Description of Learning Works

Course	Course Name			Credit		Grade		Pre-requisites

7025		Learning Works! I		     1		9 - 12		None

7032		Learning Works! II		     1		9 - 12		None

7039		Learning Works! III	     1 	         9 - 12		None	

Learning Works! I, II, and III are each a three-hour block of classes encompassing English, Science and Social Studies. The three classes will be rotated in such a way that a student can take three years of Learning Works! without taking the same class twice. The courses can be taken in any sequence and fulfill graduation requirements in the three content areas. Each course will contain separate units based on the following:


Learning Works! I			Learning Works! II			Learning Works! III 

Homes				Geometry in Real Life		Architecture
Choices			         A Place in Time			Digging in the Past	
Millenium				Commemorative Stamps		Elections
Elections				Elections				Electricity/Magnetism
Human Body			Endangered Species			Export/Import		
Kitchen Chemistry			Genetics				Flight	
Michigan				Hot Off the Press			Hobbies
Natural Disasters			In Search of Spice			Immigration	
Personal Timeline			Under the Microscope		Inventions		
Solar System/Astronomy		Water				Sound of Music
Sports				World Tour			Weather	
Survival/Biosphere			Bridges				Commemorative Coins
Travel				Energy				Oceanography
Violence/Justice			Religion				On Your Own
Man-Made Disasters			Empires				Trial
War				Transportation			On the Oregon Trail
Computers				Computers				Computers

In addition to the exploration of these large topics, Learning Works! will assist students in the transition from school to work. Career exploration, preparation, and decision-making will be emphasized. Students will work in teams in a contemporary office-type setting with access to advanced computer technology and on-line services. Each unit will culminate in a team-designed project which integrates the three subject areas.