Untitled - Watervliet City Schools

More documents

Recommendations

Info

PRECALCULUS 1 year, 1 credit This college course is designed to prepare students for learning calculus. Major emphasis is on the concept of functions. The students will study polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions, their properties, graphs and related equations and applications. Additional topics include conics, matrices, systems of equations, sequences and series, and probabilities. Homework is assigned every day, except when there is a quiz or a test. There will be weekly quizzes and at the end of a chapter, a chapter test. A student’s grade will be comprised of homework, quizzes, notebook and tests. Prerequisite: Successful completion of Algebra, Geometry and Algebra II (Trigonometry) and the corresponding Regents Exams. Note: Students will need a TI-83 or TI-84 graphing calculator. Note: Students can receive 4 SCCC (Schenectady County Community College) credits for free. CALCULUS 1 year, 1 credit Calculus is a college level course designed to develop the students’ understanding of the concepts of calculus and to provide experience with its methods and applications. The course emphasizes a multi-representational approach to calculus with concepts, results, and problems being expressed geometrically, numerically, analytically, and verbally. Students will be able to find the limit of a function or state that it does not exist using algebra and graphs. Students will be able to compute the derivative of different functions. Students will be able to evaluate definite and indefinite integrals. Additional topics include systems of equations, sequences and series, vectors and polar coordinates. Homework is assigned every day, except when there is a quiz or test. There will be weekly quizzes and at the end of a chapter, a chapter test. A student’s final grade will be comprised of homework, notebooks, quizzes and tests. Prerequisite: Precalculus Note: Students will need a TI-83 or TI-84 graphing calculator. Note: Students can receive up to 8 HVCC credits for a fee. NON-REGENTS ALGEBRA II/TRIGONOMETRY 1 year, 1 credit This full-year course is designed to prepare students for the next sequential Math course (Pre-Calculus). Students taking this course are expected to cover the same course material as those taking Regents level Algebra II/Trigonometry and intend to take the NYS Algebra II/Trigonometry Regents examination. If at some point, during the school year, the student demonstrates the ability to be successful on the NYS Regents examination. The student may be permitted to do so. The determination will be made by a committee comprised of the course teacher, the student’s guidance counselor, the Math department chair, the building principal and the student. CONCERT BAND (THE GARNET BAND) 1 year, 1 credit The Concert Band is composed of students in grades ten through twelve. Students receive one thirty-minute lesson per week. When the music director deems the student musically proficient, he/she is allowed to participate in the band. Participation in the Concert Band may fulfill the Regents requirement for one year of music, provided that the student has fulfilled the performance requirements of his/her instrument and grade level. The musicians of the Concert Band work on basic music skills while studying traditional and modern literature. Concert Band musicians also have the opportunity to perform in a variety of instrumental settings, including Jazz Ensemble, Marching Band and Brass, Woodwind, and Percussion Ensembles. Prerequisite: Participation in the Grey Band or audition by director. NON-REGENTS GEOMETRY 1 year, 1 credit This full-year course is designed to prepare students for the next sequential Math course (Algebra 2/Trigonometry). Students taking this course are expected to cover the same material as those taking Regents Geometry and intend to take the NYS Geometry Regents examination. If at some point during the school year, the student demonstrates the ability to be successful on the NYS Regents examination, the students may be permitted to do so. The determination will be made by a committee comprised of the course teacher, the student’s guidance counselor, the Math department chair, the building Principal and the student. 14
This course is required for graduation. Students must pass physical education each of their four years in high school. Students who fail the course must take double classes every semester until they obtain the correct number of credits. Any student who has a medical excuse for the course must have a doctor’s note and it should be handed into the school nurse. That student will then see their physical education teacher to get physical education packets similar to the independent physical education course. PHYSICAL EDUCATION 1 year, ½ credit The physical education (p.e.) program was established by using the accepted learning standards of New York State. They are the following: 1. Personal Health and Fitness – students will have the necessary knowledge and skills to establish and maintain physical fitness in the areas of cardiorespitory endurance, flexibility, muscular strength, and endurance and body composition. 2. A Safe and Healthy Environment – students will acquire the knowledge and ability necessary to create and maintain a safe and healthy environment. 3. Resource Management – students will understand and be able to manage their personal and community resources. 4. Activities included in physical education are conditioning, fitness, self-testing activities, and individual and team sports. Also, to promote the social aspects involved, there will be an opportunity to participate in a coeducational atmosphere. Prerequisite: None INDEPENDENT P.E. 1 year, ½ credit In this course, students are given packets of work, which they must complete each quarter. The packets contain work on fitness, history of different activities and their emphasis on total wellness. Prerequisite: Request from Guidance Counselor, Principal, and P.E. Teacher LIVING ENVIRONMENT 1 year, 1 credit Course content of the Living Environment is founded on the concept that the living cell is the basic unit of structure and function of all living things. In order to understand the mechanisms that operate in the cell, and therefore an organism, the study of basic biochemistry is an early course topic. The topic of animal physiology emphasizes a comparison of organisms with a major study of human anatomy and physiology. Comparisons are then made between other animals and plants. Other course topics include genetics, its relationship to reproduction and theories of evolution and ecology. Whenever possible, course topics are related to existing problems of human society such as pollution and disease. Students should expect to do reading assignments, written work and laboratory work. Students will take the Regents exam upon the completion of the course. Prerequisite: None Note: A minimum of 1200 minutes of acceptable lab work must be completed and submitted prior to being eligible to take the Living Environment Regents examination. HONORS LIVING ENVIRONMENT 1 year, 1 credit This course will cover all of the topics listed in the Living Environment (1-year) course description. In addition, some topics will be explored in more depth and detail. Students should expect to research relevant topics in biology. Students who enroll in this class should be interested in taking more honors-level science courses in future years. Prerequisite: Successful completion of the previous year’s science class with minimum final average of 85% and/or recommendation from the previous science instructor. Note: A minimum of 1200 minutes of acceptable lab work must be completed and submitted prior to being eligible to take the Living Environment Regents examination. REGENTS EARTH SCIENCE 1 year, 1 credit This is a rigorous course which entails five major concepts in Earth Science. Topics covered in the curriculum include: developing and understanding models of earth’s size and shape, geologic processes involved in shaping the Earth, interpreting earth’s geologic history, earth’s position in space, and meteorology including weather and climate. Much of the course is based on student investigations of these topics. Throughout the course emphasis will be placed 15
Page 2 and 3: SUBJECT AREA PAGE # ADDRESS & STAFF
Page 4 and 5: INTRODUCTION The information presen
Page 6 and 7: PROFICIENCY LEVELS (Revised 2013) N
Page 8 and 9: simple grammatical concepts. Readin
Page 10 and 11: LIFE SCIENCE 7 1 year, 1 unit This
Page 12 and 13: DRAWING Fall Semester, ½ credit Th
Page 14 and 15: Authors like Poe, Lee, Twain, Faulk
Page 18 and 19: on problem-solving and effective us
Page 20: CURRICULUM SUPPORT No credit During

Untitled - Watervliet City Schools

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?