Numeracy and Problem Solving Resources
K-2
Grades K-2
PA State Standards: https://www.pdesas.org
Mathematics Program: https://www.mathlearningcenter.org/curriculum/bridges
Mathematics Parent Resources: https://www.mathlearningcenter.org/families/bridges2
Science Program: The elementary science curriculum provides opportunities for students to develop understanding and skills to become problem solvers in a scientific world. Students will create models, observe, compare and contrast, infer, interpret data, construct and manipulate materials.
Grade K: Zoology, Ecology, Entomology
Grade 1: Living v. Non-living, Natural v. Manmade, Plants
Grade 2: Inherited Characteristics, Life Cycles and Living Things, Earth Resources
Science Parent Resources: https://www.nextgenscience.org/parentguides
3-5
PA State Standards: https://www.pdesas.org
Mathematics Program: https://www.mathlearningcenter.org/curriculum/bridges
Mathematics Parent Resources: https://www.mathlearningcenter.org/families/bridges2
Science Program: The elementary science curriculum provides opportunities for students to develop understanding and skills to become problem solvers in a scientific wold. Students will create models, observe, compare and contrast, infer, interpret data, construct and manipulate materials.
Grade 3: Plants and Animals, Earth Processes
Grade 4: Matter and Phase Change, Electricity, Weather
Grade 5: Earth Features, Environment and Ecology, Cells, Photosynthesis
Science Parent Resources: https://www.nextgenscience.org/parentguides
6-8
Grades 6-8
PA State Standards: https://www.pdesas.org
Mathematics Program: New program materials tentatively scheduled for 23-24
Grade 6: Proportional and fractional reasoning
Grade 7: Proportional reasoning and early algebra
Grade 8: Proportional reasoning, early algebra, and Algebra I
Mathematics Parent Resources: https://illuminations.nctm.org/
Science Program: New program materials tentatively scheduled for 23-24.
Grade 6: Earth and Space Science
Grade 7: Life Science
Grade 8: Physical Science
Science Parent Resources: https://www.nextgenscience.org/parentguides
9-12
Grades 9-12
PA State Standards: https://www.pdesas.org
Mathematics Program:
Algebra I and II: Mathematics that represents problems or situations in the form of mathematical expressions.
Geometry: Mathematics focused on measurement, properties, and relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids.
Trigonometry: Mathematics dealing with functions of angles and their associated calculations.
Probability and Statistics: Mathematics dealing with predicting the likelihood of future events and the frequency of past events.
Problem Solving in Mathematics and Science: Mathematics embedded in the contexts of science, technology, engineering, and the arts.
Calculus: Mathematics involving the study of rates of change.
Mathematics Parent Resources: https://illuminations.nctm.org/
Science Program: New program materials tentatively scheduled for 23-24.
Science 9: This course covers topics drawn from environmental science and ecology, biology, and biochemistry.
Biology: Courses in this domain focus on life and its associated properties and mechanisms.
Chemistry: Courses in this domain focus on the properties, composition, and structures of different substances as they undergo transformations.
Physics: Courses in this domain focus on matter and the interactions of matter under different conditions.
Problem Solving in Mathematics and Science: Science embedded in the contexts of mathematics, technology, engineering, and the arts with a focus on authentic applications.
Electives: Diversity of Life, Food Chemistry, Biomechanics of Movement and Sport, Anatomy and Physiology, Earth and Space Science
Science Parent Resources: https://www.nextgenscience.org/parentguides