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Critical Thinker
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A 6th grade Sutter STEM student will…
Students will learn critical thinking through:
Students will infer through multiple contexts and point of views. The students will analyze maps and graphs to gather data. Students will gain an understanding of their strengths through whole and small group discussions.
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A 7th grade Sutter STEM student will…
Students will develop critical thinking through:
Students will develop their critical thinking skills through analyzing primary documents, points of view, and author’s purpose. Students will use SHEG model of analytical thinking.
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An 8th grade Sutter STEM student will…
Students’ work will demonstrate critical thinking through:
Students will analyze and reflect after doing experiments and projects. Students will achieve goal of answering purpose question during experiments. Students will discuss how concepts apply to real world applications. |
Problem Solver
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Students will learn problem solving through:
Students will be able to identify a problem and work through to possible solutions. They will have various materials at their disposal including multimedia.
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Students will develop problem solving through:
Students will use the Problem Solving Model to develop their problem solving skills. These include: Identify the problem, Problem Analysis, Plan Development, Plan Implementation Plan Evaluation
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Students’ work will demonstrate problem solving through:
-In class experiments to solve problems -Science Fair Experiments |
Effective Communicator
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Students will learn to effectively communicate through:
Students will be able to accept role and responsibility as a member of a team on projects.
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Students will develop effective communication through:
Students will develop as collaborators through Kagan Cooperative Structures, Socratic Seminars, scaffolding activities, and purposeful groupings.
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Students’ work will demonstrate effective communication through:
-Groups for labs/projects -Jobs rotate (group leader, recorder, etc)
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Leader
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Students will learn leadership through:
Students will develop as leaders through class discussion and small group learning.
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Students will develop leadership through:
Students will develop as leaders through participation in class debates, Hot Seat Game, Project Ownership
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Students’ work will demonstrate leadership through:
-Demonstrate leadership skills in groups -8th graders will mentor 6th grade students -They will share their 8th grade experience & work with 6th graders in class (assist with labs, etc)
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Creator
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Students will learn creativity through:
Students will have the ability to use different mediums to create meaningful projects.
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Students will develop creativity through:
Students will develop as creators through choosing their own project delivery methods: Digital Technology, Oral presentations, Written Work.
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Students’ work will demonstrate creativity through:
Students come up with own ideas on what to do. Design and learn through trial and error. Inquiry based labs and science fair experiment
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