Next Generation Science Standards
Common Core State Reading Standards
- Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions. [Grades 6 – 8]
- Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. [Grades 6 – 8]
- Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.[Grades 6 – 8]
- Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved. [Grades 6 – 8]
Common Core State Reading Standards
- Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/ experiments, or technical processes. [Grades 6-8]
- Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration. [Grades 6-8]
- Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. [Grades 6-8]
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