Standards

6.RP. Ratios and Proportional Relationships

Standard: Understand ratio concepts and use ratio reasoning to solve problems.

Application: This standard will be used by calculating the ratio between the amount of people who own prosthetics versus the total amount of amputees. Additionally, we will be analyzing gender disparity amongst amputees and accessibility in disadvantaged countries.

6.NS. The Number System

Standard: Apply and extend previous understanding of multiplication and division to divide fractions by fractions.

Application: This standard was used by dividing large numbers to simplify ratios, such as calculating the number of girls versus boys who are amputees using multi-digit division.

Standard: Compute fluently with multi-digit numbers and find common factors and multiples.

Application: This standard was used by working with real-world data involving millions, and to simplify ratios by finding the greatest common factor.

Standard: Apply and extend previous understandings of numbers to the system of rational numbers.

Application: This standard was used by converting ratios into fractions and decimals, helping students to reason with rational numbers and understand small values, such as the proportion of girls among all amputees or the percentage of people with access to prosthetics.

2-AP-12: Control Structures

Standard: Design and iteratively develop programs that combine control structures, including nested loops and compound conditionals.

Subconcept: Control

Practices: 5.1 – Creating Computational Artifacts, 5.2 – Iteratively Improving a Computational Artifact

Learning Expectation: Students should be able to identify and manipulate control structures within a program, such as for and while loops, as well as if statements with compound conditions (e.g., using and, or, not). They should demonstrate the ability to trace and modify these structures effectively.

Students should be able to:

• Locate existing loops and determine their purpose
• Understand the loop's entry and exit conditions
• Identify the variables or values that control the flow and duration of the loop

Application: We use it to modify loop parameters or conditions to change behavior (e.g., increasing a threshold from 300 to 700 in a while loop to alter its stopping point).