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Deeper Learning Competencies
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Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
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- I can compute basic unit rates from given community space ratios (like area, distance, or materials per person) and label them with correct units to support a simple design choice
- I can check that my rate matches the quantities in the scenario card or site map.
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- I can recognize proportional relationships in my park/plaza data and represent them using tables, equations, or scaled diagrams
- I can use unit rates and rational number operations to compare at least two layout options and choose the one that better meets fairness/safety constraints.
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- I can solve multistep ratio and percent problems to adjust a scaled layout (including changing measurements, costs, or space per person) using proportional reasoning
- I can justify my changes by computing how the before-and-after results improve usability for different users, and I can explain any trade-offs with evidence from my math.
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- I can independently evaluate multiple design constraints (cost, distance/access, space, and safety) and create an optimized model using proportional relationships, unit rates, and rational number reasoning
- I can explain a clear problem-solving strategy, test alternative solutions quickly, and revise my before-and-after plan with accurate calculations and evidence that my math improves the community space for everyone.
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Deeper Learning Competencies
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Collaboration
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- I can work with my team to share roles and follow our plan during the Design Dash and expo preparation
- I can contribute an answer using unit rates or scaled measurements and explain my part using the labels/calculations in our sketch.
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- I can collaborate to compare layout options by discussing what changes do to cost, distance, and space per person using proportional reasoning
- I can use feedback from peers (warm/cool sticky notes) to make one clear revision and record how my math supports the change.
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- I can lead shared decision-making by proposing and justifying revisions with evidence (ratios, unit rates, and rational number calculations)
- I can coordinate with teammates to resolve disagreements by checking calculations/assumptions and improving fairness, safety, or usability in our before-and-after plan.
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- I can independently facilitate effective collaboration by helping the team align on goals (fair, safe, welcoming) and ensuring everyone’s math reasoning is included
- I can synthesize multiple feedback sources into a refined design, clearly explaining (in my one-minute claim or audio reflection) how our proportional relationships, unit rates, and rational number operations improved the final space.
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Deeper Learning Competencies
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Effective Communication
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- I can share my design idea clearly using one or two math facts from my scaled sketch (e.g., a unit rate or ratio) and I can point to where that math appears on my model during the Design Dash or expo station.
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- I can explain how my math supports my design choice by connecting numbers (unit rates, proportions, or percents) to a specific fairness/safety/access need, and I can revise my plan after hearing a peer’s warm or cool feedback.
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- I can present a before-and-after explanation that uses multiple math steps (including proportional reasoning and rational number calculations) to justify why my revised layout is better, and I can respond to feedback by choosing and explaining specific changes.
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- I can communicate my community design reasoning with confidence and precision by clearly translating constraints and data into proportional relationships, unit rates, and cost/space comparisons, and I can integrate peer and community feedback into a well-supported final claim about improved usability for everyone.
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