I Shouldn't Be Alive

This was today's field trip to explore Kira's current obsession with the "I Shouldn't Be Alive" survival show...
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I told Kira we were going for a drive and asked her to tell me what we needed to put in the car in case of an emergency. So she decided that we needed a couple of blankets, some water, some food, flashlights, a lighter, and some toys... lol.

So we got 3 blankets - one for each of us - and a pack of graham crackers and a jar of peanut butter. I filled 2 bottles with water. She helped me gather all our emergency supplies and take everything to the car.

We had to go by the Dollar Tree to get batteries, so I got her and Marisa a Sprite and me a Dasani water.

Then we 'got lost' - literally. I asked them which way to turn at every light or stop sign. I couldn't even begin to tell you how we got where we went. I found a place called Bolding Mill campground. We stopped there and got out to look at the lake because there was a very shallow area where you could see the bottom. I explained that all the leaves that we could see piled up in the water makes perfect places for fish to lay their eggs because the babies can hide from predators. Then a guy came with his boat and we watched him put his boat in the water - move his truck - and go off on the lake to fish.

I taught Kira how to use my phone to call her daddy, just in case mommy ever got hurt and couldn't use the phone. Then we went on with our 'getting lost' adventure.

So then I come to a place called Toto Creek. Again, it is a local campground with boat docks. (lots of those around here)

I parked the car and we all got out and walked over to the edge of the trees. There was a big wooded area. Kira and I chose a good clearing (right near the edge of the woods/parking lot) where we could build ourselves a shelter - and then we pretended we were lost in the woods and trying to survive until somebody found us.

(I'm sure you're laughing by now... but it gets better.)

I had to use the scissors that we had included in our emergency kit to cut away some briers from our clearing. While I was doing that - without any direction from me at all - Kira was gathering longer branches that we could use to build a 'roof' over our shelter.

So I laid one blanket on the ground after I cleared the briers and twigs and pine cones out of the way. I sat Marisa down and covered her with another blanket so she could be warm. And then I used the branches that Kira had found to build a sort of wall by wedging it between the trees. We had chosen an area that had several trees kind of lumped together, but was clear in the center and had a natural "doorway" for the shelter. Anyways, I used the third blanket to drape over the branches to act as a wind break wall.

Then we snuggled up together and I made Graham Cracker, peanut butter, ghiradelli square sandwiches... which were beyond delicious!

We sat and talked about how we could build a better shelter if we were actually lost. What we would do if we heard voices out in the woods if we were actually lost. Lots of different scenarios...

IT WAS ABSOLUTELY AWESOMENESS! And... I thought of this all on my very own!!! lol

I told Kira that we will go camping when the campgrounds open in the Spring and we will build ourselves a true shelter using trees and sticks and stuff.

I was amazed at how she "packed" our emergency kit and how she chose properly sized branches that were just right for wedging between the trees for building a shelter.

I just had to share. It was so much fun!
(Marisa was pretty much just along for the ride - and the chocolate peanut butter sandwiches... )

Twelth Grade Scope and Sequence

Grade 12 Curriculum Guide Social Studies * Principles of U. S. government * The democratic ideal * Basic documents of the U. S. * Agriculture in the U. S. * Urbanization * Conservation * Business and industry in the U. S. * American party system * Propaganda and public opinion * Comparative governments * Comparative economic systems * Consumer education * Crime and delinquency * Psychology * Labor-management relations * Economic concepts and theories * Taxation and finance * Distribution and exchange of goods and services * International relations * American foreign policy * International organizations * Public education * Women's role in today's society * Family economics and management Science * Physics * Electricity and magnetism * Photoelectric effect * Heat * Light and optics * Sound and acoustics * Wave motion * Quantum theory * Relativity * Force * Mechanics * Space, time, and motion * Work, energy, and power * Electronics * Nuclear energy * Nuclear physics * Solid-state physics Language Arts * English literature * Shakespeare * Literary, social, and political heritage of England * Literature of the 1900's * World literature * Cross-cultural literature * The theater * Nature of tragedy and comedy * Techniques of acting * Film as an art form * Critical and evaluative reading * Current periodical literature * Mass communication * Comparative study of mass media * Radio and television * Listening skills * Parliamentary procedures * Identifying verbals * Report writing * Writing social and business letters * Writing book reviews, précis, essays * Writing term papers * Bibliography development Mathematics Calculus * Derivative of a function * Logarithmic and trigonometric functions * Indeterminate terms * Computation of derivatives * Rate of a change of quantity * Maxima and minima * Integrals * Length of curves * Volume and surface areas * Computer analysis of graphs Advanced Algebra * Sets of numbers * Binomial theorem * Progressions * Complex numbers * Theory of equations * Permutations * Functions and their graphs * Combinations * Probability * Determinants * Inequalities * Matrix algebra * Mathematical inductions * The derivative Probability and Statistics * Tabular data * Graphs * Measures of central tendency * Quartiles and percentiles * Measures of dispersion * Simple correlation * Statistical inference * Permutations * Combinations * Binomial theorem

Eleventh Grade Scope and Sequence

Grade 11 Curriculum Guide Social Studies * Age of exploration and discovery * Colonization of America * A new nation is born * Constitution of the United States * Development of a new nation * Period of nationalism * Sectionalism * American Civil War and Reconstruction * United States as a world power * Struggle for women's rights * World War I * The Great Depression * World War II * The Cold War * The nuclear era * Civil rights * Delinquency and crime * Psychology * Problems of mental health * Urbanization * Public education * Role of women in today's society Science * Matter and its behavior * Carbon and its compounds * Formulas and chemical equations * Acids, bases, salts * Atomic theory * Periodic law * Water and solutions * Chemical bonding * Molecular theory * Equilibrium and kinetics * Spontaneous reactions * Titrations * Ionization and ionic solutions * Colloids, suspensoids, and emulsoids * Oxidation-reduction * Nonmetals * Metals and alloys * Electrochemistry * Energy: forms, chemical changes, and measurement * Nuclear reactions and radioactivity Language Arts * American literature * Cross-cultural literature * Analysis of plays * Vocabulary of poetry * Critical and evaluative reading * Propaganda techniques * Mass communication * Advertising * Music and painting * Architecture and sculpture * Listening skills * Vocabulary development * Grammar * Story writing * Editorial writing * Journalistic writing * Writing term papers * Proofreading symbols * Use of Reader's Guide and other reference aids, both print and electronic Mathematics Algebra II * Relations and functions * Square roots, surds, radicals * Rational roots * Linear equations and analytic geometry * Quadratic equations * Binomial theorem * Imaginary numbers * Exponents and radicals * Logarithms * Progressions * Higher-degree equations * Vectors * Determinants * Permutations, combinations, and simple probability * Estimation and approximation Trigonometry * Solutions of right triangles * Use of table and interpolation * Measurement of angles * Properties of trigonometric functions * Complex numbers and vectors * Concept of a limit * Graphs of functions * Solutions of oblique triangles * Logarithms * Identities and equations * General triangle solutions

Tenth Grade Scope and Sequence

Grade 10 Curriculum Guide Social Studies * Prehistoric peoples * The earliest civilizations * The early Greeks * Early India and China * The Islamic world * The Middle Ages * African civilizations * Civilization in the Americas * The Renaissance * The rise and fall of monarchies * Birth of modern democracy * The French Revolution * The Industrial Revolution * Nationalism * Imperialism * Science and industry * The world wars - World War I - Between world wars - World War II * The Cold War * The Vietnam War * The search for peace * Democratic ideals and values * The rise and fall of Communism * The collapse of the Soviet Union * World interdependence * World problems and issues * Role of women in today's societies Science * Characteristics of life * Classification * History of plants and animals * Microscopic life * Simple organisms: algae, bacteria, fungi * Vertebrate life * Mammals and birds * Plant life * Photosynthesis * Cells * Protein synthesis * Genetics and heredity * DNA-RNA * Genetic engineering * Reproduction and growth * Human biology * Nutrition and digestion * Behavior * Conservation of human resources * Environmental issues * Energy in ecosystems * Scientific method * Biology and space travel * Disease and disease control Language Arts * American literary heritage * Cross-cultural literature * Folklore and ballads * Regional customs, traditions, folkways, and language * Literary interpretation and critique * Novel, short story, and essay * Understanding poetry: lyric poetry, and the sonnet * Drama * Distinguishing between fact and opinion * Persuasion and argumentation * Listening skills * Public speaking and debate * Extending dictionary skills * History of the alphabet * Vocabulary and etymology * Geographical dialects * Grammar * History of writing * Techniques of writing * Journal writing * Writing short stories, poetry, and plays * Writing term papers * Constructing footnotes Mathematics * Origins and uses of geometry * Terms, postulates, theorems * Sets * Nature of proof * Inductive and deductive reasoning * Ratio and proportion * Algebra in geometry * Angle relationships * Parallel and perpendicular lines * Congruent triangles * Right triangles * Pythagorean Theorem * Circles * Polygons * Relationships between circles and polygons * Mensuration theory * Measurement of geometric figures * Simple constructions * Loci * Transformational geometry * Introduction of symbolic logic * Coordinate geometry * Trigonometric functions of angles greater than 90 degrees * Special angle relationships * Problem solving with geometry

Ninth Grade Scope and Sequence

Grade 9 Curriculum Guide

Social Studies

* Basic human communities
* Community, state, and national government
* Political parties and elections
* Comparative cultures and religions
* African American, Hispanic, and other ethnic studies
* Urban studies
* Women in our history
* Conservation, including human conservation
* Resource management
* Elementary economics
* Labor and management
* Taxation
* Foundations of American democracy
* U. S. Constitution
* Rights and responsibilities of good citizenship
* United Nations
* World geography
* Advanced map and globe skills

Science

* Earth's history
* Earth science
* Ecology and environment
* Weather and climate
* Air and air pressure
* Air masses and fronts
* Water and its uses
* Erosion
* Air and water pollution
* Heats and fuels
* Electricity and electronics
* Solar and nuclear energy
* Nature and uses of light
* Simple and complex machines
* Atomic structure
* Chemistry of matter
* Molecular theory
* Nature and use of chemicals
* Metals and plastics
* Space and astronomy
* Space travel
* Nature and causes of disease

Language Arts

* Evaluating material for accuracy
* Reading the newspaper
* Analyzing propaganda
* Advertising
* Drama and film
* Analyzing poetry
* Dramatic poetry
* Using poetry anthologies
* Novel and short story
* Folklore and myths
* Structure of a play
* Parable and allegory
* Interpretation of literature
* Listening skills
* Effective discussion techniques and questioning skills
* Preparing a speech
* Public speaking and debate
* The unabridged dictionary
* Vocabulary
* Foreign words used in English
* Grammar
* Fundamentals of composition
* Report writing
* Extended reference skills
* Special indexes

Mathematics

General mathematics
* Ratio and proportion
* Basic concepts of statistics
* Mathematical vocabulary
* irect and indirect measurement
* Banks and banking
* Investment
* Budgeting
* Insurance
* Taxation
* Graphs and tables
* Informal geometry
* Elementary algebra
* Customary and metric measurement

Algebra 1
* Absolute value
* Sets and their relationships
* Properties of polynomial forms
* Equations
* Signed numbers
* Fundamental operations
* Equations of the first degree
* Ratio, proportion, variation
* Relations and functions
* Special products and factoring
* Fractions and fractional equations
* Square roots
* Radicals
* Quadratic equations
* Elements of probability

Eigth Grade Scope and Sequence

Grade 8 Curriculum Guide

Social Studies

* Our African, Asian, and European backgrounds
* Exploration and discovery
* Growth and development of the United States
- Colonial life
- Struggle for independence
- U. S. Constitution and Bill of Rights
- Westward movement in America
- American Civil War
- Reconstruction
- U. S. as a world power
* Meaning of democracy
* Our American culture
* U. S. political system
* U. S. economic system
* U. S. government
* U. S. geography
* Advanced map and globe skills

Science

* Scientific method
* Scientific nomenclature
* Scientific measurement
* Ecology and environment
* Conservation
* Composition of the earth
* Ocean, atmosphere
* Weather
* Water and its uses
* Weathering and erosion
* Recycling of resources
* Magnetism and electricity
* Heat and light
* Forces in liquids and gases
* Wave, mechanical, electrical, and nuclear energy
* The earth's movement
* Newton's three laws of motion
* Machines
* The atom
* Periodic table of elements
* Compounds and mixtures
* Chemical changes
* Astronomy
* The universe and Milky Way
* Space and space travel

Language Arts

* Independent reading
* Literal, inferential, and evaluative reading skills
* Literary terms
* Novel, short story, narrative poetry
* Nonfiction
* Biographies of great Americans
* American poets and storytellers
* Creative dramatics
* Listening and speech activities
* Advanced dictionary work
* Extended vocabulary
* Figures of speech
* Spelling
* Infinitive, participle, gerund, predicate nominative, predicate adjective, direct and indirect object
* Kinds of sentences and their parts
* Functions of sentence elements
* Writing simple business letters
* Report-writing skills
* Improving skills in using basic reference sources
* Inductive and deductive reasoning

Health and Safety

* Grooming
* Functions of the body
* The body's utilization of food
* Types and functions of foods
* Environmental hazards
* Community sanitation and health
* Health care services
* Sexually transmitted diseases
* Accident prevention, safety, and first aid
* Mental hygiene
* Substance abuse

Mathematics

* Maintaining skills in fundamental operations
* Factoring and products
* Sets and simple sentences
* Numeration systems
* Using fractions and decimals
* Ratio, proportion, and percent
* Equalities and inequalities
* Simple formulas and equations
* Graphing an equation
* Powers and roots of rational numbers
* Polynomials
* Metric and non-metric geometry
* Pythagorean Theorem
* Scale drawing
* Right-triangle trigonometry
* Customary and metric measurement
* Permutations
* Probability statistics
* Statistical terms
* Mathematics of insurance, banking, and taxes