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Engineering Design ETS1

HS ETS1-4 Model the Impact of Solutions

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Apply as appropriate--dependent on the nature of the investigation:

General Safety Guidelines

PHYSICS Safety

CHEMISTRY Safety

EARTH and SPACE SCIENCE Safety

Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking

Mathematical and computational thinking in 9-12 builds on K-8 experiences and progresses to using algebraic thinking and analysis, a range of linear and nonlinear functions including trigonometric functions, exponentials and logarithms, and computational tools for statistical analysis to analyze, represent, and model data. Simple computational simulations are created and used based on mathematical models of basic assumptions.

  • Use mathematical models and/or computer simulations to predict the effects of a design solution on systems and/or the interactions between systems.

 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.

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Prior Knowledge/Preview

Inquiry science
       Printable activity
       On-line activity: Inka bridge Smithsonian Learning Lab

LAB experiments
       Lab #1 Wildfire Response Lockheed Martin
       Lab #2 Quantifying glacial retreat NSTA NGSS
       Lab #3 Tracking pollution: a hazardous whodunnit NSTA NGSS

       Lab #4

Aerospace CONNECTIONS:
Applications and Examples


EXTENSION material for the curious
Development of the Washing machine Smithsonian Learning Lab
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