ALL TERRAIN BRAIN
ACTIVITY STANDARDS ALIGNMENT BY UNIT
1. Core Subjects & 21st Century Themes
Core subjects
Financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy
2. Learning and Innovation Skills
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Communication and Collaboration
4. Life and Career Skills
Social & Cross-Cultural Skills
Personal Social Development
GOAL PS1: Develop understanding of yourself to build and maintain a positive self-concept.
GOAL PS2: Develop positive interpersonal skills including respect for diversity.
V. What are the Roles of the Citizen in American Democracy?
E. What dispositions or traits of character are important to the preservation and
improvement of American constitutional democracy?
1. Dispositions that enhance citizen effectiveness and promote the healthy functioning
of American constitutional democracy.
Standard 14: Profit and the Entrepreneur
Standard 11. Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative,
and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.
Standard 12. Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish
their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange
of information).
1 Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge.
1.1 Skills
1.3 Responsibilities
1.4 Self-Assessment Strategies
2 Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and
create new knowledge.
2.1 Skills
2.2 Dispositions in Action
2.3 Responsibilities
2.4 Self-Assessment Strategies
3 Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic
society.
3.1 Skills
3.2 Dispositions in Action
3.3 Responsibilities
4 Pursue personal and aesthetic growth.
4.1 Skills
4.2 Dispositions in Action
4.3 Responsibilities
Problem Solving Standard
Communication Standard
Connections Standard
Standard 5 – Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects
self and others in physical activity settings.
Science and Technology Standard E
Understanding about science and technology
IV. Individual Development and Identity: Social studies programs should include
experiences that provide for the study of individual development and identity.
X. Civic Ideals and Practices
Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of
the ideals, principles, and practices of citizenship in a democratic republic.
Essential Social Studies Skills
Organizing & Using Information
A. Thinking Skills
B. Decision-Making Skills
C. Metacognitive Skills
Interpersonal Relationships & Social Participation
A. Personal Skills
B. Group Interaction Skills
1. Core Subjects & 21st Century Themes
Core subjects
Financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy
2. Learning and Innovation Skills
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Communication and Collaboration
4. Life and Career Skills
Social & Cross-Cultural Skills
Personal Social Development
GOAL PS1: Develop understanding of yourself to build and maintain a positive self-concept.
GOAL PS2: Develop positive interpersonal skills including respect for diversity.
V. What are the Roles of the Citizen in American Democracy?
E. What dispositions or traits of character are important to the preservation and
improvement of American constitutional democracy?
1. Dispositions that enhance citizen effectiveness and promote the healthy functioning
of American constitutional democracy.
Standard 14: Profit and the Entrepreneur
Standard 11. Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative,
and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.
Standard 12. Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish
their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange
of information).
1 Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge.
1.1 Skills
1.3 Responsibilities
1.4 Self-Assessment Strategies
2 Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and
create new knowledge.
2.1 Skills
2.2 Dispositions in Action
2.3 Responsibilities
2.4 Self-Assessment Strategies
3 Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic
society.
3.1 Skills
3.2 Dispositions in Action
3.3 Responsibilities
4 Pursue personal and aesthetic growth.
4.1 Skills
4.2 Dispositions in Action
4.3 Responsibilities
Problem Solving Standard
Communication Standard
Connections Standard
Science and Technology Standard E
Understanding about science and technology
IV. Individual Development and Identity: Social studies programs should include
experiences that provide for the study of individual development and identity.
X. Civic Ideals and Practices
Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of
the ideals, principles, and practices of citizenship in a democratic republic.
Essential Social Studies Skills
Organizing & Using Information
A. Thinking Skills
B. Decision-Making Skills
C. Metacognitive Skills
Interpersonal Relationships & Social Participation
A. Personal Skills
B. Group Interaction Skills
1. Core Subjects & 21st Century Themes
Core subjects
Financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy
2. Learning and Innovation Skills
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Communication and Collaboration
4. Life and Career Skills
Social & Cross-Cultural Skills
Personal Social Development
GOAL PS1: Develop understanding of yourself to build and maintain a positive self-concept.
GOAL PS2: Develop positive interpersonal skills including respect for diversity.
V. What are the Roles of the Citizen in American Democracy?
E. What dispositions or traits of character are important to the preservation and
improvement of American constitutional democracy?
1. Dispositions that enhance citizen effectiveness and promote the healthy functioning
of American constitutional democracy.
Standard 14: Profit and the Entrepreneur
Standard 6. Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions
(e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre
to create, critique, and discuss print and non-print texts.
Standard 11. Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative,
and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.
Standard 12. Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish
their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange
of information).
1 Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge.
1.1 Skills
1.3 Responsibilities
1.4 Self-Assessment Strategies
2 Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and
create new knowledge.
2.1 Skills
2.2 Dispositions in Action
2.3 Responsibilities
2.4 Self-Assessment Strategies
3 Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic
society.
3.1 Skills
3.2 Dispositions in Action
3.3 Responsibilities
4 Pursue personal and aesthetic growth.
4.1 Skills
4.2 Dispositions in Action
4.3 Responsibilities
Problem Solving Standard
Communication Standard
Connections Standard
Standard 5 – Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects
self and others in physical activity settings.
Science and Technology Standard E
Understanding about science and technology
IV. Individual Development and Identity: Social studies programs should include
experiences that provide for the study of individual development and identity.
X. Civic Ideals and Practices
Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of
the ideals, principles, and practices of citizenship in a democratic republic.
Essential Social Studies Skills
Organizing & Using Information
A. Thinking Skills
B. Decision-Making Skills
C. Metacognitive Skills
Interpersonal Relationships & Social Participation
A. Personal Skills
B. Group Interaction Skills
1. Core Subjects & 21st Century Themes
Core subjects
Financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy
2. Learning and Innovation Skills
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Communication and Collaboration
4. Life and Career Skills
Social & Cross-Cultural Skills
Personal Social Development
GOAL PS1: Develop understanding of yourself to build and maintain a positive self-concept.
GOAL PS2: Develop positive interpersonal skills including respect for diversity.
V. What are the Roles of the Citizen in American Democracy?
E. What dispositions or traits of character are important to the preservation and
improvement of American constitutional democracy?
1. Dispositions that enhance citizen effectiveness and promote the healthy functioning
of American constitutional democracy.
Standard 14: Profit and the Entrepreneur
Standard 6. Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions
(e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre
to create, critique, and discuss print and non-print texts.
Standard 11. Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative,
and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.
Standard 12. Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish
their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange
of information).
1 Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge.
1.1 Skills
1.3 Responsibilities
1.4 Self-Assessment Strategies
2 Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and
create new knowledge.
2.1 Skills
2.2 Dispositions in Action
2.3 Responsibilities
2.4 Self-Assessment Strategies
3 Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic
society.
3.1 Skills
3.2 Dispositions in Action
3.3 Responsibilities
4 Pursue personal and aesthetic growth.
4.1 Skills
4.2 Dispositions in Action
4.3 Responsibilities
Problem Solving Standard
Communication Standard
Connections Standard
Standard 5 – Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects
self and others in physical activity settings.
Science and Technology Standard E
Understanding about science and technology
IV. Individual Development and Identity: Social studies programs should include
experiences that provide for the study of individual development and identity.
X. Civic Ideals and Practices
Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of
the ideals, principles, and practices of citizenship in a democratic republic.
Essential Social Studies Skills
Organizing & Using Information
A. Thinking Skills
B. Decision-Making Skills
C. Metacognitive Skills
Interpersonal Relationships & Social Participation
A. Personal Skills
B. Group Interaction Skills
1. Core Subjects & 21st Century Themes
Core subjects
Financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy
2. Learning and Innovation Skills
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Communication and Collaboration
4. Life and Career Skills
Social & Cross-Cultural Skills
Personal Social Development
GOAL PS1: Develop understanding of yourself to build and maintain a positive self-concept.
GOAL PS2: Develop positive interpersonal skills including respect for diversity.
Career Management
GOAL CM2: Use a process of decision-making as one component of career development.
V. What are the Roles of the Citizen in American Democracy?
E. What dispositions or traits of character are important to the preservation and
improvement of American constitutional democracy?
1. Dispositions that enhance citizen effectiveness and promote the healthy functioning
of American constitutional democracy.
Standard 14: Profit and the Entrepreneur
Standard 11. Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative,
and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.
Standard 12. Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish
their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange
of information).
1 Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge.
1.1 Skills
1.3 Responsibilities
1.4 Self-Assessment Strategies
2 Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and
create new knowledge.
2.1 Skills
2.2 Dispositions in Action
2.3 Responsibilities
2.4 Self-Assessment Strategies
3 Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic
society.
3.1 Skills
3.2 Dispositions in Action
3.3 Responsibilities
4 Pursue personal and aesthetic growth.
4.1 Skills
4.2 Dispositions in Action
4.3 Responsibilities
Problem Solving Standard
Communication Standard
Connections Standard
Standard 5 – Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects
self and others in physical activity settings.
Science and Technology Standard E
Understanding about science and technology
IV. Individual Development and Identity: Social studies programs should include
experiences that provide for the study of individual development and identity.
X. Civic Ideals and Practices
Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of
the ideals, principles, and practices of citizenship in a democratic republic.
Essential Social Studies Skills
Organizing & Using Information
A. Thinking Skills
B. Decision-Making Skills
C. Metacognitive Skills
Interpersonal Relationships & Social Participation
A. Personal Skills
B. Group Interaction Skills
1. Core Subjects & 21st Century Themes
Core subjects
Financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy
2. Learning and Innovation Skills
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Communication and Collaboration
4. Life and Career Skills
Social & Cross-Cultural Skills
Music
Content Standard #6: Listening to, analyzing and describing music
Content Standard #8: Understanding relationships between music, the other
arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
Personal Social Development
GOAL PS1: Develop understanding of yourself to build and maintain a positive self-concept.
GOAL PS2: Develop positive interpersonal skills including respect for diversity.
GOAL PS3: Integrate personal growth and change into your career development.
Career Management
GOAL CM2: Use a process of decision-making as one component of career development.
V. What are the Roles of the Citizen in American Democracy?
E. What dispositions or traits of character are important to the preservation and
improvement of American constitutional democracy?
1. Dispositions that enhance citizen effectiveness and promote the healthy functioning
of American constitutional democracy.
Standard 14: Profit and the Entrepreneur
Standard 6. Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions
(e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre
to create, critique, and discuss print and non-print texts.
Standard 11. Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative,
and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.
Standard 12. Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish
their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange
of information).
Standard 7 – Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing
behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.
1 Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge.
1.1 Skills
1.3 Responsibilities
1.4 Self-Assessment Strategies
2 Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and
create new knowledge.
2.1 Skills
2.2 Dispositions in Action
2.3 Responsibilities
2.4 Self-Assessment Strategies
3 Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic
society.
3.1 Skills
3.2 Dispositions in Action
3.3 Responsibilities
4 Pursue personal and aesthetic growth.
4.1 Skills
4.2 Dispositions in Action
4.3 Responsibilities
Problem Solving Standard
Communication Standard
Connections Standard
Standard 5 – Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects
self and others in physical activity settings.
Science and Technology Standard E
Understanding about science and technology
IV. Individual Development and Identity: Social studies programs should include
experiences that provide for the study of individual development and identity.
X. Civic Ideals and Practices Social studies programs should include experiences
that provide for the study of the ideals, principles, and practices of citizenship
in a democratic republic.
Essential Social Studies Skills
Organizing & Using Information
A. Thinking Skills
B. Decision-Making Skills
C. Metacognitive Skills
Interpersonal Relationships & Social Participation
A. Personal Skills
B. Group Interaction Skills
1. Core Subjects & 21st Century Themes
Core subjects
Financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy
2. Learning and Innovation Skills
Creativity and Innovation
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Communication and Collaboration
4. Life and Career Skills
Social & Cross-Cultural Skills
Visual Arts
Content Standard #1: Understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes.
Content Standard #6: Making connections between visual arts and other disciplines
Personal Social Development
GOAL PS1: Develop understanding of yourself to build and maintain a positive self-concept.
GOAL PS2: Develop positive interpersonal skills including respect for diversity.
GOAL PS3: Integrate personal growth and change into your career development.
Career Management
GOAL CM2: Use a process of decision-making as one component of career development.
V. What are the Roles of the Citizen in American Democracy?
E. What dispositions or traits of character are important to the preservation and
improvement of American constitutional democracy?
1. Dispositions that enhance citizen effectiveness and promote the healthy functioning
of American constitutional democracy.
Standard 14: Profit and the Entrepreneur
Standard 11. Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative,
and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.
Standard 12. Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish
their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange
of information).
1 Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge.
1.1 Skills
1.3 Responsibilities
1.4 Self-Assessment Strategies
2 Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and
create new knowledge.
2.1 Skills
2.2 Dispositions in Action
2.4 Self-Assessment Strategies
3 Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic
society.
3.1 Skills
3.2 Dispositions in Action
3.3 Responsibilities
4 Pursue personal and aesthetic growth.
4.1 Skills
4.2 Dispositions in Action
4.3 Responsibilities
Problem Solving Standard
Communication Standard
Connections Standard
Standard 5 – Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects
self and others in physical activity settings.
Unifying Concepts and Processes Standard
Form and function
Science and Technology Standard E
Abilities of Technological Design
Understanding About Science and Technology
Science in Personal and Social Perspectives Standard F
Science and Technology in Local Challenges
IV. Individual Development and Identity: Social studies programs should include
experiences that provide for the study of individual development and identity.
VIII. Science, Technology, and Society
Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of
relationships among science, technology, and society.
X. Civic Ideals and Practices
Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of
the ideals, principles, and practices of citizenship in a democratic republic.
Essential Social Studies Skills
Organizing & Using Information
A. Thinking Skills
B. Decision-Making Skills
C. Metacognitive Skills
Interpersonal Relationships & Social Participation
A. Personal Skills
B. Group Interaction Skills
1. Core Subjects & 21st Century Themes
Core subjects
Financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy
2. Learning and Innovation Skills
Creativity and Innovation
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Communication and Collaboration
3. Information, Media and Technology Skills
Information Literacy
ICT (Information, Communications & Technology) Literacy
4. Life and Career Skills
Initiative & Self-Direction
Social & Cross-Cultural Skills
Visual Arts
Content Standard #6: Making connections between visual arts and other disciplines.
Personal Social Development
GOAL PS1: Develop understanding of yourself to build and maintain a positive self-concept.
Educational Achievement and Lifelong Learning
GOAL ED2: Participate in ongoing, lifelong learning experiences to enhance your
ability to function effectively in a diverse and changing economy.
Career Management
GOAL CM2: Use a process of decision-making as one component of career development
II. What are the Basic Values and Principles of American Democracy?
B. What are some important beliefs Americans have about themselves and their government?
1. Distinctive characteristics of American society.
V. What are the Roles of the Citizen in American Democracy?
D. What are important responsibilities of Americans?
1. Responsibilities of individuals.
• Personal responsibilities
• Civic responsibilities
E. What dispositions or traits of character are important to the preservation and
improvement of American democracy?
1. Dispositions that enhance citizen effectiveness and promote the healthy functioning
of American democracy.
Standard 14: Profit and the Entrepreneur
2. Communication and Collaboration
4. Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving & Decision-Making
6. Technology Operations and Conce
Standard 1. Students read a wide range of print and non-print texts to build
an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States
and the world; to acquire new information; to respond to the needs and demands of
society and the workplace; and for personal fulfillment. Among these texts are fiction
and nonfiction, classic and contemporary works.
Standard 3. Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret,
evaluate, and appreciate texts. They draw on their prior experience, their interactions
with other readers and writers, their knowledge of word meaning and of other texts,
their word identification strategies, and their understanding of textual features
(e.g., sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure, context, graphics).
Standard 4. Students 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.
Standard 6. Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions
(e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre
to create, critique, and discuss print and non-print texts. Standard 7. Students
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.
Standard 8. Students 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.
Standard 11. Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative,
and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.
Standard 12. Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish
their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange
of information).
Standard 5: Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making
skills to enhance health.
Standard 6: Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills
to enhance health.
Standard 7: Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing
behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.
1 Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge.
1.1 Skills
1.2 Dispositions in Action
1.3 Responsibilities
1.4 Self-Assessment Strategies
2 Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and
create new knowledge.
2.1 Skills
2.2 Dispositions in Action
2.3 Responsibilities
2.4 Self-Assessment Strategies
3 Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic
society.
3.1 Skills
3.2 Dispositions in Action
3.3 Responsibilities
3.4 Self-Assessment Strategies
4 Pursue personal and aesthetic growth.
4.1 Skills
4.2 Dispositions in Action
4.3 Responsibilities
4.4 Self-Assessment Strategies
Problem Solving Standard
Connections Standard
Science as Inquiry Standard A
Understandings about scientific inquiry
Unifying Concepts and Processes Standard
Form and Function
Science and Technology Standard E
Understanding About Science and Technology
Science in Personal and Social Perspectives Standard F
Science and Technology in Local Challenges
V. Individuals, Groups, and Institutions: Social studies programs should
include experiences that provide for the study of interactions among individuals,
groups, and institutions.
VII. Production, Distribution, and Consumption: Social studies programs should
include experiences that provide for the study of how people organize for the production,
distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
X. Civic Ideals and Practices
Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of
the ideals, principles, and practices of citizenship in a democratic republic
Essential Social Studies Skills
Acquiring Information
A. Reading Skills
Organizing & Using Information
A. Thinking Skills
B. Decision-Making Skills
C. Metacognitive
Interpersonal Relationships & Social Participation
A. Personal Skills
B. Group Interaction Skills
C. Social and Political Participation Skills
