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JERICHO

Union Free School District

Curriculum Maps

Curriculum Maps

 

Curriculum maps provide an overview of the learning that takes place throughout the school year. They serve as a roadmap for instruction, outlining the sequence of units, essential questions, enduring understandings, and the New York State Next Generation Learning Standards that guide classroom teaching.

Each curriculum map is organized by quarter and includes:

  • Units of Study – The major topics and concepts students will explore.
  • Essential Questions – Thought-provoking questions that encourage inquiry, critical thinking, and meaningful discussion.
  • Enduring Understandings – The lasting concepts and skills students should retain long after completing the unit.
  • Learning Standards – The New York State Next Generation Learning Standards that define the knowledge and skills students are expected to master.

Curriculum maps are designed to promote consistency across classrooms while allowing teachers the flexibility to tailor instruction to meet the needs of their students. They also provide families with a clear picture of what students are learning throughout the year, helping to strengthen the connection between home and school.

Please note that curriculum maps are living documents. Instructional pacing may be adjusted throughout the year based on student progress, school events, and instructional needs while continuing to align with district curriculum and state standards.

  • District-Wide Information 

    Information for High School 

    • Science Courses & Flow Chart
    • Science Course Descriptions
    • Technology Course Descriptions
    • Science & Technology Career Pathways
    • Students in grades 9 through 12 are able to enroll in numerous challenging and rewarding courses in the life and physical sciences. In addition to providing the four New York state Regents courses, the Jericho High School Science Department offers all of the advanced placement science subjects that are supervised by the College Board. In addition, many of our students are enrolled in the comprehensive and highly successful science research program. Each year, Jericho’s researchers compete in a breadth of local, state, national, and international competitions. College credit is available to those who enroll in advanced placement, Forensics, Anatomy & Physiology, Clinical Healthcare, Senior Film, and Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Technology courses.

    Information for Middle School 

    • Grade 8-12 Course Progressions

    • Jericho’s intermediate level science program begins in the fifth grade classes at each elementary school and continues through grade 8 in the middle school. These students also study age-appropriate topics in the life, physical, and earth sciences that are supplemented by numerous laboratory experiences.

      Many eighth graders begin their high school science requirement by accelerating into Regents earth science, while the others continue the intermediate sequence in science 8. Science 8 students are required to take the intermediate level science exam in June.

    Information for Elementary School 

    • Students in each of the primary grades explore topics in the life, physical and earth sciences that are supported by a wide assortment of challenging and enjoyable hands-on activities. These topics include: properties, measurement, animals, plants, weather, astronomy, habitats, ecology, electricity, magnetism, energy, work, and simple machines.

      Students are required to take the elementary level science exam at the end of fourth grade.