Skill Descriptor:
Apply the elements of art and the principles of design to develop skills, language, techniques, and processes.
Achievement Indicators:
Use directionality of line for a variety of purposes
Create with geometric and organic shapes
Science learners in the Middle Block “apply critical thinking and scientific literacy to their investigations” and “transfer science and technological understandings to situational contexts.” Digital media literacy connections at this level are found in the Scientific Literacy strand.
Skill Descriptor:
Analyze and interpret qualitative and quantitative data to construct explanations and conclusions.
Achievement Indicators:
Science courses in the High School Block “prepare students to hypothesize; inquire, pursue, acquire, and apply knowledge about the physical and natural world; be curious; plan, create and action change; apply a systematic methodology based on scientific evidence and grounded in observation and experimentation; [and] find problems and make decisions by critical evaluation of evidence and applying knowledge and evidence to novel situations.”
In the Middle Block, students “examine their own personal health and how their choices and habits impact personal wellness. They learn the importance of making meaningful connections with their peers while respecting individual choices, lifestyles, and beliefs. Learners examine social, emotional, and cognitive changes associated with adolescence and how those choices impact relationships, personal safety, and mental health.”
Skill Descriptor:
Describe the impacts of food, substance, and screen time use/misuse on health and well-being.
Achievement Indicators:
Use decision-making and refusal skills to deal with pressures around food choice, harmful substance, and screen time.
Skill Descriptor:
Evaluate the impacts of food, screen time, and substance use/misuse on self and community.
Achievement Indicators:
Describe how food, screen time, and substance use can affect overall health (mental, social, emotional, and physical including brain development, etc.)
Analyze influences that lead youth to decide whether or not to misuse food, screen time, and harmful substances
Students in the Elementary Block discuss “topics such as diversity, empathy, conflict, and relationships [and] develop a stronger sense of global citizenship.” Concepts addressed include use and misuses of substances, food, and screen time; personal safety; digital citizenship; emotions and decision-making; diversity; friendships and bullying, and career pathways.
Skill Descriptor:
Explore personal health habits that contribute to wellness.
Achievement Indicators:
Describe healthy eating habits
List healthy food choices for meals and snacks
Skill Descriptor:
Skill Descriptor:
Describe personal health habits that contribute to wellness.
Achievement Indicators:
Explain how food and drink labels can provide information about food
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