Content Area: Technological Literacy

 

Index: 8.1A Grade 8 CPI 9

 

Standard:8.1 - Computer and Information Literacy

 

Strand: A - Basic Computers Skills and Tools

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 9 - The student will plan and create a simple database, define fields, input data, and produce a report using sort and query.

 

Grade: 8

 

Sample Activities:

 

·     Earth is becoming uninhabitable.

 

·     Current transportation systems consume natural resources and add to pollution and congestion.

 

·     Students will create and maintain a database cataloging the books they each read throughout the year, including title, author, genre, enjoyment, summary of content/characters, and level.

 

·     Students will create a database to sort students by extracurricular activities.