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National Education Technology Standards for Students
that can be met by participating in this project.
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1. Creativity and Innovation
Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes
using technology. Students:
a. apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes.
2. Communication and Collaboration
Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance,
to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students:
a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments
and media.
b. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
d. contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems.
3. Research and Information Fluency
Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students:
a. plan strategies to guide inquiry.
b. locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and
media.
c. evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.
d. process data and report results.
4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make
informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. Students:
a. identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.
b. plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.
c. collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.
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Below are
California (K - 6) standards that can be
met by participating in this project. Please adapt the standards
to your personal teaching needs as necessary. If I have missed
a standard which you feel is covered, please let me know.
However, I will not be posting state by state standards.
You can find that information by clicking HERE! |
California
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| Kindergarten
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| Math
(Statistics) |
1.0
Students collect information about objects and events in their environment:
1.1 Pose information questions; collect data; and record the results
using objects, pictures, and picture graphs. |
| Language
Arts (Writing) |
1.0
Writing Strategies
Students write words and brief sentences that are legible.
Organization and Focus
1.1 Use letters and phonetically spelled words to write about experiences,
stories, people, objects, or events. |
| Science
(Investigation & Experimentation) |
4.
Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting
careful investigations. As a basis for understanding this concept
and addressing the content in the other three strands, students should
develop their own questions and perform investigations. Students will:
a. Observe common objects by using the five senses. |
| First
Grade |
| Math
(Measurement & Geometry) |
1.0
Students use direct comparison and nonstandard units to describe the
measurements of objects:
1.1 Compare the length, weight, and volume of two or more objects
by using direct comparison or a nonstandard unit. |
| Language
Arts (Writing) |
1.0
Writing Strategies
Students write clear and coherent sentences and paragraphs that develop
a central idea. Their writing shows they consider the audience and
purpose. Students progress through the stages of the writing process
(e.g., prewriting, drafting, revising, editing successive versions).
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| Science
(Investigation & Experimentation) |
4.
Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting
careful investigations. As a basis for understanding this concept
and addressing the content in the other three strands, students should
develop their own questions and perform investigations. Students will:
a. Draw pictures that portray some features of the thing being described.
b. Record observations and data with pictures, numbers, or written
statements.
c. Record observations on a bar graph. |
| Second
Grade |
| Math
(Measurement & Geometry) |
1.0
Students understand that measurement is accomplished by identifying
a unit of measure, iterating (repeating) that unit, and comparing
it to the item to be measured:
1.2 Use different units to measure the same object and predict whether
the measure will be greater or smaller when a different unit is used. |
| Language
Arts (Writing Applications) |
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write compositions that describe and explain familiar objects, events,
and experiences. Student writing demonstrates a command of standard
American English and the drafting, research, and organizational strategies
outlined in Writing Standard 1.0. |
| Science
(Investigation & Experimentation) |
4.
Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting
careful investigations. As a basis for understanding this concept
and addressing the content in the other three strands, students should
develop their own questions and perform investigations. Students will:
b. Measure length, weight, temperature, and liquid volume with appropriate
tools and express those measurements in standard metric system units |
| Third
Grade |
| Math
(Measurement & Geometry) |
1.0
Students choose and use appropriate units and measurement tools to
quantify the properties of objects:
1.1 Choose the appropriate tools and units (metric and U.S.) and estimate
and measure the length, liquid volume, and weight/mass of given objects.
1.4 Carry out simple unit conversions within a system
of measurement (e.g., centimeters and meters, hours and minutes).
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| Language
Arts (Writing Applications) |
Students
write compositions that describe and explain familiar objects, events,
and experiences. Student writing demonstrates a command of standard
American English and the drafting, research, and organizational strategies
outlined in Writing Standard 1.0.
2.2 Write descriptions that use concrete sensory details to present
and support unified impressions of people, places, things, or experiences.
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| Science
(Investigation & Experimentation) |
5.
Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting
careful investigations. As a basis for understanding this concept
and addressing the content in the other three strands, students should
develop their own questions and perform investigations. Students will:
c. Use numerical data in describing and comparing objects, events,
and measurements.
d. Predict the outcome of a simple investigation and compare the result
with the prediction.
e. Collect data in an investigation and analyze those data to develop
a logical conclusion. |
| Fourth
Grade |
| Math
(Mathematical Reasoning) |
2.0
Students use strategies, skills, and concepts in finding solutions:
2.1 Use estimation to verify the reasonableness of calculated results.
2.2 Apply strategies and results from simpler problems to more complex
problems.
2.3 Use a variety of methods, such as words, numbers, symbols, charts,
graphs, tables, diagrams, and models, to explain mathematical reasoning.
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| Language
Arts (Writing) |
1.2
Create multiple-paragraph compositions:
a. Provide an introductory paragraph.
b. Establish and support a central idea with a topic sentence at or
near the beginning of the first paragraph.
c. Include supporting paragraphs with simple facts, details, and explanations.
d. Conclude with a paragraph that summarizes the points.
e. Use correct indention. |
| Science
(Investigation & Experimentation) |
6.
Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting
careful investigations. As a basis for understanding this concept
and addressing the content in the other three strands, students should
develop their own questions and perform investigations. Students will:
a. Differentiate observation from inference (interpretation) and know
scientists' explanations come partly from what they observe and partly
from how they interpret their observations.
b. Measure and estimate the weight, length, or volume of objects |
| Fifth
Grade |
| Math
(Mathematical Reasoning) |
2.0
Students use strategies, skills, and concepts in finding solutions:
2.1 Use estimation to verify the reasonableness of calculated results.
2.2 Apply strategies and results from simpler problems to more complex
problems.
2.3 Use a variety of methods, such as words, numbers, symbols, charts,
graphs, tables, diagrams, and models, to explain mathematical reasoning. |
| Language
Arts (Writing Strategies) |
1.2
Create multiple-paragraph expository compositions:
a. Establish a topic, important ideas, or events in sequence or chronological
order.
b. Provide details and transitional expressions that link one paragraph
to another in a clear line of thought.
c. Offer a concluding paragraph that summarizes important ideas and
details. |
| Science
(Investigation & Experimentation) |
6.
Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting
careful investigations. As a basis for understanding this concept
and addressing the content in the other three strands, students should
develop their own questions and perform investigations. Students will:
f. Select appropriate tools (e.g., thermometers, meter sticks, balances,
and graduated cylinders) and make quantitative observations.
g. Record data by using appropriate graphic representations (including
charts, graphs, and labeled diagrams) and make inferences based on
those data.
h. Draw conclusions from scientific evidence and indicate whether
further information is needed to support a specific conclusion. |
| Sixth
Grade |
| Math
(Statistics, Data Analysis, & Probability) |
2.0
Students use data samples of a population and describe the characteristics
and limitations of the samples:
2.1 Compare different samples of a population with the data from the
entire population and identify a situation in which it makes sense
to use a sample.
2.2 Identify different ways of selecting a sample (e.g., convenience
sampling, responses to a survey, random sampling) and which method
makes a sample more representative for a population.
2.3 Analyze data displays and explain why the way in which the question
was asked might have influenced the results obtained and why the way
in which the results were displayed might have influenced the conclusions
reached. |
| Language
Arts (Writing Applications) |
2.3
Write research reports:
a. Pose relevant questions with a scope narrow enough to be thoroughly
covered.
b. Support the main idea or ideas with facts, details, examples, and
explanations from multiple authoritative sources (e.g., speakers,
periodicals, online information searches).
c. Include a bibliography. |
| Science
(Investigation & Experimentation) |
7.
Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting
careful investigations. As a basis for understanding this concept
and addressing the content in the other three strands, students should
develop their own questions and perform investigations. Students will:
a. Develop a hypothesis.
b. Select and use appropriate tools and technology (including calculators,
computers, balances, spring scales, microscopes, and binoculars) to
perform tests, collect data, and display data.
c. Construct appropriate graphs from data and develop qualitative
statements about the relationships between variables.
d. Communicate the steps and results from an investigation in written
reports and oral presentations. |
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