Maranatha Christian Academy Typical Course of Study

Typical Course of Study 9–12 GRADE ELECTIVES Foreign Language • Spanish I/II (Grades 8–12) • Vocabulary • Grammar • Alphabet • Subject Pronouns Science Business • Astronomy (Grades 10–12)* • Accounting (Grades 10–12) • History of Astromony/Early Astronomers • Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler, and Galileo °° Geocentric and heliocentric theories • Solar System • Articles • Stars and Galaxies • Comparatives • The Universe and Cosmology • Possessives • Stem changing verbs • Direct object pronouns • Ordinal numbers • Affirmative and negative words • Reflexive verbs • Present progressive • Indirect object pronouns • Demonstrative adjectives • Spanish II (Grades 9–10) • Vocabulary • Grammar • Conversation • Culture • Development of conversational skills • Spanish III (Grades 10–12) • Vocabulary • Tenses • Usage • Development of conversational skills • Spanish IV (Grades 11–12) • Fluency in verb tenses • Continued conversational skills • Conversational Spanish (Grades 11–12) • Goal of regular Spanish use • Speaking Spanish with confidence • Spanish CLEP testing 27 • Life cycle of stars • Theories of origin • Meteorology (Grades 10–12)* • Earth’s atmosphere • Atmosphere motion • Energy budget • Circulations • Storms • Forecasting • Weather maps and analysis • Oceanography (Grades 10–12)** • The ocean basins • Ocean movement • Tides • Currents • Ocean life • Plankton – floating • Nekton – swimming • Benthos – bottom dwelling • Science and Technology (Grades 10–12)** • Forensic Science • Hair analysis • Fiber analysis • Fingerprinting • Eyewitnesses • Soft Drink Industry • Taste testing • Sugar content and specific gravity • Colorimetry • Advanced Placement Biology (Grades 11–12) • Cytology/Molecular Biology • Chemistry of life • Cell structure and regulation • Cellular energetics • Genetics/Heredity • Evolution • Organisms and populations • Diversity of organisms • Structure and function of plants and animals • Ecology • Population dynamics • Communities and ecosystems • Global issues ** alternates each year • Accounting for a service business organized as a proprietorship • Changes that affect accounting equation • Analyzing transactions • Journalizing transactions • Posting to a general ledger • Cash control systems • Financial systems • Recording, adjusting, and closing entries • Personal Finance (Grades 11–12) • Your Financial Plan • Budgeting • Investing • Using credit wisely • Kepping your money safe • Insurance • Business Café (Grades 11–12) • Inventory management • Cashier training • Barista training (cold and hot drinks) • Customer service principles • Write and submit research reports • College in the Schools — Principles of Accounting 1 (Grade 12) • Accounting information system • Financial systems • Accounting cycles • Internal control • Cash • Receivables • Inventories • Plant and equipment • Depreciation • Current liabilities

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