This project aids students in meeting national standards in several curriculum areas.

Reading Language Arts
International Reading Association (IRA) and the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)

• Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.
• Students use spoken, written, and visual language for learning, persuasion, and exchange of information.
• Students conduct research by gathering, evaluating, and synthesizing data from a variety of sources, and then communicate their discoveries to different audiences for a variety of purposes.
• Students use a variety of technological and informational resources (i.e. libraries, databases, computer networks, video) to gather and communicate knowledge.
• Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts.
• Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems.

Science
National Research Council of the National Academy of Science

Science as Inquiry:

• Understanding of the nature of scientific knowledge
• Understanding of the nature of scientific inquiry
• Understanding of the scientific enterprise
• Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry

Life Science:

• The characteristics of organisms
• Life cycles of organisms
• Organisms and environments
• Structure and function in living systems
• Regulation and behavior
• Populations and ecosystems
• Diversity and adaptations of organisms

Science in Personal and Social Perspectives:

• Characteristics and changes in populations
• Changes in environments
• Science and technology in local challenges
• Populations, resources, and environments
• Natural hazards
• Risks and benefits

Social Studies
National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)

• Global Connections (Students study global connections and interdependence)
• Science, Technology, and Society (The study of relationships among science, technology, and society)
• People, Places, and Environment (The study of people, places, and environments)
• Ideals, Principles, and Practices (The study of the ideals, principles, and practices of citizenship in a democratic republic)

Technology
Technology Foundation Standards for Students:

• Use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity
• Use technology tools to collaborate, publish, and interact with peers, experts, and other audiences
• Use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences
• Use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources
• Use technology tools to process data and report results

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