Science+8th

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= = =Description:= = = = = = = What 21st Century Skills does this assessment address? Critical Thinking  ·  Exercising sound reasoning in understanding  ·  Making complex choices and decisions  ·  Understanding the interconnections among systems  ·  Identifying and asking significant questions that clarify various points of view and lead to better solutions  ·  Framing, analyzing and synthesizing information in order to solve problems and answer questions Creativity and Innovativeness  ·  Demonstrating originality and inventiveness in work  ·  Developing, implementing and communicating new ideas to others  ·  Being open and responsive to new and diverse perspectives  ·  Acting on creative ideas to make a tangible and useful contribution to the domain in which the innovation occurs Communication  ·  Articulating thoughts and ideas clearly and effectively through speaking and writing  ·  Demonstrating ability to work effectively with diverse teams  ·  Exercising flexibility and willingness to be helpful in making necessary compromises to accomplish a common goal  ·  Assuming shared responsibility for collaborative work Information Literacy  ·  Accessing information efficiently and effectively, evaluating information criticallyl and competently and using information accurately and creatively for the issue or problem at hand  ·  Possessing a fundamental understanding of the ethical/legal issues surrounding the access and use of information Media Literacy  ·  Understanding how media messages are constructed, for what purposes and using which tools, characteristics and conventions. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  Examining how individuals interpret messages differently, how values and points of view are included or excluded and how media can influence beliefs and behaviors. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  Possessing a fundamental understanding of the ethical/legal issues surrounding the access and use of information I/C/T Literacy <span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  Using digital technology, communication tools and/or networks appropriately to access, manage, integrate, evaluate, and create information in order to function in a knowledge economy <span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Using technology as a tool to research, organize, evaluate and communicate information, and the possession of a fundamental understanding of the ethical/legal issues surrounding the access and use of information