Influence of Engineering, Technology, and Science on Society and the Natural World
Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans.*
Performance Expectation
Grade: 3-5, 4
Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and their uses affect the environment.
Performance Expectation
Grade: 3-5, 4
Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.*
Performance Expectation
Grade: 3-5, 4
Make a claim about the merit of a design solution that reduces the impacts of a weather-related hazard.*
Performance Expectation
Grade: 3-5, 3
Compare multiple solutions designed to slow or prevent wind or water from changing the shape of the land.*
Performance Expectation
Grade: K-2, 2
Analyze data obtained from testing different materials to determine which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.*
Performance Expectation
Grade: K-2, 2
Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.*
Performance Expectation
Grade: K-2, 1
Use tools and materials to design and build a device that uses light or sound to solve the problem of communicating over a distance.*
Performance Expectation
Grade: K-2, 1
Ask questions to obtain information about the purpose of weather forecasting to prepare for, and respond to, severe weather.*
Performance Expectation
Grade: K-2, K