MS 217 – Robert A. Van Wyck |
Magnet Standards |
| 1. Sustainability |
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| • Students explore ways to balance human needs with nature's laws. • Students investigate how to create comfortable lifestyles, so we sustain resources for future generations. |
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| 2. Inquiry |
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| Students explore and make meaning by | |
| • closely observing • formulating questions • analyzing systems • drawing conclusions |
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| 3. Sense of Place | |
| Students develop connections to their everyday environments by participating in authentic projects in their natural, cultural and social worlds. |
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| • Literacy: Students explore how authors use landscape, how a landscape can shape the imagination, and how imaginations can shape a landscape. • Social Studies: Students explore how geography shapes cultures and societies. • Math: Students explore how place determines value. • Science: Students investigate how natural laws and processes shape ecosystems and biomes. |
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| 4. Activism | |
| "Think Globally, Act Locally" | |
| • Students research issues and determine actions that can make a difference. • Students take actions that affect their local and global communities. |
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| 5. Careers |
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| • Students connect classroom studies with future careers. • Students investigate new, evolving careers. |
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| 6. Technology | |
| • Students use technology to achieve academic, green living and career goals. • Students use digital media to communicate individually and work collaboratively. • Students use technology to interact globally and locally. |
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| Peer Review Process |
6th Grade |
Science:
Social Studies
English Language Arts
Math Foreign Language
Art
Elective
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7th Grade
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Science:
Social Studies
English Language Arts
Math
Foreign Language
Art |
8th Grade |
Science:
Social Studies
English Language Arts
Math Foreign Language
Art Elective |