Introduction to Robotics
Introduction to Robotics (1 of 1) introduces the students to the exciting world of robots. It shows how robots are used in modern industries and everyday life. The course starts with the history of robotics. The students will learn about important events and inventions that have shaped robotics over time. They will also learn what robots are, how they work, and the main parts of robots, like sensors, motors, and control systems. Basic programming ideas, such as algorithms and logic, will help the students understand how robots follow instructions to complete tasks. The students will discover how robots make work safer and easier. They will learn how robots automate tasks, improve efficiency, and work in dangerous places. The course will teach how to design a simple robot and how sensors help robots understand their surroundings. The students will also see how artificial intelligence helps robots make decisions. Topics about robot ethics and the future of robotics will be discussed. These include how robots can help with big problems like protecting the environment. By the end of the course, the students will understand robotics and its role in the world. They will also feel inspired to explore STEM careers.
Keyboarding
Keyboarding (1 of 1) focuses on the skills needed to improve typing speed and accuracy in order to format, type, and edit letters, articles, and reports. Topics include the proper hand and finger placement, posture, the touch-typing technique, file management, reliable electronic sources, as well as keyboarding and computer terminology. Course projects include a log to track typing progress and typing a research article.
Math 6
Math 6 (2 of 2) students learn more about operations on expressions with whole numbers and positive rational numbers, including expressions with exponents and grouping symbols. They learn about writing, simplifying, and solving basic expressions and equations in one variable. Students also learn how to write simple inequalities and represent their solution sets using a number line. Then students are introduced to using tables, equations, and graphs to represent simple two-variable relationships. Next, students work with statistics, learning how to collect and represent statistical data in dot plots, histograms, box-and-whisker plots, and stem-and-leaf plots. Students learn how to use different measures such as range, mean, median, interquartile range, and mean absolute deviation to describe data sets. Finally, students work with three-dimensional figures, learning to identify nets for different figures, and to calculate volumes and surface areas.
Math 6
Math 6 (1 of 2), students will build on previously learned concepts like adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing. They will deepen their knowledge of arithmetic with fractions and work with decimals and negative numbers. They will apply these new skills to help solve real-world problems using ratios, unit conversions, and geometry.
Math 7
Math 7 (2 of 2) explores subtracting and dividing rational numbers by using different methods to perform four operations. Topics include: interpreting proportional relationships and equivalent expressions, writing and solving linear equations and inequalities to solve real-world problems, comparing two data sets of random samples using their center values and variability measures to make conclusions about populations. Geometry topics include solving problems that involve the area, surface area, volume, and cross-sections of two- or three-dimensional objects.
Math 7
Math 7 (1 of 2) explores adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing rational numbers by using analogies, number lines, rules, and properties. Topics include solving problems involving proportional relationships given in tables, diagrams, graphs, equations, and verbal descriptions. Geometry topics include solving problems involving scale drawings, circles, angle relationships, areas, volumes, three-dimensional shapes, and drawing geometric shapes.
Math 8
Math 8 (2 of 2) explores multi-step equations and proportions, applies knowledge of proportional relationships to geometry to perform transformations on figures, and prove similarity of figures through a series of transformations. Topics include: analyzing linear relationships and functions, solving systems of linear equations using different methods, application of algebraic skills to statistics, analyze and interpret patterns in bivariate data, and finding volumes of circular three-dimensional objects.
Math 8
Math 8 (1 of 2) explores rational and irrational numbers, solving linear equations from contextual situations, and analyzing properties of functions with a focus on linear functions.
Mathematics - Grade 3
Mathematics - Grade 3 (2 of 2) explores operations such as multiplication and division, arithmetic patterns, geometry, fractions, perimeter, area, time, measurement, data, and finances. Topics include explaining arithmetic patterns using properties of operations, identifying types of geometric lines, composing and decomposing fractions, generating equivalent fractions, calculating the perimeter of polygons, and using multiplication to solve for area. Topics will also include reading and writing time to the nearest minute, measuring length in customary units, interpreting and representing data on a variety of graphs, understanding concepts in personal finance, and measuring liquid volume, mass, and temperature.
Mathematics - Grade 4
Mathematics - Grade 4 (2 of 2) focuses on modeling and solving within a variety of topics. These topics include fractions, geometric shapes, angles, and measurement. The course also explores comparing fractions, converting fractions to decimals, representing fractions on a number line, adding and subtracting fractions, and multiplying fractions. The instruction also focuses on identifying geometric shapes and angles; measuring time, length, weight, and volume; and applying these skills to real-world scenarios and word problems.
Mathematics - Grade 4
Mathematics - Grade 4 (1 of 2) addresses concepts related to place value, operations with whole numbers and decimals, and data. The instruction covers identifying and using place value for calculations and rounding whole numbers; adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing multi-digit whole numbers; adding and subtracting decimals; using operations to solve word problems; representing and interpreting data; and applying mathematical processes and understanding to solve word problems.
Mathematics - Grade 5
Mathematics - Grade 5 (2 of 2) explores number sense, geometric principles, data analysis and patterns. Number sense topics include adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions. Topics include describing and applying the order of operations to evaluate expressions and solve equations. Geometry topics include finding perimeter and area using two-dimensional shapes and finding the volume of a three-dimensional figure. Data analysis includes exploring a variety of graphs and determining the mean, median, mode, and range. The utilizations of models and problem-solving skills repeat throughout this course as students learn to apply mathematical reasoning skills to real-world scenarios.
Mathematics - Grade 5
Mathematics - Grade 5 (1 of 2) addresses concepts related to place value, operations with multi-digit whole numbers, and operations with decimals. The instruction covers identifying and using place value for calculations and rounding decimals; multiplying and dividing multi-digit whole numbers by two-digit numbers; adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing decimals; and applying mathematical processes and understanding to solve word problems.
Middle School Health (Primavera)
MS Biology and Physical Science
MS Biology and Physical Science (2 of 2) explores topics through many creative and interactive assets, including virtual labs and review games to immerse students in 21st-century online learning. Topics include: energy and its transformation, matter, natural cycles, the effect of the sun on ocean and air currents, different types of pollution, and the effects of greenhouse gases on the Earth's climate.
MS Biology and Physical Science
MS Biology and Physical Science (1 of 2) investigates the interaction between systems and what factors affect their growth, and the life cycles of plants and animals to find out how they reproduce plants and animals. Topics include: cells, the hierarchy of organization, covering tissues, organs, and organ systems.
MS Civics and Economics
MS Civics and Economics (2 of 2) explores the economic structures for individuals, businesses, and government; the examination of how institutions influence the market economy; and how government interacts and influences the private sector. Topics include: personal finance, preparing a personal budget, national budget, analysis of interest rates, investing, debt, influence of natural resources on economies, trade, market systems, taxes, labor, and regulatory agencies.
MS Civics and Economics
MS Civics and Economics (1 of 2) examines the general structure and functions of the US systems of government, the roles and responsibilities of citizens to participate in the political process, and the relationship of the individual to the law and legal system. Topics include: The Declaration of Independence, analysis of the principles US Constitution and the debates surrounding its ratification, examining validity of sources, landmark Supreme Court cases, and the voting process.
MS Environmental Science
MS Environmental Science (2 of 2) examines physical science, such as physics and space science, and the history of science to highlight influential scientists.
MS Environmental Science
MS Environmental Science (1 of 2) examines life science concepts from biology, ecology, environmental sciences, and explores scientific process to investigate the questions of ecology and genetic technology.