Communication Badges

These badges represent a teacher and industry partner designed learning progression on how high school scholars develop and go deep as a communicating scientist or engineer.  This involves presenting arguments in writing or oral presentations based on evidence collected from experimental or text based research.  At the end of this list is a badge progression map, which describes when these badges are introduced and assessed across all four grades at Del Lago Academy.

You can use extended metaphors to tell a story about what happened in an experiment or series of investigations.

You have the ability to listen, hear what is said, and be receptive to feedback.

Scientists need to think about what they are doing and why they are doing it.
You can complete scientific research presentations to reach various audiences and deliver the essentials of the research.
By earning this badge you are proving that you are able to communicate ideas through the use of Visual Explanation.
In one minute, you can verbally communicate information about your work and can articulate action steps based on evidence.
Optimize a protocol from a classroom experiment and/or write a laboratory report that is used to produce a writing piece that is published.

Communication Badge Progression Map

The following map illustrates when communication based badges are introduced and assessed across all four grades at Del Lago Academy.