Engineering, Technology & Applications of Science (ETS)

• High School ETS standards

• Middle School ETS standards

• Create copy of ETS standards

• ETS Disciplinary Core Ideas

NGSS Engineering Goals - Middle School

By the end of 8th grade students are expected to achieve all four performance expectations (MS Engineering Standards) related to a single problem in order to understand the interrelated processes of engineering design. These include:

• defining a problem by precisely 

• specifying criteria and constraints for solutions

• specifying potential impacts on society and the natural environment

• systematically evaluating alternative solutions

• analyzing data from tests of different solutions

• combining the best ideas into an improved solution

• developing models

• Iteratively testing and improving it to reach an optimal solution

MS-ETS1-1. 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.

• MS Engineering activities - slides

• List of possible ideas

MS-ETS1-2. Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

MS-ETS1-3. 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.

MS-ETS1-4. 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.

• Sage Modeler

• Coggle

• Google Drawings / Google Slides

NGSS Engineering Goals - High School

By the end of 12th grade students are expected to achieve all four HS-ETS1 performance expectations (HS Engineering Standards) related to a single problem in order to understand the interrelated processes of engineering design. These include:

• analyzing major global challenges

• quantifying criteria and constraints for solutions

• breaking down a complex problem into smaller, more manageable problems

• evaluating alternative solutions based on prioritized criteria and trade-offs

• using a computer simulation to model the impact of proposed solutions

HS-ETS1-1. Analyze a major global challenge to specify qualitative and quantitative criteria and constraints for solutions that account for societal needs and wants.

• • Major Global challenges - United Nations

  • Environmental issues - 

  • Earth Data - real-time comparisons & visualizations

  • NASA Eyes - Visualization of world wide environmental phenomena

  • Earth Now - real-time data from NASA

• Images of Change  - Global Climate Change

  • • • Lesson Ideas

      • NASA Earth Observatory - Earthquakes

      • Seismic Explorer

        • CSCS Activity -Earthquakes 

HS-ETS1-2. Design a solution to a complex real-world problem by breaking it down into smaller, more manageable problems that can be solved through engineering.

• Drawdown - possible solutions for climate change

  • • Slides - Air pollution in Los Angeles - solutions

• Lesson Ideas

  • • Engineering Tomorrow

    • Project Lead the Way

• CSCS Activity - Air Pollution

HS-ETS1-3. 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.

• Drawdown - possible solutions for climate change

• Lesson Ideas

HS-ETS1-4. 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.

• Carbon Cycle Modeling

• Greenhouse Effect

• Lesson Ideas