STANDARD 2 ALL STUDENTS WILL USE INFORMATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND OTHER TOOLS.

1. Understand how technological systems function.
2. Select appropriate tools and technology for specific activities.
3. Demonstrate skills needed to effectively access and use technology-based materials through keyboarding, troubleshooting, and retrieving and managing information.
4. Develop, search, and manipulate databases.
5. Access technology-based communication and information systems.
6. Access and assess information on specific topics using both technological (e.g., computer, telephone, satellite) and print resources available in libraries or media centers.
7. Use technology and other tools to solve problems, collect data, and make decisions.

STANDARD 3 ALL STUDENTS WILL USE CRITICAL THINKING, DECISION-MAKING, AND PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS.

1. Recognize and define a problem, or clarify decisions to be made.
6. Plan experiments.
7. Conduct systematic observations.

STANDARD 4 ALL STUDENTS WILL DEMONSTRATE SELF-MANAGEMENT SKILLS.

2. Work cooperatively with others to accomplish a task.
 
 

STANDARD 4.1 ALL STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO POSE AND SOLVE MATHEMATICAL PROBLEMS IN MATHEMATICS, OTHER DISCIPLINES, AND EVERYDAY EXPERIENCES.

 8.  Determine, collect, organize, and analyze data needed to solve problems.
10. Use discovery-oriented, inquiry-based, and problem-centered approaches to investigate and understand mathematical content appropriate to the middle grades.
11. Recognize, formulate, and solve problems arising from mathematical situations, everyday experiences, and applications to other disciplines.
12. Construct and use concrete, pictorial, symbolic, and graphical models to represent problem situations and effectively apply processes of mathematical modeling in mathematics and other areas.

STANDARD 4.2 ALL STUDENTS WILL COMMUNICATE MATHEMATICALLY THROUGH WRITTEN, ORAL, SYMBOLIC, AND VISUAL FORMS OF EXPRESSION.

3. Represent and communicate mathematical ideas through the use of learning tools such as calculators, computers, and manipulative.
4. Engage in mathematical brainstorming and discussions by asking questions, making conjectures, and suggesting strategies for solving problems.
5. Explain their own mathematical work to others, and justify their reasoning and conclusions.

STANDARD 4.3 ALL STUDENTS WILL CONNECT MATHEMATICS TO OTHER LEARNING BY UNDERSTANDING THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS OF MATHEMATICAL ]IDEAS AND THE ROLES THAT MATHEMATICS AND MATHEMATICAL MODELING PLAY IN OTHER DISCIPLINE AND IN LIFE.

1.   View mathematics as an integrated whole rather than as a series of disconnected topics and rules.
2.   Relate mathematical procedures to their underlying concepts.
8.   Recognize and apply unifying concepts and processes which are woven throughout mathematics..
11. Recognize situations in other disciplines in which mathematical models may be applicable, and apply appropriate models, mathematical reasoning, and problem solving to those situations.

STANDARD 4.4 ALL STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP REASONING ABILITY AND WILL BECOME SELF-RELIANT, INDEPENDENT MATHEMATICAL THINKERS.

1. Make educated guesses and test them for correctness.
2. Draw logical conclusions and make generalizations.
6. Make conjectures based on observation and information, and test mathematical conjectures and arguments.
7.   Justify, in clear and organized form, answers and solution processes in a variety of problems.
9.   Recognize and use deductive and inductive reasoning in all areas of mathematics.
10. Utilize mathematical reasoning skills in other disciplines and in their lives..

STANDARD 4.5 ALL STUDENTS WILL REGULARLY AND ROUTINELY USE CALCULATORS, COMPUTERS, MANIPULATIVE,, AND OTHER MATHEMATICAL TOOLS TO ENHANCE MATHEMATICAL THINKING, UNDERSTANDING, AND POWER.

1.Use a variety of tools to measure mathematical and physical objects in the world around them.
2.Use technology to gather, analyze, and display mathematical data and information.
6.Use a variety of technologies to evaluate and validate problem solutions, and to investigate the properties of functions and their graphs.

STANDARD 4.6 ALL STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP NUMBER SENSE AND AN ABILITY TO REPRESENT NUMBERS IN A VARIETY OF FORMS AND USE NUMBERS IN DIVERSE SITUATIONS,

1. Use real-life experiences, physical materials, and technology to construct meanings for whole numbers, commonly used fractions, and decimals.
5. Understand the various uses of numbers including counting, measuring, labeling, and indicating location.

STANDARD 4.8 ALL STUDENTS WILL UNDERSTAND, SELECT, AND APPLY VARIOUS METHODS OF PERFORMING NUMERICAL OPERATIONS.

1. Develop meaning for the four basic arithmetic operations by modeling and discussing a variety of problems.
5. Use a variety of mental computation and estimation techniques.
6. Select and use appropriate computational methods from mental math, estimation, paper-and-pencil, and calculator methods, and check the reasonableness of results.

STANDARD 4.9 ALL STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF AND WILL USE MEASUREMENT TO DESCRIBE AND ANALYZE PHENOMENA,

1. Use and describe measures of length, distance, capacity, weight, area, volume, time, and temperature.
3. Recognize the need for a uniform unit of measure.
4. Develop and use personal referents for standard units of measure (such as the width of a finger to approximate a centimeter).
5. Select and use appropriate standard and non-standard units of measurement to solve real-life problems.
6. Understand and incorporate estimation and repeated measures in measurement activities.
7. Use estimated and actual measurements to describe and compare phenomena.
8. Read and interpret various scales, including those based on number lines and maps.
10. Understand that all measurements of continuous quantities are approximate.
13. Convert measurement units from one form to another, and carry out calculations that involve various units of measurement.
14. Understand and apply measurement in their own lives and in other subject areas.

STANDARD 4.10 ALL STUDENTS WILL USE A VARIETY OF ESTIMATION STRATEGIES AND RECOGNIZE SITUATIONS IN WHICH ESTIMATION IS APPROPRIATE.

7. Apply estimation in working with quantities, measurement, time, computation, and problem solving.
8. Develop, apply, and explain a variety of different estimation strategies in problem situations involving quantities and measurement.

STANDARD 4.14 ALL STUDENTS WILL APPLY THE CONCEPTS AND METHODS OF DISCRETE MATHEMATICS TO MODEL AND EXPLORE A VARIETY OF PRACTICAL SITUATIONS.

5. Follow, devise, and describe practical lists of instructions.
8. Experiment with iterative and recursive processes, with the aid of calculators and computers.
 
 

STANDARD 5.1 ALL STUDENTS WILL LEARN TO IDENTIFY SYSTEMS OF INTERACTING COMPONENTS AND UNDERSTAND HOW THEIR INTERACTIONS COMBINE TO PRODUCE THE OVERALL BEHAVIOR OF THE SYSTEM.

4. Describe components of a system and how they influence one another.
5. Recognize that most systems are components of larger systems and that the output of one component can become the input to other components.
6. Disassemble and reassemble the components of a system, analyzing how they interact with each other.

STANDARD 5.2 ALL STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP PROBLEM-SOLVING, DECISION-MAKING, AND INQUIRY SKILLS REFLECTED BY FORMULATING USABLE QUESTIONS AND HYPOTHESES, PLANNING EXPERIMENTS, CONDUCTING SYSTEMATIC OBSERVATIONS, INTERPRETING AND ANALYZING DATA, DRAWING CONCLUSIONS, AND COMMUNICATING RESULTS.

 6. Identify problems that can be solved by conducting experiments.
 7. Design and conduct experiments incorporating the use of a control.
 8. Collect and organize data to support the results of an experiment.
 9. Communicate experimental findings using words, charts, graphs, pictures, and diagrams.
10. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of claims, arguments, and data.
11. Assess the risks and benefits associated with alternative actions.

STANDARD 5.4 ALL STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF TECHNOLOGY AS AN APPLICATION OF SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES.

6. Describe how technology expands the ability of scientists and others to make measurements and observations.
7. Design and build simple mechanical devices to demonstrate scientific principles.
8. Explain how engineers and others apply scientific knowledge to solve practical problems.
9. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of alternative solutions to practical problems.

STANDARD 5.5 ALL STUDENTS WILL INTEGRATE MATHEMATICS AS A TOOL FORPROBLEM-SOLVING IN SCIENCE, AND AS A MEANS OF EXPRESSING AND/OR MODELING SCIENTIFIC THEORIES.

3. Use mathematical skills and concepts in ordering, counting, identifying, measuring, and describing.
4. Use tables and graphs to represent and interpret data.
7. Infer mathematical relationships among variables using graphs, tables, and charts.
9. Select appropriate measuring instruments based on the degree of precision needed.

STANDARD 5.9 ALL STUDENTS WILL GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF NATURAL LAWS AS THEY APPLY TO MOTION, FORCES, AND ENERGY TRANSFORMATIONS.

 1. Demonstrate that the motion of an object can vary in speed and direction.
 2. Demonstrate that the position and motion of an object can be changed by pushing or pulling and that the change is related to the strength of the push or pull.
 3. Recognize that some forces are invisible and can act at a distance.
 5. Investigate sources of light and show how light behaves when it strikes different objects.
11. Describe the various forms of energy, including heat, light, sound, chemical, nuclear,
13. Explain that the sun is a major source of the earth's energy and that energy is emitted in various forms, including visible light, infrared and ultraviolet radiation.

STANDARD 5.10 ALL STUDENTS WILL GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE STRUCTURE, DYNAMICS, AND GEOPHYSICAL SYSTEMS OF THE EARTH.

 3. Identify major sources and uses of water, discussing the forms in which it appears.
 4. Collect and record weather data to identify existing weather conditions, and recognize how those conditions affect our daily lives.

STANDARD 5.12 ALL STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE ENVIRONMENT AS A SYSTEM OF INTERDEPENDENT COMPONENTS AFFECTED BY HUMAN ACTIVITY AND NATURAL PHENOMENA.

1. Investigate the interdependence of living things and their environment.
2. Explain how meeting human requirements affects the environment.
3. Recognize that natural resources are not always renewable.
4. Evaluate the impact of personal and societal activities on the local and global environment.
5. Compare and contrast practices that affect the use and management of natural resources.
7. Analyze the components of various ecosystems and the effects of those components on organisms.
 
 

1.Use speaking, listening, reading, and viewing to assist with writing.
2.Write from experiences, thoughts, and feelings.
3. Use writing to extend experience.
4. Write for a variety of purposes, such as to persuade, enjoy, entertain, learn, inform, record, respond to reading, and solve problems.
6. Write collaboratively and independently.
7. Use a variety of strategies and activities, such as brainstorming, listing, discussion, drawing, role playing, note-taking, and journal writing, for finding and developing ideas about which to write.
8. Write to synthesize information from multiple sources.
10. Revise content, organization and other aspects of writing, using self, peer, and teacher collaborative feedback (the shared responses of others).
14. Develop a portfolio or collection of writings.

Standard 3.4: All Students Will Read Various Materials And Texts With Comprehension And Critical Analysis.

 1. Use listening, speaking, writing, and viewing to assist with reading.
 7. Use print concepts in developmentally appropriate ways.
 8. Read with comprehension.
 9. Use prior knowledge to extend reading ability and comprehension and to link aspects of the text with experiences and people in their own lives.
15. Expand vocabulary using appropriate strategies and techniques, such as word analysis and context clues.
16. Read and use printed materials and technical manuals from other disciplines, such as science, social studies, mathematics, and applied technology.

Standard 3.5: All Students Will View, Understand, And Use Nontextual Visual Information.

1. Use speaking, listening, writing, and reading to assist with viewing.
2. Demonstrate the ability to gain information from a variety of media.
4. Articulate information conveyed by symbols such as those found in pictorial graphs, map keys, and icons on a computer screen.
7. Use symbols, drawings, and illustrations to represent information that supports and/or enhances their writing.
8. Use simple charts, graphs, and diagrams to report data.

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