Sample Lessons

Subjects covered include: Math, Language Arts, Social Studies and Science
Grade Levels: Kindergarten through 12th Grade

A few samples of our lessons are available below for you to browse through.

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SCIENCE (Grade 7)

1. Cells
Basic Cell Characteristics * Nucleus, Mitochondria, Chloroplasts * Mitosis and Organism Development

2. Genetics
Sexual and Asexual Organisms * Sexual Reproduction * Genes and DNA

3. Evolution
Selection and Diversity * Evidence of Evolution * Branching Diagrams

4. Earth Science
Earth Processes and Life on Earth * Rock Cycle * Plate Movements * How Plants and Animal Life Developed

5. Organization of Plants and Animals
Organization and Function * Bones and Muscles * Human Reproduction * Reproduction of Flowering Plants * Seeing and Listening

SOCIAL STUDIES (Grade 4)

1. California: A Golden State
Where in the World is California * From Desert to Ocean * Towns and Cities * Summary

2. Early Peoples
The First Californians * Early Explorers * Summary

3. From Missions to Ranches
Spanish Missions * Mexican-American Life * The Age of Ranchos * Summary

4. Gold Fever
The Settling of California * Eureka! * California: The 31st State * Summary

5. California - A Changing State
Newcomers to California *Three Big Events * People and Industries * Summary

MATH (Geometry)

1. Introduction to Geometry
Definitions * Measuring Angles * Line and Angle Relationships * Triangles Definitions of Figures

2. Construction
Duplicating Segments and Angles * Constructing Perpendicular Bisectors * Constructing Perpendiculars * Constructing Angle Bisectors * Constructing Parallel Lines * Constructing Points of Concurrency * The Centroid * Summary

3. Lines and Angles
Angle Relationships * Parallel Lines * Midpoint and Slope * Slope of Parallel and Perpendicular Lines * Equations of Lines * Intersections of Lines * Summary

4. Triangles
Triangles Sum Conjecture * Properties of Isosceles Triangles * Triangle Inequalities * Summary

5. Congruencies
SSS and SAS Congruencies * ASA Congruencies * SAA Congruencies * Summary

LANGUAGE ARTS (Grade 9-12)

1. Word Analysis, Fluency and Vocabulary Development
Etymology of Significant Terms * Greek, Latin, and Anglo-Saxon Roots and Affixes * Greek, Roman, and Norse Mythology * Analogies * Literal and Figurative Meaning of Words * Denotative and Connotative Meaning * Summary

2. Structure of Informational Materials
Structure and Format of Functional Documents * Prepare Bibliography Reference Materials * Features and Rhetorical Devices of Public Documents

3. Text Analysis
Characters Traits * Literary Devices * Ambiguities, Subtleties, Ironies * Describe the Functions of Soliloquies, Asides * Summary

4. Narrative Analysis
How to Reach Rhetorical or Aesthetic Purposes * Evoking Readers' Emotion * Genres and Tradition in American Literature * The Influence of the Historical Period * The Development of the American Literature * Summary

5. Literary Criticism
Evaluation of Aesthetic Qualities * Connection Between the Themes and the Historical Period * Philosophical Approach * Summary