2024/2025 Classes
Ateam Cupertino: 20920 McClellan Rd, Cupertino, CA 95014
Registration Link: https://ateamhomeschool.com/register-for-class/
Mondays 9:20-11:50
Project Based High School Environmental Science (a-g)
Course Description
High School Environmental Science (Project Based a-g) Text: National Geographic/Cengage-Environmental Science: Sustainining Our World 2023. This is a 2 semester class for full high school credit. This class is 2 hours per week with homework, labs and projects. Students will explore through text, hands-on labs, discussion and project implementation topics on Environmental Science as it relates to:
Semester 1: Ecology and EcoSystems, Biodiversity, Ecosystems and Climate, Species Interactions/Ecological Succesion, Sustaining Biodiversity action and services.
Semester 2: Environmental Quality: Soil, Water, pest management, renewable and non-renewable resources, Environmental Concerns: human population, hazards, politics, pollution.
Mondays 12:30-1:30 gr.4-Middle
Environmental Science and Sustainability
Gr.4-Middle PBL (=Project Based Learning)- Environmental Science and Sustainability-
all supplies for labs/projects included in class price
Environmental and sustainability issues covered in units that have a driving question. Students will work together to explore information on these units through research, scientific exploration, hands on experimentation and presentation. Each Unit of study will have a driving question the students will work on. For example: "How should endangered species conservation be prioritized?" (is it more important to focus on Algae conservation vs. Dolphin Conservation- what can we learn about those things and how they support each other) or “Should there be an Endangered Species Act?” (exploring the Endangered Species Act-history, efficacy, and then suggesting things they believe to be better, researching and presenting why), How is Biodiversity important in our local neighborhoods and What can we do to support it? (learning about local animals, plants, invasive species-creating an educational infographic to share)
We will use many types of curricula, including the World Health Organization's 17 sustainability goals, wayfarers institute, world wildlife federation, and earth echo. Hopefully students have access to a wifi capable device for class use on some days.
Thursdays 9:20-10:30 gr. 2-Middle
Art Explorations: Paper
Course Description
This class will allow students to immerse themselves in a specific art form.
Fall '24-theme will be 3 Dimensional Paper and Kinetic Paper Art.
We will explore using paper crafting that includes Papier Mache, Quilling Collage, Scoring, Folding and Cutting for 3D practical use items. Create works of art that are interactive. All Supplies included.
Thursday 10:40-11:50 gr.4-High
Literature Circle/Interactive Notebooks
Course Description
Students will read and discuss an array of books. Approximately 2-3 books or short stories each semester. Besides discussion of vocabulary and comprehension of the assigned reading chapters, mini-lessons on reading/writing skills will be completed together in an interactive notebook. Mini-lessons include topics related to standards for ELA including but not limited to: finding evidence in text, metaphor, simile, refining ideas, theme, characterization/character traits, symbolism, and descriptive, argumentative and process writing. Interactive notebooks make great work samples, and they make learning ELA a bit more fun and accessible to reluctant writers. Reading from a book will be encouraged, but students who struggle with reading are encouraged to listen to the book and maybe read along from a text or eBook. Each week about 1-1.5 hours of reading will be required.
Ideas for Books for Fall Semester include: Wild Robot, Star Shepherd, Wonder, My Side of the Mountain
Thursday 12:30-2:40 High School Gr9/10 English Language Arts
Project Based a-g ELA
Course Description
9/10 High School English (Project Based a-g option)
This 2 semester course is based on the a-g syllabus provided by Ocean Grove. Semester 1: Unit 1: Drama/Poetry/Speech: Driving Question: How can we examine contemporary culture by connecting it with Classic Literature? Students will engage in Socratic seminar, analytical argumentation, and a culminating whole class debate- around the topics of Gender and Power, by connecting Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew with contemporary Poetry, Songs and Speeches. Unit 2: Fairytales/Folklore/Myths as short stories: Driving Question: How can we as oral storytellers, create a new story from a fairytale/folklore or myth that metaphorically relates to a real life question or lesson? Students will engage in comparing and contrasting fairy tales, folklore and myths as short stories, they will examine in depth what is important in oral presentation of storytelling by learning from read aloud, podcast, and video professionals to determine how as students of story, they can also engage an audience through creating an oral presentation or a story of their own that teaches a lesson or answers a big life question.
Semester 2: Unit 3: Satire and Realistic Fiction: Driving Question: How can we as writers use satire and realistic fiction to influence public opinion and social change? How do realistic fiction and satire address and critique societal issues differently? Students will design a project that will engage an audience about a societal issue of their choosing after learning the elements of how Satire and Realistic fiction engage in different ways.Unit 4: Biography/Narrative Non-fiction. Driving Question: How might we as authors, tell a story of an important figure in our lives or community? Using research techniques and engaging writing to create a "Who Is" book about an important person. What shaped this person's life, timeline, stories?