ENERGY and Conservation

DPS Standards

READING AND WRITING

• Standard 1:
  Students read and understand a variety of materials. In order to meet this Standard, students will
• use comprehension strategies;
• make connections between prior knowledge and what they need to know about a topic before reading about it;
• adjust reading strategies for a variety of purposes;
• use word recognition skills, strategies, and resources; and
• use information from their reading to increase vocabulary and language usage.
• Standard 2:
  Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences. In order to meet this Standard, students will
• expand vocabulary development using a variety of methods;
• write and speak for a variety of purposes;
• write and speak to peers, teachers, and the community;
• plan, draft, revise, proofread, edit, and publish written communications;
• use a variety of literary devices such as figurative language, symbolism, dialect, and precise vocabulary to convey meaning;
• prepare written and oral presentations using strategies; and
• use the most appropriate method, handwriting or word processing, to produce a product that is legible.
• Standard 4:
  Students apply thinking skills to their reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing. In order to meet this Standard, students will
• make predictions, analyze, draw conclusions, and discriminate between fact and opinion in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing;
• use reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing to gather data, define the problem, and apply problem-solving skills;
• recognize, express, and defend points of view orally and in writing;
• identify the purpose, perspective, and historical an d cultural influences of a speaker, author, or director; and
• evaluate the reliability, accuracy, and relevancy of information.
• Standard 5:
  Students read to locate, select, evaluate, and make use of relevant information from a variety of media, reference, and technological sources. In order to meet this Standard, students will
• select relevant material for reading, writing, and speaking purposes;
• understand the structure, organization, and use of various media, reference, and technological sources as they select information for their reading, writing, and speaking purposes;
• paraphrase, summarize, organize, evaluate, and synthesize information;
• cite others' ideas, images, or information from primary, print, and electronic resources; and
• use information to produce a quality product in an appropriate format.
• Standard 7:
  Students use appropriate technologies speaking, listening and viewing. In order to meet this Standard, students will
• use appropriate technologies to increase literacy through a variety of formats;
• use appropriate technologies to access, process, and communicate information for a variety of purposes; and
• demonstrate problem solving skills through the use of appropriate technologies.

MATH

• Standard 1:
  Number sense - Students develop number sense, understand and use appropriate math vocabulary, understand and use numbers and number relationships in problem-solving situations, and communicate the reasoning used in solving these problems. In order to meet this Standard, a student will
• construct and interpret number meanings through real-world experiences and the use of hands-on materials and relate these meanings to mathematical symbols and numbers;
• represent and use numbers in a variety of equivalent forms (for example, fractions, decimals, percents, exponents, scientific notation);
• know the structure and properties of the real number system (for example, primes, factors, multiples, relationships among sets of numbers);
• use number sense, including estimation and mental arithmetic, to determine the reasonableness of solutions; and
• understand and use mathematical vocabulary and symbols; students will develop vocabulary relevant to each skill in order to communicate method and reasoning in problem solutions.
• Standard 3:
  Data Analysis - Students use data collection and analysis, statistics, and probability in problem-solving situations and communicate the reasoning used in solving these problems. In order to meet this Standard, a student will
• solve problems by systematically collecting, organizing, describing, and analyzing data using surveys, tables, charts, and graphs;
• make valid inferences, decisions, and arguments based on data analysis;
• use counting techniques, experimental probability, or theoretical probability, as appropriate, to represent and solve problems involving uncertainty (for example, make predictions as appropriate and test hypotheses); and
• understand and use appropriate technology for data collection and analysis.
• Standard 5:
  Measurement - Students use a variety of tools and techniques to measure, apply the results in problem-solving situations, and communicate the reasoning used in solving these problems. In order to meet this Standard, a student will
• understand and apply the attributes of linear dimensions, capacity, weight, mass, time, temperature, perimeter, area, volume, and angle measurement in problem-solving situations;
• make and use direct and indirect measurements to describe and compare real-world phenomena;
• understand the structure, use of, and relationship between systems of measurement;
• describe and use rates of change (for example, temperature as it changes throughout the day, or speed as the rate of change of distance over time) and other derived measures; and
• select appropriate units, including metric and US customary, and tools (for example, rulers, protractors, compasses, thermometers) to measure to the degree of accuracy required to solve a given problem.
• Standard 6:
  Computation - Students link concepts and procedures as they develop and use computational techniques, including estimation, mental arithmetic, paper-and-pencil, calculators, computers, and other manipulatives in problem-solving situations and communicate the reasoning used in solving these problems. In order to meet this Standard, a student will
• model, explain, and use the four basic operations-addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division- in problem-solving and real world situations;
• develop, use, and analyze algorithms and formulas;
• select and apply appropriate computational techniques to solve a variety of problems and determine whether the results are reasonable;
• link concepts and procedures to appropriate vocabulary and symbols; and
• understand and apply concepts of financial transactions in everyday situations.
• Standard 7:
  Technology - Students understand and use appropriate technologies to perform mathematical constructions and computations, simulate mathematical experiences, and to access, process, and communicate information related to the application of mathematics in problem-solving situations. In order to meet this Standard, a student will
• use appropriate traditional and electronic technologies in a variety of formats to extend and enhance mathematical learning and to simulate mathematical models, concepts, and problem-solving situations;
• use appropriate technologies to access, process, and communicate relevant mathematical data; and
• use appropriate computational and data-collecting tools.

SCIENCE

• Standard 1:
  Students understand the processes of scientific investigation and design, conduct, communicate about, and evaluate such investigations.
• Standard 2:
  Physical Science: Students know and understand common properties, forms, and changes in matter and energy. (Focus: Physics and Chemistry)
• Students know that matter has characteristic properties, which are related to its composition and structure.
• Students know that energy appears in different forms, and can move (be transferred) and change (be transformed).
• Students understand that interactions can produce changes in a system, although the total quantity of matter and energy remains unchanged.
• Standard 5:
  Students know and understand interrelationships among science, technology, and human activity in past, present, and future, and how they can affect the world.
• Standard 6:
  Students understand that science involves a particular way of knowing and understand common connections among scientific disciplines.
• Standard 7:
  Students use appropriate technologies to facilitate understanding of scientific concepts, communicate scientific information, and conduct scientific inquiry.

GEOGRAPHY

• Standard 1:
  Students know how to use and construct maps and other geographic tools to locate and derive information about people, places, and environments.
• Students know how to use maps and other geographic tools to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective.
• Students develop knowledge of Earth to locate people, places, and environments.
• Students know how to analyze the dynamic spatial organization of people, places, and environments.
• Standard 5:
  Students understand the effects of interactions between human and physical systems and the changes in meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources.
• Students know how human actions modify the physical environment.
• Students know how physical systems affect human systems.
• Students know the changes that occur in the meaning, use, location, distribution, and importance of resources.

ECONOMICS

• Standard 1:
  Students understand that because of the condition of scarcity, decisions must be made about the use of resources.
• Students know that economic choices are made because resources are scarce and that the act of making economic choices imposes opportunity costs.
• Students understand that economic incentives influence the use of scarce human, capital, and natural resources.
• Students understand that resources can be used in many ways and understand the costs of alternative uses.

INFORMATION LITERACY AND TECHNOLOGY

1. An Efficient Information & Technology User
   • Computer Operations, Electronic Tools, Terminology
   • Location Skills - Library and Internet
   • Online, Electronic, Print and AV Research Tools
   • Library Catalog (LION) & Dewey Decimal System
   • Keyboarding
2. A Responsible Citizen
   • Copyright and Plagiarism
   • Bibliographic Information
   • Care of Books & Technology
   • Safety Issues in a Digital World
3. A Knowledge Constructor
   • Research Process
   • Evaluation of Information
4. A Quality Producer
   • Sharing of Information
   • Document Production - Word Processing
   • Document Production - Spreadsheets
   • Document Production - Presentation Tools
   • Evaluation of Process and Product