NJ Core Curriculum Standards     

Spanish

Standard 7.2:
All Students Will Be Able To Demonstrate An Understanding Of The Interrelationship Between Language And Culture For At Least One World Language In Addition To English
Descriptive Statement: The acquisition of another language focuses attention on how language and culture interacts. This interaction helps students reflect on cultural patterns and thus gain insight into their own language and culture. Exploration of a new culture helps students to frame issues about their own world view while investigating another. Comparing and contrasting languages and cultures promotes cross-cultural discourse and understanding which are at the heart of the humanities.

Demonstrate an awareness of culture

Demonstrate knowledge of the cultures of speakers of the language studied.

Recognize interrelationships between the language and the culture of a given group of people.

Compare the customs of their own culture and the studied culture.

Recognize and understand verbal and nonverbal cues within a culture.

Explore and discuss similarities and differences among various cultures.

Analyze interrelationships between the language and the culture of a given group of people, as evidenced in their literary works and communications, as well as in their political,
economic, and religious structures.

Use technology to enhance language acquisition and to acquire current cultural information in order to develop more accurate impressions of the culture studied.   Use technology to enhance language acquisition and to acquire current cultural information in order to develop more accurate impressions of the culture studied

Math

4.2. Geometry and Measurement

D. Units of Measurement - Measurement helps describe our world using numbers. An understanding of how we attach numbers to real-world phenomena, familiarity with common measurement units (e.g., inches, liters, and miles per hour), and a practical knowledge of measurement tools and techniques are critical for students' understanding of the world around them.

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 12, students will:

1. Solve problems requiring calculations that involve different units of measurement within a measurement system (e.g., 4'3" plus 7'10" equals 12'1").
2. Use approximate equivalents between standard and metric systems to estimate measurements (e.g., 5 kilometers is about 3 miles).

4.5. Mathematical Processes

C. Connections - Making connections involves seeing relationships between different topics, and drawing on those relationships in future study. This applies within mathematics, so that students can translate readily between fractions and decimals, or between algebra and geometry; to other content areas, so that students understand how mathematics is used in the sciences, the social sciences, and the arts; and to the everyday world, so that students can connect school mathematics to daily life.

At each grade level, with respect to content appropriate for that grade level, students will:

3. Recognize that mathematics is used in a variety of contexts outside of mathematics.
4. Apply mathematics in practical situations and in other disciplines.

NJ Core Curriculum Standards

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