The guide covers the following subjects: Mental health, drug and substance abuse, alcohol, smoking, disease prevention and control, nutrition, consumer health, environmental and community health, and safety and first aid. The contents are divided into 10 areas according to the subject matter listed above. The contents are further divided according…

The 135 clock-hour course for the 11th year consists of outlines for blocks of instruction on series resonant circuits, parallel resonant circuits, transformer theory and application, vacuum tube fundamentals, diode vacuum tubes, triode tube construction and parameters, vacuum tube tetrodes and pentodes, beam-power and multisection tubes, and…

A program of pre-postsecondary instruction in engineering and health occupations for grades 11 and 12 was developed and implemented at Firestone High School from June 1974 to July 1975. It was designed to be compatible with high school graduation requirements and offer experiences related to postsecondary education that would lead to a…

The two-part set consists of a student handbook and a related teachers' handbook in allied health education for use at the eleventh grade level. The student handbook consists of five units related to health care services: (1) introduction to allied health and the concept of the health care team, (2) medical technology, (3) nutrition, (4)…

Intended as a tool for cosmetology teachers in Virginia public and private schools, the document is an instructional guide which offers 12 units of study, arranged in a three year course. Materials covered help prepare students for licensure in the State of Virginia and the guide is designed to cover the 1,500 hours required to be spent in the…

The 11th grade English course described in this document consists of a core program for the first semester and three elective minicourses for the second semester. Emphasis in the core program is on the movements, writers, and major works which have dominated American literature as well as on the fundamentals of communication and on learning to…

Consumer education may be included in the curriculum in four ways: (1) as a separate course; (2) taught jointly by a home economics teacher and a business education teacher; (3) taught by teams of teachers in home economics, business education, and social studies; and (4) by including consumer education subject matter in a course in business, home…

The document presents a course outline for the study of natural resources management by junior and senior year high school students. Basic information and practical experiences are offered to the student in the classroom and through several field trips in order to acquire more knowledge in various areas of natural resources and their management.…

The rationale for a program intended to suggest ways in which respect for the rule of law may be developed, and a suggested series of modules to provide guidance and illustrative materials for developing legal concepts and understandings in an 11th grade American history course are presented. The format suggests several alternate uses, including…

A pre--Post secondary curriculum for preparing eleventh and twelfth grade students contemplating postsecondary education in the health occupations is presented in the document. The curriculum would assist high school students in their choice of health careers and in entering postsecondary education smoothly. The pre--post secondary curriculum…

The curriculum guide is an effort to help teachers plan and implement a course in human services. The program is designed for students in grades 11 and 12 who terminate their education after completion of high school. The course prepares students for entry level skills as child care aides, geriatrics aides, or convalescent aides. The sections are…

The human sexuality course guide was developed for a semester course at the high school level for both male and female students, grades 10-12. The guide was designed to assist home economics teachers and school administrators in planning the course and to assist teachers in teaching the course. The following concepts are considered: human…

The curriculum guide presents a two-year, in-school program for juniors and seniors designed to prepare students for positions in the accounting field. Instruction in this program includes all subjects related to the accounting field: accounting, office machines, office processing data, typewriting, economics, business law, and business…

The distributive education program for grades 7 to 12 is organized around three career education phases: the career education phase (grades 7-10), the distributive phase (grade 11), and the competency cluster phase (grade 12). The grade 11 syllabus provides a six-page introduction which covers scheduling, cooperative work experience, the school…

The counselor directed guidance component for grades 10 through 12 was designed in conjunction with the California State Guidance Model. The material is arranged under the following chapters: appreciation and attitudes, self-awareness, decision making, educational awareness, career awareness, economic awareness, skill awareness, beginning…