apply positive interpersonal skills to class and community situations
B - Management Skills
apply management skills to everyday lives
C - Employability Skills
explore employability and educational options
D - Literacy Standards
demonstrate appropriate literacy skills including reading, writing, speaking, and listening within the expectations of the coursework
demonstrate course required skills and knowledge acquired from a variety of literacy resources
summarize complex concepts, processes, or information presented in a text by paraphrasing them, verbally or in writing, in simpler but still accurate terms
apply literacy competencies by completing a multistep procedure while precisely following written or oral instructions
demonstrate appropriate use of relevant, industry-related vocabulary, key terms, and symbols
discuss the importance of curiosity, honesty, openness, and skepticism in science and exhibit these traits in efforts to understand how the world works
design and conduct scientific investigations
use standard safety practices for all classroom laboratory and field investigations
use technology to collect, observe, measure, and organize data
use valid critical assumptions to draw conclusions
apply computation and estimation skills necessary for analyzing data and developing conclusions
communicate scientific investigations and information clearly
B - Academic Knowledge
define biotechnology and explain its application in society
describe the ethical, moral, and legal issues in the modern world of biotechnology
describe the types of careers available in biotechnology
explain how basic chemistry concepts affect living organisms
analyze basic skills/technologies necessary to be successful in the biotechnology workplace
describe how biotechnology products are introduced and marketed
C - Literacy Standards
cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of technical texts
determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; provide an accurate summary of the text distinct from prior knowledge or opinions
follow precisely a multistep procedure when performing technical tasks
determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific technical context
analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to an understanding of the topic
analyze the author's purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text
integrate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text with a version of that information expressed visually (e.g., in a flowchart, diagram, model, graph, or table)
distinguish among facts, reasoned judgment based on research findings, and speculation in a text
compare and contrast the information gained from experiments, simulations, video or multimedia sources with that gained from reading a text on the same topic
read and comprehend technical texts in the grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently by the end of grade 8
write arguments focused on discipline-specific content
write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events or technical processes
produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience
develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience
use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas clearly and efficiently
conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration
gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation
draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis reflection, and research
write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline- specific tasks, purposes, and audiences
demonstrate employability skills required by business and industry
B - Careers in Public Safety
explore and evaluate careers in legal services, corrections, private security, and protective services
C - Civil, Criminal, and Juvenile Law
explain constitutional standards as applied to the proper criminal procedure
D - Careers in the Legal Profession
compare and contrast the roles and responsibilities of criminal attorneys and the paralegals who work for them as those roles relate to a criminal trial
E - The Trial Process
analyze the trial process to include the opening statements, presentation of evidence, testimony of witnesses and the closing arguments
F - The Court System
identify the various court systems and explain the various sentencing options
G - The Corrections System
discuss the history of corrections in America
H - Protective Services
compare and contrast the role of protective services within the criminal justice system
I - Student Organizations
explore how related student organizations are integral parts of career and technology education courses through leadership development, school and community service projects, entrepreneurship development, and competitive events
demonstrate employability skills required by business and industry
B - Safety and Tools
demonstrate proper safety techniques and tool usage in the engineering and technology laboratory
C - Inventions and Innovation
investigate inventions and innovations and their impact in society
D - Engineering Design Process
demonstrate an understanding of the engineering design process through various problem-solving activities
invent and/or innovate a technological product or system that addresses a societal need using the engineering design process
E - Student Organizations
explore how related career and technology student organizations are integral parts of career and technology education courses; develop leadership, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills through participation in co-curricular activities associated with the Technology Student Association (TSA)
