HS-ETS1-3 - Performance Expectation
Evaluate a solution to a complex real-world problem based on prioritized criteria and trade-offs that account for a range of constraints, including cost, safety, reliability, and aesthetics as well as possible social, cultural, and environmental impacts.
High School · Next Generation Science Standards · NGSS Lead States 2013
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solutioncomplex real-world problemprioritized criteriatrade-offsconstraintscostsafetyreliabilityaestheticssocial impactscultural impactsenvironmental impacts
Skills
- evaluate (a solution to a complex problem) #dok3
- analyze (criteria and trade-offs) #dok3
- prioritize (constraints for solutions) #dok2
- justify (the appropriateness of a solution based on multiple factors) #dok4
Learning Targets
- I can identify and describe criteria and constraints for engineering solutions. #dok1
- I can recognize examples of cost, safety, reliability, and aesthetics in engineering solutions. #dok1
- I can compare constraints and trade-offs in real-world engineering problems. #dok2
- I can explain how social, cultural, and environmental impacts influence solutions. #dok2
- I can evaluate a solution based on prioritized criteria and trade-offs. #dok3
- I can analyze multiple constraints (cost, safety, reliability, aesthetics, and social, cultural, environmental impacts) when assessing a solution. #dok3
- I can justify whether a solution best meets a wide range of prioritized criteria and constraints for a given problem. #dok4
Big Ideas
- Engineering solutions to complex real-world problems require systematic evaluation using multiple criteria and trade-offs.
- Decisions about the best solution must consider constraints such as cost, safety, reliability, aesthetics, and broader social, cultural, or environmental impacts.
Essential Questions
- What factors must engineers consider when evaluating solutions to real-world problems?
- How do criteria and constraints influence the choices made in engineering design?
- Why are trade-offs often necessary when selecting the best solution to a complex problem?
- How can the impacts on society, culture, and the environment be weighed against other constraints?
- What makes one engineering solution more effective or appropriate than another in a given context?