Implementing District Standards
Next Generation Science Standards
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.
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.
Depth of Knowledge
DOK level 3: Strategic Thinking is evident in student work when they design an investigation to respond to a scientific problem, provide rational with citation of evidences, or develop a model to explain complex ideas.
DOK level 4: Extended Thinking is demonstrated when students carry observations of a phenomenon to the development of an in depth conclusion that explains the science behind the phenomenon.25
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