• Global and regional studies

• Countries and cultures of Africa, Latin America, Asia, Australia, the Pacific, and Europe

• Native American cultures

• The Roman Empire

• Relationships among nations:

customs, traditions and beliefs, political and economic systems

• United Nations

• Milestones in human achievement

• Transportation and communication

• World trade

• Citizenship and social responsibility

• World geography

• Map and globe skills

• Classification of living things

• Ecosystems

• Ecology and the environment

• Microbes

• Algae and fungi

• Human body

• Food for growth and energy

• Climate and weather

• Recycling of resources

• Elementary geology

• Oceans

• Electric and magnetic interactions

• Electricity and its uses

• Sound, light, and heat

• Nuclear energy and radioactivity

• Solar and geothermal energy

• Conservation

• Elements and compounds

• Universe

• Simple astronomy

• Space and space travel

• Scientific theory

• Inventions and discoveries

• Reading silently and skimming

• Critical reading skills

• Introduction to mythology

• Types of literature

• Lyric, narrative, dramatic poetry

• Listening skills

• Nonverbal communication

• Extending dictionary skills

• Vocabulary building

• Homonyms, synonyms, antonyms

• Using roots, prefixes, and suffixes

• Spelling

• Concepts of noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb

• Sentence structure

• Diagramming sentences

• Cursive handwriting

• Types of writing: narration, description, exposition, persuasion

• Simple note taking

• Writing outlines, letters, factual matter (reports, newspaper articles), verse (limericks, ballads), creative prose (diary, stories)

• Bibliography building

• Organization of a book

• Using reference books and indexes

• Using on-line information services, CD-ROM's, and other electronic reference materials

• Personal appearance

• Dental health

• Health maintenance

• Our food supply

• Exercise and fitness

• Cure and prevention of common diseases

• The heart

• Accident prevention

• Safety and first aid

• The health professions

• Understanding emotions

• Coping with stress and anxiety

• Preparing for puberty

• Human reproduction

• Substance abuse

• Exponents

• Operation of powers

• Set of the integers

• Factoring

• Fundamental operations with fractions, and decimals

• Fundamental operations with compound denominate numbers

• Multiplying and dividing common fractions and mixed numbers

• Relationship between common and decimal fractious

• Problems in percent

• Properties, identification, and construction of geometric figures

• Identification and measurement of angles

• Concepts of similarity, congruence, and symmetry

• Scale drawings

• Customary and metric measurement

• Problem analysis

• Interpreting graphs

• Concepts of averaging and sampling

• Use of calculators and computers