WE THE PEOPLE: GOVERNMENT, POLITICS AND LAW
School(s): Pioneer
Course #: 203060
Grade(s): 11, 12
Duration: 2 terms
Credit/Term: 0.5 per term
Meets Grad Requirements: US Government & General Elective
Prerequisite: US History & Geography
NCAA Status: APPROVED
We the People: Government, Politics, and Law is a two-term academic course as well as a competitive team focused on government, politics, and law. The We the People: Government, Politics, and Law course satisfies the standards for the U.S. Government graduation requirement, emphasizing the purpose of government, the historical evolution of the American political system, the U.S. Constitution, branches of the government, the elective process, and state and local government. Additionally, the course covers advanced topics about political science and constitutional law.
Students enrolled in the We the People: Government, Politics, and Law course can compete on the We the People team — an extracurricular team that participates in a series of interscholastic competitions organized by the Center for Civic Education.
Course #: 203060
Grade(s): 11, 12
Duration: 2 terms
Credit/Term: 0.5 per term
Meets Grad Requirements: US Government & General Elective
Prerequisite: US History & Geography
NCAA Status: APPROVED
We the People: Government, Politics, and Law is a two-term academic course as well as a competitive team focused on government, politics, and law. The We the People: Government, Politics, and Law course satisfies the standards for the U.S. Government graduation requirement, emphasizing the purpose of government, the historical evolution of the American political system, the U.S. Constitution, branches of the government, the elective process, and state and local government. Additionally, the course covers advanced topics about political science and constitutional law.
Students enrolled in the We the People: Government, Politics, and Law course can compete on the We the People team — an extracurricular team that participates in a series of interscholastic competitions organized by the Center for Civic Education.
HISTORY OF RACISM AND RESISTANCE IN THE UNITED STATES
School(s): Community, Huron, Pioneer, Skyline
Course #: 203061
Grade(s): 11, 12
Duration: 1 Term
Credit/Term: 0.5
Meets Grad Requirements: General Elective
Prerequisite: US History & Geography
NCAA Status: APPROVED
This course explores the history of racial oppression and resistance to that oppression in the United States with emphasis on the 19th and 20th Centuries. Grounded in a disciplinary historical approach, the course examines multiple, contemporary formats of documenting our nation’s history with race. Students will conduct their own historical research about a local actor, place, time period, and/or event related to the course topics. The goal of this research will be to engage with the community to document local history for a public audience.
Course #: 203061
Grade(s): 11, 12
Duration: 1 Term
Credit/Term: 0.5
Meets Grad Requirements: General Elective
Prerequisite: US History & Geography
NCAA Status: APPROVED
This course explores the history of racial oppression and resistance to that oppression in the United States with emphasis on the 19th and 20th Centuries. Grounded in a disciplinary historical approach, the course examines multiple, contemporary formats of documenting our nation’s history with race. Students will conduct their own historical research about a local actor, place, time period, and/or event related to the course topics. The goal of this research will be to engage with the community to document local history for a public audience.
ANALYTICAL THINKING WITH MATHEMATICS
School(s): Pathways, Pioneer, Skyline
Course #: 304029
Grade(s): 11, 12
Duration: 1 Term
Credit/Term: 0.5
Meets Grad Requirements: Math Elective
Prerequisite: Algebra II
NCAA Status
Using analytical reasoning to solve problems will answer the question often asked by students throughout their Mathematics careers, "When are we ever going to use this stuff?" During this course students will be introduced to logic problems, puzzles and relevant Mathematical experiences, providing real world applications for the Mathematical foundations the students have built. Skills developed in this course will continue to be applied for years. Analytical/logic puzzles include but are not limited to . . . Hashiwokakero, Slither Link, Sudoku, Nonograms, Light Up, Nurikabe, Dominosa, Shikaku, Chess, Ken-Ken, Logic problems and real world Mathematical investigations.
Course #: 304029
Grade(s): 11, 12
Duration: 1 Term
Credit/Term: 0.5
Meets Grad Requirements: Math Elective
Prerequisite: Algebra II
NCAA Status
Using analytical reasoning to solve problems will answer the question often asked by students throughout their Mathematics careers, "When are we ever going to use this stuff?" During this course students will be introduced to logic problems, puzzles and relevant Mathematical experiences, providing real world applications for the Mathematical foundations the students have built. Skills developed in this course will continue to be applied for years. Analytical/logic puzzles include but are not limited to . . . Hashiwokakero, Slither Link, Sudoku, Nonograms, Light Up, Nurikabe, Dominosa, Shikaku, Chess, Ken-Ken, Logic problems and real world Mathematical investigations.
