Standards


Math


Measurement

Content Standard: 4.0 

The student will become familiar with the units and processes of measurement in order to use a variety of tools, techniques, and formulas to determine and to estimate measurements in mathematical and real-world problems.


Culture


Content Standard: 1.0

Culture encompasses similarities and differences among people including their beliefs, knowledge, changes, values, and traditions. Students will explore these elements of society to develop an appreciation and respect for the variety of human cultures.


Geography


Content Standard: 3.0

Geography enables the students to see, understand and appreciate the web of relationships between people, places, and environments. Students will use the knowledge, skills, and understanding of concepts within the six essential elements of geography: world in spatial terms, places and regions, physical systems, human systems, environment and society, and the uses of geography.


History


Content Standard: 5.0

History involves people, events, and issues. Students will evaluate evidence to develop comparative and casual analyses, and to interpret primary sources. They will construct sound historical arguments and perspectives on which informed decisions in contemporary life can be based.


Visual Art


Students in middle grades visual art courses will learn to select, control, and experiment with a variety of art tools, media, and processes used to create works of art and crafts. Students will evaluate historical and personal works of art with increasingly perceptive abilities as they learn and apply organizational components of art and design. Through critiquing techniques, the students develop an appreciation of both the aesthetic and functional aspects of visual art. As the students progress through their study of visual art they gain an understanding of how the arts relate to history, culture, and other disciplines.

Content Standard 1.0: Media, Techniques, and Processes

Students will understand and apply media, techniques, and processes.

 Content Standard 4.0: Historical and Cultural Relationships

Students will understand the visual arts in relation to history and cultures.


Reading


Content Standard: 1.0

The student will develop the reading and listening skills necessary for word recognition, comprehension, interpretation, analysis, evaluation,and appreciation of print and non-print text.

      1.04 Use decoding strategies to read unfamiliar words.

      1.06 Expand reading vocabulary.

      1.08 Use active comprehension strategies to derive meaning while reading and to       check for understanding after reading.

      1.09 Refine study skills and develop methods of research to enhance learning.

      1.10 Develop skills to facilitate reading in the content areas.

      1.11 Read independently for a variety of purposes.

      1.12 Experience and explore the elements of various literary and media genres.


Computer Technology


Standard 5.0

Students will select and use appropriate technology research tools.

    5.1 Students will use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources.

    5.2 Students will use technology tools to process data and report results.

    5.3 Students will evaluate and select new information resources and  technological innovations based on the appropriateness for specific tasks.