Curriculum Standards

National Science Education Standards

  • Content Standard C: As a result of the activities, all students should develop an understanding of the interdependence of organisms. 
  • Content Standard F: As a result of the activities, all students should develop an understanding of population growth, natural resources, and environmental quality.

NCTM Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics

  • Number and Operations Standard
    • Understand numbers, ways of representing numbers, relationships among numbers, and number systems
    • Understand meanings of operations and how they relate to one another 
    • Compute fluently and make reasonable estimates
  • Algebra Standard
    • Understand patterns, relations, and functions 
    • Represent and analyze mathematical situations and structures using algebraic symbols
    • Use mathematical models to represent and understand quantitative relationships
    • Analyze change in various contexts

  • Data Analysis and Probability Standard
    • Formulate questions that can be addressed with data and collect, organize,
      and display relevant data to answer them 
    • Select and use appropriate statistical methods to analyze data 
    • Develop and evaluate inferences and predictions that are based on data 

  • Problem Solving Standard
    • build new mathematical knowledge through problem solving
    • solve problems that arise in mathematics and in other contexts 
    • apply and adapt a variety of appropriate strategies to solve problems
    • monitor and reflect on the process of mathematical problem solving. 
       
  • Communication Standard
    • organize and consolidate their mathematical thinking through communication; 
    • communicate their mathematical thinking coherently and clearly to peers, teachers, and others; 
    • analyze and evaluate the mathematical thinking and strategies of others; 
    • use the language of mathematics to express mathematical ideas precisely. 
       
  • Connection Standard
    • recognize and use connections among mathematical ideas; 
    • understand how mathematical ideas interconnect and build on one another to produce a coherent whole; 
    • recognize and apply mathematics in contexts outside of mathematics.

  • Representation Standard
    • create and use representations to organize, record, and communicate mathematical ideas; 
    • select, apply, and translate among mathematical representations to solve problems;
    • use representations to model and interpret physical, social, and mathematical phenomena.

National Educational Technology Standards (NETS)

  • Standard 4: Technology Communication Tools
    • Students use telecommunications to collaborate, publish, and interact with peers, experts, and other audiences. 
       
  • Standard 5: Technology Research Tools
    • Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources. 
    • Students use technology tools to process data and report results. 
       
  • Standard 6: Technology Problem-solving and Decision-making Tools 
    • Students use technology resources for solving problems and making informed decisions. 
    • Students employ technology in the development of strategies for solving problems in the real world. 

New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards

  • 3.5: All Students Will View, Understand, And Use Nontextual Visual Information.
  • 4.1: All Students Will Develop the Ability to Pose and Solve Mathematical Problems in Mathematics, Other Disciplines, and Everyday Experiences
  • 4.2: All Students Will Communicate Mathematically through Written, Oral, Symbolic, and Visual Forms of Expression.
  • 4.3: All Students Will Connect Mathematics to Other Learning by Understanding the Interrelationships of Mathematical Ideas and the Roles that Mathematics and Mathematical Modeling Play in Other Disciplines and in Life
  • 4.4: All Students Will Develop Reasoning Ability and Will Become Self-Reliant, Independent Mathematical Thinkers.
  • 4.5: All Students Will Regularly and Routinely Use Calculators, Computers, Manipulatives, and Other Mathematical Tools to Enhance Mathematical Thinking, Understanding, And Power.
  •  4.10: All Students Will Use A Variety Of Estimation Strategies And Recognize Situations In Which Estimation Is Appropriate. 
  • 4.11: All Students Will Develop An Understanding Of Patterns, Relationships, And Functions And Will Use Them To Represent And Explain Real-World Phenomena.
  • 4.12: All Students Will Develop An Understanding Of Statistics And Probability And Will Use Them To Describe Sets Of Data, Model Situations, And Support Appropriate Inferences And Arguments. 
  • 4.13: All Students Will Develop An Understanding Of Algebraic Concepts And Processes And Will Use Them To Represent And Analyze Relationships Among Variable Quantities And To Solve Problems.
  • 4.16: All Students Will Demonstrate High Levels Of Mathematical Thought Through Experiences Which Extend Beyond Traditional Computation, Algebra, And Geometry.
  • 5.5: All Students Will Integrate Mathematics as a Tool for Problem-Solving in Science, and as a Means of Expressing and/or Modeling Scientific Theories.
  • 5.12: All Students Will Develop An Understanding Of The Environment As A System Of Interdependent Components Affected By Human Activity And Natural Phenomena.
  • 6.3: All Students Will Acquire Historical Understanding Of Political And Diplomatic Ideas, Forces, And Institutions Throughout The History Of New Jersey, The United States, And The World. 
  • 6.4: All Students Will Acquire Historical Understanding Of Societal Ideas And Forces Throughout The History Of New Jersey, The United States, And The World.
  • 6.8: All Students Will Acquire Geographical Understanding By Studying Human Systems In Geography. 
  • 6.9: All Students Will Acquire Geographical Understanding By Studying The Environment And Society. 
  • Standard 2: All students will use technology, information and other tools.
  • Standard 3: All students will use critical thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.