Curriculum Guide For 
Grade 10

SOCIAL STUDIES - Online Text

_ Prehistoric peoples  -
_ The earliest civilizations
_ The Early Greeks 
_ The Romans - Check link for show times.
_  The Middle Ages
_  The Renaissance
_  The rise and fall of monarchies
_  Birth of modern democracy - You have a choice of topics to teach
_  The French Revolution
_  The Industrial Revolution
_  Nationalism
_  Imperialism  -  This one includes Lesson Plans, etc.
_  Science and industry  Several areas that can be covered on this website.
_  World War I  -  First half
_  Between the world wars
_  World War II - First half
_  The Cold War
_  The Vietnam War
_  The search for peace
_  Democratic ideals and values
_  World interdependence 
_  World problems and issues  Features numerous links to problems and issues.
_  Role of women in today's society - This is not a very strong link, this one includes men also.  Does have a lesson plan for 2 days.

SCIENCE  -  Online Text

_  Characteristics of life  
_  Classification
_  History of plants and animals
_  Microscopic life
_  Simple organisms: algae, bacteria, fungi - Video Clips
_  Vertebrate life
_  Mammals and birds
_  Plant life
_  Photosynthesis
_  Cells  -  This website should be bookmarked for future topics in science.
_  Protein synthesis
        An animated version
_  Genetics and heredity
_  DNA-RNA
_  Genetic engineering
_  Reproduction and growth
_  Human biology
_  Nutrition and digestion
_  Behavior
_  Conservation of human resources
_  Environmental issues  -  This would be a good project, for writing.  There are topics that you can choose from.
_  Energy in ecosystems
_  Scientific method
_  Biology and space travel
_  Disease and disease control

LANGUAGE ARTS - This one, we will have to search the Internet for some of these Topics.

_  American literary heritage
_  Cross-cultural literature
_  Folklore and ballads
_  Regional customs, traditions, folkways, and language
_  Literary interpretation and critique
_  Novel, short story, and essay
_  Understanding poetry: lyric poetry and the sonnet
_  Drama
_  Distinguishing between fact and opinion
_  Persuasion and argumentation
_  Listening skills  - This one will be briefly covered in the "Study Smart" Section.
_  Public speaking and debate
_  Extending dictionary skills
_  History of the alphabet
_  Vocabulary and etymology
_  Geographical dialects
_  Grammar
_  History of writing
_  Journal writing
     Journal Writing Workshop
_  Writing short stories, poetry, and plays
_  Writing term papers
_  Constructing footnotes

MATHEMATICS  -  Online Text

_  Geometry:
_  Origins and uses of geometry; Terms, postulates, and theorems;
_  Sets: Nature of proof;
_  Inductive and deductive reasoning;
_  Ratio and proportion;
_  Algebra in geometry;
_  Angel relationships;
_  Parallel and perpendicular lines;
_  Congruent triangles;
_  Right triangles;
_  Pythagorean Theorem;
_  Circles;
_  Polygons;
_  Relationships between circles and polygons;
_  Mensuration theory;
_  Measurement of geometric figures;
_  Simple constructions;
_  Loci;
_  Transformational geometry;
_  Introduction to symbolic logic;
_  Coordinate geometry;
_  Trigonometric functions of angles greater than 90 degrees;
_  Special angle relationships;
_  Problem solving with geometry

Note:  Another good website for Geometry is http://www.math.com. Then select Geometry.

ELECTIVES 
Choice of one or two electives per semester.

_ Study Smart
    - Auto Mechanics
    - Home Economics
       Cooking
        Sewing
   - Spanish II
    - French II
    - Sign Language
    - Online Electives (Some are Free)
    - Music
    - Using the Internet
    - Latin
    - Greek
    - Typing
    - Drama
    - Space Travel
    - Art
    - Origami