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The grade 8 health course helps students develop the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy decisions to stay active, safe, and informed as teenagers and as adults. The lessons and activities introduce important aspects of the main types of health: emotional and mental health, social health and wellness, and physical health. Among other topics, students explore nutrition, understanding and avoiding disease, violence prevention and safety, body systems, and building character through maintaining healthy relationships. They also explore topics related to the use and abuse of tobacco, drugs, and alcohol; green schools and environmental health; dating, abstinence, and human sexuality; and mental and emotional health and disorders. The course engages students with relevant health and wellness topics, and real-world concepts and health issues. Quizzes and tests assess student understanding of the various health topics and concepts from the course.

Intermediate World Art II lessons include an introduction to the artists, cultures, and great works of world art and architecture from the Renaissance through modern times. Students will study various works of art from the Renaissance and beyond; discover great works of art and see how they influenced later artists; compare and contrast works from many civilizations, from paintings to sculpture, architecture, book covers, prints, and more; and create artworks inspired by works they learn about.

Throughout this course, students engage in literary analysis and close reading of short stories, poetry, drama, novels, and informational texts. The course focuses on interpretation of literary works, analysis of informational texts, and the development of oral and written communication skills in standard (formal) English. Students read "between the lines" to interpret literature and go beyond the text to discover how the culture in which a work of literature was created contributes to the theme and ideas it conveys. Analysis of the structure and elements of informational texts and media helps students develop the skills needed for academic success and navigating the world. Students continue to acquire knowledge and skills in grammar, usage, mechanics, and vocabulary. Setting goals, self-monitoring progress, and reflecting on successes and challenges help students become metacognitive learners. The course includes discussion activities that engage students in the curriculum while creating a sense of community.When enrolling in the full year option of this course it will be delivered in two semesters. Transcripts will reflect each semester separately

The Math 8 course prepares students for more advanced study in algebra as students solve linear equations and systems of equations, work with radical and integer exponents, gain conceptual understanding of functions, and use functions to model quantitative relationships. To prepare students for more advanced study in geometry, the course emphasizes the Pythagorean theorem and a deepening exploration of similarity and congruence.

The Physical Science program introduces students to many aspects of the physical world, focusing first on chemistry and then on physics. The course provides an overview of the physical world and gives students tools and concepts to think clearly about matter, atoms, molecules, chemical reactions, motion, force, momentum, work and machines, energy, waves, electricity, light, and other aspects of chemistry and physics. Among other subjects, students study the structure of atoms; the elements and the Periodic Table; chemical reactions; forces, including gravitational, motion, acceleration, and mass; and energy, including light, thermal, electricity, and magnetism.When enrolling in the full year option of this course it will be delivered in two semesters. Transcripts will reflect each semester separately

Course Overview: Continuing a survey of world history from prehistoric to modern times, this course includes K12 online lessons and assessments that complement the second volume of The Human Odyssey, a textbook series developed and published by K12. This course focuses on historical developments from the fourteenth century through the start of World War I in 1917. Organized chronologically and, within broad eras, regionally, the course explores major developments in religion, philosophy, the arts, and science and technology. Geography concepts and skills are introduced in context with the historical narrative. Major Topics of Study: The cultural rebirth of Europe during the Renaissance The Reformation and Counter-Reformation The rise of Islamic empires Changes in civilizations in China, Japan, and Russia The Age of Exploration and the thriving civilizations in the Americas before European contact Transformations brought about by the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment Democratic revolutions of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries The Industrial Revolution and its societal impacts Nineteenth-century nationalism and imperialism Major changes in communications and society at the turn of the twentieth century