4.S.4

demonstrate skills of decision making and problem solving: • contribute and apply new ideas and strategies, supported with facts and reasons, to decision making and problem solving • identify situations where a decision needs to be made and a problem requires attention ¾ select and use technology to assist in problem solving ¾ use data gathered from a variety of electronic sources to address identified problems ¾ solve problems requiring the sorting, organizing, classifying and extending of data, using such tools as calculators, spreadsheets, databases or hypertext technology ¾ use graphic organizers, such as mind mapping/webbing, flowcharting and outlining, to present connections among ideas and information in a problem-solving environment