Send us feedback
Print Benchmark
|
 |
A. Values and Attitudes
By the end of 12th grade, students should know that:
- Know why curiosity, honesty, openness, and skepticism are so highly regarded in science and how they are incorporated into the way science is carried out; exhibit those traits in their own lives and value them in others.
- View science and technology thoughtfully, being neither categorically antagonistic nor uncritically positive.
|
B. Computation and Estimation
By the end of 12th grade, students should know that:
- Use ratios and proportions, including constant rates, in appropriate problems.
- Find answers to problems by substituting numerical values in simple algebraic formulas and judge whether the answer is reasonable by reviewing the process and checking against typical values.
- Make up and write out simple algorithms for solving problems that take several steps.
- Use computer spreadsheet, graphing, and database programs to assist in quantitative analysis.
- Compare data for two groups by representing their averages and spreads graphically.
- Express and compare very small and very large numbers using powers-of-ten notation.
- Trace the source of any large disparity between an estimate and the calculated answer.
- Recall immediately the relations among 10, 100, 1000, 1 million, and 1 billion (knowing, for example, that 1 million is a thousand thousands).
- Consider the possible effects of measurement errors on calculations.
|
C. Manipulation and Observation
By the end of 12th grade, students should know that:
- Learn quickly the proper use of new instruments by following instructions in manuals or by taking instructions from an experienced user.
- Use computers for producing tables and graphs and for making spreadsheet calculations.
- Troubleshoot common mechanical and electrical systems, checking for possible causes of malfunction, and decide on that basis whether to make a change or get advice from an expert before proceeding.
- Use power tools safely to shape, smooth, and join wood, plastic, and soft metal.
|
D. Communication Skills
By the end of 12th grade, students should know that:
- Make and interpret scale drawings.
- Write clear, step-by-step instructions for conducting investigations, operating something, or following a procedure.
- Choose appropriate summary statistics to describe group differences, always indicating the spread of the data as well as the data's central tendencies.
- Describe spatial relationships in geometric terms such as perpendicular, parallel, tangent, similar, congruent, and symmetrical.
- Use and correctly interpret relational terms such as if ..
- Participate in group discussions on scientific topics by restating or summarizing accurately what others have said, asking for clarification or elaboration, and expressing alternative positions.
- Use tables, charts, and graphs in making arguments and claims in oral and written presentations.. then ..., and or, sufficient, necessary, some, every, not, correlates with, and causes.
|
|
