- Gwinnett County School District
- 6th Grade
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- Overview of the Curriculum -- Kindergarten through Grade 8
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- AKS Standards by Grade Level (K-8)
- High School AKS Standards
- The AKS by Subject -- Grades K-12
6th Grade Connections -- Career and Technical Education
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6th Grade Connections -- Career and Technical Education -- Foundations of Business Administration
A - Employability Skills
- demonstrate employability skills required by business and industry
B - Technology Concepts
- demonstrate functional understanding of technology concepts, systems, and their interactivity
C - Digital Citizenship
- integrate technology in a social, legal, ethical, and safe manner to become lifelong digital citizens
D - Learning, Creativity, and Productivity
- use integrated software as a tool to enhance learning and creativity and to increase productivity in developing projects
E - Business Communications
- apply concepts of effective business communications to relationships as well as documents and correspondence
F - Creating a Positive Business Image
- apply concepts of creating a positive business image and front office environment to serve potential customers
G - Student Organizations
- examine how related student organizations are integral parts of career and technology education courses through leadership development, school and community service projects, and competitive events
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6th Grade Connections -- Career and Technical Education -- Foundations of Business Management
A - Employability Skills
- demonstrate employability skills required by business and industry
B - Entrepreneurship
- understand the opportunities and nature of business, the role of an entrepreneur, and the subset of skills most commonly required of an entrepreneur
C - Effective Communications Skills
- demonstrate effective ways to present ideas to others regarding business opportunities
D - Fundamental Business Decisions
- understand basic business ideas that affect fundamental business decisions such as the feasibility of a business and its legal form of business ownership
E - Economic Principles and Concepts
- understand and apply basic economic principles and concepts that are fundamental to entrepreneurship
F - Marketing
- determine how to identify, reach, and retain customers in a specific target market using a marketing plan
G - Financial Needs
- understand the financial needs to start and maintain a healthy business venture
H - Operations and Management
- manage and operate a real business or simulate the operation and management of a business
I - Student Organizations
- examine how related student organizations are integral parts of career and technology education courses through leadership development, school and community service projects, and competitive events
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6th Grade Connections -- Career and Technical Education -- Foundations of Investing and Finance
A - Employability Skills
- demonstrate employability skills required by business and industry
B - The Banking Industry
- investigate the financial terms and concepts involved in the banking industry
C - Personal Financial Goals
- identify the characteristics and necessary choices associated with the establishment of personal financial goals
D - Financial Services Industry
- evaluate and investigate the industry of financial services
E - Accounting Procedures
- connect accounting procedures to real world experiences
F - Free Enterprise System
- apply the concepts of free enterprise to the operations of a company
G - Financial Technology (FinTech)
- explore the changing trends in the use of technology in finance, accounting, and banking (FinTech)
H - Student Organizations
- examine how related student organizations are integral parts of career and technology education courses through leadership development, school and community service projects, and competitive events
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6th Grade Connections -- Career and Technical Education -- Career Connections
A - Interpersonal Skills
- identify positive interpersonal skills
B - Management Skills
- discover management skills
C - Goal Setting
- identify employability and educational goals
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6th Grade Connections -- Career and Technical Education -- Junior Leadership Corps 6
A - Employability Skills
- demonstrate employability skills required by business and industry
B - Personal and Career Success
- identify and explain key traits for personal and career success
C - Personal Finance
- describe the components of effective money management, including budgeting and savings
D - Academic Success
- identify and practice habits that lead to academic success
E - Leadership
- identify, define, and apply good followership and leadership
F - Health
- identify and explain healthy habits
G - Personal Fitness
- describe and practice elements of physical fitness
H - Citizenship
- demonstrate an understanding of citizenship within the United States
I - Communication
- demonstrate literacy skills through reading, writing, listening, and speaking
J - Drill
- identify, define, and demonstrate basic drill movements
K - JLC Uniform
- identify and demonstrate proper wear of the JLC uniform
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6th Grade Connections -- Career and Technical Education -- Healthcare Diagnostics and Support Services
A - Employability Skills
- demonstrate employability skills required by business and industry
B - Safety in the Health Care Workplace
- demonstrate the correct work-safety practices and infection control precautions required to ensure a safe work environment in a healthcare setting
C - Careers in Health Care
- summarize the career aspects and applied anatomy associated with the field of clinical lab diagnostics
- demonstrate skills and understanding of applied anatomy associated with the field of phlebotomy
- describe the career aspects and applied anatomy associated with the field of Non- Invasive Diagnostic Technology
- summarize the careers in the field of support services and understand their role in the field of healthcare
D - Student Organizations
- explore how related student organizations are integral parts of career and technology education courses through leadership development, school and community service projects, entrepreneurship development, and competitive events
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6th Grade Connections -- Career and Technical Education -- Healthcare IT and Biotechnology
A - Employability Skills
- demonstrate employability skills required by business and industry
B - Safety in the Health Care Workplace
- demonstrate the correct work safety practices and infection control precautions required to ensure a safe work environment in a healthcare setting
C - Health Informatics and Health Information Technology
- explain the strategies used in the field of health informatics and health information technology to protect and ensure patient privacy
D - Health Informatics and Health Information Technology
- explain and practice common health informatics and health information management office procedures
E - Careers in Biotechnology Research and Development
- summarize careers, apply skills, and understand anatomy concepts used in the field of biotechnology research and development
F - Student Organizations
- explore how related student organizations are integral parts of career and technology education courses through leadership development, school and community service projects, entrepreneurship development, and competitive events
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6th Grade Connections -- Career and Technical Education -- Family and Consumer Science
A - Employability Skills
- demonstrate employability skills required by business and industry
B - Student Organizations
- examine how related student organizations are integral parts of career and technology education courses through leadership development, school and community service projects, and competitive events
C - Nutrition and Food Science
- apply principles of nutrition and food science and their relationships to human growth, development, health and wellness using technology and hands-on experiences to support informed decision-making skills needed to maintain a healthy lifestyle
D - Culinary Arts
- identify and apply culinary-related knowledge, technology and skills necessary for food preparation and service in a safe and sanitary work environment
E - Fashion Design
- analyze factors (i.e., social, psychological, cultural, economic) affecting fibers and apparel decisions for individuals and families
F - Interior Design
- explore factors (i.e., social, psychological, cultural, economic) affecting housing and interior design decisions for individuals and families and their overall impact
G - Early Childhood Education
- explore the growth and development of the child, ages birth to five
H - Teaching as a Profession
- determine the knowledge, skills, and practices of the educational workforce
I - Finance
- explain the relationships of social (family/friends) and financial (money) skills needed to develop personal and business interactions
J - Consumers
- determine factors (i.e., social, psychological, cultural, economic) affecting consumers (individuals) and business decisions for individuals and families
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6th Grade Connections -- Career and Technical Education -- Foundations of Computer Programming
A - Employability Skills
- demonstrate employability skills required by business and industry to explore, research, and present careers in information technology
B - Basic Computing and Programming
- explore and explain the basic components of computers and their relationships to programming
C - Computational Thinking
- utilize computational thinking to solve problems
D - Programming
- design, develop, debug and execute computer programs
E - Hardware and Software
- compare and contrast the relationship between computer hardware and software
F - Digital Artifacts
- create digital artifacts to address a current issue
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6th Grade Connections -- Career and Technical Education -- Foundations of Interactive Design
A - Employability Skills
- demonstrate employability skills required by business and industry to explore, research, and present careers in information technology
B - Web Development
- develop a plan to create, design, and build a website with digital content to a specific target market
C - Digital Design
- design digital products that reveal a professional layout and look by applying design principles to produce professional quality digital products
D - Web Design
- create a single functional web page using a web development platform based on a design mockup and user requirements
E - Site Testing
- develop and use a test plan to debug each new website version to ensure it runs as intended and meets the end-user requirements for a responsive site
F - Game Design
- develop a plan to create, design, and build a game with digital content for a specific target market
G - Visual Modeling
- develop a visual model of a game using the Game Design Document (GDD)
H - Game Development
- create a functional game using a game development platform based on the storyboards, wireframes, and comprehensive layout
I - Game Testing
- develop a test plan to debug each time a version of the game is released to ensure it runs as intended and meets the end-user requirements
J - Programming
- design, develop, debug, and execute computer programs
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6th Grade Connections -- Career and Technical Education -- Foundations of Secure Information Systems
A - Employability Skills
- demonstrate employability skills required by business and industry to explore, research, and present careers in information technology
B - Components of Computers and Networks
- investigate and identify the basic components of computers and networks
C - Computational Thinking
- use computational thinking procedures to analyze and solve problems current to everyday life
D - Networks
- investigate ways to differentiate networks and how they are used
E - Open Systems Interconnection
- evaluate and provide a rationale for the levels of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model
F - Basics of Cybersecurity
- examine the basics of cybersecurity needs for business, government, and organizations
G - Cybersecurity Applications
- cite evidence regarding the principles of cybersecurity and basic mechanisms used for protecting data and resources
H - Digital Citizenship and Ethics
- analyze and describe the characteristics of cybersecurity ethics, digital citizenship, and laws governing privacy
I - Programming
- design, develop, debug, and execute computer programs
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6th Grade Connections -- Career and Technical Education -- Law and Public Safety 6
A - Employability Skills
- demonstrate employability skills required by business and industry
B - Careers in Fire and Emergency Management Services
- explore and evaluate careers in Fire and Emergency Management Services and the roles of the various agencies
C - Qualifications for Careers in Emergency Medical and Fire Services
- identify and describe aspects of fire services
D - First Aid
- demonstrate the ability to perform head-to-toe assessments and perform basic life- saving skills
E - Personal Disaster Planning
- understand the importance of personal disaster planning and will understand what to do in the event of an emergency
F - Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA)
- describe the roles of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Georgia Emergency Management agency in both natural and man-made disasters
G - Student Organizations
- explore how related student organizations are integral parts of career and technology education courses through leadership development, school and community service projects, entrepreneurship development, and competitive events
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6th Grade Connections -- Career and Technical Education -- Basic Skills of Marketing
A - Employability Skills
- demonstrate employability skills required by business and industry
B - Basic Marketing Concepts
- define and apply basic marketing concepts to make decisions and solve problems
C - Basic Economic Concepts
- define and apply basic economic concepts
D - Entrepreneurship and Marketing
- examine the relationship between entrepreneurship and marketing
E - Marketing Research
- define and apply marketing research and explain its value to a business
F - Effective Presentations
- use technology to develop and deliver formal presentations
G - Student Organizations
- apply professional, leadership, and marketing skills resulting from participating in the local and state marketing and hospitality student organization, DECA
H - Career Portfolios
- develop a career portfolio
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6th Grade Connections -- Career and Technical Education -- Exploring Marketing Education
A - Employability Skills
- demonstrate employability skills required by business and industry
B - Marketing Concepts
- define and apply foundational concepts in business, marketing and entrepreneurship
C - Functions of Marketing
- utilize foundational knowledge of marketing concepts to understand the seven functions of marketing (distribution, marketing information management, product service management, pricing, financing, selling, and promotion)
D - New Product Development
- utilize elements of the marketing functions to develop a new product
E - Communication and Promotion
- utilize foundational knowledge of presentation skills to gauge the impact of communication and promotion on products and services in the marketplace
F - Leadership Development
- apply professional, leadership, and marketing skills resulting from participating in the local and state marketing and hospitality student organization, DECA
G - Career Portfolio
- develop a career portfolio
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6th Grade Connections -- Career and Technical Education -- Peer Leadership
A - Introduction to Peer Leadership
- describe the role, functions, and characteristics of a peer leader
- adhere to established ground rules and the National Peer Helping Association ethical guidelines
B - Relationships
- explore and apply the fundamental characteristics of facilitative relationships and communication skills
- identify and demonstrate interpersonal skills necessary to maintain positive peer relationships
C - Problem-Solving
- demonstrate an understanding of problem-solving and/or mediation techniques
- identify methods of conflict/anger management
D - Impact of Biases
- explore the concepts of prejudice and discrimination and their impact on peer relationships
E - Group Dynamics
- identify elements of group interaction
- utilize elements of successful group interactions by participating in a variety of roles within group settings
- participate in assigned targeted groups within the school community
F - Peer Pressure
- define positive and negative aspects of peer pressure
- indicate a variety of alternatives to negative peer pressure
G - Personal Goals
- explore how personal responsibility relates to long and short range life and career goals
H - Peer Tutoring
- establish roles, responsibilities, and procedures related to peer tutoring including effective study habits, test-taking skills, and time management
I - Intervention Strategies
- demonstrate knowledge and skills of peer leadership intervention strategies in a variety of settings
J - Projects
- utilize knowledge and understanding gained through individual and/or group projects
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6th Grade Connections -- Career and Technical Education -- Engineering and Technology
A - Employability Skills
- demonstrate employability skills required by business and industry
B - Safety
- demonstrate proper safety techniques and tool usage in the engineering and technology laboratory
C - Impact of Technology
- identify engineering and technology and its impact on society
D - Engineering Design Process
- apply the engineering design process to generate a solution to hands-on design challenges
E - Careers
- examine and research careers in fields related to engineering & technology
F - Student Organizations
- explore how related career and technology student organizations are integral parts of career and technology education courses; students will develop leadership, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills through participation in co-curricular activities associated with the Technology Student Association (TSA)