Grade 7 CTE Alabama Standards

Technical Skills

Health and Wellness

Health Science Principles

Medical Terminology

Medical Math

Communication

Ethics

Foundational Standards

Describe a variety of healthcare professions, indicating the purpose and scope of practice of each one.

Research and report on the historical development of the healthcare industry, its leaders, and its response to major scientific advancements.

Research and report on the impact of medical research on the healthcare industry.

Investigate and present information about a healthcare career area of interest.

Identify and explain legal and ethical practices related to the healthcare industry, including malpractice, negligence, invasion of privacy, HIPAA, ethics and law, Patients’ Bill of Rights, licensure, and use of social media.

Research and report on a medical malpractice case.

Demonstrate verbal and nonverbal communication techniques appropriate for healthcare industry settings.

Apply the metric system to convert standard weights, measurements, and volumes commonly used in a healthcare setting.

Determine time using the 24-hour time format utilized in the healthcare industry.

Identify common medical terms and abbreviations associated with the healthcare industry.

Describe basic structures and functions of the human body systems.

Research and report on current health and wellness topics.

Explain risk factors that contribute to illness, including heredity, environment, lifestyle, diet, and age.

Describe environmental conditions and lifestyle choices that affect wellness.

Explain how cultural and individual differences relate to wellness and quality of life and how these differences impact the overall health of society.

Summarize practices for the prevention and early detection of diseases, including health screenings and examinations.

Measure, record, and graph height and weight.

Demonstrate medical aseptic techniques for handwashing.

Demonstrate basic first aid skills.

Demonstrate cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), use of an automated external defibrillator (AED), and first aid for choking victims.

Incorporate safety procedures in handling, operating, and maintaining tools and machinery; handling materials; utilizing personal protective equipment; maintaining a safe work area; and handling hazardous materials and forces.

Demonstrate effective workplace and employability skills, including communication, awareness of diversity, positive work ethic, problem-solving, time management, and teamwork.

Explore the range of careers available in the field and investigate their educational requirements and demonstrate job-seeking skills including resume-writing and interviewing.

Advocate and practice safe, legal, responsible, and ethical use of information and technology tools specific to the industry pathway.

Participate in a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) to increase knowledge and skills and to enhance leadership and teamwork.

Demonstrate effective infection control techniques as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and The Joint Commission guidelines.

Healthcare Professions

Information Technology in Health Care

Biotechnology Research and Development

Support Services

Health Informatics

Diagnostic Services

Therapeutic Services

Introduction to Health Careers

Foundational Standards

Research the history of health careers and describe how careers have advanced throughout the years.

Identify and describe the five health science career pathways.

Define and use general medical terminology, including word roots, prefixes, and suffixes.

Explain the importance of legal and ethical behaviors in health careers.

Research and share information on some of the careers available in therapeutic services, including salary, educational requirements, working conditions, advantages, and disadvantages.

Describe common characteristics of careers in the therapeutic services career pathway.

Identify and demonstrate skills required to enter careers in the therapeutic services career pathway.

Research and share information on some of the careers available in diagnostic services, including salary, educational requirements, working conditions, advantages, and disadvantages.

Describe common characteristics of careers in the diagnostic services career pathway.

Identify and demonstrate skills required to enter careers in the diagnostic services career pathway.

Perform lab activities related to diagnostic services.

Research and share information about some of the careers available in health informatics, including salary, educational requirements, working conditions, advantages, and disadvantages.

Describe common characteristics of careers in the health informatics career pathway.

Identify and demonstrate skills required to enter careers in the health informatics career pathway.

Perform office functions related to health informatics.

Research and share information regarding some of the careers available in the support services career pathway including salary, educational requirements, working conditions, advantages, and disadvantages.

Describe common characteristics of careers in the support services career pathway.

Identify and demonstrate skills required to enter careers in the support services career pathway.

Research and share information about employability skills related to support services.

Research and share information about some of the careers available in the biotechnology research and development career pathway, including salary, educational requirements, working conditions, advantages, and disadvantages.

Describe common characteristics of careers in the biotechnology research and development career pathway.

Identify and demonstrate skills required to enter careers in the biotechnology research and development career pathway.

Identify information technology careers in the Health Science career cluster and summarize the responsibilities, tasks, and skills they require.

Identify ethical, legal, and security issues faced by healthcare professionals.

Use various types of Internet search engines effectively to locate information relevant to the Health Science career cluster.

Incorporate safety procedures in handling, operating, and maintaining tools and machinery; handling materials; utilizing personal protective equipment; maintaining a safe work area; and handling hazardous materials and forces.

Demonstrate effective workplace and employability skills, including communication, awareness of diversity, positive work ethic, problem-solving, time management, and teamwork.

Explore the range of careers available in the field and investigate their educational requirements and demonstrate job-seeking skills including resume-writing and interviewing.

Advocate and practice safe, legal, responsible, and ethical use of information and technology tools specific to the industry pathway.

Participate in a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) to increase knowledge and skills and to enhance leadership and teamwork.

Demonstrate effective infection control techniques as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and The Joint Commission guidelines.

Microbiology and Parasitology

Genetics and Cell Biology

Immunology

Hematology

Laboratory Math

Laboratory Skills

Laboratory Terminology

Foundational Standards

Identify and explain common medical terms and abbreviations used in the laboratory setting.

Identify commonly used laboratory equipment and explain how each item is used.

Perform basic technical skills following laboratory protocol.

Prepare solutions of defined concentrations.

Perform basic mathematical calculations related to the composition of solutions, weights, and measurements used in the medical laboratory.

Convert standard weights, measurements, and volumes to metric measurements commonly used in a healthcare setting.

Express time using the 24-hour time format as it applies to the healthcare industry.

Identify red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma, and platelets and explain the function of each in maintaining hemostasis.

Identify components of the immune system and explain their functions.

Describe key cellular structures and explain their respective functions.

Describe the structure and function of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and explain its use in DNA fingerprinting and genetic technology.

Explain the significance of Mendel’s work to the development of modern genetics, including the laws of segregation and independent assortment.

Compare and contrast ionic, hydrogen, covalent, and metallic bonds.

Differentiate among common microbes, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoans.

Explain how microbes cause the development and spread of infectious diseases.

Explain how the immune system responds when a foreign microbe enters the body.

Incorporate safety procedures in handling, operating, and maintaining tools and machinery; handling materials; utilizing personal protective equipment; maintaining a safe work area; and handling hazardous materials and forces.

Demonstrate effective workplace and employability skills, including communication, awareness of diversity, positive work ethic, problem-solving, time management, and teamwork.

Explore the range of careers available in the field and investigate their educational requirements and demonstrate job-seeking skills including resume-writing and interviewing.

Advocate and practice safe, legal, responsible, and ethical use of information and technology tools specific to the industry pathway.

Participate in a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) to increase knowledge and skills and to enhance leadership and teamwork.

Demonstrate effective infection control techniques as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and The Joint Commission guidelines.

Design Process

Utilize the design process to produce products and systems.

Identify the steps of an engineering design process.

Identify criteria and constraints in a design.

Describe how the design process is used to develop solutions for a problem.

Describe the importance of documentation and how it is used to communicate ideas.

Model designs to transform ideas into practical solutions.

Obtain, evaluate, and share information to support the assertion that there is no perfect design.

Practice brainstorming as a group problem-solving design process in which each person in the group presents ideas in an open forum.

Identify two-dimensional and three-dimensional representations of the design solution

Digital Literacy

Describe the permanence of digital data and the importance of managing one’s digital identity and reputation.

Engage in positive, safe, legal, and ethical behaviors when using technology, including during social interactions online and when using networked devices.

Identify research strategies to locate information and other resources for their intellectual and/or creative pursuits.

Identify information from digital resources, using a variety of tools and methods to create a collection of artifacts that demonstrates meaningful connections or conclusions.

Identify real-world issues, develop ideas, and pursue solutions to address the issues.

Scope of Technology

Describe the development of technology as a human activity that is the result of creatively meeting individual or collective needs.

Explain the close link between technology and creativity and how it results in innovation.

Describe technological systems, including input, processes, output, and feedback.

Explain how technological systems can be connected to one another.

Identify the difference between open loop and closed loop systems.

Technology and Society

Identify inventions and innovations that have evolved through slow and methodical processes of testing and refinement.

Identify positive and negative ways the use of technology affects humans

Investigate the management of waste produced by technological systems as a societal issue.

Describe how technologies can be used to repair damage caused by natural disasters and to break down waste from various products and systems

Describe the development of a technology from the demands, values, and interests of employers

Design Process

Design a plan to produce products and systems.

Create criteria and constraints in a design.

Use the design process to develop solutions for a problem

Employ brainstorming in a group problem-solving setting where each person presents design process related ideas in an open forum as part of the design process.

Model two-dimensional and three-dimensional solutions of a design.

Test and modify designs to transform ideas into practical solutions

Accurately identify different resources used in projects.

Make a product or system to solve a problem and document the solution.

Digital Literacy

Create and maintain a digital identity and reputation, demonstrating an awareness of the permanence of one’s actions in the digital world.

Demonstrate an understanding of and respect for the rights and obligations of using and sharing intellectual property.

Manage their personal data to maintain digital privacy and security.

Create strategies to locate information and other resources for their intellectual or creative pursuits.

Generate ideas about real-world issues and problems and pursue answers and solutions to them.

Scope of Technology

Investigate how technological systems can be connected to one another.

Explore different technologies that involve different sets of processes.

Gather and present information about ways corporations may create demand for a product by bringing it onto the market and advertising it.

Technology and Society

Differentiate between positive and negative effects of technology usage on human beings, including their safety, comfort, choices, and attitudes about technology’s development and use

Analyze the management of waste produced by technological systems as a societal issue

Research and communicate how technologies can be used to repair damage caused by natural disasters and to break down waste from the use of various products and systems.

Identify ethical issues associated with the development and use of technology.

Describe how social and cultural priorities and values are reflected in technological devices.

Explain how meeting societal expectations can be a driving force behind the acceptance and use of products and systems.

Describe factors that impact choosing a career.

Determine ways technology improves and impacts the lives of teens.

Determine procedures for basic household maintenance and safety.

Explain how housing meets the needs of individuals and families. • Describing ways to arrange or organize teen living space

Describe the importance of play to a child's development.

Explain responsibilities involved in babysitting related to age, safety, and health of the child.

Describe appropriate care of clothing. • Identifying laundering techniques • Explaining how to store clothes properly

Practice basic sewing skills. • Utilizing sewing equipment in a safe and correct manner

Determine factors that influence teen clothing selection. Examples: individualism, trends, cost, maintenance

Describe time management tools and techniques.

Describe ways teenagers can become wise consumers. Examples: savings, needs and wants, conserving resources and energy • Identifying the role of the media in the dissemination of consumer information

Demonstrate basic table setting skills.

Prepare nutritious snacks. • Practicing safety and sanitation techniques in the laboratory • Using kitchen equipment in a correct manner • Comparing the nutritive value and cost of various foods

Explain the importance of diet, exercise, and rest for teen health.

Compare positive and negative peer pressure. Examples: positive—involving friends in community service, tutoring peers - negative—bullying, teasing, gossiping • Determining causes of teen conflict

Describe characteristics of healthy relationships with family and friends. • Explaining the role of family members and friends • Describing the significance of family traditions • Determining qualities of a true friend

Compare verbal and nonverbal communication skills used to improve interpersonal relationships. • Determining barriers to teen communication

Explain the importance of character education for teenagers. • Describing manners used in various settings • Identifying grooming habits that lead to a healthy appearance • Describing ways to show respect for self, others, and property

Describe the process of decision-making, problem-solving, and goal-setting.

Describe physical and emotional changes that occur during adolescence.