National Standards Addressed

Pollution Solution meets many of the national standards in science, social studies, math, technology, and language arts.

Science Standards (Grades 9 - 12)
Source: http://books.nap.edu/html/nses/html/6e.html

CONTENT STANDARD A: Students should develop abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry and understandings about scientific inquiry.

CONTENT STANDARD E:Students should develop abilities of technological design and understandings about science and technology.

CONTENT STANDARD F: Students should develop understanding of personal and community health, population growth, natural resources, environmental quality, natural and human-induced hazards, as well as science and technology in local, national, and global challenges.

Social Sciences Standards (Grades 9 - 12)
Civics Source: http://www.civiced.org/stds.html

CONTENT STANDARD IIID1: Students should be able to evaluate, take, and defend positions on the role and importance of law in the American political system.

Economics Source: http://www.ncee.net/ea/standards/

CONTENT STANDARD 2: Marginal Cost Benefit: Students will understand that effective decision making requires comparing the additional costs of alternatives with the additional benefits. Most choices involve doing a little more or a little less of something; few choices are "all or nothing" decisions.

Mathematics Standards (Grades 9 - 12)
Source: http://standards.nctm.org/

CONTENT STANDARD: Data Analysis and Probability: Students can formulate questions that can be addressed with data and can collect, organize, and display relevant data to answer them.

PROCESS STANDARD: Problem Solving: Students will solve problems that arise in mathematics and in other contexts as well as apply and adapt a variety of appropriate strategies to solve problems.

Technology Standards
Source: http://cnets.iste.org/

TECHNOLOGY STANDARD 4: Technology communications tools: Students use telecommunications to collaborate, publish, and interact with peers, experts, and other audiences as well as use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences.

TECHNOLOGY STANDARD 5: Technology research tools: Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources.

TECHNOLOGY STANDARD 6: Technology problem-solving and decision-making tools: Students use technology resources for solving problems and making informed decisions as well as employ technology in the development of strategies for solving problems in the real world.

Language Arts Standards
Source: http://www.ncte.org/

CONTENT 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.

CONTENT 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.

CONTENT 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.