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Economics
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Course Description
Course Cost: $340.00 - Credit: .5
Meet with your campus counselor before you register for an online course.
Course Materials:
No textbook required.
Course Description:
The course is Project Based and is divided into three projects.
Economics is the study of how societies deal with the problem of scarcity, i.e. not enough goods and services to satisfy everyone's wants and needs. To understand this problem, students will study the market system, other economic systems, business organizations, supply and demand, money and the banking system, economic growth, government's taxing and spending policies, monetary and fiscal policy and international trade.
Course Outline:
- Unit 1 - Introductory Unit
- Project 1 - Urban Survivor
- Project 2 - Building a Business
- Project 3 - Island Adventure
Course Syllabus including State Standards
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United States Government
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Course Description
Course Cost: $340.00 - Credit: .5
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Course Materials:
No textbook required.
Course Description:
This required course in United States Government includes the basic structure and function of the American Federal Republic, a citizen’s role within the democratic political process, and the study of our Constitution. The course is divided into fourteen units with the primary focus on our national government. U.S. Governmental structure, duties, and powers at the state and local levels will be taught. Students who successfully complete this class will have an understanding of and be prepared to participate in the democratic process at both the national, state, and local levels.
Course Syllabus including link to State Standards
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United States History - Semester 1
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Course Description
THIS COURSE IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR PLANO ISD STUDENTS. WE ARE NOT ABLE TO ACCEPT REGISTRATIONS FROM NON-PISD STUDENTS IN THIS COURSE AT THIS TIME.
Course Cost: $340.00 - Credit: .5
Meet with your campus counselor before you register for an online course.
Course Materials:
No textbook required.
Course Description:
This required course in United States History includes significant events, issues, and problems after the period of Reconstruction, emphasizing present-day issues, which have their roots in the past. The course is divided into 6 units. This course builds upon knowledge and concepts, acquired in the first course (8th grade). The course includes historical concepts, citizenship principles and skills necessary for the study of U.S. History. This course will focus on a program that will foster students’ responsibility for scholarship by providing opportunities for students to acquire, develop, and master specific skills. These skills will be developed through a variety of assignments, projects, and activities such as research, critical thinking and analytical reasoning, and use of primary and secondary sources.
A foundation in history enables students to understand the importance of patriotism, function in a free enterprise society, and appreciate the basic democratic values of our state and nations.
Scope and Sequence
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REGISTER NOW: US HISTORY - SEMESTER 1
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United States History - Semester 2
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Course Description
THIS COURSE IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR PLANO ISD STUDENTS. WE ARE NOT ABLE TO ACCEPT REGISTRATIONS FROM NON-PISD STUDENTS IN THIS COURSE AT THIS TIME.
Course Cost: $340.00 - Credit: .5
Meet with your campus counselor before you register for an online course.
Course Materials:
No textbook required.
Course Description:
Content of this required course in United States history includes significant events, issues, and problems from WWII to the presidential administration of Barack Obama. The course is divided into six units. This course builds upon knowledge and concepts, acquired in the first course (8th grade). The course includes historical concepts, citizenship principles, and skills necessary for the study of U. S. History. This course will focus on a program that will foster students’ responsibility for scholarship by providing opportunities for students to acquire, develop, and master specific skills. These skills will be developed through a variety of assignments and activities such as research skills, critical thinking and analytical reasoning, and use of primary and secondary sources.
A foundation in history enables students to understand the importance of patriotism, function in a free enterprise society, and appreciate the basic democratic values of our state and nations.
Scope and Sequence
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World Geography - Semester 1
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Course Description
Course Cost: $340.00 - Credit: .5
Meet with your campus counselor before you register for an online course.
Course Materials:
No textbook required.
Course Description:
The first semester of World Geography introduces students to geography concepts in the study of Europe, the US and Canada, and Latin America. The second semester develops this understanding in the study of Russia, Southwest Asia, South Asia, Southeast and East Asia and Oceania. Students will examine the climate, culture, and development status as well as researching current issues. Students will demonstrate understanding through quizzes, written reflection and a semester-long creative project.
In World Geography, students examine people, places, and environments at local, regional, national, and international scales from the spatial and ecological perspectives of geography. Students describe the influence of geography on events of the past and present.
A portion of the course centers around the physical processes that shape patterns in the physical environment; the characteristics of major landforms, climates, and ecosystems and their interrelationships; the political, economic, and social processes that shape cultural patterns of regions; types and patterns of settlement; the distribution and movement of world population; relationships among people, places, and environments; and the concept of region.
Students analyze how location affects economic activities in different economic systems throughout the world. Students identify the processes that influence political divisions of the planet and analyze how different points of view affect the development of public policies. Students compare how components of culture shape the characteristics of regions and analyze the impact of technology and human modifications on the physical environment. Students use problem-solving and decision-making skills to ask and answer geographic questions.
Course Syllabus including link to State Standards
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World Geography - Semester 2
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Course Description
Course Cost: $340.00 - Credit: .5
Meet with your campus counselor before you register for an online course.
Course Materials:
No textbook required.
Course Description:
The second semester of World Geography introduces students to geography concepts in the study of Northern Eurasia, Southwest Asia, South Asia, East and Southeast Asia, and Africa. Students will examine the climate, culture, and development status as well as researching current issues. Students will demonstrate understanding through quizzes, written reflection and a semester-long creative project.
Students examine people, places, and environments at local, regional, national, and international scales from the spatial and ecological perspectives of geography. Students describe the influence of geography on events of the past and present.
A portion of the course centers around the physical processes that shape patterns in the physical environment; the characteristics of major landforms, climates, and ecosystems and their interrelationships; the political, economic, and social processes that shape cultural patterns of regions; types and patterns of settlement; the distribution and movement of world population; relationships among people, places, and environments; and the concept of region.
Students analyze how location affects economic activities in different economic systems throughout the world. Students identify the processes that influence political divisions of the planet and analyze how different points of view affect the development of public policies. Students compare how components of culture shape the characteristics of regions and analyze the impact of technology and human modifications on the physical environment. Students use problem-solving and decision-making skills to ask and answer geographic questions.
Course Syllabus with link to State Standards
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World History - Semester 1
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Course Description
THIS COURSE IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR PLANO ISD STUDENTS. WE ARE NOT ABLE TO ACCEPT REGISTRATIONS FROM NON-PISD STUDENTS IN THIS COURSE AT THIS TIME.
Course Cost: $340.00 - Credit: .5
Meet with your campus counselor before you register for an online course.
Course Materials:
No textbook required.
Course Description:
World History Semester One offers students an overview of the history of humankind from the earliest times through the Political and Scientific Revolutions. The major emphasis is on the study of significant people, events, and issues. Traditional historical points of reference in world history are identified as students analyze important events and issues in Western civilization as well as in civilizations in other parts of the world. Students evaluate the causes and effects of political and economic imperialism and of major political revolutions.
Students examine the impact of geographic factors on major historic events and identify the historic origins of contemporary economic systems. Students examine the history and impact of major religious and philosophical traditions. Students analyze the connections between major developments in science and technology and the growth of industrial economies, and they use the process of historical inquiry to research, interpret, and use multiple sources of evidence.
A foundation in history enables students to understand the importance of patriotism, function in a free enterprise society, and appreciate the basic democratic values of our state and nations.
Scope and Sequence
Course Information
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World History - Semester 2
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Course Description
THIS COURSE IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR PLANO ISD STUDENTS. WE ARE NOT ABLE TO ACCEPT REGISTRATIONS FROM NON-PISD STUDENTS IN THIS COURSE AT THIS TIME.
Course Cost: $340.00 - Credit: .5
Meet with your campus counselor before you register for an online course.
Course Materials:
No textbook required.
Course Description:
The second semester of World History covers the time period from the Industrial Revolution to the present. This semester looks at the rise of Western Europe and the impact this rise has on the rest of the world.
The course ends by looking at Modern Issues in a Global Society.
Scope and Sequence
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