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| Subject Area | Elementary Level | Jr High/Intermediate Level | High School | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communication arts, Language arts | · Verbal skills · Reading / Writing / Spelling |
· Conversational skills · Record keeping · Reading / Writing / Spelling · Note-taking skills · Letter writing |
· Higher verbal skills · Reference material skills · Following directions · Reading / Writing / Spelling · Note-taking skills · Letter writing · Communication careers |
· Careers in communications |
| Mathematics: Algebra, Geometry, Business math, Scientific notation |
· Formulas · Metric System · Computing distances · Measuring · Using calculators |
· Metric System · Charts and graphs · Electrical formulas · Estimating · Ratios · Using calculators |
· Algebraic equations · Calculating electrical values · Calculating physics problems · Metric System · Using calculators |
· Calculating electrical values · Calculating physics problems |
| Social studies, World studies, Government |
· Maps/globes · Learning new cultures · Meeting people from other lands · Current events |
· Longitude/latitude · World time zones · International date line · Meeting people from other lands · History of radio · Cartography · Current events |
· International communications law · Federal Communications Commission · Meeting people from other lands · History of radio · Cartography · Current events |
· International communications law · Federal Communications Commission · History of science and technology · Current events |
| Computer science |
· Collecting data · Comparing data · Making tables · Packet (computer) radio |
· Interpreting data results · Compiling data · Comparing data · Making charts · Packet (computer) radio |
· Estimating data results · Compiling data · Comparing data · Making graphs · Packet (computer) radio |
· Satellite tracking · Decoding telemetry · Packet (computer) radio and networking · Using X.25 protocol |
| Science, Physics |
· Radio waves · Magnets · Meteorology · Basic electricity · Science careers |
· Radio waves · Ionosphere/Troposphere · Ohm's Law · Basic electricity · Radio frequencies · Meteorology · Space science · Scientific Method · Science careers |
· Satellites · TV transmission · Electronic theory · Electromagnetic waves · Space science · Meteorology · Scientific Method · Science careers |
· Satellites · TV transmission · Electrical Engineering · Space sciences · Meteorology · Radio propagation · Communications for Solar Car races |
| Electronics technology |
· Basic electrical components · Basic electrical formulas |
· Basic electronics · Basic circuits · Wiring projects · Soldering · Electrical safety |
· Advanced electronics · Advanced circuits · Electronic construction · Soldering · Electrical safety · Reading schematics · Antenna propagation · Careers in technology and electronics · System architecture |
· Circuit design and construction · Reading schematics · System architecture · Satellite communications |
| Foreign languages | · Foreign customs |
· Learning foreign words · Studying English roots |
· Speaking foreign languages · Listening to short wave foreign broadcasts · Letter writing in foreign languages |
· Speaking foreign languages · Listening to short wave foreign broadcasts |
| Graphic arts | · Design |
· Design · Graphic reproduction | · Design | |
| Industrial arts |
· Fabricating metalwork · Circuit board layout · Schematic capture (CAD) · Field construction (antennas) · Component acquisition |
· Circuit board layout · Industrial Engineering: fabricating metalwork, satellite construction |