Standards & Benchmarks
Math Standards
Standard 1: Uses a variety of strategies in the problem solving process.
Standard 2: Understands and applies basic and advanced properties of the concepts of numbers.
Standard 3: Uses basic and advanced procedures while performing the processes of computation.
Standard 4: Understands and applies basic and advanced properties of the concepts of measurement.
Standard 5: Understands and applies basic and advanced properties of the concepts of geometry.
Standard 6: Understands and applies basic and advanced concepts of statistics and data analysis.
Standard 7: Understands and applies basic and advanced concepts of probability.
Standard 8: Understands and applies basic and advanced properties of functions and algebra.
Reading and Language Arts Standards
Standard 1: Uses the general skills and strategies of the writing process to write for a variety of purposes and audiences.
Standard 2: Uses the grammatical and mechanical conventions of written language.
Standard 3: Uses a variety of print and non-print resources to locate and gather information.
Standard 4: Uses the general skills and strategies of the reading process.
Standard 5: Reads, interprets, and responds to a variety of literary and information texts.
Standard 6: Uses speaking and listening strategies for a variety of purposes.
Science Standards
Standard 1: Understands and applies the skills of scientific inquiry.
Standard 2: Understands and applies scientific concepts, principles, and theories pertaining to the earth and the universe.
Standard 3: Understands and applies concepts, principles, and theories pertaining to life and its interactions.
Standard 4: Understands and applies concepts and theories pertaining to matter, its composition and the forces that govern it.
Standard 5: Learn how scientific knwoledge develops and changes over time.
Standard 6: Understands personal and societal changes and responsibilities that affect health, world resources, and the earth's environment.
Social Studies Standards
Standard 1: Culture: understands culture and cultural diversity.
Standard 2: Time,Continuity, & Change: understands the ways human beings view themselves in and over time.
Standard 3: People, Places & Environment: understands geography through the study of people, places and environments.
Standard 4: Individual & Group Development & Identity: understands individual development and identity among individuals, groups, and institutions.
Starndard 5: Power, Authority, & Government: understands how people create and change structures of power, authority, and governance.
Standard 6: Production, Distribution, & Consumption: understands how people organize for the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
Standard 7: Science, Technology, & Society: understands relationships between science, technology, and society.
Standard 8: Civic Ideals & Practices: understands the ideals, principles, and practices of citizenship in a democratic republic.