Standards

Aligned to National Standards
Writing with Scientists addresses national standards across the curriculum as follows:

Science Standards (4th Ed.)

• Understands the nature of scientific knowledge
• Understands the nature of scientific inquiry
• Understands the scientific enterprise

Reading and Language Arts
International Reading Association (IRA), the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and Language Arts Standards (4th Ed.)

• Collects data, facts, and ideas
• Selects, organizes, and categorizes information using a wide variety of strategies
• Analyzes, interprets, and evaluates information, ideas, organization, and language from text
• Listens attentively to others and builds on others' ideas in discussions
• Uses the general skills and strategies of the writing process
• Uses the general skills and strategies of the reading process
• Adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.
• 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.
• Conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems. They gather, evaluate, and synthesize data from a variety of sources (e.g., print and non-print texts, artifacts, people) to communicate their discoveries in ways that suit their purpose and audience.
• Use a variety of technological and information resources (e.g., libraries, databases, computer networks, video) to gather and synthesize information and to create and communicate knowledge.

Technology
Technology Foundation Standards for Students:

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