TEXTS (published by Prentice Hall):
Science Explorer Cells and HeredityScience Explorer Human Biology and Health Science Explorer Sound and LightTHEME: Introduction to Biology
UNITS:
Body Systems
Cells
Genetics
LEARNING GOALS FOR SCIENCE:
- Formulate research questions
- Write scientifically
- Use scientific vocabulary
- Gather, read, interpret, and analyze data
- Recall and apply content specific information
- Practice applying learned information to novel situations
- Use Scientific Method fluidly
- Practice Engineering Design Process
- Identify problem, brainstorm, design, build, test, evaluate, redesign, share solution
- Cite sources
- Practice online research skills
- Use and apply technology skills
- Learn and practice lab equipment skills
TECHNOLOGYEQUIPMENT TYPICALLY USED: Cameras; document cameras; iPods®; laptops; microphones; projectors; video cameras
APPLICATIONS TYPICALLY USED: Email applications; Google™ Apps; iLife® Suite; image editing software; Internet browsers; Microsoft® Office Suite; page layout software; photo editing software; video editing software
PROGRAMMING
CORE RESOURCES: Python (Club), Python Software Foundation
LEARNING GOALS
- Object-oriented programming:
- The if, for, while, try, class, def, pass, assert, yield, & import statements
- Execute code
- Create functions
- Create variables and values
MATHEMATICS: PRE-ALGEBRACOURSES OFFERED: Pre-Algebra; Pre-Algebra Accelerated; Pre-Algebra Honors
TEXT:
Larson Pre-Algebra published by Holt McDougal, Edition 2012
LEARNING GOALS FOR MATHEMATICS:
NUMBER SENSE AND OPERATIONS
- Review and extend the concepts of properties: commutative, associative, and distributive with variable expressions and equations
- Review and extend order of operations with integers, fractions, decimals, and exponents
- Review and extend problem solving with ratios, proportions, and percent (percent change, similar figures, scale drawings, and the basics of simple and compound interest)
- Represent large and small numbers in scientific notation and extend the concept to estimation problems and unit conversions
- Learn about the real number system and classifying numbers
ALGEBRA AND FUNCTIONS
- Simplify and evaluate variable expressions using order of operations
- Simplify variable expressions (monomial products and fractions) that include exponents
- Simplify and solve complex linear equations
- Solve basic systems of linear equations with substitution as applied to word problems
- Use the number line to graph solutions to linear equations and basic inequalities
- Begin to learn about the concept of slope
GEOMETRY
- Review: building blocks of planar geometry (point, line, plane, ray, and line segment); angles (vertical, complementary, supplementary, adjacent, corresponding, and alternate interior); triangle classifications (by side length and by angle measure); and circles
- Classify and measure polygons and composite figures
- Explore volume and surface area with prisms, pyramids, cylinders, cones, and spheres, as well as some compos- ite shapes
- Work with formulas (areas, volumes, and surface areas, along with the Pythagorean Theorem) to solve various problems
- Explore ratios of areas and volumes of various shapes and sizes
ADDITIONAL LEARNING GOALS FOR HONORS PRE-ALGEBRA:
- Identify patterns and proportional relationships and begin to understand functions and the related terminology
- Use the coordinate plane to graph solutions to linear equations and basic inequalities
- Graph linear equations to determine the slope-intercept equation of a line
- Solve systems of linear equations, including graphing
- Solve advanced functions and master terminology
- Work with irrational numbers and simplifying roots