Common Planner
K–12 Standards

STEM Technologies II

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Scope of TechnologyScope

  • 1

    Investigate how technological systems can be connected to one another.  Scope1

  • 2

    Explore different technologies that involve different sets of processes. Scope2

  • 3

    Gather and present information about ways corporations may create demand for a product by bringing it onto the market and advertising it.Scope3

Technology and SocietySociety

  • 4

    Differentiate between positive and negative effects of technology usage on human beings, including their safety, comfort, choices, and attitudes about technology’s development and useSociety4

  • 5

    Analyze the management of waste produced by technological systems as a societal issueSociety5

  • 6

    Research and communicate how technologies can be used to repair damage caused by natural disasters and to break down waste from the use of various products and systems.Society6

  • 7

    Identify ethical issues associated with the development and use of technology.Society7

  • 8

    Describe how social and cultural priorities and values are reflected in technological devices.Society8

  • 9

    Explain how meeting societal expectations can be a driving force behind the acceptance and use of products and systems.Society9

Design ProcessDes

  • 10

    Design a plan to produce products and systems. Des10

  • 11

    Create criteria and constraints in a design. Des11

  • 12

    Use the design process to develop solutions for a problemDes12

  • 13

    Employ brainstorming in a group problem-solving setting where each person presents design process related ideas in an open forum as part of the design process.Des13

  • 14

    Model two-dimensional and three-dimensional solutions of a design. Des14

  • 15

    Test and modify designs to transform ideas into practical solutionsDes15

  • 16

    Accurately identify different resources used in projects.Des16

  • 17

    Make a product or system to solve a problem and document the solution.Des17

Digital LiteracyLit

  • 18

    Create and maintain a digital identity and reputation, demonstrating an awareness of the permanence of one’s actions in the digital world.Lit18

  • 19

    Demonstrate an understanding of and respect for the rights and obligations of using and sharing intellectual property.Lit19

  • 20

    Manage their personal data to maintain digital privacy and security.Lit20

  • 21

    Create strategies to locate information and other resources for their intellectual or creative pursuits.Lit21

  • 22

    Generate ideas about real-world issues and problems and pursue answers and solutions to them.Lit22

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Grade 6, Grade 7, and Grade 8

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