UNIT 10 EXPLORING EXPONENTIAL AND LOGARITHMIC FUNCTIONS
Student Outcomes: After completing this unit the student will:
1. Graph exponential and logarithmic functions on a graphic calculator.
2. Simplify expressions and solve equations with real exponents.
3. Write exponential equations in logarithmic form and vice versa.
4. Simplify and evaluate expressions using the properties of logarithms.
5. Evaluate common and natural logarithms.
6. Solve equations and evaluate expressions involving the use of logarithms.
7. Solve problems involving growth and decay using logarithms.
UNIT 11 INVESTIGATING SEQUENCES AND SERIES
Student Outcomes: After completing this unit the student will:
1. Use arithmetic sequences to solve problems.
2. Find a specific term of a sequence and evaluate the sum of an arithmetic series.
3. Find the terms of a geometric sequence.
4. Evaluate the sum of a finite or infinite geometric series.
5. Recognize and use special sequences and iterate functions.
6. Calculate a specific term of a binomial expansion.
UNIT 12 INVESTIGATING DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND PROBABILITY
Student Outcomes: After completing this unit the student will:
1. Solve problems using the fundamental counting principle.
2. Solve problems involving linear and circular permutations.
3. Solve problems involving combinations.
4. Calculate the probability and the odds of an event.
5. Find the probability of two or more independent events.
6. Find the probability of mutually exclusive or inclusive events.
7. Use the binomial experiments to find a probability.
UNIT 13 EXPLORING TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS
Student Outcomes: After completing this unit the student will:
1. Solve right triangles.
2. Change radian measure to degree measure and vice versa.
3. Find values of trigonometric functions for several angles.
4. Solve triangles using the Law of Sines.
5. Solve triangles using the Law of Cosines.
6. Define and use trigonometric functions based on the unit circle.
7. Find values of expressions involving inverse trigonometric functions.
UNIT 14 USING TRIGONOMETRIC GRAPHS AND IDENTITIES
Student Outcomes: After completing this unit the student will:
1. Graph trigonometric functions using amplitude and period of the function.
2. Use trigonometric identities to simplify and evaluate trigonometric expressions.
3. Verify trigonometric identities and solve problems.
4. Find values of sine and cosine involving sum and difference formulas.
5. Find values of sine and cosine involving double and half-angle formulas.
6. Solve trigonometric equations.
Course Assessments:
The following will be used to assess the student's successful completion of this course:
1. Daily notes and homework compiled in a notebook.
2. Quiz scores.
3. Unit test scores.
4. Semester exam score.
5. A paper consisting of 3 typewritten pages describing how math is used in today's world.
6 Condense and paraphrase material from a video.
Course Materiel
The textbook used for the completion of this course is Algebra 2. The publisher is Glencoe, a
division of McGraw-Hill.
ADVANCED MATH
Course Description: Advanced Math is the advanced examination of linear relations and
functions and a further study of equation theory. Circular functions are examined and an in
depth study of trigonometric functions and their applications in real life is explored. Sequences
and series are developed and conics are reexamined. The year concludes with a study of
probability and statistics.
Course Outcomes: After successful completion of this course, the student will be able to do the
following:
1. Define a function and write it in various forms.
2. Graph various equations and inequalities using slope and other methods.
3. Set up a linear programming procedure and examine the maximum and minimum values
defined by the polygonal convex set.
4. Find and examine the roots of polynomials using various algebraic theorems.
5. Discover and examine the six trigonometric functions using the unit circle.
6. Study the graphs of the trigonometric functions and arrive at various conclusions
concerning those graphs.
7. Solve trigonometric identities and convert easily between radians and degrees.
8. Find the amplitude, period, and phase shift of a trigonometric function.
9. Identify inverse trigonometric functions.
10. Apply the Law of Sines and Law of Cosines to solve real world problems.
11. Know the difference between sequences and series and develop the two using various
formulas.
12. Determine the divergence or convergence of a series.
13 Use mathematical induction.
14. Use the theories of probability in assessing real life problems.
15. Examine data and use statistical applications to make conclusions about the distribution.
Course Assessments: The following will be used for assessment of course outcomes:
7. Chapter tests
8. Quizzes
9. Daily homework
10. In class assignments
11. Written assignments
12. Semester exams:
Course Materials:
1. Advanced Mathematical Concepts. Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Publishers. Copyright 2001
by the McGraw Hill Companies, Inc.
2. Supplementary materials, especially the following:
a. Logic, Anyone? Beverly Post and Sandra Eads, authors. Fearon Teacher Aids, a
division of Frank Schaffer Publications, Inc. Copyright 1996.
b. Probability, Statistics, and Graphing. Tina Szmadzinski, author. Copyright 1996
by Instructional Fair.
Unit Outcomes
Unit I – Linear Relations and Functions
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
a. Determine whether a given relation is a function and perform operations with functions.
b. Evaluate and find zeroes of linear functions using functional notation.
c. Graph and write functions and inequalities.
d. Write equations of parallel and perpendicular lines.
e. Model data using scatter plots and write prediction equations.
Assessments: For each unit, students will be evaluated on their ability to do the following:
6. Notes on lecture
7. Quizzes on key concepts
8. Assigned homework
9. Written assignments, as needed
10. Unit exams
Unit II – Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. Solve systems of equations and inequalities.
2. Define matrices.
3. Add, subtract, and multiply matrices.
4. Use matrices to model transformations.
5. Find determinants and inverses of matrices.
6. Use linear programming to solve problems.
Assessments: See assessments for Unit 1 above.
Unit III – The Nature of Graphs
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. Graph functions, relations, inverses, and inequalities.
2. Analyze families of graphs.
3. Investigate symmetry, continuity, end behavior, and transformations of graphs.
4. Find asymptotes and extrema of functions.
5. Solve problems involving direct, inverse, and joint variation.
Assessments: See assessments for Unit 1 above.
Unit IV – Polynomial and Rational Functions
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. Determine roots of polynomial equations.
2. Solve quadratic, rational, and radical equations and rational and radical inequalities.
3. Find the factors of polynomials.
4. Approximate real zeros of polynomial functions.
5. Write and interpret polynomial functions that model real-world data.
Assessments: See assessments for Unit 1 above.
Unit V – The Trigonometric Functions
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. Convert decimal degree measures to degrees, minutes, and seconds and vice versa.
2. Identify angles that are coterminal with a given angle.
3. Solve triangles.
4. Find the values of trigonometric functions.
5. Find the areas of triangles.
Assessments: See assessments for Unit 1 above.
Unit VI – Graphs of Trigonometric Functions
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. Change from radian measure to degree measure, and vice versa.
2. Find linear and angular velocity.
3. Use and draw graphs of trigonometric functions and their inverses.
4. Find the amplitude, the period, the phase shift, and the vertical shift for trigonometric
funtions.
5. Write trigonometric equations to model a given situation.
Assessments: See assessments for Unit 1 above.
Unit VII – Trigonometric Identities and Equations
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. Use reciprocal, quotient, Pythagorean, symmetry, and opposite-angle identities.
2. Verify trigonometric identities.
3. Use sum, difference, double-angle, and half-angle identities.
4. Solve trigonometric equations and inequalities.
5. Write a linear equation in normal form.
6. Find the distance from a point to a line.
Assessments: See assessments for Unit 1 above.
Unit VIII – Sequences and Series
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. Identify and find nth terms of arithmetic, geometric, and infinite sequences.
2. Find sums of arithmetic, geometric, and infinite series.
3. Determine whether a series is convergent or divergent.
4. Use sigma notation.
5. Use the Binomial Theorem to expand binomials.
6. Evaluate expressions using exponential, trigonometric, and iterative series.
7. Use mathematical induction to prove the validity of mathematical statements.
Assessments: See assessments for Unit 1 above.
Unit IX – Probability
Outcomes: Students will be able to do the following:
1. Identify and write analogies and syllogisms.
2. Solve matrix logic, table logic, and circle logic problems.
3. Create Venn diagrams and make conclusions from them as to their validity or falsehood.
4. Find probabilities.
5. Find odds for the success and failure of an event.
Assessments: See assessments for Unit 1 above.
PRECALCULUS
Course Description
This course provides an extensive treatment of topics from algebra, trigonometry, and analytic
geometry. It previews calculus in its work with limits, derivatives and integrals.
Student Outcomes
After completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Recall fundamental concepts of numbers and apply this knowledge to a more difficult level of
mathematics.
2. Solve equations and inequalities and apply these to solving real life problems.
3. Analyze functions and identify their graphs.
4. Identify polynomial and rational functions.
5. Examine exponential and logarithmic functions and solve related problems.
6. Identify trigonometric functions of angles and solve trigonometric equations.
7. Show how algebra and trigonometry are used to model real-life problems.
8. Analyze topics in analytic geometry.
9. Solve systems of equations.
10. Show how to solve systems of equations using matrices and determinants.
11. Examine sequences, series and probability.
12. Show how limits are used as a basis in studying calculus.
13 Select and compare data from a table, graph, or diagram.
14 Identify a direct or inverse relationship between variables in a table, graph, or diagram.
15 Extrapolate from data points in a table or graph.
16 Identify or use a mathematical relationship that exists between data.
17 Condense and paraphrase material from assigned textbooks.
18 Determine significance and omit unnecessary material from notes.
UNIT 1 FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS
Student Outcomes: After completing this unit the student will:
1. Identify properties of real numbers and use them to perform operations over the real numbers.
2. Use interval notation and absolute value notation in solving problems.
3. Evaluate and simplify exponential expressions.
4. Simplify & write complex numbers in standard form and evaluate powers of i.
5. Add and multiply polynomials and determine their degree.
6. Factor polynomials using different methods.
7. Simplify rational expressions and complex fractions.
UNIT 2 EQUATIONS AND INEQUALITIES
Student Outcomes: After completing this unit the student will:
1. Solve linear equations.
2. Rewrite formulas and solve application problems.
3. Solve quadratic equations.
4. Solve different types of equations.
5. Solve inequalities
6. Solve equations and inequalities involving absolute value.
UNIT 3 FUNCTIONS AND GRAPHS
Student Outcomes: After completing this unit the student will:
1. Find distance, midpoint and intercepts of graphs.
2. Find center and radius of a circle.
3. Identify and evaluate functions.
4. Write an equation of a line and graph a linear function.
5. Define a quadratic function and graph.
6. Discuss different properties of graphs.
7. Find the domain and range, then evaluate functions.
8. Find the inverse of a function.
9. Define variations and solve applications for variations.
UNIT 4 POLYNOMIAL AND RATIONAL FUNCTIONS
Student Outcomes: After completing this unit the student will:
1. Use synthetic division to determine factors of a polynomial.
2. Determine the maximum and minimum of a function.
3. Find the zeros of a polynomial and graph.
4. Find asymptotes of functions and graph.
UNIT 5 EXPONENTIAL AND LOGARITHMIC FUNCTIONS
Student Outcomes: After completing this unit the student will:
1. Evaluate exponential functions and graph.
2. Discuss logarithms and their properties.
3. Graph logarithmic functions.
4. Solve logarithmic and exponential functions.
5. Use graphing calculators to solve equations by using their graph.
6. Apply exponential and logarithmic functions to solving problems.
UNIT 6 TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS
Student Outcomes: After completing this unit the student will:
1. Discuss angle and arc measures and how they are related.
2. Find values of trigonometric functions using a right triangle.
3. Evaluate trigonometric functions at any angle.'
4. Simplify trigonometric expressions using trigonometric identities.
5. Graph trigonometric functions.
UNIT 7 TRIGONOMETRIC IDENTITIES AND EQUATIONS
Student Outcomes: After completing this unit the student will:
1. Verify trigonometric identities.
2. Find exact values of trigonometric functions using the sum and difference identities, and
double and half-angle identities.
3. Apply the product-to-sum identities and the sum-to-product identities to simplify and verify
identities.
4. Evaluate trigonometric inverse functions.
5. Solve trigonometric equations.
UNIT 8 APPLICATIONS OF TRIGONOMETRY
Student Outcomes: After completing this unit the student will:
1. Solve triangle using the Law of Sines and the Law of Cosines.
2. Find the area of a triangle using formulas involving the sine of an angle.
3. Discuss properties of vectors.
4. Evaluate the dot product and the angle between two vectors.
5. Graph complex numbers and change them to trigonometric form.
6. Apply DeMoivre's Theorem to find the powers and roots of complex numbers.
UNIT 9 TOPICS IN ANALYTIC GEOMETRY
Student Outcomes: After completing this unit the student will:
1. Write an equation of a parabola in standard form and define the vertex, focus, and directrix
and then graph it.
2. Write an equation of an ellipse in standard form and define the center and foci and then graph
it.
3. Write an equation of a hyperbola in standard form and define the center, foci, and asymptotes
and then graph it.
4. Find the angle of rotation of a conic and graph the equation.
5. Recognize and graph polar equations.
6. Interchange equations and coordinates from polar to rectangular and from rectangular to polar.
7. Graph polar equations using graphing calculators.
8. Graph parametric equations.
UNIT 10: SYSTEMS OF EQUATIONS
Student Outcome: After completing this unit the student will:
1. Solve systems of linear equations in two or more variables.
2. Solve non-linear systems of equations.
3. Find the partial fraction decomposition of a given rational expression.
4. Graph systems of inequalities.
5. Solve problems using linear programming.
UNIT 11: MATRICES
Student Outcomes: After completing this unit the student will:
1. Solve systems of equations using matrices.
2. Perform algebraic operations with matrices.
3. Find the inverse of a matrix.
4. Evaluate determinants.
5. Solve systems of equations using Cramer’s Rule.
UNIT 12: SEQUENCES, SERIES, AND PROBABILITY
Student Outcomes: After completing this unit the student will:
1. Evaluate a series using sigma notation and find terms of a sequence given the nth
term.
2. Find terms of an arithmetic sequence and evaluate an arithmetic series.
3. Find terms of a geometric sequence and evaluate a geometric series.
4. Expand a binomial and find a specific term of a binomial.
5. Evaluate quantities using permutation or combination formulas.
6. Calculate a probability.
UNIT 13: INTRODUCTION TO CALCULUS
Student Outcomes: After completing this unit the student will:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Evaluate limits of a function.
Evaluate limits involving infinity.
Find horizontal asymptotes using limit properties.
Determine the continuity of a function.
Find the slope and equation of a tangent line to a curve using the definition of a
derivative.
6. Find derivatives using formulas.
7. Find the area under a curve using sigma notation and limit formulas.
Course Assessments
The following will be used to assess the student's successful completion of this course:
1. Daily notes and homework compiled in a notebook.
2. Quiz scores.
3. Unit test scores.
4. Semester Exam Score.
5. A paper which requires computer research discussing the contributions of a mathematician.
Course Material: The textbook used for the completion of this course is Precalculus with Limits.
The authors are Richard N. Aufmann, Vernon C. Barker, and Richard D. Nation. Publisher is
Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA.
CALCULUS
Course Description
This course reviews some concepts from Precalculus. It applies the concept of limit in
formulating the idea of a derivative and an integral. Calculus investigates the use of
differentiation and integration in problem solving.
Student Outcomes
After completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Recall concepts from precalculus.
2. Identify functions and the cartisian plane, and then solve related problems.
3. Apply the concepts of a limit to physical and mathematical problems.
4. Identify the rules of differentiation and show how to differentiate functions.
5. Relate the methods of differentiation to solving problems.
6. Compare differentiation to integration.
7. Evaluate a definite and an indefinite integral.
8. Recall logarithmic and exponential functions and apply the rules for differentiation and
integration to these functions.
9. Apply the rules of integration to solving problems.
10. Identify different integration techniques and apply them in evaluating definite and indefinite
integrals.
11 Select and compare data from a table, graph, or diagram.
12 Identify a direct or inverse relationship between variables in a table, graph, or diagram.
13 Extrapolate from data points in a table or graph.
14 Identify or use a mathematical relationship that exists between data.
15 Condense and paraphrase material from assigned textbooks.
16 Determine significance and omit unnecessary material from notes.
UNIT 1: PREREQUISITES-THE CARTISIAN PLANE AND FUNCTIONS
Student Outcomes: After completion of this unit the student will:
1. Define and solve problems involving real numbers, inequalities, absolute value and distance.
2. Recall formulas involving distance, midpoint and circles.
3. Define linear equations by graphing.
4. Apply formulas to find equations of lines.
5. Recognize functions, specifically trigonometric functions.
UNIT 2: LIMITS AND THEIR PROPERTIES
Student Outcomes: After completion of this unit the student will:
1. Apply properties of limits to find limits of functions.
2. Use algebraic techniques to find limits of functions.
3. Discuss continuity and one-sided limits.
4. Solve problems with infinite limits.
UNIT 3: DIFFERENTIATION
Student Outcomes: After completion of this unit the student will:
1. Show how to find derivatives by using the limit process.
2. Apply basic differentiation rules to find derivatives.
3. Recognize the relationship of the derivative to the slope of a curve at a point.
4. Evaluate derivatives using product and quotient rules.
5. Use the chain rule to find derivatives.
6. Find the equation of the tangent line at a point on a curve.
7. Differentiate implicitly.
8. Solve problems with related rates using differentiation.
UNIT 4: APPLICATIONS OF DERIVATIVES
Student Outcomes: After completion of this unit the student will:
1. Apply the use of derivatives to find the extrema of a function.
2. Work problems demonstrating the Mean-Value Theorem and Roll's Theorem.
3. Use derivatives to determine where a function is increasing and decreasing.
4. Use the second-derivative to find points of inflection.
5. Evaluate limits on an infinite interval.
6. Graph functions using asymptotes.
7. Analyze and sketch graphs of functions.
8. Apply the concept of maximum and minimum to solve business and economic problems.
9. Calculate differentials.
UNIT 5: INTEGRATION
Student Outcomes: After completion of this unit the student will:
1. Apply basic integration rules to find an antiderivative.
2. Evaluate a sum using sigma notation.
3. Use the limit process to find area of a region under a curve.
4. Evaluate the definite integral.
5. Evaluate integrals using substitution.
UNIT 6: LOGARITHMIC, EXPONENTIAL AND OTHER TRANSCENDENTAL
FUNCTIONS.
Student Outcomes: After completion of this unit the student will:
1. Recall properties of natural logarithms and find the derivative of natural logarithms.
2. Integrate natural logarithms.
3. Integrate trigonometric functions.
4. Recall the process of finding and inverse of a function and evaluate derivatives of these
functions.
5. Find the derivative of exponential functions.
6. Evaluate the integral of an exponential function.
7. Solve problems using applications of exponential functions.
8. Solve differential equations involving growth and decay problems.
9. Recall definitions of inverse trigonometric functions, and find the derivative of inverse
trigonometric functions.
10. Integrate inverse trigonometric functions.
11. Integrate functions using the method of completing the square.
12. Evaluate hyperbolic functions and find the derivative of these functions.
13. Integrate hyperbolic functions.
14. Differentiate and integrate inverse hyperbolic functions.
UNIT 7: APPLICATIONS OF INTEGRATION
Student Outcomes: After completion of this unit the student will:
1. Use integration to evaluate the area between two curves.
2. Find the volume of 3-dimensional solids using integration.
3. Find the volume of cylindrical shells.
4. Find arc length and area of a surface of revolution.
5. Solve problems involving work done by a force, using integration.
6. Calculate fluid force using integration.
UNIT 8: INTEGRATION TECHNIQUES, L'HOPITAL'S RULE, AND IMPROPER
INTEGRALS
Student Outcomes: After completion of this unit the student will:
1. Integrate using basic integration rules.
2. Evaluate an integral by using integration by parts.
3. Integrate trigonometric integrals.
4. Integrate using trigonometric substitution.
5. Integrate using the method of partial fractions.
6. Integrate using the table of integrals.
7. Evaluate limits of indeterminate form by using L'Hopital's Rule.
8. Solve improper integrals.
Course Assessments
The following will be used to assess the student's successful completion of this course:
1. Daily notes and homework compiled in a notebook.
2. Quiz scores.
3. Unit test scores.
4. Final Semester Exam.
5. A paper which uses computer research discussing the contributions of a mathematician.
Course Material
The textbook used for the completion of this course is Calculus of a Single Variable. The
authors are Roland E. Larson, Robert p. Hostetler, and Bruce H. Edwards. Publisher is D. C.
Heath and Company, Lexington, Massachusetts
Language Arts Standards
1 The student will evaluate works of literature based on discernible standards of the Catholic and
Western literary traditions.
2 The student will interpret the writer's meaning by recognizing the connotative and denotative
definitions of words.
3 The learner will appreciate the cultural, social, and historical aspects of the genres of prose and
poetry.
4 The student will recognize the elements of grammar that are common to English and the other
European languages.
5 The learner will write clear, pertinent, effective and organized essays using correct sentence
structure, usage, punctuation, and spelling.
6 The learner will value Catholic and Western traditions by making appropriate connections with
literary experiences.
7 The learner will articulate, communicate, and deliver orally ideas, concepts, and values.
8 The student will demonstrate proficiency in listening and study skills.
9 The student will gather information, formulate a thesis, develop supporting arguments and
draw conclusions incorporating technology to verify and assess validity.
10 The student will organize and compose original syntheses addressing literary and historical
issues
FUNDAMENTAL ENGLISH SKILLS
Course Description:
This course offered to freshman and sophomores with curriculum changes every other year
stresses reading with an emphasis on vocabulary and comprehension. Other basic skills include
spelling and punctuation, usage, writing skills, and listening skills.
Student Outcomes:
1. Define vocabulary words through context clues and by using a dictionary.
2. Use vocabulary words correctly in sentences.
3. Demonstrate the proper use of punctuation and sentence structure in writing paragraphs.
4. Apply listening techniques to retention of information.
5. Organize and express ideas in writing and class discussion.
6. Correctly spell words from a list and in all writing assignments.
7. Explain limited symbolism and theme in literature.
8. Communicate through reading, writing, and listening.
Course Assessments:
1. Vocabulary quizzes
2. Writing assignments (paragraphs)
3. Short story quizzes on plot and theme
4. Illustrating plot lines
5. Tests on usage and punctuation
6. Oral reading
7. Word Puzzles
8. Word Games
Suggested Course Materials:
* E.H. - Old Man and the Sea
* C.S. Lewis - Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe
* Gary Paulsen - Hatchet
* Gary Paulsen - Snowbound
* Gary Paulson - Voyage if the Frog
* Vocabulary Workshop 2nd Edition; Holt, Rinehart and Winston
* Reading Literature (blue level I - Text and workbooks)
* Basic Composition Activities Kit (Brent T. Price)
* Practical English, Balmas and Hackett
* Practice Book, McDougal, Littell; Orange Level
Films:
Captain Courageous
To Kill A Mockingbird
Unit Objectives
Unit I-Reading
The student will:
1. Apply reading skills at his own level of ability as well as at average levels for
freshman/sophomore years
2. Demonstrate skills in interpreting themes of adolescent literature
3. Identify cause and effect and chronology in literature
4. Explain symbolism and them
5. Explain denotative and connotative meanings of words
6. Identify words in context
Materials:
Reading Literature, McDougal-Littell Level 9-Blue, 1985
Brian’s Winter – Gary Paulsen
The River – Gary Paulsen
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – C.S. Lewis
The Magician’s Nephew – C.S. Lewis
Assessments: Oral reading, timed reading, AR skill tests, quizzes, tests
Unit II-Grammar
The student will:
1. Recognize nouns, verbs, and adjectives
2. Recognize subject and verb as main components of a sentence
3. Diagram short simple sentences
Materials:
1995
English Workshop–Third Course, Holt, Rinehart, Winston,
Grammar Workbook – Level 9-Blue, McGraw-Hill
Assessments: Check and grade daily assignments, quizzes
Unit III-Usage
The student will:
1. Apply rules of subject-verb agreement
2. Demonstrate correct use of verb tenses
3. Select correct choices in problematic usage
Materials: same as Unit II
Assessments: same as Unit II
Unit IV-Mechanics
The student will:
1. Show how to use end marks, commas, quotation marks, and apostrophes
2. Apply these rules to writing assignments
Materials: same as Unit II
Assessments: same as UnitII
Unit V-Writing
The student will:
1. Use standard English in writing
2. Construct paragraphs in class and revise them for spelling, punctuation and correct usage
3. Record verbatim short oral readings of teacher
4. Demonstrate ability to write a three paragraph essay
Materials: same as Unit II
Assessments: same as Unit II plus Thirteen Steps to Writing, Amsco
School Pub., 1987
Unit VI-Listening and Speaking
The student will:
1. Record information from oral reading of teacher
2. Apply listening techniques to retention of information
3. Demonstrate speaking skill through storytelling and demonstration speech
Materials: Classroom reading
Assessments: In class writing
Unit VII-Vocabulary
The student will:
1.
2.
3.
Define prefixes and suffixes and apply this skill to vocabulary exercises
Identify root words and apply to vocabulary exercises
Identify unfamiliar words in context and point out possible meanings
Materials: Reading Literature (see Unit I)
Assessments: Students will read unfamiliar material and define assigned
vocabulary words
Unit VIII-Spelling
The student will:
1. Memorize basic spelling rules
2. Correct weekly spelling tests and re-write misspelled words
Materials: same as Unit II
Assessments: Weekly spelling tests
ADDENDUM: This course is offered to freshmen and sophomores with curriculum changes every year. The
material stated in this outline is for Year A. The following material is for Year B:
Elements of Language, Holt, Rinehart and Winston – Level 10, 2001
English Workshop – Fourth Course, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1995
Literature Text: Characters in Conflict, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1996
Novels:
The Old Man and the Sea – Hemmingway
The Pearl – Steinbeck
Call of the Wild – London
Any of Gary Paulsen’s novels
ENGLISH I: LITERATURE/COMPOSITION
Course Description
This course stresses mastery in grammar, usage, and the mechanics of writing with literary
emphasis on determining themes, recognizing symbolism, and identifying literary terms in the
genres of the short story, novel, drama and poetry. There are weekly assignments in vocabulary.
Student Outcomes
1. Demonstrate competence in reading by being able to identify plot symbols, themes and literary
terms.
2. Identify parts of speech, subject and verb, prepositional phrases and complements,
subordinating independent clauses.
3. Recognize and incorporate the basic rules of punctuation and usage in speech and writing.
4. Organize and compose a five-paragraph essay with an introduction, topic sentences, a body
and a conclusion.
5. Demonstrate the ability in writing to express opinion, discuss literary themes and write
personal essays.
Course Assessments:
1. Grammar, usage and mechanics test
2. Writing assignments based on literature, personal experience and research
3. Vocabulary tests based on vocabulary workbook
4. Quizzes on reading assignments
5. Unit tests on short stories
6. Tests on novels consisting of vocabulary, knowledge of characters, and plot line. Essay
questions are included to assess understanding of themes.
Suggested Course Materials
* C.S. Lewis - The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe
* C.S. Lewis - The Magicians Nephew
* E. Hemmingway - The Old Man and the Sea
* H. Lee - To Kill A Mockingbird
* W. Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet
* J. London - The Call of the Wild
* J. Steinbeck - The Pearl
* Literature and the Language Arts, EMC Masterpiece Series
* Literature and the Language Arts, Level 9
* English Composition and Grammar - Third Course, J.E. Warrner
* Chapters 2, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21-27
* Vocabulary Workshop 3rd Course, Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Films:
* To Kill A Mockingbird
* Romeo and Juliet
UNIT OBJECTIVES
ENGLISH I
Unit I – Short Story
The student will:
1. Identify the central conflict, plot, setting and mood
2. Identify the theme and relate it to other stories
3. Recognize irony, symbolism, foreshadowing
4. Explain the crisis or turning point
5. Compare and contrast form and point of view
6. Apply context clues and prefix/suffix recognition skills to understand new vocabulary words
7. Write short compositions based on short stories
8. Define characterization and the techniques
Materials:
Assessments:
EMC Masterpiece Series
Literature and the Language Arts. 1996.
Quizzes, tests, compositions, and discussion
Unit II – Poetry
The student will:
1. Recognize lyric, narrative and epic poetry
2. Identify alliteration, assonance, onomatopoeia, repetition
3. Analyze a simple rhyme scheme
4. Identify sensory details
5. Identify and interpret metaphors and similes and be able to use them in writing
6. Identify major poets, i.e. Carl Sandburg, Edgar Allen Poe, Robert. Frost
7. Explain imagery
Materials:
Assessments:
EMC Masterpiece Series
Literature and the Language Arts. 1996.
Composition of poetry booklets, including narrative poetry, ballads, concrete poetry, and
poems of imagery
Unit III – Drama
The student will:
1. Recognize Shakespearian language
2. Name and describe significant themes in Romeo and Juliet
3. Identify tragic flaw
4. Describe the historical significance of William Shakespeare’s writings
5. Identify the genre of tragedy
Materials:
Assessments:
EMC Masterpiece Series
Literature and the Language Arts. 1996.
Quizzes, tests, oral reading, and compositions
Unit IV – Novel
The student will:
1. Discuss the novel as a genre
2. Select details that establish the mood and setting
3. Discuss the theme
4. Describe the evolution of the main character
5. Interpret the novel from a religious and social point of view
6. Write an essay based on the theme of the novel
7. Recognize the roles of protagonist and antagonist
Materials:
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. C.S. Lewis.
The Magician’s Nephew. C.S. Lewis.
The Pearl. John Steinbeck.
The Old Man and the Sea. Ernest Hemingway.
To Kill a Mockingbird. Harper Lee.
The Call of the Wild. Jack London.
Assessments:
Quizzes, tests comprised of short essay questions, symbols, and recognition of character
traits (purpose of tests is to assess students’ understanding of the themes and ideas
presented by the authors), essays
Unit V – Folk Tradition
The student will:
1. Name and describe elements of fables, fairy tales, folk tales, myths, parables and spirituals
2. Choose a myth and tell it to the class
3. Define allegory, dialect, hyperbole and symbol
Materials:
Assessments:
EMC Masterpiece Series
Presentations of myths chosen by students
Unit VI – Grammar
The student will:
1. Identify the eight parts of speech
2. Identify subject and verb and complements
3. Identify prepositional phrases
4. Classify independent and subordinate clauses
Materials:
English Composition and Grammar – Third Course. HBJ, 1988.
Assessments:
Daily homework assignments, chapter tests and unit tests
Unit VII – Usage
The student will:
1. Apply rules of subject – verb agreement
2. Apply rules of pronoun – antecedent agreement
3. Demonstrate correct tense of verbs
4. Demonstrate correct case of personal pronouns
5. Demonstrate correct use of adverbs and adjectives
6. Select correct words in problematic usage
Materials:
Assessments:
English Composition and Grammar – Third Course. HBJ, 1988.
Daily homework assignments, chapter tests and unit tests
Unit VIII – Mechanics/Spelling
The student will:
1. Show how to use end marks, commas, semi-colons and colons
2. Show how to use italics and quotation marks
3. Show how to use hyphens, dashes and parentheses
Materials:
Assessments:
English Composition and Grammar – Third Course. HBJ, 1988.
Daily homework assignments, chapter tests and unit tests
Unit IX – Writing
The student will:
1. Recognize fragments and run-ons
2. Construct a five paragraph essay based on a story
3. Organize a personal experience narrative
4. Brainstorm possible sources for information.
5. Predict which sources will be most useful.
Materials:
Various primary sources selected by instructor
Assessments:
In class writing, paragraph writing, essay writing
ENGLISH II~
This course is designed to continue the exploration of literature in the various genres; short story,
drama, poetry and novels. The course is designed to stimulate students' interest in the values and
ideas embedded in great literature. The course also includes the study and application of basic
communication theory, interpersonal communication skills and research techniques including
reasoning, inquiry, and information-gathering, theses formation, and documentation. Study in
language skills includes the areas of grammar, usage, mechanics, and sentence structure. Literary
discussions of symbolism and theme include background reading in mythology and fantasy.
Student Outcomes
1. Define, classify, and identify the parts of speech, parts of a sentence, phrases, and clauses.
2. Complete and correct sentences involving problems of subject-verb agreement, pronounantecedent agreement, pronoun case, proper modification, verb tense, and general usage.
3. Punctuate sentences according to the standards of formal English.
4. Write clear and organized short essays using correct spelling, sentence structure, usage, and
punctuation as well as precise and concrete language.
5. Organize ideas into categories and argue positions persuasively using coherent and rational
arguments substantiated by relevant evidence, statistics, and current research.
6. Use listening, note taking, and research skills to prepare and effectively argue answers to
analytical questions about literature.
7. Deliver public speeches employing effective techniques of vocal, verbal, and visual
communication.
8. Interpret the meanings of symbolic works of mythology, poetry, fantasy, science fiction and
the novel.
9. Gather information, apply strategies of research, formulate a thesis, argue a position, identify
cause and effect, refute positions contrary to a thesis, and rebut criticisms of a thesis.
10. Evaluate the aesthetic and moral dimensions of literary statements.
11. Use technology to arrange and communicate information.
12. Cite sources using MLA Parenthetical citations.
Course Assessments:
1. Punctual correction of daily exercises in grammar, usage, mechanics.
2. Reading quizzes given prior to class discussion.
3. Tests of vocabulary and literary comprehension.
4. Exercises in public speaking, teaching, and debate.
5. Expository, descriptive, and narrative essays.
Suggested Texts:
* Warriner's English Grammar and Composition: Fourth Course
* Literature and the Language Arts
* Rouse's Gods, Heroes and Men of Ancient Greece
* A Separate Peace
* Animal Farm
* The Silver Chair
* Ethan Frome
* Lord of the Flies
* All Quiet on the Western Front
* The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
Unit Outcomes
Unit I: The Short Story
Outcomes:
1 Use listening, note-taking, and study skills to prepare and effectively argue answers to analytical questions about
literature.
2 Discuss the plot, setting, atmosphere, and characterization of sample short stories.
3 Relate the short story techniques of a writer to questions of theme and intent.
4 Apply ideas from literature to relevant contemporary and universal issues.
5 Reconstruct the classroom analysis of the writer's statement in short essay format.
Assessments:
1 Class Participation
2 Reading Quizzes
3 Essay test.
Materials:
1 Vocabulary Work from Text
2 Introduction to the Short Story, Boynton and Mack
Strategies:
1 Lecture-Discussion
2 Question-Asking
Unit II: Grammar
Outcomes:
1 Define, identify, and distinguish between the parts of speech.
2 Identify subjects and verbs as well as subjects and predicates.
3 Identify direct and indirect objects and predicate nominatives and adjectives.
4 Identify and classify prepositional, verbal, and appositive phrases.
5 Distinguish between main and independent clauses and identify and classify noun, adjective, and adverb clauses.
Assessments:
1 Daily assignments
2 Four Subunit Tests
Strategies:
1 Definition of terms
2 Identification of Examples
3 Guided practice in identification of examples.
4 Outlining on board.
5 Fielding questions on homework.
Supplementary Materials:
1 Warriner's Supplementary Materials
2 English Workshop, Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich, c. 1986
Unit III: Usage
Outcomes:
Agreement:
1 Define number, agreement, gender, antecedent.
2 Identify subjects
3 Establish the number of indefinite and demonstrative pronouns.
4 Select verbs that agree with their subject in number.
5 Select pronouns that agree with their antecedents in number and gender.
Pronoun Case
1 Identify nominative and accusative (objective) pronouns.
2 Recognize the contexts of nominative and accusative (objective) usages.
3 Distinguish between usage of who and whom.
4 Identify and select the appropriate pronoun in incomplete constructions.
Verb Usage
1 Define tense, voice, and mood.
2 Recognize and reconstruct active and passive sentences.
3 Select the correct verb from among choices that test comprehension of standard English usage of verbs with
respect to tense and mood.
4 Select the correct verb form for the verbs "Lie/lay," "sit, set," and "rise, raise"
Modifiers
1 List positive, comparative, and superlative forms of irregular adjectives and adverbs.
2 Identify the correct comparative and superlative forms.
Usage Glossary
1 Identify standard usages of problem words in English.
2 Correct examples of faulty usage.
Assessments:
1 Daily assignments
2 Five Subunit Tests
Strategies:
1 Definition of terms
2 Identification of Examples
3 Guided practice in identification of examples.
4 Outlining on board.
5 Fielding questions on homework.
Supplementary Materials:
1 Warriner's Supplementary Materials
2 English Workshop, Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich, c. 1986
Unit IV: Mechanics
Outcomes:
1 Distinguish between words that require initial capital letters and those that do not.
2 Locate and place end marks and commas according to the conventions of standard English usage.
3 Locate and place semicolons, colons, italics, quotation marks, apostrophes, hyphens, parentheses, and dashes
according to the conventions of standard English usage.
4 Spell from a list of words suitably difficult.
Assessments:
1 Daily assignments and quizzes
2 three subunit tests.
Strategies:
1 Definition of punctuation marks
2 Identification of examples of correct usage as well as common errors.
3 Guided practice in identification of examples.
4 Fielding questions on homework.
Supplementary Materials:
1 Warriner's Supplementary Materials
2 English Workshop, Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich, c. 1986
Unit V: Speech
Outcomes:
1 Apply research skills including information-gathering, note-taking, outlining, and writing topic
sentences.
2 Organize arguments with unity and coherence.
3 Use voice and gesture to aid in the expression of ideas.
4 Use words effectively.
5 Teach new materials while checking for understanding.
6 Develop introduction and conclusion.
7 Identify, define, and avoid the use of logical fallacies.
8. Use Power Point or other digital tool as part of a demonstration speech or teaching lesson.
Assessments:
1 4-minute persuasive speech.
2 2-minute impromptu speech.
3 5-8 minute demonstration speech.
4 8-10 minute teaching lesson.
Materials:
Handouts.
Strategies:
1 Instruction on organization, delivery, types of speeches, body language.
2 Review of speech rubrics.
3 Speeches in varying orders.
4 Group critiques.
Unit VI: Debate
Outcomes:
1 Present organized case to support a selected policy.
2 Refute opponents' arguments through question-asking and analysis.
3 Rebut opponents' arguments by restating central points with evidence.
4 Use established strategies of citation.
Assessments:
1 1-2 debates
Materials:
1 Library materials
Strategies:
1 Inductively develop debate topics.
2 Review research strategies in library.
3 Use standard debate format.
Unit VII: Mythology
Outcomes:
1 Recall important names, places, and events of mythology.
2 Compare creation mythology with Biblical explanations of creation.
3 Discuss the relationship of mythology with Jungian archetypal theory.
4 Analyze the message and purpose of important myths.
Assessments:
1 Daily reading quizzes.
2 Unit Test
Materials:
Gods, Heroes and Men of Ancient Greece, Rouse
Strategies:
Lecture-Discussion
Unit VIII: Poetry
Outcomes:
1 Read, paraphrase, and explicate short poetry.
2 Recall themes of significant poems as discussed in class.
3 Write a ballad or sonnet.
4 Define and explain important poetic devices including meter and figurative language.
Assessments:
1 Daily class discussion.
2 Unit Test.
3 Assigned poem.
Materials:
1 Literature and the Language Arts
2 Introduction to the Poem, Mack
Strategies:
Lecture-Discussion
Unit IX: Fantasy
Outcomes:
1 Analyze and explain allegory.
2 Recognize and discuss symbolism.
Assessments:
Essay test
Materials:
The Silver Chair
Animal Farm
Strategies:
Lecture-Discussion
Unit X: The Novel
Outcomes:
1 Relate and connect action within the novel.
2 Describe important characteristics of major characters.
3 Relate plot, setting, and character to theme.
4 Discuss the author's theme, referencing and analyzing strategies of statement.
5 Evaluate the author's theme through analysis of methods of statement and comparison with the
norming views of Church and personal belief.
6 Discuss the strategies of achieving authorial intent.
7 Distinguish between intrinsic and extrinsic harmony of statement.
Assessments:
Literary Essays
Materials:
A Separate Peace
The Silver Chair
Ethan Frome
Lord of the Flies
All Quiet on the Western Front
Joy Luck Club
Strategies:
1 Lecture-Discussion
2 Analysis of strategies of literary essay.
Unit XI: Drama
Outcomes:
1 Paraphrase passages of Shakespeare's poetry.
2 Recall speakers and themes of Julius Caesar.
3 Identify and explain aspects of Roman history and culture.
4 Discuss Sahkespeare's ideas.
Assessments:
1 Class discussion
2 Reading Quizzes
3 Essay Test
Materials:
Julius Caesar
Strategies:
Reading with Commentary
Unit XII: Composition
Outcomes:
1 Write an organized argument with thesis and supporting arguments.
2 Use specific, concrete, and vivid language.
3. Punctuate sentences according to the standards of formal English.
4. Write clear and organized short essays using correct spelling, sentence structure, usage, and
punctuation.
5. Organize ideas into categories and argue positions persuasively using coherent and rational
arguments substantiated by relevant evidence.
6 Use MLA Parenthetical Citation correctly.
Assessments:
1 Paragraph essays focused on aspects of phrasing.
2 Essays of literary analysis.
3 Narrative writing.
4 Composition with analogies.
Materials:
Warriner's English Grammar
15 Steps to Better Writing
Strategies:
1 Word Games
2 Study of models of composition.
3 Essay Rewrites.
4 Essay analysis
AMERICAN LITERATURE SURVEY/COMPOSITION
Course Description
This yearlong course covers four major areas. 1) The study of major American authors in
various literary genres including short story, novel, drama, and biography; 2) writing skills
including essay writing, mechanics, and usage; 3) the study of grammar including spelling and
vocabulary; 4) methods and processes for conducting research.
Student Outcomes
1. Identify and apply literary terms to the works studied
2. Contrast and compare ideas and values in short stories and novels
3. Use context clues, roots, prefixes, and suffixes to determine word definition
4. Apply the rules of grammar mechanics and usage to well-organized essays. This includes an
introduction, topic sentences, and a conclusion.
5. Recognize the relevance of their history through family research resulting in a 3-5-page essay.
Course Assessments
Research paper, personal essays and essays based on literature.
Chapter and comprehensive tests on grammar (parts of speech and subject verb) mechanics and
usage.
Weekly vocabulary tests
Factual reading quizzes on short stories and novels
AR tests on assigned independent reading
Unit tests on short stories and novels including objective and essay questions
Suggested Course Material
McDougal, Littell Literature (American) (1987)
Elements of Writing 5th Course, Kinneavy and Warriner (1998)
Chapters 3, 6, 13, 17, 18, 21-32
Mille - The Crucible
S. Crane - The Red Badge of Courage
J. Steinbeck - Of Mice and Men
J. H. Griffin - Black Like Me
F.S. Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby
Vocabulary Workshop 4th Course, Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Films:
Witchcraft in America - Introduction to The Crucible
The Donner Party
The Dust Bowl (PBS History Series)
October Morning - What one can accomplish with determination
The Spirit of St. Louis - What one can accomplish with determination
Unit Objectives
Unit I-Grammar
The student will:
1. Review and define the eight parts of speech
2. Recognize subjects and verbs as main components of a sentence
3. Recognize prepositional phrases
4. Distinguish between independent and dependent clauses
Materials:
Elements in Writing, Kinneavy and Warriner, 1998
Warriner’s Grammar Workbook-Level II, McGraw Hill, 1997
Worksheets from various sources
Assessments: Quizzes, chapter tests
Unit II-Usage
The student will:
1. Determine agreement between subject/verb and pronoun/antecedent
2. Determine correct pronoun usage
3. Identify correct verb forms, including tense, mood, and voice
4. Identify correct use of adjective and adverb modifiers
Materials: same as Unit I
Assessments: Quizzes, chapters test, and unit mastery test
Unit III-Mechanics
The student will:
1.
2.
3.
Identify all rules of capitalization
Recognize correct usage of commas and end marks
Recognize correct use of colon, semi-colons, quotation marks, apostrophes and parentheses
Materials: same as Unit I
Assessments: Quizzes, chapter tests, unit mastery test
Unit IV-Introduction to American Literature
The student will:
1. Identify, review and apply the following literary elements: plot, character, setting, tone,
theme, point of view, conflict, climax, flashback, figure of speech and imagery
2. Recognize the contributions of the Pilgrims and the Planters
3. Identify antagonist, protagonist, tragedy, tragic hero of The Crucible
4. Explain the theme of the play
5. Recognize the creed of the Founding Fathers as the beginning of the “American Dream”
6. Write an essay based on student’s own family history
7. Discuss essays and letters of Paine, Franklin, Jefferson, Adams
Materials: American Literature, McDougal-Littell, 1987
Assessments: Tests, essay
Unit V-Romanticism
The student will:
1. Define romanticism as contrasted with realism
2. Recognize Poe’s, Bierce’s, Hawthorne’s and Irving’s writing style and tone
Materials:
Textbook
“Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”
“The Pit and the Pendulum”
“ The Headless Horseman”
Film: The Tell-Tale Heart
Assessments: Quizzes, tests, vocabulary in context
Unit VI-Realism and Naturalism
The student will:
1. Recognize the elements of realism including local color, satire and symbolism
2. Identify Twain’s works as truly “American literature”
3. Recognize Crane’s use of naturalistic imagery
4. Discuss heroism and futility of war as seen by Crane
Materials:
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Red Badge of Courage
Short stories (Textbook)
Film: The Donner Party
Assessments: Reading quizzes, test, essay
Unit VII-Short Stories
The student will:
1. Define all the literary elements of a short story as compared to a novel
2. Recognize irony – verbal and situational
3. Recognize and discuss themes and character’s choices
4. Compare similar themes of authors
5.
6.
Paraphrase short, selected texts.
Use details from different sections of complex passages to support a specific point.
Materials: Textbook
Assessments: Reading quizzes, tests, in class writing
Unit VIII-John Steinbeck
The student will:
1. Recognize Steinbeck’s respect for the endurance of the common man
2. Identify Steinbeck’s use of naturalism in the novel and the short story
3. Discuss the realism of George and Lennie’s dream
4. Define and find examples of foreshadowing
5. Discuss characters’ choices and recognize an author’s power to influence the reader
Materials:
Of Mice and Men
Short stories by Steinbeck
Assessments: Essay, quizzes, test
Unit IX-Modern Novel
The student will:
1. Identify elements of non-fiction
2. Recognize the hatred and injustice associated with any kind of prejudice
3. Choose another short story or novel with a similar theme and write an essay comparing the
two works
Materials: Black Like Me – John H. Griffin
Assessments: Essay
Unit X: Composition
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Write a personal narrative based on family research.
Condense and paraphrase material.
Narrow topic appropriate to scope of assignments.
Formulate thesis based on supporting arguments.
Use standards of formal English in all writing assignments.
Write a research paper which draws conclusions based on reliable, relevant evidence and cite sources using
MLA Parenthetical Citations.
ADDENDUM:
Spelling is tested weekly. Words are assigned and student must learn them on his own.
Vocabulary in context is stressed throughout the course with emphasis on
roots, prefixes, and
suffixes.
AR reading is assigned during non-literature units. Students will earn grade based on a formula of level
and AR point value. Student will take
AR tests to determine this grade.
HONORS AMERICAN LITERATURE/COMPOSITION
Course Description:
This course examines the American Dream through the eyes of the American author. The
student will explore American history and culture through novels, short stories, drama, and
poems. Emphasis on vocabulary and grammar help prepare the student for college entrance
exams and college. Formal composition includes creative writing, essays of literary analysis,
and essays of self-discovery. Methods and processes for conducting research are also covered.
Student Outcomes:
1. Examine his/her own dreams, goals and values in light of experiences and philosophies of the
characters and authors of American literature.
2. Recognize that good literature draws one into reality to experience the ambiguous and
consequences.
3. Analyze these consequences in order to formulate one's own hierarchy based on characters'
choices and discussion in class.
4. Write essays including ones of self-discovery, literacy interpretation and biographies. Essays
will stress organization, structure, mechanics and formal usage.
Course Assessments:
1. Vocabulary Tests
2. Unit and comprehensive tests in grammar, mechanics, and usage
3. Reading quizzes on short stories and novels
4. Comprehensive tests on literature including short answer and essay questions
5. Essays are graded for mechanics, usage, and content
Suggested Materials
* O.E. Rolvaaq - Giants in the Earth
* N. Hawthorne - The Scarlett Letter
* Miller - The Crucible
* S. Crane - Red Badge of Courage
* M. Twain - Huck Finn
* J. Steinbeck - Grapes of Wrath
* J. Steinbeck - Mice and Men
* W. Cather - My Antonia
* E. Hemmingway - Farewell to Arms
* F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby
* McDougal, Littell Literature (American) Text (1987)
* Elements of Writing 5th Course - Kinneavy and Warrinev (1998) Chapters 13-30
* Vocabulary Workbook - Holt, Rinehart and Winston 5th Course
* Films
* Dead Poets' Society
* The Dust Bowl
* The Donner Party
* Witchcraft in America
Unit Objectives
Unit 1-Introduction to American Literature
The students will:
1. Read Giants of the Earth during the summer
2. Recognize the physical and psychological costs of building a country
3. Recognize the importance of history in their own lives
Discuss the ideas behind the “American Dream” as defined by early leaders
Illustrate knowledge of their own past by researching and writing an essay on their own family
history
6. Identify the beliefs and attitudes of Norwegian culture which have become a part of American
4.
5.
culture
Materials
 Novel: Giants in the Earth
 Selected readings from course textbook McDougal-Littell American Literature
 Film: The Donner Party (PBS)
Assessments: Quizzes, tests, essay on family history
Unit II-Planters and Puritans
The students will:
1. Recognize the contributions of the Puritans and the Planters
2. Recognize Hawthorne’s obsession with his Puritan background
3. Analyze the Puritan system of religious and civil justice
4. Define the symbolism in The Scarlet Letter
5. Explain the concept of sin in the Puritan conscience
6. Understand the importance of the righteousness of John Proctor’s actions
7. Define the relationship between McCarthyism and the Salem trials
Materials:



Film: Witchcraft in America
Novels: The Crucible
The Scarlet Letter
Textbook
Assessments: Essays, in-class writing, quizzes, tests
Unit III-Grammar
The students will:
1. Review the eight parts of speech
2. Review subjects, verbs, and complements
3. Identify phrases, verbals, appositives, and clauses
4. Diagram sentences
5. Apply these skills to essay writing
Materials: Elements in Writing by Kinneavy and Warriner (1998)
Chapters 17-20
Assessments: Quizzes, chapter test, unit mastery test
Unit IV-Usage
The student will:
1. Identify and apply rules of standard formal usage
2. Demonstrate mastery in agreement, pronoun usage, clear reference, verb usage, and modifiers
Materials: same as unit III
Chapters 21-27
Assessments: Quizzes, chapter tests, unit mastery test
Unit V-Language Mechanics
The student will:
1. Recognize rules of standard usage in capitalization and punctuation
2. Apply these rules in all forms of writing
Materials: same as Unit III
Chapters 28-30
Assessments: Quizzes, chapter tests, unit mastery test
Unit VI-Short Stories
The student will:
1. Recognize the characteristics of the short story
2. Identify the relationship of the time period and subject matter
3. Analyze and compare themes
4. Evaluate and defend choice made by characters
5. Identify and explain theme, protagonist, antagonist, plot, setting, theme, foil, figurative language,
point of view, flashback, irony, and illusion
6. Assess good literature based on discussion
Materials: Textbook
Assessments: Quizzes, unit tests, short essays based on comparison of
and characters’ choices
Unit VII-John Steinbeck
The student will:
1. Understand Steinbeck’s concern for faith in the “common man”
2. Recognize the importance of the Dust Bowl and its effects
3. Recognize proletarian literature
4. Analyze and defend choices made by characters
5. Identify realistic fiction
6. Cite biblical parallels in The Grapes of Wrath
Materials: Film: The Dust Bowl (PBS)
Novels: Of Mice and Men
The Grapes of Wrath
Short Story: “Flight” (Textbook)
Assessments: Reading quizzes, tests, essays
Unit VIII-Willa Cather
The student will:
1. Recognize the influence of the land on Cather’s works
2. Identify the characteristics of a regional writer
3. Compare the lives of the displaced persons with those of the natives
themes
4. Analyze Cather’s definition of success in her characters
5. Recognize the contributions of immigrants to the melting pot of America
Materials: My Antonia
Short stories (Textbook)
Assessments: Quizzes, test, essay on novel
Unit IX-Mark Twain
The student will:
1. Recognize satire and humor
2. Discuss characteristics of Twain’s social awareness portrayed through his satire of the
“damned human race”
3. Assess themes and issues in their time frame in history
4. Compare the roles of Huck and Jim as heroes
5. Recognize the importance of the Mississippi River in Twain’s writing
6. Discuss the high moral level of Huck Finn’s character
Materials: The Adventures of Huck Finn
Assessments: Reading quizzes, test, essay
Unit X-The Lost Generation: Hemingway and Fitzgerald
The student will:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Define “lost generation”
Define Hemmingway’s style of writing
Recognize the similarities of Hemmingway’s life to those of his characters
Identify the characteristics of a code hero
Compare the hopelessness of Fredric Henry’s world to that of the priest
Discuss Fredric Henry’s search for truth
Interpret the symbolism of the rain
Identify Nick Callaway’s withholding of moral judgment
Recognize the pursuit and deference of a dream and the possible consequences
Asses Buchanan’s lack of moral conscience
Assessments: Quizzes, tests, essays
Unit XI-Poetry
The student will:
1. Identify rhythm, imagery and expression of ideas of major American poets from 1700’s1900’s
2. Interpret orally a poem of choice by presenting it along with a different art form – music,
sculpture, etc.
3. Paraphrase a poem
Assessments: Class presentation
Unit XII Composition
1. Write a personal narrative based on family research
2. In-class writing based on a prompt or based on current reading assignment.
3. Formulate thesis based on supporting arguments using substantial evidence
4. Write clear, concise essays using rules of standard formal English including mechanics, usage and sentence
structure
5. Cite sources using MLA parenthetical citations.
6.
Compare, evaluate, and select appropriate Internet search engines and directories.
ADDENDUM: Spelling and vocabulary are emphasized throughout the course. Weekly spelling tests are given.
Vocabulary through context is stressed and tested.
WORLD LITERATURE
Course Description:
This course is designed to acquaint students with important contemporary works of literature,
especially those which focus students' attention on the issues of our time. Students will study
novels, short stories, poems, and plays. Students will also be given some exposure to selected
works representative of major periods in the history of Western civilization. Literature will be
chosen to improve the reading comprehension of students. Writing assignments will focus on
correctness, clarity, and self-expression, There will be extensive review of usage and mechanics,
This course is not recommended for those planning to attend a four-year college.
Student Outcomes:
1. Identify and correct errors of usage and mechanics.
2. Write coherent short essays, proofreading to correct errors of spelling, punctuation, and usage.
3. Take effective notes on material read and literature discussed.
4. Analyze ideas taken from literature and class discussions.
5. Apply skills of research including the formulation of a research question, informationgathering, surveying, and organization of ideas.
6. Identify, summarize, and recall the elements of plot, character, atmosphere, and point of view
in material read.
7. Interpret limited symbolism and theme in literature.
8. Communicate through reading, writing, and listening.
9. Complete a research project which requires a narrow topic, the formulation of a thesis, the
development of supporting arguments, revision, and the citation of sources using MLA
Parenthetical Citations.
Course Assessments:
1. Reading quizzes prior to classroom discussion.
2. Usage and mechanics exercises.
3. Expository essays.
4. Research tasks and research papers.
5. Tests and in-class essays on literature discussed and Semester Exams.
Suggested Course Materials:
* Reading Literature, Purple Level, Mcdougal, Littell, Evanston 1986
* Grammar Workbook 12, Glencoe, Westerville 1996
* Brave New World
* Nectar in a Sieve
* Last Battle
* The Count of Monte Christo
* Cry, The Beloved Country
COLLEGE ENGLISH LITERATURE~
Course Description:
This course fulfills the senior English requirement. The course involves an intensive study of the
masterpieces of English literature, the cultures of Europe from the Middle Ages to the Twentieth
Century, and the history of ideas. The course is also designed to finalize the students' mastery of
English usage, and mechanics; to build essay writing-skills, including essays of critical literary
interpretation such as those students may encounter in a college English course; and to involve
students in research culminating in a formal research paper.
Student Outcomes:
1. Define, identify, and correctly use the elements of English grammar.
2. Write clear, organized paragraphs.
3. Apply skills of problem solving and research, organization and analysis to the production of a
research paper which develops a single thesis, uses evidence to construct a convincing case, cites
using MLA parenthetical citations.
4. Develop research instrument, draw conclusions based on reliable data and valid reasoning, and
use a correlation to describe a relationship between variables.
5. Identify, summarize, and recall the elements of plot, character, atmosphere, and point of view
in material read.
6. Recall the major writers, major works, and background figures that are a part of the history of
English literature.
7. Evaluate selected texts, identifying and comparing elements of symbolism, theme, setting,
tone, and structure.
8. Compare and contrast the cultures that produced English literature.
Course Assessments:
1 Reading quizzes prior to classroom discussion.
2 Tests of reading comprehension.
3 Descriptive, narrative, and expository essays.
4 Research and research papers.
5 Unit tests on literature discussed and Semester Exams.
Suggested Course Materials:
1 Warriner's English Grammar and Composition: Complete Course
2 England in Literature, Scott Foresman
3 Macbeth
4 Robinson Crusoe
5 Frankenstein
6 Great Expectations
7 Out of the Silent Planet
8 Brave New World
9 The Last Battle
10 The Fellowship of the Ring
College English Literature: Unit Outcomes
Unit I: Grammar
Outcomes:
1 Define, identify, and distinguish between the parts of speech.
2 Identify subjects and verbs as well as subjects and predicates.
3 Identify direct and indirect objects and predicate nominatives and adjectives.
4 Identify and classify prepositional, verbal, and appositive phrases.
5 Distinguish between main and independent clauses and identify and classify noun, adjective, and adverb clauses.
Assessments:
1 Daily assignments
2 Four Subunit Tests
Strategies:
1 Definition of terms
2 Identification of Examples
3 Guided practice in identification of examples.
4 Outlining on board.
5 Fielding questions on homework.
Supplementary Materials:
1 Warriner's Supplementary Materials
2 English Workshop, Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich, c. 1986
Unit II: Usage
Outcomes:
Agreement:
1 Define number, agreement, gender, antecedent.
2 Identify subjects
3 Establish the number of indefinite and demonstrative pronouns.
4 Select verbs that agree with their subject in number.
Pronoun Case
5 Identify nominative and accusative (objective) pronouns.
6 Recognize the contexts of nominative and accusative (objective) usages.
7 Distinguish between usage of who and whom.
8 Identify and select the appropriate pronoun in incomplete constructions.
Verb Usage
9 Define tense, voice, and mood.
10 Recognize and reconstruct active and passive sentences.
11 Select the correct verb from among choices that test comprehension of standard English usage of verbs with
respect to tense and mood.
12 Select the correct verb form for the verbs "Lie/lay," "sit, set," and "rise, raise"
Modifiers
13 List positive, comparative, and superlative forms of irregular adjectives and adverbs.
14 Identify the correct comparative and superlative forms.
Usage Glossary
15 Identify standard usages of problem words in English.
Assessments:
1 Daily assignments
2 Five Subunit Tests
Strategies:
1 Definition of terms
2 Identification of Examples
3 Guided practice in identification of examples.
4 Outlining on board.
5 Fielding questions on homework.
Supplementary Materials:
1 Warriner's Supplementary Materials
2 English Workshop, Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich, c. 1986
Unit III: Mechanics
Outcomes:
1 Distinguish between words that require initial capital letters and those that do not.
2 Locate and place end marks and commas according to the conventions of standard English usage.
3 Locate and place semicolons, colons, italics, quotation marks, apostrophes, hyphens, dashes, parentheses, and
dashes according to the conventions of standard English usage.
4 Spell a from a list of words suitably difficult.
Assessments:
1 Daily assignments and quizzes
2 three subunit tests.
Strategies:
1 Definition of punctuation marks
2 Identification of examples of correct usage as well as common errors.
3 Guided practice in identification of examples.
4 Fielding questions on homework.
Supplementary Materials:
1 Warriner's Supplementary Materials
2 English Workshop, Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich, c. 1986
Unit IV: Composition
Outcomes:
1 Communicates message through clear, imaginative prose.
2 Writes convincing, coherent argument.
3 Uses concrete images and analogies.
4 Develops unity in paragraphs and essays.
5 Employs standard English usage and mechanics.
6 Employs thesis statement.
7 Concludes without restatement or novel arguements.
8. Apply skills of problem-solving and research, organization, and analysis to the production of a research paper
which develops a single thesis, uses evidence to construct a convincing case, and cites using MLA Parenthetical
citations.
Assessments:
1 In-class essays.
2 Essay tests.
3 Prepared essays.
4 Research papers.
Strategies:
1 Explanation and development of written task descriptions.
2 Presentation and analysis of examples.
3 Peer editing.
4 Class analysis.
Supplementary Materials:
Writers, Inc. materials. Houghton, Mifflin
The Elements of Style, Struck and White, Allyn and Bacon
Unit V: Research
Outcomes:
1 Recognize Problem.
2 Seek Information.
3 Review Existing Knowledge.
4 Get Overview of Topic.
a Paraphrase
b Explicate
5 Limit the topic.
6 Gather Sources.
2 Answer Question
2 Solve Problem
3 Consult Expert Opinion
4 Form Hypothesis
5 Formulate Research Strategy
a Collect data
b Review Existing Knowledge
c Develop Research Instruments
d Perform Experiment
7 Take Notes w/Bibliographical Info.
6 Analyze Results
8 Formulate Thesis.
7 Draw Conclusion based on reliable data, valid reasoning
a Develop Supporting Arguments
and correlations between variables.
b Determine relevant facts, examples, statistics, etc.
9 Organize and/or Outline.
10 Write first draft.
11 Peer Edit
12 Proofreading & Write Final Draft
Assessments:
1 Research development with correlation and scattergram.
2 Development of research question and hypothesis.
3 Reseach papers.
Strategies:
1 Explanation of research development with correlation and scattergram.
2 Practice in development of research question and hypothesis.
3 Library Employment.
4 Critiques of sources, outlines, and thesis statements.
Unit VI: Literature
Outcomes:
The Middle Ages
1 Recall the definition of literary terms including ballad, incremental repetition, kenning.
2 Identify the poem and discuss its themes based on an excerpt from the poem.
3 Discuss the characteristics of major figures from Chaucer's Prologue.
4 Recognize historical names and terms including Jute, simony, Augustine.
5 Discuss philosophical ideas of the period.
The Renaissance
1 Recall literary terms like sonnet, concert, iambic pentameter.
2 Identify common poetic devices and themes like carpe diem.
3 Distinguish between types of sonnets.
4 Recall biographical information about important poets.
5 Discuss the history and crises of the English Reformation.
6 Identify and discuss background terms and persons.
7 Identify the speaker and context of selected excerpts from Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
8 Paraphrase and explicate passages from Macbeth as well as from selected short Elizabethan and Jacobean poetry.
9 Discuss a major theme of Macbeth.
From Neo-classical to Romantic
1 Recall literary terms and poetic devices.
2 Identify poets, writers, and philosophical figures based on biographical information.
3 Paraphrase prose selections.
4 Explicate passages of important poems,.
5 Contrast Romantic and neoclassical literature.
6 Find in prose and poetry evidence of the shifting values and intersts of the 18 th century.
7 Relate the ideas in the poetry to the history of France in the 18th century.
8 Treat Pride and Prejudice and Frankenstein as examples of neoclassicism and Romanticism respectively.
Victorian Literature
1 Take concise notes on biographical and historical background information.
2 Recall literary terms.
3 Recognize and interpret excerpts from the poetry of Tennyson, Arnod, Browning, etc.
4 Describe the elements of Victorian thought.
5 Relate the history of science in the Victorian period to the so-called “dissociation of sensibility.”
6 Develop a Christian apologetics for social Darwinism and naturalism.
7 Discuss Victorian themes from Great Expectations.
Modernism and Modern Literature
1 Recall the definition of literary terms.
2 Identify major background figures and their contributions to the 20th century.
3 Contrast the values, attitudes and beliefs of modern culture with those of medieval culture.
4 Discuss the major themes of selected modern short stories.
5 Recognize and interpret examples of the best modern poetry.
6 Analyze the impact of psychology on the literature of the 20th century.
7 Discuss images of good and evil in the works of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkein.
8 Compare the present to Huxley’s fictional Brave New World.
Assessments:
1 Daily reading quizzes.
2 In-class reading comprehension exercises.
3 Unit and semester essay exams.
4 Take-home tests.
5 Literary essays.
6 Literary research paper.
7 Class discussion.
Strategies:
1 Lecture-discussion.
2 Assignment of reading out of class.
3 Reading and commentary on the text.
4 Class quizzes and row competitions for extra-credit checks.
PACC English Literature~
Course Description:
The course is designed to provide students with a sampling of the best of English literature in the
context of its historical development. Students are asked to draw conclusions about meaning and
form based on close reading of the texts. Analyses of literary themes is integrated into a larger
evaluation of the ideas of authors and their times as comprehended from within a Christian
perspective. This course includes a study of models of college composition; techniques of
organization and unity; strategies of research including information-gathering and thesis
development; problems of usage; structure and style; the literary essay; and the research paper.
Student Outcomes:
1. Identify and recall significant writers, ideas, philosophies, and movements of English literature
within the context of the commonly recognized epochs.
2. Recognize and employ common literary terms.
3. Recognize and discuss literary and philosophical terms as well as biographical information
about authors and important thinkers.
4. Explain, define, and cite examples of the ideas which reveal the central tendencies of the
historical epochs of English literature.
5. Summarize critical analyses of historical and cultural trends.
6. Summarize touchstone concepts in the history of ideas.
7. Demonstrate command of literature by identifying examples of poetic devices, identifying the
poem and poet associated with specific passages, and interpreting the meaning of passages
through paraphrase and explication.
8. Relate the particular expression of an idea within a poem to the larger concern or value typical
of the period and significant within the context of the poet's life and times.
9. Analyze the conflicts of ideas and movements within and between cultural epochs.
10. Assess the validity and coherence of notable modern heresies.
11. Contrast modern literature and English culture with the literature and culture of other periods
and places.
12. Develop a research instrument, draw conclusions based on reliable and valid reasoning, and
use a correlation to describe a relationship between variables.
Course Assessments:
1. Reading quizzes prior to classroom discussion.
2. Tests of reading comprehension.
3. Descriptive, narrative, and expository essays.
4. Research and research papers.
5. Unit tests on literature discussed and Semester Exams.
Suggested Course Materials:
Warriner's English Grammar and Composition: Complete Course
England in Literature, Scott Foresman
The Canterbury Tales
Macbeth
Hamlet
The Faerie Queene, Book 1
Paradise Lost, Book 6
Gulliver's Travels
Frankenstein
Pride and Prejudice
Great Expectations
Jane Eyre
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Heart of Darkenes
Out of the Silent Planet
Brave New World
The Stranger
Metamorphosis
The Last Battle
The Fellowship of the Ring
Unit Outcomes
Unit I: Grammar
Outcomes:
1 Define, identify, and distinguish between the parts of speech.
2 Identify subjects and verbs as well as subjects and predicates.
3 Identify direct and indirect objects and predicate nominatives and adjectives.
4 Identify and classify prepositional, verbal, and appositive phrases.
5 Distinguish between main and independent clauses and identify and classify noun, adjective, and adverb clauses.
Assessments:
1 Daily assignments
2 Unit Test
Strategies:
1 Review of material with opportunity for questions.
2 Fielding questions on homework.
Unit II: Usage
Outcomes:
Agreement:
1 Define number, agreement, gender, antecedent.
2 Identify subjects
3 Establish the number of indefinite and demonstrative pronouns.
4 Select verbs that agree with their subject in number.
Pronoun Case
5 Identify nominative and accusative (objective) pronouns.
6 Recognize the contexts of nominative and accusative (objective) usages.
7 Distinguish between usage of who and whom.
8 Identify and select the appropriate pronoun in incomplete constructions.
Verb Usage
9 Define tense, voice, and mood.
10 Recognize and reconstruct active and passive sentences.
11 Select the correct verb from among choices that test comprehension of standard English usage of verbs with
respect to tense and mood.
12 Select the correct verb form for the verbs "Lie/lay," "sit, set," and "rise, raise"
Modifiers
13 List positive, comparative, and superlative forms of irregular adjectives and adverbs.
14 Identify the correct comparative and superlative forms.
Usage Glossary
15 Identify standard usages of problem words in English.
Assessments:
1 Daily assignments
2 Unit Test
Strategies:
1 Review of material and opportunity for questions.
2 Fielding questions on homework.
Unit III: Mechanics
Outcomes:
1 Distinguish between words that require initial capital letters and those that do not.
2 Locate and place end marks and commas according to the conventions of standard English usage.
3 Locate and place semicolons, colons, italics, quotation marks, apostrophes, hyphens, dashes, parentheses, and
dashes according to the conventions of standard English usage.
4 Spell a from a list of words suitably difficult.
Assessments:
1 Daily assignments and quizzes
2 Three subunit tests.
Strategies:
1 Review of material and opportunity for questions.
2 Fielding questions on homework.
Unit IV: Composition
Outcomes:
1 Communicate message through clear, imaginative prose.
2 Write convincing, coherent argument.
3 Use concrete images and analogies.
4 Develop unity in paragraphs and essays.
5 Employ standard English usage and mechanics.
6 Employ thesis statement.
7 Conclude without restatement or novel arguments.
8 Write compelling argument on literary topic assigned.
9 Avoid fallacies and defects of style.
10 Develop original argument based on independent reading as well as research of literary criticism.
11 Paraphrase and explicate.
12 Evaluate literature organically as a Christian.
Assessments:
1 In-class essays.
2 Essay tests.
3 Prepared essays.
4 Research papers.
5 Quizzes on elements of good writing.
Strategies:
1 Explanation and development of written task descriptions.
2 Presentation and analysis of examples.
3 Peer editing.
4 Presentation of one paper for critical analysis by class.
Supplementary Materials:
The Elements of Style, Strunk and White, Allyn and Bacon
Unit V: Research
Outcomes:
1 Recognize Problem.
2 Seek Information.
3 Review Existing Knowledge.
4 Get Overview of Topic.
a Paraphrase
b Explicate
5 Limit the topic.
6 Gather Sources.
2 Answer Question
2 Solve Problem
3 Consult Expert Opinion
4 Form Hypothesis
5 Formulate Research Strategy
a Collect data
b Review Existing Knowledge
c Develop Research Instruments
d Perform Experiment
7 Take Notes w/Bibliographical Info.
6 Analyze Results
8 Formulate Thesis.
7 Draw Conclusion based on reliable data and valid reasoning
&
a Develop Supporting Arguments
use a correlation to describe a relationship between variables.
b Determine relevant facts, examples, statistics, etc.
9 Organize and/or Outline.
10 Write first draft.
11 Peer Edit
12 Proofread & Write Final Draft
Assessments:
1 Research development with correlation and scattergram.
2 Development of research question and hypothesis.
3 Research papers.
Strategies:
1 Explanation of research development with correlation and scattergram.
2 Practice in development of research question and hypothesis.
3 Library Employment.
4 Critiques of sources, outlines, and thesis statements.
Unit VI: Literature
Outcomes:
The Middle Ages
1 Recall the definition of literary terms including ballad, incremental repetition, kenning.
2 Identify the poem and discuss its themes based on an excerpt from the poem.
3 Discuss the characteristics of major figures from Chaucer's Prologue.
4 Recognize historical names and terms including Jute, simony, Augustine.
5 Discuss philosophical ideas of the period.
The Renaissance
1 Recall literary terms like sonnet, concert, iambic pentameter.
2 Identify common poetic devices and themes like carpe diem.
3 Distinguish between types of sonnets.
4 Recall biographical information about important poets.
5 Discuss the history and crises of the English Reformation.
6 Identify and discuss background terms and persons.
7 Identify the speaker and context of selected excerpts from Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Hamlet.
8 Paraphrase and explicate passages from Macbeth and Hamlet and from selected Elizabethan and Jacobean poetry.
9 Discuss major themes and controlling images of Macbeth and Hamlet.
10 Recognize and connect allegorical symbols in Spenser's Faerie Queeene.
From Neo-classical to Romantic
1 Recall literary terms and poetic devices.
2 Identify poets, writers, and philosophical figures based on biographical information.
3 Paraphrase prose selections.
4 Explicate passages of important poems,.
5 Contrast Romantic and neoclassical literature.
6 Find in prose and poetry evidence of the shifting values and intersts of the 18 th century.
7 Relate the ideas in the poetry to the history of France in the 18 th century.
8 Treat Pride and Prejudice and Frankenstein as examples of neoclassicism and Romanticism respectively.
9 Discuss irony, burlesque, and persona in the works of Jonathon Swift.
10 Evaluate the moral vision of Romantic poets.
Victorian Literature
1 Take concise notes on biographical and historical background information.
2 Recall literary terms.
3 Recognize and interpret excerpts from the poetry of Tennyson, Arnold, Browning, etc.
4 Describe the elements of Victorian thought.
5 Relate the history of science in the Victorian period to the so-called “dissociation of sensibility.”
6 Develop a Christian apologetics for social Darwinism and naturalism.
7 Discuss Victorian themes from Great Expectation, Silas Marner, & Jane Eyre.
Modernism and Modern Literature
1 Recall the definition of literary terms.
2 Identify major background figures and their contributions to the 20th century.
3 Contrast the values, attitudes and beliefs of modern culture with those of the Roman Catholic Church.
4 Discuss the major themes of selected modern short stories.
5 Recognize and interpret examples of the best modern poetry.
6 Analyze the impact of psychology on the literature of the 20 th century.
7 Discuss images of good and evil in the works of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkein.
8 Compare the present to Huxley’s fictional Brave New World.
9 Analyze the existentialism of Camus and Kafka.
10 Using literature, surveys, and a review of findings from the social sciences, critique modern British and
American culture from a Christian perspective.
Assessments:
1 Daily reading quizzes.
2 In-class reading comprehension exercises.
3 Unit and semester essay exams.
4 Take-home tests.
5 Literary essays.
6 Literary research paper.
7 Class discussion.
Strategies:
1 Lecture-discussion.
2 Assignment of reading out of class.
3 Reading and commentary on the text.
The Writing Process
Student Outcomes
1. Recognize and incorporate basic rules of punctuation and usage in writing.
2. Demonstrate students’ ability to produce creative writing through recognition of word
choice and sentence fluency.
3. Demonstrate organization in any genre of writing.
4. Identify figurative language and its use in writing.
5. Identify the major components of a short story.
Course Assessments
1. Daily writing assignments
2. Peer critique
3. Graded short writing exercises
4. Graded out of class assignments
5. Graded impromptu writing assignments in class
Materials
1. Creative Writing Savvy Scribe 2006 Teacher’s Discovery
2. Literary Terms Savvy Scribe 2006 Teacher’s Discovery
3. Writing Fiction Walch Publishing 1993
4. Discovering Voice Nancy Dean 2006
5. Write What You See Hank Kellner Cottonwood Press 2009
6. Writing Process Savvy Scribe 2006 Teacher’s Discovery
7. Writing Style Savvy Scribe 2006 Teacher’s Discovery