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Engineering, Technology, and the Application of Science Performance Expectations
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ETS1.A: Defining and Delimiting an Engineering Problem
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ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions
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ETS1.C: Optimizing the Design Solution
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| ETS2: Links Among Engineering, Technology, Science, and Society |
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ETS2.A: Interdependence of Science, Engineering, and Technology
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ETS2.B: Influence of Engineering, Technology, and Science on Society and the Natural World
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Defining Performance Expectations
According to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), performance expectations describe what students who demonstrate understanding should know and be able to do. Performance expectations encompass practices, crosscutting concepts, and disciplinary core ideas (DCI). Unlike performance expectations in the other three domains, engineering performance expectations are not accompanied by clarification statements or assessment boundaries (Table 2). Full performance expectations including links to common core state standards and how each expectation is related to practices, crosscutting concepts, and DCI are available on the NGSS website.
| 3-5-ETS1-2. 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. |
Performance Expectations often encompass a depth and breadth of content that is beyond the scope of any one lesson or activity. For this reason, in Sea Earth Atmosphere, Performance Expectations are aligned at the topic level. Each topic contains a combination of content, activities, and/or special features that build toward the associated performance expectations.
