Texas Content Area Standards

• Career and College Exploration: 127.2.d.1

  The student takes one or more career interest surveys, aptitude tests, or career assessments and explores various college and career options. The student is expected to:

  • Career and College Exploration: 127.2.d.1.C: identify various career opportunities within one or more career clusters.
  • Career and College Exploration: 127.2.d.1.D: research and evaluate emerging occupations related to career interest areas.

• Principles of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources: 130.2.c.1

  The student demonstrates professional standards/employability skills as required by business and industry. The student is expected to:

  • Principles of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources: 130.2.c.1.A: identify career development, education, and entrepreneurship opportunities in the field of agriculture, food, and natural resources.
  • Principles of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources: 130.2.c.1.B: apply competencies related to resources, information, interpersonal skills, problem solving, critical thinking, and systems of operation in agriculture, food, and natural resources.

• Principles of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources: 130.2.c.4

  The student explains the historical, current, and future significance of the agriculture, food, and natural resources industry. The student is expected to:

  • Principles of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources: 130.2.c.4.B: analyze the scope of agriculture, food, and natural resources and its effect upon society.

• Principles of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources: 130.2.c.6

  The student demonstrates appropriate personal and communication skills. The student is expected to:

  • Principles of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources: 130.2.c.6.A: demonstrate written and oral communication skills appropriate for formal and informal situations such as prepared and extemporaneous presentations.
  • Principles of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources: 130.2.c.6.B: demonstrate effective listening skills appropriate for formal and informal situations.

• Principles of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources: 130.2.c.11

  The student develops technical knowledge and skills related to plant systems. The student is expected to:

  • Principles of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources: 130.2.c.11.D: identify plants of importance to agriculture, food, and natural resources

• Principles of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources: 130.2.c.13

  The student describes the principles of food products and processing systems. The student is expected to:

  • Principles of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources: 130.2.c.13.A: evaluate food products and processing systems.

• Principles of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources: 130.2.c.15

  The student explains the relationship between agriculture, food, and natural resources and the environment. The student is expected to:

  • Principles of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources: 130.2.c.15.A: determine the effects of agriculture, food, and natural resources upon safety, health, and the environment.

• ELA: 7.110.23.b.5

  Comprehension skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student uses metacognitive skills to both develop and deepen comprehension of increasingly complex texts.

  • ELA: 7.110.23.b.5.H: synthesize information to create new understanding

• Social Studies: 6.113.18.c.19

  Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired through established research methodologies from a variety of valid sources, including technology. The student is expected to:

  • Social Studies: 6.113.18.c.19.C: organize and interpret information from outlines, reports, databases, and visuals, including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps

• Social Studies: 6.113.18.c.21

  Social studies skills. The student communicates in written, oral, and visual forms. The student is expected to:

  • Social Studies: 6.113.18.c.21.C: express ideas orally based on research and experiences

• Science: 6.112.26.b.1

  Scientific and engineering practices. The student, for at least 40% of instructional time, asks questions, identifies problems, and plans and safely conducts classroom, laboratory, and field investigations to answer questions, explain phenomena, or design solutions using appropriate tools and models. The student is expected to:

  • Science: 6.112.26.b.1.F: construct appropriate tables, graphs, maps, and charts using repeated trials and means to organize data;

• Social Studies: 6.113.18.c.22

  Social studies skills. The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others. The student is expected to:

  • Social Studies: 6.113.18.c.22.B: use problem-solving and decision-making processes to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution

• Science: 6.112.26.b.5

  Recurring themes and concepts. The student understands that recurring themes and concepts provide a framework for making connections across disciplines. The student is expected to:

  • Science: 6.112.26.b.5.A: identify and apply patterns to understand and connect scientific phenomena or to design solutions;
  • Science: 6.112.26.b.5.G: analyze and explain how factors or conditions impact stability and change in objects, organisms, and systems.

• Social Studies: 7.113.19.c.20

  Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired through established research methodologies from a variety of valid sources, including technology. The student is expected to:

  • Social Studies: 7.113.19.c.20.C: organize and interpret information from outlines, reports, databases, and visuals, including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps
  • Social Studies: 7.113.19.c.20.E: formulate and communicate visually, orally, or in writing a claim supported by evidence and reasoning related to a social studies topic

• Social Studies: 7.113.19.c.23

  Social studies skills. The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others. The student is expected to:

  • Social Studies: 7.113.19.c.23.B: use problem-solving and decision-making processes to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution

• Social Studies: 8.113.20.c.29

  Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired through established research methodologies from a variety of valid sources, including technology. The student is expected to:

  • Social Studies: 8.113.20.c.29.E: formulate and communicate visually, orally, or in writing a claim supported by evidence and reasoning related to a social studies topic

• Social Studies: 8.113.20.c.31

  Social studies skills. The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others. The student is expected to:

  • Social Studies: 8.113.20.c.31.B: use problem-solving and decision-making processes to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution

• Science: 7.112.27.b.1

  Scientific and engineering practices. The student, for at least 40% of instructional time, asks questions, identifies problems, and plans and safely conducts classroom, laboratory, and field investigations to answer questions, explain phenomena, or design solutions using appropriate tools and models. The student is expected to:

  • Science: 7.112.27.b.1.F: construct appropriate tables, graphs, maps, and charts using repeated trials and means to organize data

• Science: 7.112.27.b.5

  Recurring themes and concepts. The student understands that recurring themes and concepts provide a framework for making connections across disciplines. The student is expected to:

  • Science: 7.112.27.b.5.A: identify and apply patterns to understand and connect scientific phenomena or to design solutions;
  • Science: 7.112.27.b.5.G: analyze and explain how factors or conditions impact stability and change in objects, organisms, and systems.

• Science: 8.112.28.b.1

  Scientific and engineering practices. The student, for at least 40% of instructional time, asks questions, identifies problems, and plans and safely conducts classroom, laboratory, and field investigations to answer questions, explain phenomena, or design solutions using appropriate tools and models. The student is expected to:

  • Science: 8.112.28.b.1.F: construct appropriate tables, graphs, maps, and charts using repeated trials and means to organize data;

• Science: 8.112.28.b.5

  Recurring themes and concepts. The student understands that recurring themes and concepts provide a framework for making connections across disciplines. The student is expected to:

  • Science: 8.112.28.b.5.A: identify and apply patterns to understand and connect scientific phenomena or to design solutions;
  • Science: 8.112.28.b.5.G: analyze and explain how factors or conditions impact stability and change in objects, organisms, and systems.

• ELA: 6.110.22.b.5

  Comprehension skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student uses metacognitive skills to both develop and deepen comprehension of increasingly complex texts. The student is expected to:

  • ELA: 6.110.22.b.5.H: synthesize information to create new understanding

• ELA: 8.110.24.b.5

  Comprehension skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student uses metacognitive skills to both develop and deepen comprehension of increasingly complex texts. The student is expected to:

  • ELA: 8.110.24.b.5.H: synthesize information to create new understanding