Standards Referenced on a Learning Label


Standard
NGSS  -  HS-ETS1  -  HS-ETS1-1
Short Description
Engineering Design
Long Description
Analyze a major global challenge to specify qualitative and quantitative criteria and constraints for solutions that account for societal needs and wants.
Base Skill
Applied Science
Target Audience
High School

Standard
NGSS  -  HS-ETS1  -  HS-ETS1-2
Short Description
Engineering Design
Long Description
Design a solution to a complex real-world problem by breaking it down into smaller, more manageable problems that can be solved through engineering.
Base Skill
Applied Science
Target Audience
High School

Standard
NGSS  -  HS-ETS1  -  HS-ETS1-3
Short Description
Engineering Design
Long Description
Evaluate a solution to a complex real-world problem based on prioritized criteria and trade-offs that account for a range of constraints, including cost, safety, reliability, and aesthetics, as well as possible social, cultural, and environmental impacts.
Base Skill
Applied Science
Target Audience
High School

Standard
NGSS  -  HS-ETS1  -  HS-ETS1-4
Short Description
Engineering Design
Long Description
Use a computer simulation to model the impact of proposed solutions to a complex real-world problem with numerous criteria and constraints on interactions within and between systems relevant to the problem.
Base Skill
Applied Science
Target Audience
High School

Standard
NGSS  -  HS-PS3  -  HS-PS3-1
Short Description
Energy
Long Description
Create a computational model to calculate the change in the energy of one component in a system when the change in energy of the other component(s) and energy flows in and out of the system are known.
Assessment Boundary
[Assessment Boundary: Assessment is limited to basic algebraic expressions or computations; to systems of two or three components; and to thermal energy, kinetic energy, and/or the energies in gravitational, magnetic, or electric fields.]
Clarification Statement
[Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on explaining the meaning of mathematical expressions used in the model.]
Base Skill
Applied Science
Target Audience
High School

Standard
NGSS  -  HS-PS3  -  HS-PS3-3
Short Description
Energy
Long Description
Design, build, and refine a device that works within given constraints to convert one form of energy into another form of energy.
Assessment Boundary
[Assessment Boundary: Assessment for quantitative evaluations is limited to total output for a given input. Assessment is limited to devices constructed with materials provided to students.]
Clarification Statement
[Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on both qualitative and quantitative evaluations of devices. Examples of devices could include Rube Goldberg devices, wind turbines, solar cells, solar ovens, and generators. Examples of constraints could include use of renewable energy forms and efficiency.]
Base Skill
Applied Science
Target Audience
High School

Standard
NGSS  -  HS-PS3  -  HS-PS3-4
Short Description
Energy
Long Description
Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that the transfer of thermal energy when two components of different temperature are combined within a closed system results in a more uniform energy distribution among the components in the system (se
Assessment Boundary
[Assessment Boundary: Assessment is limited to investigations based on materials and tools provided to students.]
Clarification Statement
[Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on analyzing data from student investigations and using mathematical thinking to describe the energy changes both quantitatively and conceptually. Examples of investigations could include mixing liquids at different initial temperatures or adding objects at different temperatures to water.]
Base Skill
Applied Science
Target Audience
High School

Standard
NGSS  -  HS-PS3  -  HS-PS3-5
Short Description
Energy
Long Description
Develop and use a model of two objects interacting through electric or magnetic fields to illustrate the forces between objects and the changes in energy of the objects due to the interaction.
Assessment Boundary
[Assessment Boundary: Assessment is limited to systems containing two objects.]
Clarification Statement
[Clarification Statement: Examples of models could include drawings, diagrams, and texts, such as drawings of what happens when two charges of opposite polarity are near each other.]
Base Skill
Applied Science
Target Audience
High School

Standard
NGSS  -  HS-PS3  -  HS-PS3-2
Short Description
Energy
Long Description
Develop and use models to illustrate that energy at the macroscopic scale can be accounted for as a combination of energy associated with the motion of particles (objects) and energy associated with the relative position of particles (objects).
Clarification Statement
[Clarification Statement: Examples of phenomena at the macroscopic scale could include the conversion of kinetic energy to thermal energy, the energy stored due to position of an object above the earth, and the energy stored between two electrically-charged plates. Examples of models could include diagrams, drawings, descriptions, and computer simulations.]
Base Skill
Applied Science
Target Audience
High School