When presented with a variety of problems, students will utilize innovative and creative problem solving strategies in order to gather and process critical information and to justify the techniques employed in formulating conclusions. Students learn to justify their answers and the process used for finding their answers to a variety of problems.
Students can describe basic cause and effect relationships in the learning process.
Students use divergent thinking processes to develop skills for solving problems. Through technology and oral, written and graphic communication, students will express ideas with clarity and purpose to a variety of audiences. Students describe their reasoning process in developing solutions to problems. Students use writing, oral presentations, and illustrations to demonstrate learning. Students are provided opportunities to effectively communicate with peers and teachers to demonstrate their learning.