2021-22 Middle School Cyber Program Course Description Guide


Students apply knowledge learned as they complete lab experiences and critique their performance as members of a team.


Child Care and Personal Finance


Students explore child growth and development and examine decision-making and problem- solving skills related to the care of children. Toy safety and children’s literature are highlighted to enhance activities for children. Students create a


business plan using information related to


spending and saving, credit, income, expenses and decision-making, and explore consumer rights and responsibilities as well as advertising.


8th Grade Core Courses Language Arts - English


All English classes include the study of a variety of texts: novels, poetry, short stories, drama, and nonfiction, which includes speeches, biographies, autobiographies


and editorials. Integrating


reading, speaking, listening, writing, and viewing skills encourages critical thinking and effective communication. Students also study grammar, spelling and vocabulary according to a grade level scope and sequence. This course is offered at the Grade Level, Honors, and Accelerated Honors levels.


Mathematics Geometry 8 Accelerated Honors


This course explores Geometry in great depth. Content includes a rigorous study of reasoning and proof, perpendicular and parallel lines, congruent triangles, properties of triangles, transformations, similarity, right


Prerequisite: Successful completion of Algebra 1.


Algebra 1 - Grade 8 Honors Algebra 1 requires abstract thinking for the study of higher-order problem solving. The content includes algebraic properties, linear equations and functions, inequalities, systems of equations and inequalities, exponents, exponential functions, quadratic


equations and functions, Social Studies U.S. History (1787-1914) polynomials


Students study the American Nation from the first administration of George Washington through the beginning of the First World War (1787-1914). Included


in this study are the United States


quadrilaterals, triangles and


trigonometry, circles, area, surface area, and volume.


and factoring, rational equations and functions, radicals, measurement and data and probability. Prerequisite: Successful completion of Mathematics 7.


Pre-Algebra 8 Grade Level


Pre-Algebra requires a focus on abstract thinking as an introduction to algebraic concepts. The content includes exponents, scientific notation, linear equations and systems of equations, functions, Pythagorean theorem, geometric transformations, congruence & similarity, and statistics & probability.


Science


The eighth grade science curriculum emphasizes earth and environmental sciences and is based on the Pennsylvania State Science Standards and Assessment Anchors. Topics covered in this course include


The eighth grade curriculum provides a vertical articulation


water, weather, climate and ecology. with middle level and high


school


science and is designed to prepare students for the science PSSA standardized test given in the spring. This course is offered at the Grade Level and Honors levels.


Technology Education


Students study communication technology along with energy and power engineering, and design. Students are engaged in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) activities and concepts in energy, power and communication technologies. Students explore electrical generation, use and conservation of energy, as well as 21st century communication, technology, and product design.


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