Key to Pennsylvania Academic Standards

The following is a key to Pennsylvania Academic Standards, showing those which are final and others noted as "Proposed." Please see each venue's section on "Linking Your Visit with PA Academic Standards" for further details. To access the PA Dept. of Education webpage on Academic Standards, click here.

 

	Academic Standards for Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening
	1.1 - Learning to Read Independently 1.2 - Reading Critically in All Content Areas 1.3 - Reading, Analyzing and Interpreting Literature 1.4 - Types of Writing 1.5 - Quality of Writing 1.6 - Speaking and Listening 1.7 - Characteristics and Function of the English Language 1.8 - Research

 

	Academic Standards for Mathematics
	2.1 - Numbers, Number Systems and Number Relationships 2.2 - Computation and Estimation 2.3 - Measurement and Estimation 2.4 - Mathematical Reasoning and Connections 2.5 - Mathematical Problem Solving and Communication 2.6 - Statistics and Data Analysis 2.7 - Probability and Predictions 2.8 - Algebra and Functions 2.9 - Geometry 2.10 - Trigonometry 2.11 - Concepts of Calculus

 

	Academic Standards for Science and Technology
	3.1 - Unifying Themes of Science 3.2 - Inquiry and Design 3.3 - Biological Sciences 3.4 - Physical Science, Chemistry and Physics 3.5 - Earth Sciences 3.6 - Technology Education 3.7 - Technological Devices 3.8 - Science, Technology and Human Endeavors

 

	Academic Standards for Environment and Ecology
	4.1 - Watersheds and Wetlands 4.2 - Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources 4.3 - Environmental Health 4.4 - Agriculture and Society 4.5 - Integrated Pest Management 4.6 - Ecosystems and their Interactions 4.7 - Threatened, Endangered and Extinct Species 4.8 - Humans and the Environment 4.9 - Environmental Laws and Regulations

 

	Standards for Civics and Governments
	5.1 - Principles and Documents of Government 5.2 - Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship 5.3 - How Government Works 5.4 - How International Relationships Function

 

	Academic Standards for Economics
	6.1 - Economic Systems 6.2 - Markets and the Functions of Governments 6.3 - Scarcity and Choice 6.4 - Economic Interdependence 6.5 - Work and Earnings

 

	Academic Standards for Geography
	7.1 - Basic Geographic Literacy 7.2 - The Physical Characteristics of Places and Regions 7.3 - The Human Characteristics of Places and Regions 7.4 - The Interactions Between People and Places

 

	Academic Standards for History
	8.1 - Historical Analysis and Skills Development 8.2 - Pennsylvania History 8.3 - United States History 8.4 - World History

 

	Standards for Arts and Humanities
	9.1 - Production, Performance and Exhibition of Dance, Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts 9.2 - Historical and Cultural Contexts 9.3 - Critical Response 9.4 - Aesthetic Response

 

	Standards for Health, Safety and Physical Education
	10.1 - Concepts of Health 10.2 - Healthful Living 10.3 - Safety and Injury Protection 10.4 - Physical Activity 10.5 - Concepts, Principles and Strategies of Movement

 

	Standards for Family and Consumer Sciences
	11.1 - Financial and Resource Management 11.2 - Balancing Family, Work and Community Responsibilities 11.3 - Food Science and Nutrition 11.4 - Child Development

 

	Standards for Career Education and Work
	13.1 - Career Awareness and Planning 13.2 - Career Acquisition (Getting a Job) 13.3 - Career Retention (Keeping a Job) 13.4 - Entrepreneurship