The Science of Superpowers

Habits of Mind:

16 thinking habits developed by Art Costa and Bena Kallick to empower students to succeed in a 21st-century learning environment.

• Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations
• Creating, Innovating, and Imagining  
• Listening with Understanding and Empathy
• Finding Humor
• Gathering Data through All Senses
• Listening with Understanding and Empathy
• Managing Impulsivity
• Questioning and Posing Problems
• Persisting
• Remaining Open to Continuous Learning
• Responding with Wonderment and Awe
• Striving for Accuracy
• Taking Responsible Risks
• Thinking about Thinking
• Thinking and Communicating with Clarity and Precision
• Thinking Flexibly
• Thinking Interdependently

21st Century Skills:

A set of widely-applicable abilities essential for success in the information age.

• Communication and Collaboration
• Creativity and Innovation
• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
• Flexibility and Adaptability
• Information, Media, and Technology Literacy
• Initiative and Self-Direction
• Leadership and Responsibility
• Productivity and Accountability
• Social and Cross-Cultural Skills

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Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:

• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.B.5. Count to tell the number of objects.
• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.NBT.C.4. Use place value understanding and properties of operations to add and subtract.
• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.MD.A.1. & CCSS.MATH. CONTENT.1.MD.A.2 Measure lengths indirectly and by iterating length units.
• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.0A.A.1. Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction.
• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.A.1. Measure and estimate lengths in standard units.

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Next Generation Science Standards:*

• NGSS K-2-ETS1-1 Engineering Design
• NGSS K-2-ETS1-2 Engineering Design
• NGSS K-2-ETS1-3 Engineering Design
• NGSS 1-LS1-1 Structure and Function
• NGSS 2-PS1-3 Observing Properties of Matter
• NGSS 3-PS2-1 Forces and Motion
• NGSS 3-PS2-2 Forces and Motion
• NGSS 3-PS2-3 Types of Interactions
• NGSS 3-PS2-4 Types of Interactions

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International Society for Technology in Education:

• ISTE-S.3.d Students build knowledge by actively exploring real-world issues and problems, developing ideas and theories and pursuing answers and solutions.
• ISTE-S.4.a Students know and use a deliberate design process for generating ideas, testing theories, creating innovative artifacts or solving authentic problems.
• ISTE-S.4.c Students develop, test and refine prototypes as part of a cyclical design process.
• ISTE-S.5.a.c Students break problems into component parts, extract key information, and develop descriptive models to understand complex systems or facilitate problem-solving.
• ISTE-S.6.b Students create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations.
• ISTE-S.7.c Students contribute constructively to project teams, assuming various roles and responsibilities to work effectively toward a common goal.

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