Course Electives

Recommended Electives

		Health (one sem.)	½
		World Geography (one sem.)	½
		Biology	1
		Chemistry (prerequisite—Alg. 1)	1
		Physics (honors) (prerequisites—Alg. 1)	1
		Spanish 1 Required for graduation (can be taken 10-12)	1
		Spanish 2 (honors) (prerequisite—Spanish 1)	1
		Algebra 2 (honors) (prerequisite—Algebra 1)	1
		Consumer Math	1
		Plane Geometry (honors) (prerequisites—Alg. 1)	1

		Business Math	1
		PreCalculus (honors) (prerequisites—Alg. 1, Alg. 2, Geometry)	1
	*	Speech (one sem.)	½
	*	Orchestra 1 (Jaffé Music Courses)	½
	*	Orchestra 2 (Jaffé Music Courses) (prerequisite—Orchestra 1)	½
†	*	Keyboarding	1
†	*	Computer Applications (one sem.) (prerequisite—typing—one semester)	½
	*	Family/Consumer Sciences (one sem.)	½
†	*	Home Ec.—Sewing (one sem.) (Female students only for sewing)	½
†		Physical Education 2	1

*Practical/Performing Arts
†Not available on video—books only
Honors courses receive weighted GPA values

Materials Included for Video

To qualify for the family kit discount, you must have previously purchased all highlighted books from A Beka Academy for the video courses you select.

Each course includes a video manual that has daily guides and progress reports for record-keeping in addition to the student kit and teacher kit listed.

Keyboarding (No Video)

Basic keyboarding skills and technique, introduction to business documents, document formatting, letter styles, unbound reports, and professional tables; Designed for standard computer word processing programs (Computer required)

115843   Keyboarding and Document Processing
155225   Keyboarding Daily Lessons
155233   keyboarding Home Supervisors Materials

Computer Applications (No Video) (one semester)

Available for Grades 10, 11, 12
Designed for the student who already possesses skills in using his home computer; helps the student more effectively utilize the capabilities of his computer by guiding him through word processing, database, spreadsheet, and presentation projects (*Computer with Internet access and Microsoft Office® with Word®, Excel®, and Power Point® required)

System requirements:

Windows

166 MHz, Pentium or compatible processor (Pentium II recommended); Windows 95 (or later); 32 MB RAM; SVGA video card; 800 × 600 graphics with 16 bit colors; CD-ROM drive; Microsoft Office® with Word®

Macintosh

PowerPC processor, 700 MHz computer; System 7.5.3 (or later); 5 MB available memory (10 MB recommended); color monitor; CD-ROM drive; Microsoft Office®

Uses same text and CD as Keyboarding A and B
100072 Computer Applications Daily Lessons
100242 Computer Applications Home Supervisor Materials

Home Economics – Sewing (Female students only) (No Video) (one semester)

Available for Grades 9, 10, 11, 12
Consumer education, clothing care, sewing machine operation, body measurements, pattern envelope, fabric, interfacing, seams, edge finishes, topstitching, color and texture, darts, zipper, buttons, fasteners, buttonholes, pattern symbols, good fit, alterations, layout, pinning, cutting, marking, hemming, facings, seam allowance, gathers, sleeves; complete skirt, blouse, craft

  88196   Guide To Sewing
100218   Sewing Daily Lessons
100226   Sewing Home Supervisor Materials

Physical Education 2 (No Video)

Daily workout in one of many exercises including walking/treadmill, running / stationary running, cycling/stationary cycling, swimming, basketball, soccer, aerobics, or rope-skipping

85227 Physical Education 2 Daily Lessons
85235 Physical Education 2 Home Supervisor Materials

Miss Autrey – Speech (one semester)

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Designed to teach students basic principles of speaking from everyday conversation through monologues, poems, and stories

Student Kit

69922 Speech for Today

Teacher Kit

69930 Speech Teacher Guide

Alberto Jaffé – Orchestra 1 (Track A-year 1)

Available for Grades 9, 10, 11, 12
Basic techniques to play either violin, viola, cello, or bass; proper holding and bowing techniques
See Jaffé Music Courses

Choose one of the following texts:
52353   Jaffé Violin A1
52361   Jaffé Viola A1
52388   Jaffé Cello A1
52396   Jaffé Bass A1

Alberto Jaffé – Orchestra 2 (Track A-year 2)

Available for Grades 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite: Orchestra 1
Continued development of technical skills and introduction to principles of both interpretation of classical music and tone production
See Jaffé Music Courses

Choose one of the following texts:
50660   Jaffé Violin A2
50679   Jaffé Viola A2
50695   Jaffé Cello A2
50687   Jaffé Bass A2

Mrs. Hicks – Health (one semester)

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Nutrition and exercise, personal hygiene, body systems, mental health, personal safety, first aid, disease prevention, drug abuse, right relationships, spiritual growth

Student Kit

62081 Health in Christian Perspective
62111 Health in Christian Perspective Test/Study Book

Teacher Kit

62103 Health in Christian Perspective Teacher Guide
62138 Health in Christian Perspective Test/Study Key

Mr. Dickson – World Geography (one semester)

View Clip World Geography

Introduction to geography, study of seven continents with physical and political maps, current events

Student Kit

12815  World Geography in Christian Perspective
59846  World Geography Test/Quiz Book
59862  World Geography Map Studies Book

Teacher Kit

15210  World Geography Teacher Guide
59854  World Geography Test/Quiz Key
59870  World Geography Map Studies Key

Miss Stancel – Biology

View Clip Biology Biology Lab

Botany; human anatomy and physiology; zoology; cellular and molecular biology; laboratory work: dissections, microscopy, field studies, nutrition, cellular biology, genetics, and science research project

Student Kit

92878   Biology: God's Living Creation
92894   Biology Test Book
92916   Biology Quiz Book
92932   Biology Field and Laboratory Manual
58769   Science in Action

Teacher Kit

139017   Biology Answer Key
  92908   Biology Test Key
  92924   Biology Quiz Key
  92940   Biology Lab Manual Teacher Key

Mrs. Hicks – Chemistry

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Basic concepts; stoichiometry; elements, compounds, chemical reactions; gases; chemical thermodynamics; light, electrons, and atomic structure; periodic table; chemical bonds and intermolecular forces; selected nonmetals; selected metals and semimetals; solutions and colloids; chemical kinetics; chemical equilibrium; acids, bases, and salts; ionic equilibrium in solution; oxidation-reduction reactions; electrochemistry; nuclear and organic chemistry; weekly laboratory studies; includes science research project

Student Kit

55360   Chemistry: Precision and Design
55433   Chemistry Lab Manual
55395   Chemistry Tests
55417   Chemistry Quizzes
58769   Science in Action

Teacher Kit

55379   Chemistry Teacher Guide
55441   Chemistry Lab Manual Key
55409   Chemistry Test Key
55425   Chemistry Quiz Key

Mr. Shoemaker & #8211; Physics

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Available for Grades 11 and 12
Prerequisites: Algebra 1 and Algebra 2
Basic concepts, three states of matter, mechanics, thermodynamics, wave phenomena, light, electricity and magnetism, modern physics, labs

Student Kit

18767   Physics: The Foundational Science
46108   Physics Tests
18821   Physics Lab Manual
23906   Physics Quizzes

Teacher Kit

46124   Physics Solution Key
46116   Physics Test Key
23914   Physics Quiz Key
40371   Physics Lab Manual Teacher Edition

Mrs. McLamb – Spanish 1

View Clip Spanish 1

Available for Grades 10, 11, 12
Pronunciation, word formation, verse memorization as a witnessing tool, grammar, vocabulary, application

Student Kit

58475   Por Todo El Mundo 1A
58483   Por Todo El Mundo 1B
19925   Spanish 1 Vocabulary Manual
19941   Spanish 1 Tests
17426   Alabanzas Spanish Songbook

Teacher Kit

65862 Spanish 1 Teacher Guide
1995X Spanish 1 Test Key

Mrs. McLamb – Spanish 2

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Available for Grades 10, 11, 12
Grammar, conversations, cultural readings, stories from the Life of Christ (a witnessing tool), vocabulary, composition, interviews

Student Kit

59188   Más que vencedores, 2A
59196   Más que vencedores, 2B
19992   Spanish 2 Vocabulary Manual
46299   Spanish 2 Tests

Teacher Kit

46132 Spanish 2 Test Key
19984 Spanish 2 Teacher Guide

Mr. Ashworth – Algebra 2 (traditional approach)

View Clip Algebra 2

Factoring; fractions; linear equations; variations and dependence; systems of equations and linear functions; powers and roots; exponents, radicals, and imaginary numbers; quadratic equations and logarithms; progressions; numerical trigonometry and solution of the right triangle

Student Kit

82406   Algebra 2
86207   Algebra 2 Tests/Quizzes
67059   Practice Sets

Teacher Kit

86193 Algebra 2 Solution Key
86215 Algebra 2 Test/Quiz Key

Mr. Dickson – Consumer Math

View Clip Consumer Math

Buying a car, travel, income, budgeting, housing, food, clothing, leisure activities, federal taxes and records, banking, investments, the small business

Student Kit

26603   Consumer Mathematics
2662X   Skills and Review Exercises for Consumer Mathematics
26646   Consumer Mathematics Tests/Quizzes

Teacher Kit

26611   Consumer Mathematics Teacher Edition
26638   Skills and Review Exercises Teacher Key
26654   Consumer Mathematics Test/Quiz Key
59471   Consumer Mathematics Solution Key

Mr. Collins – Plane Geometry (traditional approach)

View Clip Plane Geometry

Rectilinear figures, circle, proportions, similar polygons, surface polygons, regular polygons and circles, solutions of right triangles by means of ratios

Student Kit

95370   Plane Geometry
95400   Plane Geometry Test/Quiz Book
67075   Geometry Practice Sets

Teacher Kit

95397 Plane Geometry Solution Key
95419 Plane Geometry Test/Quiz Key

Mr. Dickson – Business Math

View Clip Business Math

Personal finances, bookkeeping and accounting, business formulas, investments, taxes, banking

Student Kit

67946 Business Mathematics
67962 Business Mathematics Test/Quiz/Speed Test Book

Teacher Kit

67954   Business Mathematics Teacher Edition
68195   Business Mathematics Solution Key for selected problems
67970   Business Mathematics Test/Quiz/Speed Test Key

Mr. Collins – Precalculus (traditional approach)

View Clip Precalculus

Available for Grades 11 and 12
Prerequisites: Algebra 1, Algebra 2, and Geometry

Traditional handling of Trigonometry and Analytical Geometry, along with an introduction to Calculus

Student Kit

115797   Precalculus with Trigonometry and Analytical Geometry
115827   Precalculus Test/Quiz Book
147796   Precalculus Practice Exercises

Teacher Kit

139289 Precalculus Solution Key
115935 Precalculus Quiz/Test Key

Miss Armstrong – Family/Consumer Sciences (one semester)

Available for Grades 9, 10, 11, 12
Kitchen and food safety, care of kitchen and equipment, aspects of recipes, nutrition, consumer education, meal management, table appointments, meal service, etiquette, entertaining, 15 food labs

Student Kit

103403   Family and Consumer Sciences
103438   Family and Consumer Sciences Tests/Quizzes
110914   Family and Consumer Sciences Lab Manual

Teacher Kit

103446 Family and Consumer Sciences Test/Quiz Key