JV Challenge Curriculum

Mathematics

  1. Number and Quantity: Real and Complex Numbers
  2. Number and Quantity: Properties of Exponents including Rational Exponents; Simplifying Radicals and Operations with Radicals
  3. Algebra: Linear, Absolute Value, and Quadratic Equations, Linear and Absolute Value Inequalities and Systems
  4. Algebra: Variations, Polynomials, Rational Expressions
  5. Functions: Linear, Quadratic, and Exponential Functions and Their Graphs, Composition of Functions, Sequences and Series
  6. Geometry: Congruence, Similarity, Transformations
  7. Geometry: Triangles including Right Triangles (Pythagorean Theorem, Special Right Triangles, Right Triangle Trigonometry)
  8. Geometry: Quadrilaterals, Polygons, Polyhedrons
  9. Geometry: Perimeter and Area
  10. Geometry: Surface Area and Volume
  11. Geometry: Circles including all Theorems, Arc Lengths, Areas of Sectors
  12. Geometry: Coordinate Geometry
  13. Probability and Statistics: Counting Principles, Probability of Independent and Dependent Events, Conditional Probability
  14. Probability and Statistics: Use Statistics to Interpret Data, including Measures of Central Tendency and Measures of Spread

 

Science

  1. Anatomy & Physiology
  2. Botany: Photosynthesis, Classification, Plant Structure and Function
  3. Zoology: Classification, Organismal Biology, Animal Behavior
  4. Genetics: Including DNA Replication and Protein Synthesis
  5. Cells: Including Mitosis, Meiosis, Osmosis, Diffusion, Respiration
  6. Ecology, Environmental Issues, Resources & Conservation
  7. Chemistry: Processes and Reactions
  8. Chemistry: Elements, Compounds, Periodic Table
  9. Chemistry: Laws, Gas Laws, Matter & Energy
  10. Chemistry: Acids, Bases, Salts, Solutions
  11. Physics: Mechanics including Newton’s Laws, Kepler’s Laws
  12. Physics: Energy, Work, Thermodynamics
  13. Physics: Electricity and Magnetism
  14. Astronomy, Astronomers, Space Travel
  15. Earth Science
  16. Science History, Famous Scientists, Current Science Events

 

Social Studies

  1. Current History: Significant People and Events from the last five years
  2. Government: Types, Characteristics, International Organizations
  3. US Government: Constitution, Parties, Personnel, Roles of Officials
  4. Landmark Supreme Court Cases
  5. Economics: Principles, Theories, Practices, Major Theorists
  6. Geography: United States - Political and Physical
  7. Geography: World - Political and Physical
  8. World Civilization: Prehistory to Roman Civilization
  9. World Civilization: Roman Civilization to Renaissance
  10. World Civilization: Renaissance and Reformation
  11. World Civilization: Post Reformation to 1800
  12. World Civilization: 1800 to 1918
  13. US History: Prehistory to Colonization
  14. US History: Colonization to the New Nation
  15. US History: New Nation to the Civil War
  16. US History: Reconstruction to World War I

 

Language Arts

  1. American Literature before 1800
  2. American Literature after 1800
  3. Short Stories 1900 to present
  4. Literary Devices and Techniques
  5. Grammar and Mechanics
  6. English Word Origins with Greek/Latin Roots, Common Foreign Words and Phrases
  7. Drama since 1900: Emphasis on British and American
  8. Renaissance European and English Literature from 1400 to 1600
  9. British, European, Russian Literature from 1600 to 1800
  10. British, European, Russian Literature 1800 to 1900
  11. British, European, Russian, Canadian Literature since 1900
  12. American Poets and Poetry since 1900
  13. Ancient Greek and Roman Literature to 400 AD
  14. Medieval Literature (to 1400) including Arabic Faith-based Literature
  15. Latin American, African and Eastern Hemisphere Literature (any era, excluding European and Russian)

 

Arts & Humanities

  1. Visual Art: Elements, Forms, Purpose, Terms, Concepts
  2. Visual Art: Artists and Their Works - Emphasis on Degas, Hopper, Kahlo, Leonardo, Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Delacroix, Dali, Cezanne, Matisse, Monet, O’Keefe
  3. Visual Art: Art Periods, Themes, Styles, Historical and Cultural Aspects
  4. Architecture and Architectural Elements - Emphasis on Middle Eastern and Asian, Ancient Greece and Rome
  5. 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
  6. Music: Elements, Forms, Purposes, Terms, Concepts, Styles
  7. Composers and Their Works - Emphasis on Berlioz, Bartok, Mahler, Palestrina, Handel, Rachmaninoff, Haydn, Debussy, Copeland, Gershwin, Joplin, Bernstein, Cage, Williams
  8. Music: Movements, Time Periods, Historical and Cultural Aspects
  9. Musical Theater, Opera, Operettas
  10. Dance: Elements, Forms, Purposes, Terms, Concepts
  11. Dancers and Choreographers: Famous Roles and Contributions
  12. World Religions, Religious Leaders, Religious History
  13. Mythology: Greek, Roman, Norse, Myths and Characters
  14. Drama/Theater: Elements, Forms, Concepts, Historical and Cultural Aspects
  15. Broadway Plays