ENVS.SCI.1.G
Develop and use models to represent phenomena, systems, processes, or solutions to engineering problems.
Environmental Systems · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2022
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modelsphenomenasystemsprocessessolutionsengineering problems
Skills
- develop (models to represent phenomena) #dok3
- use (models to represent systems) #dok2
- use (models to represent processes) #dok2
- develop (models for solutions to engineering problems) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can use models to represent scientific systems. #dok2
- I can use models to illustrate processes in the environment. #dok2
- I can develop models that represent natural or designed phenomena. #dok3
- I can create models to propose solutions to engineering problems. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Models are essential tools for representing and understanding scientific phenomena, systems, processes, and solving engineering problems.
- Developing and using models allows scientists to communicate, test, and refine their understanding of complex environmental systems.
Essential Questions
- How do models help us understand natural and engineered systems?
- Why is it important to develop models for environmental processes?
- In what ways can models provide solutions to engineering problems?
- How do scientists decide what aspects of a phenomenon or system to include in a model?
- How do models evolve as our scientific understanding changes?