MS / Scientific & Engineering Practices

Identify advantages and limitations of models such as their size, scale, properties, and materials.

Middle School / Engineering Design

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.

Middle School / Engineering Design

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

3rd-5th / Engineering Design

Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.

3rd-5th / Engineering Design

Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

Middle School / Phs. Science

Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.

K-2 Env. Science

Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.

4th Grade, Environmental Science

Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans

Middle School / Engineering Design

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 / Scientific & Engineering Practices

Use mathematical calculations to assess quantitative relationships in data

MS / Scientific & Engineering Practices

Use appropriate safety equipment and practices during laboratory, classroom, and field investigations as outlined in the Texas Education Agency approved safety standards

Middle School / Phs. Science

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

Middle School / Phs. Science

Apply Newton’s Third Law to design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects.*

4th Grade, Physical Science

Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.

4th Grade, Physical Science

Ask questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide

4th Grade, Physical Science

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents