Texas Content Area Standards

• 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.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.F: compare and contrast issues impacting agriculture, food, and natural resources such as biotechnology, employment, safety, environment, and animal welfare issues.

• 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.7

  The student applies appropriate research methods to agriculture, food, and natural resources topics. The student is expected to:

  • Principles of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources: 130.2.c.7.B: use a variety of resources for research and development.

• 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

• 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.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: 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.C: organize and interpret information from outlines, reports, databases, and visuals, including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps

• 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.G: analyze and explain how factors or conditions impact stability and change in objects, organisms, and systems.

• 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.G: analyze and explain how factors or conditions impact stability and change in objects, organisms, and systems.

• ELA: 6.110.22.b.12

  Inquiry and research: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student engages in both short-term and sustained recursive inquiry processes for a variety of purposes. The student is expected to:

  • ELA: 6.110.22.b.12.D: identify and gather relevant information from a variety of sources
  • ELA: 6.110.22.b.12.F: synthesize information from a variety of sources
  • ELA: 6.110.22.b.12.H.i: examine sources for reliability, credibility, and bias
  • ELA: 6.110.22.b.12.J: use an appropriate mode of delivery, whether written, oral, or multimodal, to present results

• ELA: 7.110.23.b.12

  Inquiry and research: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student engages in both short-term and sustained recursive inquiry processes for a variety of purposes. The student is expected to:

  • ELA: 7.110.23.b.12.D: identify and gather relevant information from a variety of sources
  • ELA: 7.110.23.b.12.F: synthesize information from a variety of sources
  • ELA: 7.110.23.b.12.H.i: examine sources for reliability, credibility, and bias
  • ELA: 7.110.23.b.12.J: use an appropriate mode of delivery, whether written, oral, or multimodal, to present results

• ELA: 8.110.24.b.12

  Inquiry and research: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student engages in both short-term and sustained recursive inquiry processes for a variety of purposes. The student is expected to:

  • ELA: 8.110.24.b.12.D: identify and gather relevant information from a variety of sources
  • ELA: 8.110.24.b.12.F: synthesize information from a variety of sources
  • ELA: 8.110.24.b.12.H.i: examine sources for reliability, credibility, and bias, including omission
  • ELA: 8.110.24.b.12.J: use an appropriate mode of delivery, whether written, oral, or multimodal, to present results

• Technology Applications: 126.17.c.9

  Digital citizenship--ethics and laws. The student recognizes and practices responsible, legal, and ethical behavior while using digital tools and resources. The student is expected to:

  • Technology Applications: 126.17.c.9.D: describe how information can be exaggerated or misrepresented online

• Technology Applications: 126.18.c.9

  Digital citizenship--ethics and laws. The student recognizes and practices responsible, legal, and ethical behavior while using digital tools and resources. The student is expected to:

  • Technology Applications: 126.18.c.9.D: evaluate how various types of media, including social media, and technology can be used to exaggerate and misrepresent information

• Technology Applications: 126.19.c.9

  Digital citizenship--ethics and laws. The student recognizes and practices responsible, legal, and ethical behavior while using digital tools and resources. The student is expected to:

  • Technology Applications: 126.19.c.9.D: evaluate the bias of digital information sources, including websites