1. An Introduction to the Colorado Assessment Standards
Science

2. Directions:
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3. Contents Standard Implementation Template 21st Century Skills
Search Standards
Printable Standards
Crosswalk Documents
Other Resources

4. Standard Implementation Template
Name of the Content Area
Name of Standard (and Grade Level)
Preschool – Grade 12 Concepts and Skill Thread Mastery for Graduation
Concepts and Skills Indicating Progress Towards Mastery
Promote Critical Thinking
Indicators of
Student Mastery
Real-World Applications
Characteristics of the Discipline

5. Indicators of Mastery Concepts & Skills Critical Thinking Applications
Characteristics

6. 21st Century Skills Critical Thinking & Reasoning Invention
Self-Direction
Collaboration
Informational Literacy

7. Critical Thinking & Reasoning
“Reasoning, problem solving, analysis, logic, cause/effect”
- Handout Integrating 21st Century Skills: What Do They Look Like?

8. Critical Thinking & Reasoning Science
Analyze evidence and draw conclusions
Define problems and design studies to test related hypotheses
Justify and defend scientific explanations
Distinguish between correlation and causation
From : 21st Century Skills: Critical Thinking and Reasoning

9. Invention
“… integrate ideas from multiple disciplines to formulate an understanding of the natural world as they search for patterns and themes, and make connections among ideas, strategies and solutions.”
- Handout Integrating 21st Century Skills: What Do They Look Like?

10. Invention Science
Think “outside the box” to push the limits of current knowledge
Learn from failures to take next steps in understanding
Integrate ideas from multiple disciplines to formulate an understanding of the natural world.
Use findings from investigations to help invent new products
From : 21st Century Skills: Critical Thinking and Reasoning

11. Self-Direction
“…adaptability, initiative, personal responsibility, work ethics, self advocacy”
From : 21st Century Skills: Critical Thinking and Reasoning

12. Self-Direction Science
Persistence and perseverance when exploring scientific concepts
Generate their own questions, and design investigations to find answers
Open to revising and redefining their thinking based on evidence
From : 21st Century Skills: Critical Thinking and Reasoning

13. Collaboration
“…collaborate in multiple settings, offering ideas, strategies, and solutions for others to evaluate, and seeking others’ ideas, compare and evaluate the merit of different ideas and fostering a safe environment for discourse.”
- Handout Integrating 21st Century Skills: What Do They Look Like?

14. Collaboration Science
Listen to others’ ideas, and engage in scientific dialogs based on evidence
Compare and evaluate the merit of different ideas
Peer review process helps to ensure the validity of scientific explanations
From : 21st Century Skills: Critical Thinking and Reasoning

15. Information Literacy
“Knowledge acquisition, source discernment, systems management”
- Handout Integrating 21st Century Skills: What Do They Look Like?

16. Information Literacy Science
Research current ideas about the natural world
Distinguish fact from opinion and truth from fantasy
Possess a degree of skepticism because the ideas of science are subject to change
Understand what constitutes reliable sources of information and how to validate those sources
Converge different lines of evidence from multiple sources to strengthen scientific conclusion
From : 21st Century Skills: Critical Thinking and Reasoning

17. Searchable/ Printable Standards
Looking for standards in a specific content area or grade level?
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18. Crosswalk Documents
Crosswalk documents allow us to compare previous content standards with the most current in a spreadsheet (or word processor) format.
Content is coded for easy comparison:
Green = no significant change
Yellow = some change
Orange = embedded in classroom instruction
Red = new content
Locate the crosswalk documents at the following link:
walk/Arts_Crosswalk.html

19. Finally…
Content Support Link:
Standards presentations and research: