COMMUNICATIONS LEARNING STANDARDS
The tenth-grade student will become a skilled communicator
in small-group learning activities. The student will
read and critique literary works from a variety of eras
and cultures, including those cultures studied in world
geography. Attention will be given to the analysis of
printed consumer information such as labels, owners' manuals, warranties, and contracts. Reading analysis
skills also will be valuable in understanding geometric
theorems. The student will critique the writing of peers
and professionals, using analysis to improve his/her
writing skills.
MATH LEARNING
STANDARDS
GEOMETRY
This course is designed for students who have successfully
completed the standards for Algebra I. The course, among
other things, includes the deductive axiomatic method
of proof to justify theorems and to tell whether conclusions
are valid. Methods of justification will include paragraph
proofs, flow charts, two-column proofs, indirect proofs,
coordinate proofs, and verbal arguments. A gradual development
of formal proof is encouraged. Inductive and intuitive
approaches also should be used.
This set of standards includes emphasis on two- and
three-dimensional reasoning skills, coordinate and transformational
geometry, and the use of geometric models to solve problems.
A variety of applications and some general problem-solving
techniques should be used to implement these standards,
including algebraic skills. Calculators, computers,
and graphing utilities (graphing calculators or computer
graphing simulators) should be used by the student where
feasible. Any technology that will enhance student learning
should be used.
HISTORY & SOCIAL
STUDIES LEARNING STANDARDS
WORLD HISTORY
The standards for tenth-grade students cover history
and geography from the late Middle Ages (1000 A.D.)
to the present. Geographic influences on history continue
to be explored, but increasing attention is given to
political boundaries that developed with the evolution
of nation-states. Significant attention will be given
to the ways in which scientific and technological revolutions
created new economic conditions that in turn produced
social and political changes. The people and events
of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries will be emphasized
for their strong connections to contemporary issues.
The standards strike a balance between the broad themes
of history and the probing of specific historic events,
ideas, issues, persons, and documents. Using texts,
maps, pictures, stories, diagrams, charts, and a variety
of chronological, inquiry/research, and technological
skills, students develop competence in chronological
thinking, historical comprehension, and historical analysis.
SCIENCE LEARNING STANDARDS
BIOLOGY
The standards for Biology are designed to provide students
with a detailed understanding of living systems. Emphasis
continues to be placed on the skills necessary to examine
alternative scientific explanations, actively conduct
controlled experiments, analyze and communicate information,
and acquire and use scientific literature. The history
of biological thought and the evidence that supports
it are explored and provide the foundation for investigating
biochemical life processes, cellular organization, mechanisms
of inheritance, dynamic relationships among organisms,
and the change in organisms through time. The importance
of scientific research that validates or challenges
ideas is emphasized at this level.
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