Grades 6, 7, 8
Other Alabama Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) sets
Other Alabama Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) sets
STEM Technologies I
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Incorporate safety procedures in handling, operating, and maintaining tools and machinery; handling materials; utilizing personal protective equipment; maintaining a safe work area; and following protocols for fire and electrical safety.S1.FS.1
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Demonstrate effective workplace and employability skills, including communication, awareness of diversity, positive work ethic, problem-solving, time management, and teamwork.S1.FS.2
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Explore the range of careers available in the field and investigate their educational requirements, and demonstrate job-seeking skills including resume-writing and interviewing.S1.FS.3
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Demonstrate digital literacy by using digital and electronic tools appropriately, safely, and ethically.S1.FS.4
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Participate in a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) to increase knowledge and skills and to enhance leadership and teamwork.S1.FS.5
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Describe the development of technology as a human activity that is the result of creatively meeting individual or collective needs.S1.1
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Explain the close link between technology and creativity and how it results in innovation.S1.2
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Describe technological systems, including input, processes, output, and feedback.S1.3
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Explain how technological systems can be connected to one another.S1.4
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Identify the difference between open loop and closed loop systems.S1.5
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Identify positive and negative ways the use of technology affects humans.S1.6
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Investigate the management of waste produced by technological systems as a societal issue.S1.7
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Describe how technologies can be used to repair damage caused by natural disasters and to break down waste from various products and systems.S1.8
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Describe the development of a technology from the demands, values, and interests of employers.S1.9
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Identify inventions and innovations that have evolved through slow and methodical processes of testing and refinement.S1.10
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Utilize the design process to produce products and systems.S1.11
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Identify the steps of an engineering design process.S1.12
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Identify criteria and constraints in a design.S1.13
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Describe how the design process is used to develop solutions for a problem.S1.14
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Describe the importance of documentation and how it is used to communicate ideas.S1.15
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Model designs to transform ideas into practical solutions.S1.16
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Obtain, evaluate, and share information to support the assertion that there is no perfect design.S1.17
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Practice brainstorming as a group problem-solving design process in which each person in the group presents ideas in an open forum.S1.18
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Identify two-dimensional and three-dimensional representations of the design solution.S1.19
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Describe the permanence of digital data and the importance of managing one's digital identity and reputation.S1.20
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Engage in positive, safe, legal, and ethical behaviors when using technology, including during social interactions online and when using networked devices.S1.21
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Identify research strategies to locate information and other resources for their intellectual and/or creative pursuits.S1.22
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Identify information from digital resources, using a variety of tools and methods to create a collection of artifacts that demonstrates meaningful connections or conclusions.S1.23
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Identify real-world issues, develop ideas, and pursue solutions to address the issues.S1.24
STEM Technologies II
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Incorporate safety procedures in handling, operating, and maintaining tools and machinery; handling materials; utilizing personal protective equipment; maintaining a safe work area; and following protocols for fire and electrical safety.S2.FS.1
- 2.
Demonstrate effective workplace and employability skills, including communication, awareness of diversity, positive work ethic, problem-solving, time management, and teamwork.S2.FS.2
- 3.
Explore the range of careers available in the field and investigate their educational requirements, and demonstrate job-seeking skills including resume-writing and interviewing.S2.FS.3
- 4.
Demonstrate digital literacy by using digital and electronic tools appropriately, safely, and ethically.S2.FS.4
- 5.
Participate in a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) to increase knowledge and skills and to enhance leadership and teamwork.S2.FS.5
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Investigate how technological systems can be connected to one another.S2.1
- 2.
Explore different technologies that involve different sets of processes.S2.2
- 3.
Gather and present information about ways corporations may create demand for a product by bringing it onto the market and advertising it.S2.3
- 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 use.S2.4
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Analyze the management of waste produced by technological systems as a societal issue.S2.5
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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.S2.6
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Identify ethical issues associated with the development and use of technology.S2.7
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Describe how social and cultural priorities and values are reflected in technological devices.S2.8
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Explain how meeting societal expectations can be a driving force behind the acceptance and use of products and systems.S2.9
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Design a plan to produce products and systems.S2.10
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Create criteria and constraints in a design.S2.11
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Use the design process to develop solutions for a problem.S2.12
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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.S2.13
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Model two-dimensional and three-dimensional solutions of a design.S2.14
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Test and modify designs to transform ideas into practical solutions.S2.15
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Accurately identify different resources used in projects.S2.16
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Make a product or system to solve a problem and document the solution.S2.17
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Create and maintain a digital identity and reputation, demonstrating an awareness of the permanence of one's actions in the digital world.S2.18
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Demonstrate an understanding of and respect for the rights and obligations of using and sharing intellectual property.S2.19
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Manage their personal data to maintain digital privacy and security.S2.20
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Create strategies to locate information and other resources for their intellectual or creative pursuits.S2.21
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Generate ideas about real-world issues and problems and pursue answers and solutions to them.S2.22
STEM Technologies III
- 1.
Incorporate safety procedures in handling, operating, and maintaining tools and machinery; handling materials; utilizing personal protective equipment; maintaining a safe work area; and following protocols for fire and electrical safety.S3.FS.1
- 2.
Demonstrate effective workplace and employability skills, including communication, awareness of diversity, positive work ethic, problem-solving, time management, and teamwork.S3.FS.2
- 3.
Explore the range of careers available in the field and investigate their educational requirements, and demonstrate job-seeking skills including resume-writing and interviewing.S3.FS.3
- 4.
Demonstrate digital literacy by using digital and electronic tools appropriately, safely, and ethically.S3.FS.4
- 5.
Participate in a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) to increase knowledge and skills and to enhance leadership and teamwork.S3.FS.5
- 1.
Design a technological system that can be connected to another system.S3.1
- 2.
Design a variety of technologies that involve different sets of processes.S3.2
- 3.
Demonstrate how every part of a system relates to another.S3.3
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Analyze malfunctions of any part of a system that may affect the system's function and quality.S3.4
- 5.
Compare and contrast trade-offs as a decision process and describe the need for careful compromises among competing factors.S3.5
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Perform basic maintenance on systems within the program.S3.6
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Analyze the ways, both positive and negative, that the use of technology affects humans, including their safety, comfort, choices, and attitudes about technology's development and use.S3.7
- 8.
Critique the management of waste produced by technological systems as a societal issue.S3.8
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Design a solution to alleviate and/or repair the damage caused by various disasters.S3.9
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Make decisions about the development and use of technologies that put environmental and economic concerns in direct competition with one another.S3.10
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Develop a plan to produce products and systems.S3.11
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Critique criteria, constraints, and tradeoffs in a design.S3.12
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Synthesize elements of the design process to develop solutions for a problem.S3.13
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Analyze results of solutions to problems using the steps in the design process.S3.14
- 15.
Design two-dimensional and three-dimensional representations of a design solution.S3.15
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Evaluate designs to transform ideas into practical solutions.S3.16
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Critique a product or system and document the evaluation.S3.17
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Apply a design process to solve problems in and beyond the classroom.S3.18
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Test, evaluate, and modify a design in relation to criteria and constraints.S3.19
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Cultivate a digital identity and reputation, demonstrating an awareness of the permanence of one's actions in the digital world.S3.20
- 21.
Manage their personal data to maintain digital privacy and security, demonstrating awareness of data-collection technology used to track their navigation online.S3.21
- 22.
Employ research strategies to locate information and other resources for their intellectual or creative pursuits.S3.22
- 23.
Evaluate the accuracy, perspective, credibility, and relevance of information, media, data, or other resources.S3.23
- 24.
Curate information from digital resources using a variety of tools and methods to create a collection of artifacts that demonstrate meaningful connections or conclusions.S3.24
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Develop solutions to real-world issues by analyzing ideas and solutions.S3.25
Frequently asked questions
- What grade levels do these standards cover?
- Grade 6, Grade 7, and Grade 8
- When were these standards adopted?
- 2020
- Where can I read the official document?
- Alabama Course of Study: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
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