CROSSROAD ACADEMY

CHARTER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

635 Strong Road, Quincy, FL 32351 Ph (850) 875-9626 Fax (850) 875-1403

Middle Math & 8th Grade Science

Course Outline

2nd Quarter 2008-2009

Text and Chapters / Topics/Skills
Glencoe Science 7
Chapter 3: Inside the Atom
Chapter 4: Forces and Changes in Motion
Science Fair Projects / Models of the Atom, Newton’s Laws of Motion, Designing and Implementing a Controlled Experiment
Glencoe Science 8
Chapter 6: States of Matter
Chapter 8: Forces and Newton’s Laws
Science Fair Projects / Changes of State
Behavior of Fluids
Force and Newton’s Laws
Designing and Implementing a Controlled Experiment
Mathematics Course 3 (Pre-Algebra)
Unit I: Algebra
Chapter 3: Real Numbers and the Pythagorean Theorem
Unit II: Proportional Reasoning
Chapter 4: Proportions, Algebra, and Geometry
Chapter 5: Percent / Square Roots and the Pythagorean Theorem
Distance on the Coordinate Plane
Ratios, Rates, Rates of Change
Slope, Solving Proportions, Scale Drawings and Models, Indirect Measurement, Percents, Percent of Change, Simple Interest
Algebra: Concepts and Applications
Chapter 4: Multiplication and Division Equations
Chapter 5: Proportional Reasoning and Probability
Chapter 6: Functions and Graphs / Multiplying Rational Numbers, Multistep Equations, Solving Proportions, Scale Drawings and Models, Percents, Linear Equations, Direct and Inverse Variation
Glencoe Literature Course 2
Theme 1: What I am, What I want to be
Name/Nombres
One
I’m nobody! Who are you!
Face It
Almost ready
from Wait Till Next Year
Broken Chain
Without Commercials
from Barrio Boy
Fish Cheeks
from Rosa Parks: My Story / Literary Elements:
Theme, Mood, Visual Imagery, Irony, Author’s Purpose, Conflict, Point of View, Sequence
Reading and Thinking:
Inferring, Classifying, Evaluating, Comparing and Contrasting, Paraphrasing, Distinguishing Fact from Opinion, Supporting Details, Drawing Conclusions, Cause and Effect
Glencoe Literature Course 3
Theme 1: No Place Like Home
The Treasure of Lemon Brown
My Two Dads
A Dictionary of Japanese-American Terms
Homeless
Golden Glass
Mother and Daughter
Chanclas
The Medicine Bag / Literary Elements:
Characterization, Suspense, Theme, Personification, Connotation and Denotation, Symbolism, Imagery, Setting, Tone, Foreshadowing, Style
Reading and Thinking:
Author’s Purpose, Inference, Identifying Cause and Effect, Drawing Conclusions, Comparing and Contrasting