DCI - ETS1.B - Engineering Design - Developing Possible Solutions
· When evaluating solutions, it is important to take into account a range of
constraints, including cost, safety, reliability, and aesthetics, and to consider
social, cultural, and environmental impacts. (HS-ETS1-3)
DCI - ETS1.C - Engineering Design - Optimizing the Design Solution
· Criteria may need to be broken down into simpler ones that can be approached
systematically, and decisions about the priority of certain criteria over others
(tradeoffs) may be needed. (secondary to HS-PS1-6)
Science and Engineering Practice - Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking
· Apply techniques of algebra and functions to represent and solve scientific and
engineering problems.
· Apply ratios, rates, percentages, and unit conversions in the context of
complicated measurement problems involving quantities with derived or
compound units (such as mg/mL, kg/m3, acre-feet, etc.)
Science and Engineering Practice - Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
· Compare, integrate and evaluate sources of information presented in different
media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words in order to
address a scientific question or solve a problem.
· Gather, read, and evaluate scientific and/or technical information from multiple
authoritative sources, assessing the evidence and usefulness of each source.
Standards for Technological Literacy S4.9-12 Students will develop an understanding of the cultural, social, economic, and political effects of technology.
· Making decisions about the use of technology involves weighing the trade-offs
between the positive and negative effects.
· When new technologies are developed to reduce the use of resources,
considerations of trade-offs are important.
· Decisions regarding the implementation of technologies involve the weighing
of trade-offs between predicted positive and negative effects on the environment.
Source: https://www.pltw.org/our-programs/standards-alignment