Objectives

=Technology= =Math=
 * 1) Students demonstrate creative and critical thinking, construct knowledge and develop innovative products and processes using technology.
 * Students use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues (Project Design)
 * Students identify trends and forecast possibilities (Analyze temperature and precipitation data and draw a conclusion based on that data)
 * 1) Students use digital media and environments to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
 * Students communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats (Communicate data in table and graphical formats)
 * 1) Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
 * Students plan strategies to guide inquiry (Work through a research checklist)
 * Students locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media (Collect and analyze data from a web resource, create a map using online resources)
 * Students evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.
 * Students process data and report results.
 * 1) 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 collect and analyze data to identify solutions and / or make informed decisions.
 * 1) Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior.
 * Students advocate and practice safe, legal and responsible use of information and technology.
 * 1) Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations.
 * Students understand and use technology systems.
 * Students select and use applications effectively and productively.
 * Students transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies.
 * 1) Students formulate questions that can be addressed with data and collect, organize, and display relevant data to answer them.
 * 2) Students represent data using tables and graphs.
 * 3) Students select and use appropriate statistical methods to analyze data.
 * 4) Students compare different representations of the same data and evaluate how well each representation shows important aspects of the data.
 * 5) Students develop and evaluate inferences and predictions based on data.
 * 6) Students propose and justify conclusions and predictions based on data and propose methods to further investigate conclusions and / or predictions.

=Science=
 * 1) Students identify questions that can be answered through scientific investigation or gathering of data.
 * 2) Students design and conduct a scientific investigation.
 * 3) Students use appropriate tools and techniques to gather, analyze and interpret data.
 * 4) Students develop descriptions, explanations, predictions and models using gathered evidence.
 * 5) Students communicate scientific findings.
 * 6) Students use mathematics in all aspects of scientific inquiry.