Byram Hills Central School District

This information has been taken directly from the Accelerate U - Standards and Resource Guides (with approval) from the K-12 Education, NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT site. No information in this document has been changed.

Learning Standards for Mathematics, Science, and Technology at Three Levels

Standard 6 - Interconnectedness: Common Themes - Intermediate

Students will understand the relationships and common themes that connect mathematics, science, and technology and apply the themes to these and other areas of learning.

Optimization

6. In order to arrive at the best solution that meets criteria within constraints, it is often necessary to make trade-offs.

Students:

determine the criteria and constraints and make trade-offs to determine the best decision.
use graphs of information for a decision making problem to determine the optimum solution.

This is evident, for example, when students:

choose components for a home stereo system.
determine the best dimensions for fencing in the maximum area.