Spiral curriculum
When entering the SPIRAL program, students are initially assigned to a class. After completion of that class, the student will progress through the various classes in the following order. Students attend one class each semester, changing classes after the winter break.
Click on the various class titles below to learn more about the curriculum and TEKS requirements.
| Class | Teacher | Description |
Adventures in Wild Weather |
Mahrukh (Micki) Siddiqi |
Get ready for a wild weather ride as we focus on the science of meteorology and investigate the phenomenon of our Earth’s weather, discovering why things happen the way they do. Hold on to your hats for a stormy adventure! |
Code, Create, Collaborate – Program On! (3CPO) |
Jiya Song |
Do you desire to create your own game, app, or invention? Coding helps us take an idea to fruition by utilizing a computer. Let’s code, create, collaborate and program on! |
Mysteries in Medical Science |
Sarah Chu |
Explore mysteries in medical science by discovering the human body, forensics, and DNA. Practice surgical skills, learn to save lives, and expand your career opportunities! Get your scalpel ready! |
Ancient Civilizations |
Ashley Simeon(née Kopcynski) |
Bring ancient civilizations to life by investigating geography, inventions, languages, and number systems. Discover different architecture and construct some of your own! Prepare to board the SPIRAL time machine! |
Exciting Explorations in Engineering |
Krystal Austin |
Discover physics and engineering through various challenges while developing critical thinking, problem-solving, and teamwork skills. Also learn about past, present, and future space missions to the moon and Mars. Prepare to blast off! |
From Rocks to Robotics |
Violeta Ortega |
Take a journey through time and technology! Discover how different gadgets function and how technology has changed over time while connecting these technologies to exciting historical eras like the Renaissance and the World Wars! |
| Our Energetic Earth |
Polly Osei |
Energize understanding of energy through the history, chemistry, extraction, geology, geography, and economic impact of petroleum. Discover renewable resources and alternative energy sources and transform into a Disney Imagineer to create stories, characters, and amusement park rides. |
The Atoms Family |
Iain Pace |
Explore the bonds that make our physical world by learning about the humble atom, chemical reactions, compounds, and the history of chemistry through hands-on activities. |
A Penny Saved Is a Penny Earned |
Taylor Hayes |
Discover the importance of consumers, producers, and supply/demand in the value of goods and services. Understand the banking system, the stock market, and how we can earn, save, spend and donate money. Finally, create an innovative product through the Design Thinking Process that will be presented to a Shark Tank! |
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