PA Common Core Standards

English Language Arts

• Standard - CC.1.2.6.G
  Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g. visually, quantitatively) as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.
• Standard - CC.1.2.6.J
  Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
• Standard - CC.1.4.6.A
  Write informative/ explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information clearly.
• Standard - CC.1.4.6.I
  Use clear reasons and relevant evidence to support claims, using credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic.
• Standard - CC.1.4.6.V
  Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and refocusing the inquiry when appropriate.
• Standard - CC.1.4.6.W
  Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources; assess the credibility of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of other while avoiding plagiarism and providing basic bibliographic information for sources.
• Standard - CC.1.5.6.A
  Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions, on grade-level topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
• Standard - CC.1.5.6.F
  Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify information.

Science and Technology

• Standard - CC.3.5.6-8.A
  Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts.
• Standard - CC.3.5.6-8.B
  Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; provide an accurate summary of the text distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
• Standard - CC.3.5.6-8.I
  Compare and contrast the information gained from experiments, simulations, video, or multimedia sources with that gained from reading a text on the same topic.
• Standard - CC.3.6.6-8.E
  Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas clearly and efficiently.
• Standard - CC.3.6.6-8.F
  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.
• Standard - CC.3.6.6-8.G
  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.
• Standard - CC.3.6.6-8.H
  Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis reflection, and research.
• Standard - 3.2.6.B1
  Explain how changes in motion require a force.
• Standard - 3.4.5.C1
  Explain how the design process is a purposeful method of planning practical solutions to problems.
  
• Standard - 3.4.6.C1
  Recognize that requirements for a design include such factors as the desired elements and features of a product or system or the limits that are placed on the design.
• Standard - 3.4.6.C2
  Show how models are used to communicate and test design ideas and processes.
  
• Standard - 3.4.5.D1
  Identify ways to improve a design solution.
  
• Standard - 3.4.6.D2
  Use computers appropriately to access and organize and apply information.