Grade 11-12 One Semester
How is democracy reflected in the three branches of the American system of government? In this online course, students will study the primary concepts of the American political system, including its foundations, structures, and political behavior. This course does not simply look at the institutions of the federal government but also examines the parties’ issues, candidates, and power-pressure groups and their roles in American politics at the national level. Emphasis is also placed on the role of the citizen in a democratic society. This course satisfies federal, state mandates, including Civics Education and district graduation requirements.
Grade 11-12. One semester. Prerequisite is a U.S. History course.
Government introduces the student to the basic principles of political science. Emphasis is placed on students becoming part of an active citizenry. The semester course covers the foundations of government, political socialization, elections and campaigns, policymaking, and judiciary. This course also provides students opportunities for current events discussions, service-learning, and simulations of democratic processes, all which are central to civic education and an educated citizenry. This course satisfies federal, state mandates, including Civics Education and district graduation requirements.
Grade 11-12. Year-long. Weighted grade.
A Freshman Social Studies Course
This course in American history is designed to provide students with the analytic skills and factual knowledge necessary to deal critically with the issues and materials in this full-year college level American history course. This course satisfies the American History graduation requirement. Students who successfully complete this course and the AP United States History examination may receive college credit and/or higher placement in college.
Grade 10-12 Year-long. Prerequisite is prior completion of a Freshman Social Studies Course
This online eLo course is a comprehensive study focusing on major themes and concepts essential to understanding American economic, political, and social institutions. Learning emphasizes analytical writing, interpreting historical documents, developing both written and oral communication skills, understanding cause and effect relationships, discovering the significance of people, places, and events impacting U.S. history, and applying historical principles in today’s world. This course satisfies the American History graduation requirement.
Grade 10-12 Year-long. Prerequisite is prior completion of a Freshman Social Studies Course
This is the study of American History and the evolution of American ideals. Learning emphasizes analytical reading, writing, speaking and listening through the interpretation of historical documents, music and art. Additional focus is placed on understanding cause and effect relationships, discovering the significance of people, places and events impacting US history, and applying historical principles in today’s world. This course satisfies the American History graduation requirement.
Grade 9-12 Year-long, Weighted grade.
The purpose of the AP Human Geography course is to introduce students to the systematic study of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and alteration of Earth’s surface. In this online eLo course, Students learn to employ spatial concepts and landscape analysis to examine human socioeconomic organization and its environmental consequences. Students also learn about the methods and tools geographers use in their research and applications. This course is designed to represent an introductory one-semester human geography college course. Students who successfully complete this course and the AP Human Geography examination may receive college credit and/or higher placement in college.
Grade 9-12. Year-long. Weighted grade.
This year-long college level course focuses on the impact human populations have on the planet. Units of study include the cultural patterns of religion, ethnicity, and gender; the population patterns of migration, growth, and settlement; and the historical global patterns of economic development, agriculture, and urbanization. Students will develop the ability to think geographically and apply the skills and tools of a geographer to analyze the world. Field studies to local areas are used as learning opportunities. This course is designed to represent an introductory one-semester human geography college course. This course satisfies the freshman Social Studies graduation requirement. Students who successfully complete this course and the AP Human Geography examination may receive college credit and/or higher placement in college.
Grade 10-12. Year-long. Weighted grade.
Covering from 8000 BC to the present, this full-year college level history course requires students to master factual knowledge as well as develop analytical skills necessary to be an historian. Specific themes are used as a framework to analyze regions around the globe including Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe. Throughout the year, students will use documents and primary sources, make comparisons across cultures, and develop the vital habits of mind required to be successful in Advanced Placement courses. This course imposes a heavy reading and writing workload, and the demands on students are equivalent to a full-year introductory college course. Students who successfully complete this course and the AP World History examination may receive college credit and/or higher placement in college.
Grade 11-12 Prerequisites Honors Physics and AP Calculus (concurrently). Weighted grade.
This calculus-based college style Physics course is structured to provide a strong preparation in Physics for those intending to major in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Astronomy or Medicine. Students who successfully complete the course and AP examination may receive college credit and/or a higher placement in college. This course prepares students to take both the AP Physics C: Mechanics and the AP Physics: Electricity and Magnetism exams.
Grade 10-12. Prerequisites are Biology, Chemistry (may be taken concurrently), Algebra 2/Trig. Weighted grade.
The goals of the AP Environmental Science course are to provide students with the scientific principles, concepts, and methodologies required to understand the interrelationships of the natural world; to identify and analyze environmental problems both natural and man-made; to evaluate the relative risks associated with these problems; and to examine alternative solutions for resolving and/or preventing them. Environmental Science is interdisciplinary, embracing a wide variety of topics that include Ecology, Geology History, Sociology, Economics and Chemistry. Field experiences may include a trip to northern Wisconsin and/or one-day trips to local prairies, streams and forests. Students who successfully complete the course and AP examination may receive college credit and/or a higher placement in college.