CURRICULUM OVERVIEW
2011-2012
SOCIAL STUDIES
World History
Maya, Inca, and Aztec Civilizations
Renaissance and Reformation
England and the English Revolution
Explorers
Early Russia
Feudal Japan
AUG-SEPT
SEPT-OCT
OCT
NOV
DEC
DEC
U.S. History
Westward Expansion Pre-Civil War
Civil War
Westward Expansion Post-Civil War
Native American Cultures and Conflicts
JAN
FEB-MAR
APR
APR-MAY
Geography
Map and Globe Skills
Integrated
World Lakes
Integrated
Political Geography of Europe,
Integrated
So. and Central America
United States Regions/States and Capitals
APR-MAY
While the students will have a regularly scheduled period for Geography several times a
quarter, geography concepts will be consistently integrated into World and U.S. History.
SCIENCE
Concepts in Chemistry
Concepts in Physics
Scientific Method/begin Science Fair projects
The Cell
Classification
Plants & Photosynthesis
Plant Reproduction & Flowering Plants
Animal Reproduction
Human Growth and Development
SEP-OCT
OCT-NOV
DEC
JAN-FEB
FEB
FEB-MAR
MAR-APR
APR-MAY
MAY
MATH
Using Whole Numbers and Decimals (Ch. 1-4)
Multiplying Whole Num. and Dec. (Ch. 7-8)
Divide Whole Numbers and Decimals (Ch. 9-12)
Number Theory and Fractions (Ch. 13-15)
Operations with Fractions (Ch. 16-19)
Data and Graphing (Ch. 5-6)
Measurement (Ch. 24-27)
Geometry and Algebra (Ch. 20-23)
Ratio, Percent, and Probability (Ch. 28-30)
AUG-SEP
OCT
OCT-NOV
DEC-JAN
JAN/APR
JAN-FEB
FEB-MAR
APR
MAY
**Through the use of a student math journal, concepts and skills are explored and reviewed
continuously throughout the year.