Del Lago Academy

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This group is designed to support Competency X badges that are co-developed with industry and college partners.

 
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Badges
Planning 2

You can plan an investigation appropriate for a research question and critique experimental designs.

Required Evidence
  • 147
  • 154

Publication

Optimize a protocol from a classroom experiment and/or write a laboratory report that is used to produce a writing piece that is published

Required Evidence
  • 1
  • 0

Receptive Listener

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

Required Evidence
  • 3
  • 0

Safety

Safety is more than just avoiding injuries in the laboratory or the workplace. It’s about ensuring you deliver reliable results.

Required Evidence
  • 4
  • 0

Self-Directed 1

Use unfamiliar instrument literature to set up and operate a necessary tool for science and engineering research.

Required Evidence
  • 0
  • 0

Self-Directed 2

Read a protocol and follow it to produce a replication and plan steps to get to a solution without outside assistance.

Required Evidence
  • 0
  • 0

Skeptic 1

You view pop-science stories with a skeptical eye and understand the evidence behind the headlines to make educated decisions about issues.

Required Evidence
  • 179
  • 15

Skeptic 2

You can critique a popular science story by using primary source research.

Required Evidence
  • 1
  • 0

Spreadsheet Wizard 2

You can generate and critique histograms and scatter plots for purposes of interpreting data.

Required Evidence
  • 113
  • 0

Spreadsheet Wizard 3

You can calculate statistical measures and interpret and infer from these measures.

Required Evidence
  • 0
  • 0

Visual Explanation

By earning this badge you are demonstrating competency for visually explaining a phenomenon and its relevance to a diverse audience.

Required Evidence
  • 265
  • 239