STEM II
Issued by
Reach Cyber Charter School
Earners of this designation have developed intermediate level skills to effectively explain the concepts fundamental to careers in science, technology, engineering, and manufacturing. Earners can describe the various fields of engineering including Civil, Mechanical, Chemical, and Biological, and how technology impacts the environment.They can also acquire information and systematically apply decision-making processes to real-life situations using geographical concepts.
- Type Validation
- Level Intermediate
- Time Months
- Cost Free
Skills
Earning Criteria
Standards
Biology of organisms and cells concerns living things, their appearance, different types of life, the scope of their similarities and differences, where they live and how they live.
Physics and chemistry involve the study of objects and their properties. Students examine changes to materials during mixing, freezing, heating and dissolving and then learn how to observe and measure results.
The dynamics of earth science include the studies of forces of nature that build up and wear down the earth’s surface. Space science is concerned with the origin and evolution of the universe. The understanding of these concepts uses principles from physical sciences, geography and mathematics.
Technology and Engineering Education is the use of accumulated knowledge to process resources to meet human needs and improve the quality of life. It includes developing, producing, using and assessing technologies.