High School Science, Social Studies & Digital Literacy IEP goals
58 science, social studies & digital literacy templates list high school (grades 9 to 12) among their grade bands, across 3 skills: social studies skills, digital literacy & online safety, science skills. Each opens in the builder with a matching data sheet.
58 templates · 3 skills · 9–12 · How we write and review goals
Goals by skill
Numbers are illustrative; set targets from the student's own baseline.
Social Studies Skills Science, Social Studies & Digital Literacy
Locate places by latitude and longitude
Maps and globes
By the annual IEP review date, given a world or regional map with labeled latitude and longitude lines every 10 or 20 degrees and 8 coordinate pairs, the student will find the place at each coordinate pair and write its name independently with at least 75% accuracy on coordinate items, on 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected every two weeks.
Source a document by author, date and purpose
Sourcing documents
By the annual IEP review date, given a short primary source (a letter, speech excerpt, poster or diary entry) with its source line and a sourcing organizer, the student will write the author, date, intended audience and purpose of the document and one detail from it that shows the purpose independently, earning a score of at least 8 out of 12 on a 4-row sourcing rubric scored 0 to 3 per row, on 3 of 4 consecutive scored sources, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected every two weeks.
Digital Literacy & Online Safety Science, Social Studies & Digital Literacy
Judge a website's reliability with a checklist
Judging sources
By the annual IEP review date, given 6 websites on a research topic, some reliable and some not, and a source checklist (author, date, purpose, evidence), the student will complete the checklist for each site and mark it reliable or not reliable with one reason independently with at least 83% accuracy on website judgments, on 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected every two weeks.
Write a school email with all its parts
Email etiquette
By the annual IEP review date, when the student needs to email a teacher or staff member, using the school email account, the student will write and send an email with every part on the email checklist, performing at least 6 of 7 steps independently, on 4 of 5 consecutive emails, as measured by a task-analysis checklist collected weekly.
Science Skills Science, Social Studies & Digital Literacy
Name the independent and dependent variables
Identifying variables
By the annual IEP review date, given 8 short descriptions of investigations, each 3 to 4 sentences long, the student will write the independent variable and the dependent variable for each investigation independently with at least 75% accuracy on variable identifications, in 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected every two weeks.
Carry out a written lab procedure
Following a lab procedure
By the annual IEP review date, during a science lab with a numbered written procedure and a check-off column, the student will carry out the lab by reading each numbered step, doing it and checking it off before moving on, performing at least 7 of 8 steps independently, across 3 consecutive labs, as measured by a task-analysis checklist collected at each lab.
High school science, social studies & digital literacy goals point toward life after school: independence, self-advocacy, and skills used in courses, jobs, and the community. Conditions name realistic materials and settings, and many goals are written so the student collects part of the data.
Matching data sheets
Each goal above links to the blank sheet built for its measure. These are the sheets this set of goals uses:
- Accuracy trackerNumber correct out of number attempted, with percent accuracy and support level.Used by 24 goals here
- Task-analysis checklistMarks each step of a routine as independent, with support, or not completed across sessions.Used by 13 goals here
- Rubric trackerScores each rubric criterion and totals the score for each sample.Used by 15 goals here
- Opportunity trackerRecords each opportunity as independent, prompted, or not demonstrated.Used by 6 goals here
Frequently asked questions
How do science, social studies & digital literacy goals connect to transition planning in high school?
Annual goals should support the student's measurable postsecondary goals for education, employment, and independent living (34 CFR 300.320(b)). A skill goal can be written in the context of a course, a job site, or a daily living routine.
Can a high school student help write their own goals?
Yes, and the student must be invited to IEP meetings where transition is discussed. Student-chosen goals with self-monitoring tend to be measured more consistently.
How are high school goals measured when the student has many teachers?
With work samples, percent of assignments completed, rubrics, or self-monitoring checklists reviewed weekly by the case manager. The goal should say who records the data and where.
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