Online Class: American Experience-US Study
|  | | | This is an extensive study on the United States. All subject skills are used in this course, as you learn through activities, links, games, online videos, lesson plans, quizzes, tests and FUN! This course is written within Educational guidelines for Elementary students, yet fun and interesting for adults too! Enroll now and have Social Studies covered this year!
| | Course Cost: 6 Month Subscription Basic Course (no certificate) = $35.00 Course with Online Certificate* = $60.00 |
American Experience-U.S. Study is a unit study class geared for homeschoolers or for children and teachers looking for more information about America. In this course, students are going to learn everything expected in the Education Standards for studies on the United States. Exploring with Map Skills, Trip planning, Individual State Facts, Mathematical distances, History, Spelling, Language Arts, Science, movies, printout activities, interactive map work, resource links, and much more! * Document your course completion with an online certificate (additional shipping/handling charges apply for hard copy delivery). Instantly download, print, and share your certificate and CEUs once awarded. UniversalClass™ offers many wonderful learning tools to help you get the most out of your online course,
including an online portfolio service that manages all your course completions, and a Certificate Verification Service you can use so others may view and verify the authenticity of your awards.
 Course Description Experience America the easy way! Make a detailed journal in this course which you can keep as a handy resource for years to come! Learn about the fifty states which make up America. Learn the states facts, statistics, state resources, specialties of each state, and even the best places to see. Using all subjects-History, Geography, Science, Math, Spelling, Language skills, etc.-we show you all you need to know and more about America and each of the 50 States which make up the American Team! If you are under 13, please have your parent help you join, so you can have lots of fun learning with us!
Course Lessons |  | Lesson 1: Begin Your JourneyBegin a journey around the United States. Learn how all 50 States work as a team, and what their resources and traditions are. You will also begin to learn about your own state, and the region it is in. | Lesson 2: Map StudyIn order to understand most of the maps taught in school, you need a course in Maps. | Lesson 3: Good ReportsLearn all the elements involved in writing a good report. | Lesson 4: Current EventsLearn current events taking place in America. | Lesson 5: RegionsLearn the major regions of America, and how they work as a team. | Lesson 6: ClimatesLearn climates, and how they determine your state agriculture or resources. | Lesson 7: Pacific Coast StatesLearn more about the states California, Oregon, and Washington State. | Lesson 8: South, S. West, Plains, Eastern Regions & more!The Southwestern US and its features and facts. Then on to the other regions to learn more. | Lesson 9: Matching games and activitiesHere are a series of matching games, activities and learning fun. | Lesson 10: Colonies and GovernmentLearn the Original 13 Colonies, why and how they were formed. | Lesson 11: 50 StatesEach state plays an enormous role in the United State team. Learn more about each individual state and it's facts. | Lesson 12: PatriotismWhat does patriotism mean and why should it be important to us? |
Optional Certificates Awarded - Certificate of Attendance
- Certificate of Class Participation
- Certificate of Merit
- Certificate of Outstanding Achievement
- Certificate of Academic Excellence
We are issuing the following Certificates and awards for this course. They are: Certificate of Attendance for visiting and completing all necessary links in the course. Certificate of Participation for sharing in the forum discussions. Certificate of Merit for finishing all your assignments. A Certificate of Outstanding Achievement for completing all lessons and assignments. If you can achieve a 95% or better in this course, you will be awarded the Academic Excellence Award! In addition to the standard Certificate of Course Completion, Merit Awards may be issued by the instructor at his/her own discretion and are based on student achievement. Merit awards also incur an additional $30.00 processing fee that covers the customization, printing, and delivery of the award, as well as access to the UniversalClass™ Portfolio Service that documents your achievements online. Official Merit Awards have a serial number that verifies the authenticity of the award (great for employers to verify your achievement).
| | Additional Information | Course Title | : | American Experience-US Study | | CEU Value | : | | | Course Number | : | 4411 | | Course Type | : | General Education | | Course URL | : | | | Course Rating | : | Reviewed & Approved on July 23, 2002 | | Instructor | : | | | Syllabus | : | | | Duration | : | Continuous: Enroll anytime! | | Course Fee | : | Basic Course: $35 | | | | |
NOT FOR COLLEGE CREDIT This is a non-credit course, and is provided for your personal enrichment.
This course is not intended to be a substitute for any state, government, licensing, or educational requirements.
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