• 9-12th Grade Curriculum
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Air Force JROTC Course Title: AS 100: Aerospace Science: A Journey Into Aviation History     Department: AFJROTC
     
    Grade Level: 9th - 12th    
     
    Time Per Day/Week: 42 min/day, 5 x week   Length of Course: Year 

    Primary Resources: Aerospace Science: A Journey Into Aviation History, Pearson

     

    Units of Study: 
    Unit 1: Imagining Flight
    Unit 2: Exploring Flight
    Unit 3: Developing Flight
    Unit 4: Extending Flight

    Curriculum-Based Assessments: Unit tests

    Standardized Assessments: N/A
     
    Description of Course: 
    It is an aviation history course focusing on the development of flight throughout the centuries. It starts with ancient civilizations, then progresses through time to modern-day. The emphasis is on civilian and military contributions to aviation; the development, modernization, and transformation of the Air Force; and a brief astronomical and space exploration history. It is interspersed with concise overviews of the principles of flight to include basic aeronautics, aircraft motion and control, flight power, and rockets. Throughout the course, there are readings, videos, hands-on activities, and in-text and student workbook exercises to guide in the reinforcement of the materials.
     

    Air Force JROTC
     
    Course Title: AS 4: Cultural Studies      Department: AFJROTC

    Grade Level: 9th - 12th   
     
    Time Per Day/Week: 42 mins/5 days      Length of Course: Year

    Primary Resources: 
    An Introduction to Global Awareness; Jones & Bartlett

    Units of Study: 
    Unit 1: The Middle East
    Unit 2: Asia
    Unit 3: Africa
    Unit 4: Russia and the Former Soviet Union
    Unit 5: Latin America
    Unit 6: Europe

    Curriculum Based Assessments: Lesson quizzes, Chapter tests

    Standardized Assessments: N/A

    Description of Course:
    This is a customized course about the world’s cultures. It introduces students to the world’s cultures through the study of world affairs, regional studies, and cultural awareness. The course delves into history, geography, religions, languages, culture, political systems, economics, social issues, environmental concerns, and human rights. It looks at major events and significant figures that have shaped each region. Throughout the course, there are readings, video segments, hands-on activities, other optional activities, technology enrichment, and assessments to guide in the reinforcement of the materials.
    Twenty-First Century Skills as defined by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills are integrated into the course. These include learning and innovation (thinking) skills—critical thinking and problem solving, creativity and innovation, and communication and collaboration; information, media and technology skills—information literacy, media literacy, and ICT (information, communications and technology) literacy; and life and career skills—flexibility and adaptability, initiative and self-direction, social and cross-cultural skills, productivity and accountability, and leadership and responsibility. Again, the content of this course is correlated using the National Geography and Social Studies Standards.
    These include the National Geography Standards - Geography for Life; and the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) standards. In addition, the technology enrichment activities are correlated to the National Education Technology Standards for Students (NETS●S).
     

    Air Force JROTC
     
    Course Title: AS 300: Exploring Space: The High Frontier     Department: AFJROTC

    Grade Level: 9th - 12th   
     
    Time Per Day/Week: 42 mins/day, 5 X week    Length of Course: School Year

    Primary Resources: 
     
    Units of Study:
    Unit 1: The Space Environment
    Unit 2: Exploring Space
    Unit 3: Manned and Unmanned Spaceflight
    Unit 4: Space Technology

    Curriculum-Based Assessments:     Unit Tests

    Standardized Assessments: N/A

    Description of Course:  
    This is a science course that includes the latest information available in space science and space exploration. The course begins with the study of the space environment from the earliest days of interest in astronomy and early ideas of the heavens, through the Renaissance, and on into modern astronomy. It provides an in-depth study of the Earth, Sun, stars, Moon, and solar system, including the terrestrial and the outer planets. It discusses issues critical to travel in the upper atmosphere such as orbits and trajectories unmanned satellites, and space probes. It investigates the importance of entering space and discusses manned and unmanned space flights, focusing on concepts surrounding spaceflight, space vehicles, launch systems, and space missions. The section on manned spaceflight focuses on the Space Shuttle, space stations and beyond, covering milestones in the endeavor to land on the Moon and to safely orbit humans and crafts for temporary and prolonged periods. The course covers the human aspect of spaceflight, focusing on the human experience in space. It also examines the latest advances in space
    technology, including robotics in space, the Mars Rover, and commercial uses of space.
     
     
    Course Title: AS 2: The Science of Flight  Department: AFJROTCAir Force JROTC
     
    Grade Level: 9th - 12th   
     
    Time Per Day/Week: 42 min/5 days  Length of Course: School Year
     
    Primary Resources: 
    Text - The Science of Flight - A Gateway to New Horizons; Jones & Bartlett

    Units of Study: 
    Units 1: How Airplanes Fly
    Unit 2: Working Through Flight Conditions
    Unit 3: Flight and the Human Body
    Unit 4: Flying From Here to There

    Curriculum Based Assessments: Lesson quizzes, Chapter tests

    Standardized Assessments: N/A

    Description of Course:
    The Science of Flight: A Gateway to New Horizons is an introductory course and customized textbook that focused on how airplanes fly, how weather conditions affect the flight, and the human body, and flight navigation. The course is designed to complement materials taught in math, physics, and other science-related coursed and is aligned with the National Science Education Standards, the Math Standards, and Expectations, and ISTE National Educational Technology Standards for Students. 
    In this course, every lesson includes a "Quick Write" and a short story related to the lesson; a lesson; a "Learn About" that tells students what they'll  learn from the lesson; a list of vocabulary words in the lesson; "Wing Tips" that highlight specific and interesting facts; nad many biographies and profiles. Each lesson closes with "Checkpoints" that will allow students to review what they have learned. An "Applying Your Learning" section at the end of each lesson presents discussion questions that will give them a chance to use what they have learned and provide another way to reinforce their understanding of the lesson's content. The text has for chapters, each of which contains a number of lessons