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Values Proposition
Be ready to learn! Be ready to be the best you can be!
Are you a student between 4th Grade and College struggling for a better grade in Math, English or the Sciences? Do you want to achieve a higher GPA? We have the solution - Covalent Learning Center (CovLC) tutors. Sessions are geared to accommodate your learning style. Be ready to learn. Be ready to be the best you can be.
Like you, we want their best!
It is the desire of every teacher to see students achieve their highest potential! If your students are not meeting their goals in English, Math or Science, we are here to help. CovLC Learning Center has an exciting program designed for your students’ success. With qualified tutors and proven technology, we will keep your students engrossed in learning. Like you, we want the best for them.
Test Preps
At CovLC, we ensure that subject matter is understood. We teach problem-solving strategies and test-taking techniques tailored to each test to build students’ confidence and ensure best results.
Preparing for College? Our exam prep tutoring program is available for individual and group sessions to help students achieve their best possible scores. Practice tests are administered to familiarize students with the testing process. A subject expert will provide tailored guidance and support to help students achieve better scores.
CovLC provides highly trained teachers to help students who have difficulties with problem-solving and test-taking. Our instructors will help to ensure that students do their best in each subject area.
This course is conducted by highly trained instructors with emphasis on improving test-taking skills, building confidence, and reducing test anxiety. Get help with your Math, Language Arts and Sciences!
Subjects
At COVLC, activities include...
4th Grade |
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Modules are designed with the following topics (and more) in mind- | |||
1. Describing and Constructing the Life Cycle of a Flowering Plant. | |||
2. How to Read Topographic Maps. | |||
3. Mass and Matter. | |||
4. State of Matter. | |||
5. Living Things – Animals and Plants. | |||
6. Magnets. | |||
7. Electricity. |
5th Grade |
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Modules will include, but are not limited to - | |||
1. Services that will be offered by CovLC
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3. Online Session
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4. Available Modes of Online Sessions
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5. Offline Questions
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4th Grade |
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Students will learn Math terminologies and so become fluent in expressing Mathematical concepts. CovLC will seek to motivate students to become confident in applying the learned skills and enjoying the experience, as they are supported every step of the way. | |||
MODULE 1: Place Values | |||
MODULE 2: Measurements | |||
MODULE 3: Word Problems | |||
MODULE 4: Geometry, Math, Measurement (Bundled) | |||
MODULE 5: Math, Fractions, Word Problems (Bundled) | |||
MODULE 6: Math, Fractions, Decimals | |||
MODULE 7: Math, Measurement, Word Problems |
5th Grade |
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At CovLC we aim for the best results. Our 5th Grade Math objective is to have our students prepared, confident and knowledgeable as the Middle School years draw closer. We will fathom addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of whole numbers, fractions, decimals and mixed numbers. In addition, we hope students will master, among other topics, Rounding, Money and the Metric System. | |||
MODULE 1: Decimal Place Value – Adding and Subtracting decimals | |||
MODULE 2: Multiplication and Division of whole numbers and decimals | |||
MODULE 3: Adding and Subtracting Fractions – Equivalent Fractions | |||
MODULE 4: Multiplying and Dividing Fraction | |||
MODULE 5: Volume - Introduction to Area, Perimeter and Quadrilateral | |||
MODULE 6: Coordinate Plane – Algebraic Thinking and Writing Expressions |
Grades 4- 5 |
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These are some of the areas students are expected to master as they prepare for the Middle School Curiculum | |||
1. Parts of Speech. | |||
2. Verb Tenses. | |||
3. Phonetic Blends. | |||
4. Writing short essays. | |||
5. Answering Comprehension questions. |
Middle School |
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Language Arts at this stage is a transition in Grammar, Vocabulary, Reading, Phonics, and Writing from Elementary to High School | |||
1. Middle schoolers need to be able to speak fluently. | |||
2. Write clearly in their native language. | |||
3. Write essays. | |||
4. Give objective summaries of texts using proper spelling, and | |||
5. Conduct short research projects , among other requirements. |
High School |
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At this stage in their education, students will get involved in courses in preparation for college. They should be able to | |||
1. Write essays and reports in which they clearly express their point of view, | |||
2. Site sources for information used, | |||
3. Read and digest complex information, | |||
4. Respond to questions concisely, | |||
5. Work independently, | |||
6. Ask questions that will get them desired information. |
MATH Menu for Schools Accredited through Affiliates of the United States Department of Education
Schools and educators can partner with CovLC to enhance the delivery of Math standards developed by educational regulators.
Learners will be assisted by CovLC tutors to draw on their progressive knowledge and innate skills in order to develop proficiency in Math.
CovLC tutors are satisfactorily trained to engage learners with relevant Math curricula.
The minimum knowledge for CovLC Math tutors.
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- Quantities and their relationships in physical, economic, public policy, social and other situations can be modeled using mathematical and statistical methods.
- Use technology to vary assumptions, explore consequences and compare predictions with data.
- Factors to consider when modeling (precision, variables to be controlled or optimized, resources of time and tools, limitations, relationships among the variables
- Use modeling cycles (descriptive modeling, analytic modeling, graphing)
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- Exploratory analysis of data using graphical and numerical techniques to study patterns and departure from pattern
- Interpret information from graphical and numerical displays and summaries
- Construct and interpret graphical displays of distributions of univariate date (dot plot, stem plot, histogram, cumulative frequency plot)
- Center and spread
- Clusters and gaps
- Outliers, other unusual features and shape
Science Menu for Schools Accredited through Affiliates of the United States Department of Education
Schools and educators can partner with CovLC to enhance the delivery of Science standards developed by educational regulators.
Learners will be assisted by CovLC tutors to draw on their progressive knowledge and innate skills in order to develop proficiency in Science.
CovLC tutors are satisfactorily trained to engage learners with relevant Science curricula.
The minimum scientific knowledge for CovLC Science tutors includes (Related vocabulary are in parentheses)
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- The Change of Earth and Life on Earth over Time (rock strata, geologic time scale, fossil records, natural laws, cycling of earth’s materials, flow of energy)
- Earth Systems – Materials on Earth Change over Time (minerals, energy, groundwater resources, geoscience processes, forecasting catastrophic events and developing technologies to mitigate their effects)
- Tectonic Plates – Movement of the Plates and the Impact on the Earth’s Surface (rocks, continental shapes, seafloor structures)
- The Solar System and Earth’s Place in the Universe (gravity, galaxy)
- The Seasons and Eclipses on Earth (lunar phase, eclipse, seasons)
- Physical Interactions between Objects within a System (Newton’s Third Law, motion, force, mass, electric and magnetic forces, gravitational interactions)
- How Structures of Organisms Contribute to Life’s Functions (human body, cells, molecules)
- How Information is Processed in the Body (sensory receptors, stimuli)
- Engineering Design Projects with Real World Solutions
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- Cells – The Structures of Organisms Contribute to Life’s Functions (cell function)
- Growth, Development and Reproduction of Organisms (animal behaviors, plant structures, genetics, mutation, chromosome, reproduction, trait, inheritance)
- Natural Selection (diversity, extinction, evolutionary relationship, survival)
- Molecular Structure Particles Combine to Produce a Substance with Different Properties (atoms, synthetic material)
- Effects of Thermal Energy (particle motion, temperature, pure substance, mass, chemical reactions)
- Engineering Design Projects with Real World Solutions
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- Energy Transfer – Transferring Energy from One Object or System to another (kinetic energy, mass, speed, potential energy)
- Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation (amplitude, digitized signals, analog signals, encode and transmit)
- Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems (photosynthesis, biodiversity, thermal energy)
- Weather and Climate – Factors Interact and Influence Weather and Climate (atmospheric and oceanic circulation, global temperatures, gravity)
- The Human Impact on the Earth’s Systems – Predicting Natural Hazards (consumption of natural resources)
- Engineering Design Projects with Real World Solutions
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- Structure and Properties of Matter (periodic table, electrons, atoms)
- Substances Combine or Change to Make New Substances (chemical reactions, reacting particles)
- Earth’s Planetary History (Big Bang Theory, light spectra, galaxies, stars, continental and oceanic crust, plate tectonics, crustal rocks, meteorites, spatial and temporal scales, thermal convection, carbon, hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, biosphere, climate change)
- Interactions between Objects and within Systems of Objects (Newton’s Law of Gravitation, Coulomb’s Law, gravitational and electrostatic forces, electric current)
- Energy is Transferred and Conserved (macroscopic scale, motions and relative positions of particles, thermodynamics, magnetic fields, wavelength)
- Engineering Design Projects with Real World Solutions
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- Organisms Live and Grow
- Organisms Interact with and Affect the Environment
- Characteristics of One Generation are Passed to the Next
- Individuals of the Same Species, even Siblings, can have Different Characteristics
- Different Species can be Related
- Engineering Design Projects with Real World Solutions