S3P1 Students will investigate how heat is produced and the effects of heating and cooling, and will understand a change in temperature indicates a change in heat.
a. Categorize ways to produced heat energy such as burning, rubbing, and mixing one thing with another.
b. Investigate how insulation affects heating and cooling
S3L2 Students will recognize the effects of pollution and humans on the environment
b. Identify way to protect the environment
Social Studies
SS2H2 The student will discuss the lives of Americans who expanded people’s rights and freedoms in democracy (making America abetter place to live)
SS3CG1 Students will explain the importance of the basic principles that provide the foundation of a republican form of government.
a. Explain why in the United States there is a separation of power between branches of government and levels of government
TAG - Advanced Communication Skills
· Use written, spoken, and technological media to convey new learning or challenge existing ideas.
· Produce written and/or oral work that is complex, purposeful, and organized, includes relevant supporting examples and manipulation of language.
· Create products and/or presentations that synthesize information from diverse sources and communicate expertise to a variety of authentic audiences.
· Use a variety of multi-media and innovative technology to create illustrations, models, charts, tables, and graphs as tools for communication.
· Apply interviewing techniques for a variety of purposes.
· Anticipate and address potential misunderstandings, biases, and expectations in communication with others.
· Respond to contributions of others, considering all available information.
· Participate in small group discussions to argue persuasively or reinforce others’ good points.
· Maintain a journal or log for self-reflection and/or self-evaluation.
· Support and defend one’s own opinions while respecting the opinions of others.
TAG Creative Thinking & Creative Problem Solving Skills
· Question accepted practices, rules, and existing principles to discover new knowledge.
· Design, apply, evaluate, and adapt a variety of innovative strategies when problem solving (e.g., recognizes problems, defines problems, identifies possible solutions, selects optimal solution, implements solution, and evaluates solution).
· Incorporate brainstorming and other idea-generating techniques (synectics, SCAMPER, etc.) to solve problems or create new products.
· Demonstrate skills in fluency and flexibility to solve problems or create new products.
· Develop original ideas, presentations, or products through synthesis and evaluation.
· Clarify, illustrate, or elaborate on an idea for product improvement.
· Use analogies, metaphors, illustrations, and/or models to explain complex concepts.
· Tolerate ambiguity when solving problems.
· Recognize and assume risks as a necessary part of problem solving.
· Monitor and reflect on the creative process of problem solving for future applications.