Use outlines, thought webs and summaries to show the relationships among ideas and information to clarify meaning
Show the relationships among key words associated with topics of study, using a variety of strategies such as thought webs outlines and lists
Contribute to group knowledge of topic to identify and focus information needs, sources and purposes for research or investigation
Locate information to answer research questions, using a variety of sources, such as printed texts, bulletin boards, biographies, art, music, community resource people, CDROMs and the Internet
Use a variety of tools, such as bibliographies, thesauri, electronic searches and technology, to access information
Use various styles and forms of presentations, depending on content, audience and purpose
Emphasize key ideas and information to enhance audience understanding and enjoyment
Demonstrate control of voice, pacing, gestures and facial expressions; arrange props and presentation space to enhance communication
5.2 Working within a Group
Assume a variety of roles, and share responsibilities as a group member
Identify and participate in situations and projects in which group work enhances learning and results
Contribute to group knowledge of topics to identify and focus information needs, sources and purposes for research or investigations
Address specific problems in a group by specifying goals, devising alternative solutions and choosing the best alternative
C.9 Recognize that the other eight known plants, which revolve around the Sun, have characteristics and surface conditions that are different from Earth; identify examples of those differences
C.10 Recognize that not only Earth, but other planets, have moons; and identify examples of similarities and differences in the characteristics of those moons
C.11 Identify technologies and procedures by which knowledge, about planets and other objects in the night sky, has been gathered
C.12 Understand that Earth, the Sun and the Moon are part of a solar system that occupies only a tiny part of the known universe
5. Describe and compare the sides and angles of regular and irregular polygons. [C, PS, R, V]
Describe the characteristics of 3-D objects and 2-D shapes, and analyze the relationships among them
SHAPE AND SPACE (Transformations)
6. Perform a combination of translations, rotations and/or reflections on a single 2-D shape, with and without technology, and draw and describe the image. [C, CN, PS, T, V]
7. Perform a combination of successive transformations of 2-D shapes to create a design, and identify and describe the transformations. [C, CN, T, V]
8. Identify and plot points in the first quadrant of a Cartesian plane, using whole number ordered pairs. [C, CN, V]
9. Perform and describe single transformations of a 2-D shape in the first quadrant of a Cartesian plane (limited to whole number vertices)
Photography and Technographic arts: take advantage of the visual art implications of any available technological device and explore the potential of emerging technologies
simple camera used for specific purposes such as close-ups, medium shots, long shots of same subject matter; various viewpoints, action, composition
video camera to compose
ASSESSMENT: Students will impose standards on designed objects and invent improved versions.
A. Shapes evolve and change over time.
B. Designed objects can be evaluated on the basis of function and attractiveness.
C. Criteria are necessary for the evaluation of designed objects.
D. Improved designs can be conceived for any object.