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Sample Curriculum Maps
 
 
Business

          Economic Activities:  Producing and Trading

                      AP Economics/Grades 12 (designed by Chris Sopuch)

                          -What is the PPF Curve and the importance of the PPF Curve?
                          -What are the periods relevant to trade and associated costs of trade?
                          -What are third party effects of trade and intervention of trade?

 
English

         Kate Chopin's Short Stories

                      English III/Grade 11 (designed by Kristi Cashioli)

                          -What impact do women't thoughts, values, and oppression 100 years ago have                            on present gender roles?

         The Crucible

                      English II/Grade 10 (designed by Cassandra Bunje)

                          -What are the social, historical, and political parallels between the 1690's, 1950's,                            and current day?
                          -How have our collective responses to external threats evolved?
                          -How have they remained the same?
                          -To what extent does religion play a role in The Crucible?

         Middle East

                      English I/Grade 9 (designed by Mark Hoban)

                           -What makes someone a hero?
                           -Why do we feel we need to create or idolize heroes?
                           -How do we define the journey?

         Heroes Epics and Journeys

                      English I/Grade 9 (designed by Leah Poane)

                          -How do myths, epics, and heroes reflect the ideals and beliefs of their societies?
                          -What do you consider heroic?
                          -What is heroic in our country?

         African Traditions in Literature

                      English I/Grade 9 (designed by Emily Rock)

                           -Are traditions, especially gender specific ones, beneficial or harmful?

Mathematics
 
Performing Arts

        Ballet Technique

                      Dance/Grades 10-12 (designed by Elaine Chaffin)

                           -What are the what, how and why's of each ballet exercise or step
                            done at the barre?

         Modern Dance Technique

                      Dance/Grades 10-12 (designed by Rachel Gaskill)

                           -What are the what, how and why's of each ballet exercise or step
                            done at the barre?

 
Phys Ed

         Substance Abuse

                      Health/Grade 9 (designed by Alicia Welsh)

                           -Would you recognize the signs of drug, alcohol, and tobacco dependency in a
                            friend and know where to get help?

Related Arts

          Posterized Portraites

                      Art 1/Grades 10-12 (designed by Erin Reupp)

                           -How is the grid method of drawing useful in transferring images and creating
                            artwork?

 
Science

         Sea and Shore Ecology

                      Sea and Shore Ecology/Grade 11 (designed by Kristin Demark)

                           -What is Sea and Shore Ecology and how do we study the ocean?

          The Working Cell:  Energy from Sunlight

                      Biology/Grade 9 (designed by Michael Czapczynski)

                           -What are the cellular processes involved in photosynthesis?

           Chemical Bonding

                      Chemistry/Grade 11 (designed by Bill Kearsley)

                            -How are chemical compunds named?

Social Studies

           Middle East (Part 1)     (Part 2)

                       Honors World History/Grade 9 (designed by Kristin Daube)

                            -Has religion served a more unifying or dividing role among humans?
                            -What impact has your religion had on your life and your relationships with other                              people?

           1920's

                       United States History II/Grade 11(designed by Susan Kane)

                            -How did the end of World War I help to shape the nation politically,                              economically, and socially during the "Roaring 1920's?"

         Body and Behavior

                      Psychology/Grade 11 (designed by Jami Raff)

                             -What is the purpose of the nervous system, and how is it broken into other                               subsystems?

          The New Deal

                      US HIstory II/Grade 11 (designed by Vince Sera)

                             -How does the president begin to fight the Great Depression?
                             -What can the government do to improve the lives of its citizens?

           India (Part 1)     (Part 2)
                      
                       World History/Grade 9 (designed by Patrick Weisback)

                             -What factors influence one's identity in their family and in their society?
                             -Should individuals act in their best interest or in the best interest of their society?
                            

 

Special Education

            Slavery

                       US History I/Grades 9-12 (designed by Pam Berchtold)

                              -How does our perception of a person or group of people effect the way
                               we treat them?

             India

                      World History/Grade 9 (designed by Alyssa Peterson)

                             -What factors influence one's identity in their family and in their society?
                             -Should individuals act in their best interest or in the best interest of their society?

World Languages
 
Other