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Learning Standards Used in the Featured Signature Projects |
English Language Arts |
- Plan, present, and evaluate oral presentations that demonstrate appropriate consideration of audience and purpose
- Participate effectively in debates
- Understand, analyze, evaluate and respond to oral presentations
- Lead a group discussion
- Communicate results obtained by observation, questioning, and interviewing through oral presentation
- Understand and express different points of view
- Identify and employ references, including primary documents, secondary sources and information technologies
- Make connections between reading and personal experiences.
- Employ effective research and study skills
- Analyze, interpret and evaluate literature
- Understand and express different points of view
- Employ arts to communicate thoughts and beliefs
- Read newspapers and journals
- Read and analyze online texts
- Construct graphic organizers
- Understand and use the writing process effectively
- Make appropriate and correct use of grammar, punctuation, capitalization and other standard English conventions when editing written work
- Identify, describe, and apply knowledge of the structure of the English language
- Employ a variety of writing formats and utilize technology to complete and enhance work
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Math |
- Apply math skills to construct, read and interpret data
- Use tables and graphs as tools to interpret expressions, equations, and inequalities
- Collect, organize, and describe data
- Apply knowledge of graphs and charts
- Use charts, graphs, and tables to interpret mathematical concepts
- Draw and plot data using Cartesian Coordinates
- Formulate and solve problems that involve collecting and analyzing data
- Apply knowledge of fractions and percents
- Apply knowledge of interest rates and rates of return
- Analyze account books and earnings reports
- Develop and defend conclusions with data
- Apply knowledge of geometry in the design of 3D model
- Use estimation strategies to judge the reasonableness of results of computation and problem solving involving real and complex numbers
- Use estimation when making and interpreting graphs
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Science |
- Use technologies to present information effectively
- Interview a practicing or applied scientist
- Understand human interaction with nature over time, technologies developed, benefits and consequences of our actions and the impact of science
- Research, analyze, and evaluate social, environmental challenges through observation, experimentation, research, and application of unifying concepts of science
- Use technologies to present information effectively
- Design and conduct scientific investigations
- Evaluate social or personal issues in terms of how science can and cannot contribute to their clarification and resolution
- Analyze, interpret and evaluate data
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Social Studies |
- Demonstrate understanding of current events
- Read and analyze data from newspapers
- Complete a research report
- Understand the significance of social trends on business activity and economic activity
- Make effective presentations
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Media Technology |
- Use video and computer technology to solve real problems facing real people today
- Employ various formats and technologies to complete and enhance work
- Explore career options in new media, science and technology
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Engineering |
- Integrate scientific and mathematical principles by engaging in active engineering design and development projects
- Develop an understanding of technology/engineering as a system that includes a goal, input, process, output and feedback
- Use resources such as people, materials, tools, information, finances and time
- Design a product using engineering and scientific principles
- Evaluate, troubleshoot, use and improve a product that was already designed
- Document the design process through written and graphic means including three-dimensional drawings
- Make an engineering presentation of the finished product (including an explanation of the scientific principles involved) using print, visual and electronic media
- Analyze a product to determine the need it was designed to meet and the customers it was meant to attract
- Invent a product to meet a need, or redesign a product to optimize its operation
- Solve complex problems using prior knowledge and skills
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Entrepreneurship |
- Develop basic knowledge of money management and entrepreneurship
- Strengthen foundation skills in critical thinking, oral and written communication, math, social sciences, economics, and computer applications
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Technology |
- Choose procedures, software applications, tools and equipment needed
- Apply appropriate technology to complete and enhance work
- Troubleshoot application and software problems
- Use video and computer technology to solve real real problems that face real people today
- Employ various formats and technologies to complete and enhance work
- Use computer technology to problem solve challenges
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School to Career Competencies |
- Communicate and understand ideas and information
- Collect, analyze and organize information
- Identify and solve problems
- Use technology
- Initiate and complete entire activities
- Act professionally
- Interact with others
- Understand all aspects of an industry
- Career and life choices
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