New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards

Social Studies:
~6.4 (United States and New Jersey History) All students will emonstrate knowledge of United States and New Jersey history in order to understand life and events in the past and how they relate to the present and future.
~6.6 (Geography) All students will apply knowledge of spatial relationships and other geographic skills to understand human behavior in relation to the physical and cultural environment.
-A. The World in Spatial Terms
1. Use physical and political maps to identify locations and spatial relationships of places within local and nearby communities.
2. Describe and demonstrate different ways to measure distance (e.g., miles, kilometers, time).
3. Estimate distances between two places on a map using a scale of miles.

Language Arts Literacy:
~3.1 (Reading) All students will understand and apply the knowledge of sounds, letters, and words in written English to become independent and fluent readers, and will read a variety of materials and texts with fluency and comprehension.
~3.2 (Writing) All students will write in clear, concise, organized language that varies in content and form for different audiences and purposes.
~3.3 (Speaking) All students will speak in clear, concise, organized language that varies in content and form for different audiences and purposes. D. 1 - 4. Oral Presentation.

Technology Literacy:
~8.1 (Computer and information literacy ) All students will use computer applications to gather and organize information and to solve problems.