th

Social Studies
(2008 SOLS)

Language Arts
(2010 SOLS)

Practical Arts
(VA Career and
Technical
Education
Standards)
World
Languages
(2007 SOLS)

OKMS Curriculum Chart by Alicia LeRoux

6 grade

7th grade

8th grade

U.S. History to 1865

Physical Geography: land and water features
American Indians: Iroquois, Lakota, Inuit,
Kwakiutl, Pueblo
European Explorers: Cabot, LaSalle, Coronado,
Champlain, West African EmpiresGhana,
Mali, Songhai
Colonial AmericaJamestown, Plymouth,
Massachusetts Bay, Pennsylvania, Roanoke
Island, Georgia, Colonial Regions of New
England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern
American RevolutionDeclaration of
Independence, George Washington, Benjamin
Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry
New Nation: Articles of Confederation,
Constitution, First Five Presidents
Western Expansion: Louisiana Purchase,
Florida, Oregon, California, Texas, inventions
of 1800s, Abolitionist Movement, Suffrage
Movement
Civil War: Secession, Abraham Lincoln,
Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis, Ulysses S.
Grant, Stonewall Jackson, Frederick Douglass,
major battles, soldiers, women
Communication: fact v. opinion, arguments,
paraphrase, summarize, media messages
Reading: word origins, derivations, figurative
language, word-referenced materials, fiction,
narrative non-fiction, poetry, imagery, cause and
effect, predict, make inferences,
Writing: narration, exposition, description, and
persuasion, grammar, punctuation, spelling,
paragraphing
Research: using multiple sources, valid texts,
technology, citing sources, avoiding plagiarism

U.S. History 1865-present

Political Geography: 50 states
Reconstruction: 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments,
Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Frederick
Douglass
Reshaping America: early 1900s, Jim Crow,
immigration, inventions, Progressive
Movement
Turmoil and Change: Spanish-American War,
Theodore Roosevelt, World War I, factories,
Great Migration, Langston Hughes, Duke
Ellington, Georgia OKeefe, Harlem
Renaissance, Great Depression, Franklin D.
Roosevelts New Deal, World War II, Pearl
Harbor
US post World War II: U.S. as superpower,
United Nations, Korea, Vietnam, Cuban
Missile Crisis, globalization, Civil Rights
Movement

Civics and Economics

American Constitutional Government and
significant charters such as the Virginia
Declaration of Rights
Citizenship: Rights (incl. First Amendment) and
Duties
Personal character traits
Political Process at local, state, national levels:
Political parties, Electoral College, voting
National Government: separation of powers,
checks and balances, executive branch
State Government: federal system, executive
branch and regulatory boards
Local Government: powers, how it relates to other
levels of government, lawmaking process
Public Policy: local, state, and national levels
Judicial System: State/Federal Courts, judicial
review, due process
Economics: concepts (i.e. scarcity, resources),
different economies and U.S. economy,
entrepreneurship, global economy, 16th
Amendment, Federal Reserve System, personal
finance and careers

Communication: verbal and non-verbal

communication, active listening strategies
Reading: vocabulary study (roots, affixes), fiction,
nonfiction, poetry, summarizing, making inferences,
questioning, making connections
Writing: narration, exposition, persuasion
Research: research project with an understanding
of collection and organization of material from
various print and online resources

Communication: creative and informational media

messages, interviewing
Reading: word-origins, analogies, figurative
language, classic and contemporary literature, themes,
cause-effect relationships, inferences, questioning,
narratives, poetry, cross-curricular texts with
math/science/history
Writing: narration, informational, persuasion,
exposition, language conventions, expressive writing
Research: online/print/media sources, MLA and
APA

Agriscience Exploration: agriculture research, plant science, animal science, metal working, woodworking
Agriscience and Technology: FFA, Virginia Agriculture, agribusiness, cooperatives, agricultural equipment, natural resources, horticultural sciences
Science, Technology, and Mathematics: design-world systems, designing technological systems such as medical and construction systems
Life Management Skills and Teen Living: workplace readiness, interpersonal and family relationships, consumer resources, apparel, early childhood concepts,
career/community/family connections, nutrition and wellness, FCCLA
Instructional Support: Keyboarding, Computer Concepts, Computer Publishing, Computer Programming
Latin, Spanish, French, German: including grammar, literary works, history, reading, speaking , writing, listening, cultural aspects

Performing and
Fine Arts
(2006 SOLS,
revised 2013)
Physical
Education and
Health
(2008 SOLS)
Mathematics
(2009 SOLS)
Science
(2010 SOLS)

Theater Arts: drama, acting, interpretation, production, analysis, historical theater

Art: expression, analysis, communication, appreciation, graphic, artist studies
Band: brass, percussion, woodwinds, musical notation, sight reading, interpretation, extended range, and continued technical skill development, performance
Chorus: vocal technique, music notation, sight singing, ensemble singing, performance, musical styles
Strings: violin, viola, cello, and string bass, technique, skill development, performance
Fundamental skills, modified games, dance,
Games, sports, rhythmic, recreational activities,
Games, sports, rhythmic, recreational activities,
recreation, cooperative games, competitive games,
personal fitness, physically active lifestyle,
biomechanical principles, body composition, family
health-related fitness, FITT
offensive and defensive tactics
history, personal health
Operations, fractions, decimals, percents, integers,
expressions, equations, inequalities, 2-D geometry,
3-D measurement, statistics, probability, customary
and metric measurement
LIFE SCIENCE
Cells: cell organization, cell theory, mitosis,
meiosis, genetics, DNA model
Organisms: domains, characteristics, mutation,
adaptation, natural selection, extinction,
ecosystems
Virginia Watershed: natural processes, human
interactions, abiotic factors, systems, wetlands,
estuaries, conservation, equipment
Environments and ecosystems: carbon, water
and nitrogen cycles, interactions of a
population, biological communities, biotic and
abiotic factors, human activity, environmental
issues
Research methods

Integers, expressions, equations, inequalities,

functions, sequences, number relationships,
proportional reasoning, geometry, 3-D
measurement, probability, statistics
EARTH SCIENCE
Geology: plate tectonics, soil development,
karst topography, ground water zones, fresh
water, major watershed systems in Virginia,
rock formation, rock cycle, rocks: igneous,
sedimentary, metamorphic,
History and evolution of Earth: rocks, fossils,
origin and evolution of the universe including
Big Bang theory, Earth and solar system, sunearth-moon relationships, space exploration
Solar System: relationship to Earth, seasons,
gravity
Atmosphere: chemical makeup,
human/biologic/geologic activity, air pressure,
temperature
Weather and Climate: collection of data,
weather patterns, storms, phenomena
Solar Energy: radiation, convection, cloud
formation, atmosphere and the oceans, heat
energy
Resources: renewable and nonrenewable
fossil fuels, minerals, rocks, weather,
vegetation, energy sources, environmental costs
and benefits
Research methods and scientific projects

Real numbers, equations, inequalities, practical

problems with real numbers, functions, 2-D Geometry,
3-D Geometry, probability and statistics

PHYSICAL SCIENCE
lab safety, equipment, measurement skills
Science projects: data collection, methods,
bibliography
Work, force, motion: Newtons three laws, simple
and compound machines
Potential and Kinetic Energy: transferred and
transformed, mechanical energy, chemical
energy, electrical energy, thermal and radiant
energy
Electricity: static, current, circuits
Magnetism: magnetic fields, electromagnets,
motors, generators
Heat Energy: Celsius, Kelvin, absolute zero,
phase change, freezing point, melting point,
boiling point, vaporization, condensation,
conduction, convection, radiation, thermostats,
refrigeration
Matter: particle theory, compounds, mixtures,
solids, liquids, gases, physical and chemical
properties
Atomic Model: Dalton, Thomson, Rutherford,
Bohr, modern model
Periodic Table: elements, symbols, atomic
number and mass, chemical families, periods,
classification
Atoms Combine: simple compounds, ionic or
covalent bonds
Chemical and Nuclear Reactions and Equations:
changes in matter, Law of Conservation of Matter
and Energy, acids and bases