September 7- 30 History: Exploration of the Earth and Sky
Focus on 15th- 16th Century exploration and the history of astronomy.
Projects: Explorer project which includes developing a board game (Due 10/3)
Find stories for puppet play and story telling (Due 9/23)
Literature: Book on chosen explorer
Field Trip: Overnight to see the sky with the naked eye
October 3- 21 Introduction to Organic Chemistry
Focus on combustion, salts, acids and bases, water, metals.
Project: Community service plan
Literature: Galileo play in class and at home (Due 11/2)
October 24- November 25 Creative Writing: Wish, Wonder, and Surprise
Focus on the themes of wish, wonder, and surprise with the study and writing of poetry and various writing styles. Continued work with creative writing, grammar, spelling, and vocabulary development.
Project: Bound book of compiled work (Due 12/14)
Literature: Saint Joan (Due 12/7)
Field Trip: Midsummer Night’s Dream in Seattle
November 28- December 16 Math and Perspective Drawing
Focus on the Fibonacci Series, Golden Section, Pythagorean Theorem, and an introduction to Algebra. Perspective Drawing will also be introduced.
Projects: Two completed perspective pictures (Due 1/10)
Literature: String, Straightedge, and Shadow (Due 1/6)
Class performance: Puppet play and story telling (12/3, 12/15, and daytime performances TBD)
January 3-27 History: Renaissance and Reformation
Focus on 15th- 16th Century scientific, artistic, and religious exploration as well as the rebirth of classical ideas.
Project: Reproduction and research of a piece by a Renaissance artist (Due 1/30)
Literature: The Second Mrs. Giaconda (Due 1/27)
January 30- February 17 Math: Algebra and Practice
Focus on Algebra and new and review concepts from the year and before.
Project: Class Fundraiser (Due 2/27)
Literature: Shakespeare Sonnets
February 27- March 16 Nutrition/ Physiology
Focus on the cardiopulmonary, reproductive, and digestive systems and the study of nutrition and the issues of substance abuse.
Project: Research/ speech presentation on health topic of interest (Due 3/19)
Literature: Book/ material on topic
Guests: TBD
March 19- 30 Intro to Shakespeare
Focus on “making sense of Shakespeare”.
Project: Memorize Sonnet and create original
Literature: Much Ado About Nothing- some will be read in class (Due 5/14)
Class presentation: An Evening of Sonnets (3/29)
April 9- May 4 Physics
Focus on acoustics, optics, thermodynamics, electromagnetism, and mechanics.
Project: Rube Goldberg design (Due 5/3)
May 7- 11 CAT testing
May 14- June 1 Geography of Africa
Focus on the geography and culture of various people of Africa as well as a look at the topography.
Project: Country report (Due 6/7)
Literature: Two books pertaining to country
June 4- 13 Review
Review of all the work done throughout the school year. A sleep over at the school will take place (weather permitted) to see the sky and use the telescope.
Field Trip: As You Like It in Seattle on June 8 (if available)
