All of
our programs have been reviewed to ensure their relevance to state and national
standards. (See School Program descriptions.) Below
are the ties to the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks standards. History and Social Science Grades 8-12 Concepts
and Skills: Show connections, causal and otherwise, between particular historical
events and ideas and larger social, economic, and political trends and developments.
(History, Economics) Interpret the past within its own historical context rather
than in terms of present day norms and values. (History, Economics)
Distinguish
intended from unintended consequences. (History, Economics) Describe the role
of buyers and sellers in determining the equilibrium price, and use supply and
demand to explain and predict changes in quantity and price. (Economics) Describe
how the earnings of workers are affected by the market value of the product produced
and worker skills. (Economics)
Learning Standards USI 26: Explain the
importance of the Transportation Revolution of the 19th century (the building
of canals, railroads), including the stimulus it provided to the growth of a market
economy.
USI 27: Explain the emergence and impact of the textile industry
in New England and industrial growth generally throughout antebellum America.
a. the technological improvements and inventions that contributed to industrial
growth
b. the rise of a business class of merchants and manufacturers
c.
the roles of women in New England textile factories USII.1 Explain the
various causes of the Industrial Revolution.
a. important technological and
scientific advances
b. the role of business leaders, entrepreneurs, and inventors
Science and Technology/Engineering Grades 3-5 (Technology
and Engineering) Materials and Tools 1.1: Identify materials used to accomplish
a design task based on a specific property. 1.3 Identify and explain the difference
between simple and complex machines. Engineering Design 2.3 Identify relevant
design features for building a prototype of a solution to a given problem.
Grades 6-8 (Technology and Engineering) Engineering Design 2.1 Identify and explain
the steps of the engineering design process, i.e. identify the need or problem,
research the problem, develop possible solutions, select the best possible solution(s),
construct a prototype, test and evaluate, communicate the solution(s), and redesign.
Grades 9 or 10 (Technology and Engineering) Engineering Design 1.1 Identify
and explain the steps of the engineering design process (as above) | 