JV Challenge Curriculum
Mathematics
- Number and Quantity: Real and Complex Numbers
- Number and Quantity: Properties of Exponents including Rational Exponents; Simplifying Radicals and Operations with Radicals
- Algebra: Linear, Absolute Value, and Quadratic Equations, Linear and Absolute Value Inequalities and Systems
- Algebra: Variations, Polynomials, Rational Expressions
- Functions: Linear, Quadratic, and Exponential Functions and Their Graphs, Composition of Functions, Sequences and Series
- Geometry: Congruence, Similarity, Transformations
- Geometry: Triangles including Right Triangles (Pythagorean Theorem, Special Right Triangles, Right Triangle Trigonometry)
- Geometry: Quadrilaterals, Polygons, Polyhedrons
- Geometry: Perimeter and Area
- Geometry: Surface Area and Volume
- Geometry: Circles including all Theorems, Arc Lengths, Areas of Sectors
- Geometry: Coordinate Geometry
- Probability and Statistics: Counting Principles, Probability of Independent and Dependent Events, Conditional Probability
- Probability and Statistics: Use Statistics to Interpret Data, including Measures of Central Tendency and Measures of Spread
Science
- Anatomy & Physiology
- Botany: Photosynthesis, Classification, Plant Structure and Function
- Zoology: Classification, Organismal Biology, Animal Behavior
- Genetics: Including DNA Replication and Protein Synthesis
- Cells: Including Mitosis, Meiosis, Osmosis, Diffusion, Respiration
- Ecology, Environmental Issues, Resources & Conservation
- Chemistry: Processes and Reactions
- Chemistry: Elements, Compounds, Periodic Table
- Chemistry: Laws, Gas Laws, Matter & Energy
- Chemistry: Acids, Bases, Salts, Solutions
- Physics: Mechanics including Newton’s Laws, Kepler’s Laws
- Physics: Energy, Work, Thermodynamics
- Physics: Electricity and Magnetism
- Astronomy, Astronomers, Space Travel
- Earth Science
- Science History, Famous Scientists, Current Science Events
Social Studies
- Current History: Significant People and Events from the last five years
- Government: Types, Characteristics, International Organizations
- US Government: Constitution, Parties, Personnel, Roles of Officials
- Landmark Supreme Court Cases
- Economics: Principles, Theories, Practices, Major Theorists
- Geography: United States - Political and Physical
- Geography: World - Political and Physical
- World Civilization: Prehistory to Roman Civilization
- World Civilization: Roman Civilization to Renaissance
- World Civilization: Renaissance and Reformation
- World Civilization: Post Reformation to 1800
- World Civilization: 1800 to 1918
- US History: Prehistory to Colonization
- US History: Colonization to the New Nation
- US History: New Nation to the Civil War
- US History: Reconstruction to World War I
Language Arts
- American Literature before 1800
- American Literature after 1800
- Short Stories 1900 to present
- Literary Devices and Techniques
- Grammar and Mechanics
- English Word Origins with Greek/Latin Roots, Common Foreign Words and Phrases
- Drama since 1900: Emphasis on British and American
- Renaissance European and English Literature from 1400 to 1600
- British, European, Russian Literature from 1600 to 1800
- British, European, Russian Literature 1800 to 1900
- British, European, Russian, Canadian Literature since 1900
- American Poets and Poetry since 1900
- Ancient Greek and Roman Literature to 400 AD
- Medieval Literature (to 1400) including Arabic Faith-based Literature
- Latin American, African and Eastern Hemisphere Literature (any era, excluding European and Russian)
Arts & Humanities
- Visual Art: Elements, Forms, Purpose, Terms, Concepts
- Visual Art: Artists and Their Works - Emphasis on Degas, Hopper, Kahlo, Leonardo, Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Delacroix, Dali, Cezanne, Matisse, Monet, O’Keefe
- Visual Art: Art Periods, Themes, Styles, Historical and Cultural Aspects
- Architecture and Architectural Elements - Emphasis on Middle Eastern and Asian, Ancient Greece and Rome
- Architecture: Architects and Their Works - Emphasis on Bernini, Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe, Santiago Calatrava, Antoni Gaudi, Louis Sullivan, Palladio, I. M. Pei, Gropius
- Music: Elements, Forms, Purposes, Terms, Concepts, Styles
- Composers and Their Works - Emphasis on Berlioz, Bartok, Mahler, Palestrina, Handel, Rachmaninoff, Haydn, Debussy, Copeland, Gershwin, Joplin, Bernstein, Cage, Williams
- Music: Movements, Time Periods, Historical and Cultural Aspects
- Musical Theater, Opera, Operettas
- Dance: Elements, Forms, Purposes, Terms, Concepts
- Dancers and Choreographers: Famous Roles and Contributions
- World Religions, Religious Leaders, Religious History
- Mythology: Greek, Roman, Norse, Myths and Characters
- Drama/Theater: Elements, Forms, Concepts, Historical and Cultural Aspects
- Broadway Plays