Science

Frameworks

Science Process Skills

SPS3– Personal, Social, and Technological Perspectives 9-12

1. COLLABORATION IN SCIENTIFIC ENDEAVORS

By the end of Grade 11, all students will apply skills from previous grades and…

By the end of Grade 12, advanced students will apply skills from previous grades and…

S:SPS3:11:1.1 Collaborate with existing research efforts.

S:SPS3:11:1.2 Identify global researchers in a field of interest.

Same as grade 11

2. COMMON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION

By the end of Grade 11, all students will apply skills from previous grades and…

By the end of Grade 12, advanced students will appluy skills from previous grades and…

S:SPS3:11:2.1 Develop, modify, clarify and explain questions that guide environmental investigations of various types.

S:SPS3:11:2.2 Design investigations to answer particular questions about the environment.

S:SPS3:11:2.3 Locate and collect reliable information for environmental investigations of many types.

S:SPS3:11:2.4 Apply basic logic and reasoning skills to evaluate completeness and reliability in a variety of information sources.

S:SPS3:11:2.5 Organize and display information in ways appropriate to different types of environmental investigations and purposes.

S:SPS3:11:2.6 Create, use and evaluate models to understand environmental phenomena.

S:SPS3:11:2.7 Use to evidence and logic in developing proposed explanations that address their initial questions and hypotheses.

S:SPS3:11:2.8 Analyze global, social, cultural, political, economic and environmental linkages.

S:SPS3:11:2.9 Evaluate presentations of environmental issues for accuracy.

Same as grade 11

3. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, TECHNOLOGICAL DESIGN AND APPLICATION

By the end of Grade 11, all students will apply skills from previous grades and…

By the end of Grade 12, advanced students will appluy skills from previous grades and…

S:SPS3:11:3.1 Analyze environmental issues such as water quality, air quality, hazardous waste, and depletion of natural resources.

S:SPS3:11:3.2 Evaluate status of a local community system (transportation, water, communication, food resources or electrical) in partnership with local officials.

S:SPS3:11:3.3 Analyze technical writing, graphs, charts, and diagrams.

Same as grade 11