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Introduces the human body systems and health, life functions and energy intake, ecosystems and foundations of life.

SLOs – Upon completion of this course, student will be able to:

• Describe the human body systems and how these systems interact with emphasis on health and disease (ABE Knowledge and meaning of scientific theories)
• Describe flowering plants and the energy producing processes of cellular respiration and fermentation (ABE Knowledge and meaning of scientific theories)
• Explain ecosystem structure, limitations within ecosystems, relationships among living organisms and the impact of environmental disturbances (ABE Knowledge and meaning of scientific theories)
• Identify the plant and animal cells, simple organisms, invertebrates and vertebrates (ABE Knowledge and meaning of scientific theories)

The course reinforces understanding of basic algebraic properties and problem solving skills. It covers the topics on graphing linear equation equations in two variables, linear equations in two variables, polynomial operations and factoring polynomials.

SLOs – Upon completion of this course, student will be able to:

• Graph linear equations in two variables. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)
• Perform basic polynomial operations. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)
• Factor polynomials. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)
• Solve quadratic equations by factoring. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)
• Solve application problems using the quadratic equation. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)

This course establishes a foundation in elementary Algebra. Topics include real numbers, algebraic expressions and linear equations and inequalities in one variable.

SLOs – Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Perform operations with real numbers and utilize their properties. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)
• Simplify and evaluate algebraic expressions. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)
• Solve linear equations and inequalities in one variable. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)
• Solve application problems using algebraic properties. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)

This course helps students build basic concepts and skills in probability and statistics through real life problems.

SLOs – Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Utilize counting methods in problem solving. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)
• Calculate probabilities involving compound events (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)
• Demonstrate and understand the measures of central tendency and variations. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)
• Analyze the data in graphs, line plots and misleading graphs. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)

This course helps students build knowledge and skills in Pre-Algebra through practical applications involving ratio, proportion and percent, measurements, and basic concepts of geometry.

SLOs – Upon completion of this course, student will able to:

• Solve ratio and proportion problems. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)
• Solve word problems involving percent using the four problem solving steps. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)
• Convert units within and between the English and Metric systems of measurement. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)
• Analyze various geometric figures and solids, scale drawing and measurements. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)
• Utilize the Pythagorean Theorem in solving right triangle problems. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)

The course contains high school equivalency basics that build essential test readiness skills in mathematics. It builds students basic skills on number sense and operation with whole numbers, integers, fractions and decimals.

SLOs – Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Demonstrate and understand place value, fundamental operations, factoring, rounding and estimation. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts).
• Perform basic operations involving integers. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)
• Simplify numerical expressions involving rational numbers. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)
• Compute for the perimeter and area of basic geometric figures. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)
• Solve real-life problems involving rational numbers (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)

Writing Level 5 enables students to learn about the different text types and purposes and how to use each one effectively. This course also prepares students to use the knowledge from the different levels of Writing in various forms of assessment necessary to complete the program.

SLOs – Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Write narratives to develop real or imagined experience or events using effective technique (ABE Academic content of writing)
• Organize ideas, concepts and information in informative and explanatory text (ABE Academic content of writing).
• Develop claims and counterclaims fairly and completely (ABE Academic content of writing)
• Establish tone and voice appropriate to a task (ABE Academic content of writing)

The course will provide students with the skills of pre-writing, writing; revising and editing so that the task of writing will feel more manageable.

SLOs – Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Write an essay including introduction, body and conclusion (ABE Academic content of writing)
• Produce coherent writing (ABE Academic content of writing)
• Develop writing by planning, revising and editing (ABE Academic content of writing)
• Focus on what is more significant for a specific purpose and audience (ABE Academic content of writing)

The course will teach students how to combine ideas in sentences and learn about writing effective sentences and choosing the appropriate style and diction. Students will be taught the basics of paragraph structure including how to write effective topic sentences. It will also engage students in learning about tone and diction and order of importance, time, order, cause and effect order and comparison and contrast order.

SLOs – Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Produce simple, compound and complex sentences (ABE Academic content of writing)
• Recognize tone and diction in paragraphs (ABE Academic content of writing)
• Organize paragraphs and short responses (ABE Academic content of writing)
• Use new vocabulary in sentences and paragraphs (ABE Academic content of writing)
• Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages and proverbs (ABE Academic content of writing)
• Use the correct forms of English to communicate their intended meaning

The course will provide students with the knowledge of how to distinguish between adjectives and adverbs with the practice on how to use these modifiers and how to with phrases as modifiers. Students will be taught the rules of capitalization and punctuation. The in class activities will engage them in knowing how to spell possessives, contractions, homophones, and affixes. The course also engages students in learning the basic spelling patterns and generalizations. The course prepares students to write clearly and demonstrate command of standard English conventions.

SLOs – Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Identify the functions of the adjectives and adverbs in sentences (ABE Academic content of writing)
• Use modifying phrases (ABE Academic content of writing)
• Identify prepositional phrases and verb phrases as modifiers (ABE Academic content of writing)
• Demonstrate the correct use of capitalization in titles and beginning of sentences (ABE Academic content of writing)
• Use punctuation marks correctly in possessives and contractions (ABE Academic content of writing)
• Use and spell homophones correctly (ABE Academic content of writing)