Targeted Content Standards and Benchmarks
Targeted National Science Standards
Develop descriptions, explanations, predictions, and models using evidence

• Recognize and analyze alternative explanations and predictions
• Understand Earth in the solar system
• Understand that different cultures have made and continue to make contributions to science and technology

Targeted English Standards
Multicultural Understanding

• Students develop an understanding of and respect for diversity in language use, patterns, and dialects across cultures, ethnic groups, geographic regions, and social roles.

• Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.

• Use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing technology-enhanced models, prepare publications, and produce other creative works
• Use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources
• Use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences

Student Objectives
Students will be able to:

• Identify the features of myths that explain natural phenomena
• Compare scientific views of the universe and alternative interpretations from various cultures
• Use an effective creative/writing process to develop a technology-based product, such as a wiki, multimedia presentation, or newsletter, that incorporates traditional mythic elements and scientific phenomena
• Analyze the role that culture plays in the interpretation of natural phenomena through writing, discussion, and the development of products.

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