State and District Standards Addressed in the Project

Math, Science and Technology Standards

  • MST Standard 1
    Analysis, Inquiry and Design:
    Students will use mathematical analysis, scientific inquiry, and engineering design, as appropriate, to pose questions, seek answers, and develop solutions.
  • MST Standard 2
    Students will access, generate, process and transfer information using appropriate technologies
  • MST Standard 4
    Students will understand and apply scientific principles, and theories pertaining to the physical setting and living environment and recognize the historical development of ideas in science.

Social Studies Standards

  • Standard 3 Geography
    Students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of the geography of the interdependent world in which we live - local, national and global - including the distribution of people, places and environments across the globe.

Technology Benchmarks for Students

  • Standard 1: The Student as an Information Navigator
    Use online and electronic resources to communicate, collaborate, and retrieve information.
  • Standard 3: The Student Is A Builder Of Knowledge Using Technology, Media And Telecommunications
    Use a variety of technology resources and applications to facilitate learning throughout the curriculum and support personal, academic and professional productivity
    Use input and output devices to successfully use modern technologies.
    Use productivity tools
  • Standard 4: The student is an effective communicator through a variety of appropriate technologies/media
    Design, develop, publish, and present multimedia and online products using technology resources that demonstrate and communicate curriculum concepts to audiences inside and outside the classroom
  • Standard 6: The student is a technician
    Understand and communicate, using accurate terminology, common uses of technology in daily life and the advantages and disadvantages those uses provide.
    Understand and effectively utilize a networked computer system
  • Standard 7: The student is a responsible citizen, worker, learner, community member and family member in a technological age.
    Advocate and apply positive social and ethical behaviors when using technology and identify the consequences of misuse
    Demonstrate knowledge of and make informed choices among technology systems, resources, and services. Assess the advantages and disadvantages of these systems in the workplace and in society as a whole