Grade 8 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 career skills needed for the workplace, including time management and teamwork. Examples: interview skills, completion of job applications

Describe the impact of technology on individuals and families.

Demonstrate strategies used for the selection and arrangement of furniture and accessories in a teenager's living space.

Demonstrate methods to maintain a clean home. • Identifying home sanitation, safety, and security practices • Developing a first aid, fire, and weather home-safety plan

Explain ways to handle emergencies, including first aid techniques for children.

Compare stages of child development. • Identifying age-appropriate child care skills • Developing a list of responsibilities for a caregiver • Analyzing ways to guide the behavior of children

Explain ways to maintain and care for clothing. • Demonstrating simple clothing repairs

Demonstrate basic sewing construction skills to complete a project. • Utilizing sewing equipment in a safe and correct manner

Describe influences of style, fads, and fashion trends in clothing selection of teenagers.

Describe strategies for comparison shopping among teens.

Critique factors that influence individual and teen consumer decisions, including needs and wants, budget limitations, and quality of products. • Describing store policies affecting teen consumers • Explaining ways to resolve teen consumer problems

Explain the importance of money management for teens. • Creating a budget for teen expenditures and savings

Demonstrate the ability to select, store, prepare, and serve nutritious foods. • Exhibiting safe and correct use of kitchen equipment • Applying safety and sanitation procedures in food preparation • Utilizing guidelines for table setting

Evaluate the relationship among nutrition, exercise, and rest in maintaining wellness. • Identifying health hazards susceptible to teens • Identifying safe methods for teens to maintain an optimum weight

Describe the importance of teens' developing time management skills.

Identify various family structures. Examples: nuclear, blended, extended, single-parent • Recognizing how individual roles and responsibilities in the home contribute to the family's well-being • Describing changes and challenges faced throughout the family life cycle

Demonstrate socially acceptable behavior of teenagers, including practicing manners, etiquette, and grooming habits.

Explain the impact of values, goals, and decision making on teenagers.

Analyze interpersonal skills needed by teenagers for success in the home, school, and community, including respecting self and others, resolving conflict, responding to peer pressure, and communicating with others.

Describe how physical, social, emotional, and intellectual changes that occur during adolescence affect self-esteem and self-concept.