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Academic Fitness Middle School Subject List

Math

Algebra

  • Equations
  • Functions
  • Inequalities and Equations
  • Introduction to Algebra II
Fractions

  • Basic Fractions
  • Common Denominator
  • Mixed Numbers
  • Decimal Numbers
  • Multiplication and Division of Fractions
  • Mixed Numbers and Decimal Numbers Together
Geometry

  • Basic Geometry: Terminology
  • Basic Geometry: Theorems
  • Basic Geometry: Area
  • Volume of Solid Objects
Pre Algebra

  • Basic Algebra: Algebraic Rules
  • Basic Algebra: Coordinates
  • Algebra: Real Numbers & Their Graphs

Rapid Calculation Method

U.S. History

African American History

  • Cultural Heritage
  • Activists and Abolitionists
  • Artists
  • History
  • Jazz
  • Major Works
  • Musicians
  • Writers
  • Organizations and Ideas
  • The Harlem Renaissance

American West

  • Cattlemen
  • Cowboys
  • The Early West
  • Explorers and Mountain Men
  • Homesteaders
  • Indians
  • Movies
  • The Mythic West
  • The Real West

Civil War

  • Abolition
  • Abraham Lincoln
  • Civil War Battles
  • Pre-war Territories
  • Reconstruction
  • Slavery
  • The Confederacy
  • The Generals
  • The North Before the War
  • The South After the War
Foreign Policy (1788-1933)

  • America’s Imperial Era
  • Non-Entanglement and Westward Expansion
  • The American Response to WWI
  • The Interwar Period

Foreign Policy (1933-1963)

  • America and the New Postwar World
  • Cold War Stabilization
  • The Early Cold War and the Korean Conflict
  • The Interwar Period
  • The United States in WWII

The Great Depression

  • Banks
  • Hoover
  • Economic Background
  • Foreign Affairs
  • Historical Background
  • Labor Movement
  • The New Deal
  • Roosevelt
  • Stock Market
Jacksonian Era

  • America in the Jackson Era
  • Economics in the Jackson Era
  • Politics of the Jackson Era
  • Second Bank of the U.S.
  • The Man Andrew Jackson
  • The States Rights Issue

Social Reform

  • Abolition and the Abolitionist
  • African Americans and the New Deal
  • Business Abuses and Reforms
  • The Great Depression
  • Historical Background
  • The Labor Movement
  • The New Deal
  • Slavery
  • Post-Civil War Reforms
  • Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Reconstruction

  • Concepts and Ideas
  • Condition of African Americans
  • Events
  • People
  • Politics
  • Post-Civil War
Industrial Revolution

  • Industry
  • Technology
  • United States

Late 20th Century

  • Awakening Voices
  • The United Nations and the Balance of Power
  • A Booming America
  • Social and Political Movements
  • Technology and Our Future

U.S. History Videos

  • Early Explorers
  • Early Settlers
  • The American Frontier
  • The Oregon Trail
  • Native Americans
  • Plymouth Plantation
  • Civil War
  • Federal Government
  • Immigration to the U.S.

World History

Columbus and the Age of Discovery

  • Cradles of Civilization
  • The French Revolution
  • The Scientific Revolution
  • The Late 20th Century

19th Century Nationalism

  • Nationalism and Napoleon
  • Nationalism in Triumph
  • Philosophy of Nationalism
  • The 1848 Revolutions
  • The Birth of Nationalism
  • The Congress of Vienna
  • The Origins of Nationalism
  • The Road to War
  • The Spirit Grows

20th Century Nationalism

  • Colonialism and Imperialism
  • Gandhi and Indian Nationalism
  • Ho Chi Minh and Vietnamese Nationalism
  • Indian Independence and Partition
  • Indian Nationalist Organizations
  • Nationalism: An Overview
  • Nigeria and African Nationalism
  • Vietnam after World War II

Romanticism and Revolution

  • Introduction to Romanticism
  • Industrial and Social Change
  • Romantic Literature
  • Rule vs Revolution
  • Journey Toward Democracy
  • The Rights of Individuals
Causes of WWI

  • Causes of War: Imperialism
  • Causes of War: Nationalism
  • Geography
  • Historical Facts and Concepts
  • Industrial Revolution
  • People, Places, and Dates
  • Rivalry Among Nations
  • Causes of WWII
  • Beginnings of World War II
  • Geography
  • Historical Facts and Concepts
  • People, Places, and Dates
  • Results of World War I Civilization and Writing
  • Mesopotamia and Sumeria
  • Ancient Egypt
  • Ancient Far East
  • Ancient China
  • The Americas
  • Phoenicia and Greece

Early Middle Ages

  • The Fall of Rome
  • The Dark Ages
  • Religion and Literature
  • The Rise of Feudalism
  • The Crusades
Fascist Dictatorships

  • Fascism Beyond Italy and Germany
  • Geography
  • People
  • Hitler and Germany
  • Mussolini and Italy
  • Vocabulary
  • World Events

Greek and Roman World

  • Alexander the Great
  • Great Greek Thinkers
  • Greek and Roman Art, Literature, and Architecture
  • Greek City-States
  • Life in Ancient Greece
  • Military Maneuvers and Conquests
  • Pre-Imperial Rome
  • Roman Leaders
  • The Roman Empire

Victorian Era

  • Britain Beyond the Victorian Era
  • Britain in the Victorian Era
  • Elsewhere in the World
  • Geography
  • The Industrial Revolution
  • London and its History
  • Victoria and Her Family
Imperialism

  • Africa
  • Historical Context
  • India
  • Latin America

Industrial Revolution

  • Britain
  • Europe

Napoleonic Era

  • Background
  • His Military Exploits
  • His Political Accomplishments
  • The Person and his Family

Religions of the World

  • Gods and Prophets
  • Important People
  • Places of Worship
  • Religion and Society
  • Religion in History
  • Religious Beliefs
  • Religious Ceremonies
  • Sacred Writings

Science

What is Science?

  • Scientific Methods
  • Scientific Hypotheses
  • Scientific Experimentation
  • Scientific Models
  • Mathematics in Science
  • Thinking Scientifically

Scientific Revolution

  • Historical Events
  • Important Ideas and Theories: BC
  • Important Ideas and Theories: AD
  • Important People
  • Scientific Events
  • Scientific Terms

Amazing Coral Reef

  • Animals of the Coral Reef
  • Camouflage in Coral Reefs
  • Coral Reef Habitats
  • Coral Reefs of the World
  • Defense and Protection in Coral Reefs
  • Protecting a Fragile Ecology
  • Types of Coral Reefs

The Inner Planets

  • Astronomers and Scientists
  • Earth’s Atmosphere and Magnetic Field
  • Earth’s Structure
  • Mars
  • Mercury
  • Space Exploration
  • The Solar System
  • Venus
  • The Moon
Cell Biology

  • Basic Cell Biology
  • Meiotic
  • Mitotic
  • Sub Cellular Structures

Earth’s Natural Resources

  • Energy Systems
  • Future Resources
  • Pollution
  • Solar Energy
  • Water Pollution
  • Wildlife Resources

Evolution

  • Environment and Evolution
  • Genetics of Evolution
  • Mathematics of Evolution
  • Reproduction and Evolution
  • Selection and Evolution
  • Speciation

Plants and Animals

  • Applied Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Cell Division
  • Classification
  • Evolution
  • Heredity
  • Photosynthesis
  • Reproduction
  • Structure

The Universe

  • Ancient Ideas and Modern Astronomers
  • Black Holes
  • Galaxies
  • The Death of Stars
  • Our Solar System
  • Quasars and Pulsars
  • Supernovas and the Birth of Stars
  • The Universe
Life Science Patterns

  • A Science Fair Project
  • A Spider’s Web
  • From Egg to Chicken
  • From Tadpole to Frog
  • Growth of a Bean

Ecology

  • Food Energy Flow
  • Forest Animals
  • Forests
  • Grassland Animals
  • Grasslands
  • Photosynthesis
  • The Pond Community
  • Desert Animals
  • Desert Environments
  • Desert Plants
  • Man-made Communities
  • Seashore Animals
  • Seashore Environment and Plant Life
  • Swamp Animals
  • Swamp Environments
  • Swamp Plants

Genetics of Evolution

  • Basic Genetics
  • Exercises
  • Genes
  • Important People
  • Mendel’s Experiments
  • Mendel’s Principles
  • Nucleic Acid
  • Viruses

The Outer Planets

  • Jupiter
  • Jupiter’s Moons
  • Neptune
  • Neptune’s Moons
  • Pluto
  • Pluto’s Moon
  • Saturn
  • Saturn’s Moons and Rings
  • Uranus
  • Uranus’s Moons
Microscope

  • Early History of the Microscope
  • Compound Microscopes of Today
  • Magnification
  • Getting a Good Image
  • Magnification and Illumination Adjustments
  • Uses and Limitations of Microscopes
  • Kingdom Monera

Oceanography

  • Exploring the Oceans
  • Ocean Life: Life Cycles in the Sea
  • Ocean Life: The Open Sea
  • The Action of Currents, Tides and Waves
  • The Changing Ocean Floor
  • The Study of Seawater

Oceans

  • Land and Sea
  • Ocean Life
  • Movement of Water
  • Plate Tectonics
  • Resources
  • Sea Floor
  • Seawater

The Earth

  • Earth History
  • Geologic Processes
  • Rocks and Minerals
  • The Earth in Space
  • Physical Features of Earth

English/Literature

English

  • 8 Parts of Speech
  • How to Write Punctuation

Literature

The Ancient World: The Renaissance

  • A Survey of Greek and Roman Classics
  • A Survey of Medieval Literature
  • A Survey of Renaissance Literature
  • A Survey of the New Testament
  • A Survey of the Old Testament
  • Origins of European Literature

Biographies

  • Other Authors, Artists and Entertainers
  • Other Political Figures
  • Reading and Writing Biographies
  • The Life and Times of John F. Kennedy
  • The Life and Words of Mark Twain
  • The Life and Work of Marie Curie
Charles Dickens

  • America in Perspective
  • Aspects of Literature
  • Biographical Notes
  • English Society
  • Historical Background
  • Human Nature
  • Prejudices
  • The Biographical Dickens
  • Views on America

Ernest Hemingway

  • A Farewell to Arms
  • Adams: The Nick Adams Stories
  • Background
  • For Whom the Bell Tolls
  • The Old Man and the Sea
  • The Snows of Kilimanjaro
  • The Sun Also Rises

Shakespeare

  • Elizabethan Age
  • Elizabethan Stage Production
  • English History
  • Shakespeare’s Life
  • Shakespeare’s Literature
  • Shakespearean London
  • Shakespearean Theater
Drama

  • Elements of Drama
  • Historical Trends Literary Movements
  • Elements of Drama: Problems and Techniques
  • Elements of Drama: Structure
  • Elements of Drama: Terms
  • Elements of Drama: Values
  • Playwrights
  • Theater

Short Fiction

  • Authors and Works: Post WWII
  • Authors and Works: Realism
  • Authors and Works: Romanticism
  • Authors and Works: WWI – WWII
  • Fiction as an Art Form
  • Fiction as History
  • Fiction as Social Commentary
  • The American Short Story

Understanding Poetry

  • Interpretation: Reading and Meaning
  • Poetry: Its Content
  • Poetry: Its Form
  • The Interpretation of a Poem
The Enlightenment – The 20th Century

  • Reason and Enlightenment
  • Romanticism and Realism
  • The Beginnings of Modern Literature

The World in Roman Times

  • Empires in Roman Times
  • Rise of the Roman Empire
  • Literature in Roman Times
  • Imperial Rome
  • The Rise of Christianity

Greek Mythology

Practical Writing – The Yearling

Narrative Writing – Kidnapped

Academic Fitness Elementary School Subject List

Math

Basic Math

  • Addition
  • Subtraction

Fractions

  • Basic Fractions
  • Common Denominator
  • Mixed Numbers
  • Decimal Numbers
  • Multiplication and Division of Fractions
  • Mixed Numbers and Decimal Numbers
    Together
Multiplication

  • Basic Multiplication
  • Multiply by 5’s and 10’s
  • Review 2’s, 3’s, 4’s, 5’s 10’s
  • Multiply by 9’s
  • Multiply by 4’s, 6’s, 7’s, 8’s
  • Symmetry in the Multiplication Table
  • Multiply 2 Digit Numbers
  • Multiply Multiple Digit Numbers

Division

  • Basic Division
  • Large Number Division
Pre-Algebra

  • Algebraic Rules
  • Coordinates
  • Real Numbers and their Graphs

Geometry

  • Basic Geometry: Terminology
  • Basic Geometry: Theorems
  • Basic Geometry: Area
  • Volume of Solid Objects
Math Videos

  • Beginning Math Vocabulary
  • Charts, Graphs and Diagrams
  • Learning to use the calendar
  • Learning to use Graphs
  • Learning about sorting and grouping

History

Becoming a Nation

  • American Colonists
  • Colonial Life
  • Early U.S. Government
  • Great Britain
  • Growing Friction
  • Organized Protest
  • The American Revolution
  • The Constitution

Columbus and the Age of Discovery

  • Ancient Explorers
  • New Frontiers
  • The Age of Discovery
  • The Life and Maritime Career of Columbus
  • The New World
  • The Voyages of Columbus
  • World Exploration during the Middle Ages
Covered Wagons/Westward Expansion

  • Pioneers and the Great Plains
  • The Santa Fe Trail
  • Life on the Santa Fe Trail
  • Wagons West
  • Caravan Life
  • The Mormon Trail/Other Routes West

Cradles of Civilization

  • Ancient Egypt
  • New Stone Age
  • Old Stone Age
  • The Fertile Crescent
Expanding our Nation

  • A Strengthening Nation
  • America Expanding
  • An Age of Transportation
  • Pioneer Life
  • Resistance to Expansion
  • Texas
  • The Early United States
  • Western Exploration
  • Western Settlers

Exploring and Colonizing

  • Explorers and Navigators
  • The First Americans
  • The French in the New World
  • The Middle Colonies
  • The New England Colonies
  • The Spanish in the New World
  • The World Before Columbus
  • Virginia and the Southern Colonies
Staying One Nation

  • Fighting the Civil War
  • Life as a Slave
  • Moving Toward War
  • Rebuilding Our Nation
  • Settling the Last West

History Videos

  • Native North Americans
  • Early Explorers
  • Early Settlers
  • The American Frontier
  • Plymouth Plantation
  • The Oregon Trail
  • Federal Government
  • Washington D.C.
  • Our Government
  • Our Country
  • Immigration to the U.S.
  • U.S. Symbols
  • U.S. Celebrations
  • Presidents’ Day
  • Columbus Day
  • Thanksgiving

Geography

Maps and Globes

  • The Geographic Grid
  • Time Zones and Seasons
  • Understanding Maps
  • Mapping Conventions
  • Mapmaking and Types of Maps

Using an Atlas

  • Using an Atlas
  • Where in the World?
  • Race for the State
  • Race for the Capital

Florida

  • Cities
  • Early Development
  • Exploration and Settlement
  • Florida’s People
  • Geography and Climate
  • Modern Florida
  • Native Americans
  • The Keys and the Everglades
  • Wildlife and Habitats
Alaska and Hawaii

  • Human Settlement
  • Location Characteristics
  • Travel, Trade and Communication
  • Physical Characteristics
  • Regional Characteristics

The Land and it’s People

  • Human Settlement
  • Location Characteristics
  • Travel, Trade and Communication
  • Physical Characteristics
  • Regional Characteristics

Texas

  • Civil War and Reconstruction
  • Exploration and Settlement
  • Famous Texans
  • Geography and Climate
  • Modern Texas
  • Native Americans
  • Revolution and Independence
  • Texas Cities and Counties
Midwest

  • Business
  • Jobs
  • Human Settlement
  • Location Characteristics
  • Travel, Trade and Communication
  • People
  • Physical Characteristics
  • Regional Characteristics
  • Terms of Geography

Northeast

  • History
  • Human Settlement
  • Location Characteristics
  • Travel, Trade and Communication
  • Physical Characteristics
  • Regional Characteristics
  • Terms of Geography

Southeast

  • Human Settlement
  • Location Characteristics
  • Travel, Trade and Communication
  • Physical Characteristics
  • Regional Characteristics
Southwest

  • Human Settlement
  • Location Characteristics
  • Travel, Trade and Communication
  • Physical Characteristics
  • Regional Characteristics

The West

  • Human Settlement
  • Location Characteristics
  • Travel, Trade and Communication
  • Physical Characteristics
  • Regional Characteristics
  • Features

The Rockies

  • Human Settlement
  • Location Characteristics
  • Travel, Trade and Communication
  • Physical Characteristics
  • Regional Characteristics

Science

Animals

  • Adaptations
  • Amphibians and Reptiles
  • Bird Behavior
  • Ecology
  • Evolution
  • Fishes
  • Insects
  • Life Cycles of Insects
  • Mammals
  • Structure of Birds

Animals and Their Senses

  • Hearing
  • Sight
  • Smell
  • Taste
  • Touch

Classification of Simple Organisms

  • Monerans and Protists
  • Sponges and Coelenterates
  • Mollusks
  • Worms
  • Echinoderms
  • Arthropods

Diseases

  • Viruses
  • Bacteria
  • Parasites
  • Fungi
  • How Diseases are Transmitted
  • Non-communicable Diseases
  • Allergies
  • Heart Disease
  • Glandular Disease
  • Skeletal Disease
  • Nervous System Disease
  • Cellular Disease

Observing Living Things

  • Dolphins and Whales
  • Seals and Sea Lions
  • Fish and Tidal Pool Animals
  • Pelicans
  • Exploring the Tropical Rain Forest
  • In the Jungle
  • Along the Rivers
  • In the Treetops
  • People and the Tropical Rain Forest

Physical Features of Earth

  • Dolphins and Whales
  • Seals and Sea Lions
  • Fish and Tidal Pool Animals
  • Pelicans
  • Exploring the Tropical Rain Forest
  • In the Jungle
  • Along the Rivers
  • In the Treetops
  • People and the Tropical Rain Forest
Clouds

  • How and Why Clouds Form
  • Classifying Clouds
  • How Clouds Help Predict the Weather

Plants

  • People and Animals Help Plants
  • Plant Varieties
  • Plants Adapt to Environments
  • Plants Breathe
  • Plants Eat
  • Plants Grow
  • Plants Help People and Animals
  • Plants Reproduce

Solar System

  • Earth Quiz
  • Inner Planets
  • Moon Quiz
  • Outer Planters
  • Physical Science Terms
  • Space Flight History
  • Stars
  • Space Flight Principles
Earth Science

  • The Earth
  • Atmosphere
  • Desert Life
  • Deserts
  • Life on Earth
  • Mountains
  • Oceans
  • Weather
  • Rocks and Minerals
  • Structure of the Earth

Science Videos

  • Our Five Senses
  • Food and Nutrition
  • Tooth Wisdom
  • Rainy Day Recess
  • Rainy Day P.E.
  • Keeping Clean
  • Let’s Explore: Down by the Water
  • Let’s Explore: Around the Farm
  • Let’s Explore: In the City
  • Let’s Explore: In the Woods
  • A Closer Look at the Earth
  • A Closer Look at the Moon
  • A Closer Look at the Planets
  • A Closer Look at the Sun and Stars
  • Bones and Muscles
  • Heart and Blood
  • Electricity and Magnetism
  • Simple Machines
  • The Earth, Moon and Space Flight
  • Stars and Planets
  • Earthquakes and Mountains
  • Weather and Climate

English/Literature

English

  • Eight Parts of Speech
  • Reports and Personal Letters
  • Rules of Punctuation
  • Using a Dictionary
Robinson Crusoe

  • Analytical Expository Writing
  • Robinson Crusoe
  • Wyeth
Treasure Island

  • Sensory Descriptive Writing
  • Treasure Island
  • Wyeth
Greek Mythology

  • Jason and the Golden Fleece
  • King Midas
  • Orpheus and Eurydice
  • The Labors of Hercules
  • The Wandering of Ulysses
  • Baucis and Philemon
  • Daedalus and Icarus
  • Perseus and Andromeda
  • The Trojan War
  • Theseus and the Minotaur

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