The August release of SAS® Curriculum
Pathways® features new tools, along with
a wealth of new InterActivities and Audio Inquiries across all the
disciplines. We're also offering professional development to
help you integrate these materials into your instruction.
As you plan for the 2009-10 school year, be sure to verify that your
computers are ready to access our latest enhancements. Beginning April
3, simply log in and click System Check.
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| Interactive Atlas |
| Available from all social studies resources, this map tool enables teachers and students to |
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Access a world atlas |
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Generate maps with selected geographic properties |
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Draw on and label maps |
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Print or save generated maps |
Spanish Language Builder |
| To enhance student proficiency, the Spanish Language Builder provides |
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Real-world situations that align with standards |
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Authentic reading and listening content so learners see and hear how Spanish is used |
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Assessment that lets students "negotiate" with the language via immediate feedback |
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A balance between form (grammar) and function (use) |
| Modules allow for practice and assessment of a grammatical element and listening and reading comprehension. Students save, print, and e-mail completed quizzes. |
Writing Reviser Enhancements |
| In response to teacher requests, we have added materials on diagnosing and revising |
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Run-on sentences (i.e., fused sentences and comma splices) |
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Sentence fragments |
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Shifts in verb tense
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Renaissance Man: Leonardo |
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China's Great Wall |
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Jackson and the Nullification Crisis |
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Lincoln and the Civil War |
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Simplifier: Order of Operations
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Geometry: Slope, Pythagorean Theorem, Surface area, Area and circumference of a circle, CPCTC, Similarity and proportions, Parallel and perpendicular slopes |
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Biology: Plant evolution, Sex-linked traits, Immune system, Energy flow in ecosystems, Charles Darwin and evolution by natural selection |
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Language: Concrete language, Strong verbs, Building sentences, Needless phrases, Misused expressions |
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Early Regional Civilizations: Islam: the five pillars, Early Native American civilizations, Japanese Samurai, Sahara Desert, Peter the Great, Crusades |
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