10th Grade -  Typical Course of Study

 

Social Studies | History

·        Prehistoric peoples

·        The earliest civilizations

·        The early Greeks

·        Early India and China

·        The Islamic world

·        The Middle Ages

·        African civilizations

·        Civilization in the Americas

·        The Renaissance

·        The rise and fall of monarchies

·        Birth of modern democracy

·        The French Revolution

·        The Industrial Revolution

·        Nationalism

·        Imperialism 

·        Science and industry

·        The world wars

-         World War I

-         Between world wars

-         World War II

·        The Cold War

·        The Vietnam War

·        The search for peace

·        Democratic ideals and values

·        The rise and fall of Communism

·        The collapse of the Soviet Union

·        World interdependence

·        World problems and issues

·        Role of women in today's societies 


 

 Science  |  Biology

·        Characteristics of life

·        Classification

·        History of plants and animals

·        Microscopic life

·        Simple organisms: algae, bacteria, fungi

·        Vertebrate life

·        Mammals and birds

·        Plant life

·        Photosynthesis

·        Cells

·        Protein synthesis

·        Genetics and heredity  DNA-RNA

·        Genetic engineering

·        Reproduction and growth

·        Human biology

·        Nutrition and digestion

·        Behavior

·        Conservation of human resources

·        Environmental issues

·        Energy in ecosystems

·        Scientific method

·        Biology and space travel

·        Disease and disease control 

 


 

 Language Arts

·        American literary heritage

·        Cross-cultural literature

·        Folklore and ballads

·        Regional customs, traditions, folkways, and language

·        Literary interpretation and critique

·        Novel, short story, and essay

·        Understanding poetry: lyric poetry, and the sonnet

·        Drama

·        Distinguishing between fact and opinion

·        Persuasion and argumentation

·        Listening skills 

·        Public speaking and debate

·        Extending dictionary skills

·        History of the alphabet

·        Vocabulary and etymology

·        Geographical dialects

·        Grammar

·        History of writing

·        Techniques of writing

·        Journal writing

·        Writing short stories, poetry, and plays

·        Writing term papers

·        Constructing footnotes 

 


 

 Mathematics

·        Origins and uses of geometry

·        Terms, postulates, theorems

·        Sets

·        Nature of proof

·        Inductive and deductive reasoning

·        Ratio and proportion

·        Algebra in geometry

·        Angle relationships

·        Parallel and perpendicular lines

·        Congruent triangles

·        Right triangles

·        Pythagorean Theorem

·        Circles 

·        Polygons

·        Relationships between circles and polygons

·        Mensuration theory

·        Measurement of geometric figures

·        Simple constructions

·        Loci

·        Transformational geometry

·        Introduction of symbolic logic

·        Coordinate geometry

·        Trigonometric functions of angles greater than 90 degrees

·        Special angle relationships

·        Problem solving with geometry