Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards
Pennsylvania

This alignment guide shows how KnowAtom’s integrated model of science curriculum is designed for Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards

Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards

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Life on Earth PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.1.6-8.A [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells, either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.

Observing and Comparing Cells PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.1.6-8.A [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells, either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.

Cell Structure and Function PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.1.6-8.A [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells, either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.

Observing and Comparing Cells PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.1.6-8.B [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and the ways that parts of cells contribute to the function.

Photosynthesis PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.1.6-8.B [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and the ways that parts of cells contribute to the function.

Cell Structure and Function PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.1.6-8.B [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and the ways that parts of cells contribute to the function.

Organ System Structure and Function PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.1.6-8.C [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Use arguments supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.

Cell Structure and Function PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.1.6-8.C [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Use arguments supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.

The Nervous System and Senses PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.1.6-8.C [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Use arguments supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.

Life on Earth PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.1.6-8.D [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Use arguments based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants, respectively.

Inheritance and Variation of Traits PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.1.6-8.D [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Use arguments based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants, respectively.

Reproduction and Fungi Structures PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.1.6-8.D [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Use arguments based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants, respectively.

Forest Food Web PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.1.6-8.D [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Use arguments based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants, respectively.

Life on Earth PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.1.6-8.E [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.

Inheritance and Variation of Traits PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.1.6-8.E [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.

Drought and Tree Growth PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.1.6-8.E [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.

Photosynthesis PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.1.6-8.F [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.

Drought and Tree Growth PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.1.6-8.F [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.

The Nervous System and Senses PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.1.6-8.H [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Gather and synthesize information about how sensory receptors respond to stimuli by sending messages to the brain for immediate behavior or storage as memories.

Forest Food Web PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.1.6-8.I [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.

Drought and Tree Growth PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.1.6-8.I [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.

Forest Food Web PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.1.6-8.J [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.

Forest Food Web PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.1.6-8.K [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

Drought and Tree Growth PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.1.6-8.L [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.

Reproduction and Fungi Structures PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.1.6-8.N [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.

Life on Earth PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.1.6-8.O [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past.

Inheritance and Variation of Traits PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.1.6-8.P [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Apply scientific ideas to construct an explanation for anatomical similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms to infer evolutionary relationships.

Inheritance and Variation of Traits PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.1.6-8.S [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment.

Reproduction and Fungi Structures PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.1.6-8.S [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment.

Molecules PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.2.6-8.A [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.

Chemical Reactions PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.2.6-8.B [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in the particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.2.6-8.C [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Gather and make sense of information to describe how synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.2.6-8.C [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Gather and make sense of information to describe how synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.

Chemical Reactions PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.2.6-8.D [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred

Atoms PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.2.6-8.E [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved.

Mass and Energy Transfer PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.2.6-8.J [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.
Sun-Earth-Moon System PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.2.6-8.J [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.

Energy Transformation PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.2.6-8.L [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass and speed of an object.

Mass and Energy Transfer PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.2.6-8.L [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass and speed of an object.

Chemical Reactions PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.2.6-8.M [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.

Engineering Thermal Control PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.2.6-8.M [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.

Molecules PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.2.6-8.N [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.

Chemical Reactions PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.2.6-8.N [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.

Energy Transformation PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.2.6-8.O [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

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.

Wave Properties and Signals PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.2.6-8.O [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

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.

Mass and Energy Transfer PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.2.6-8.O [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

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.

Energy Transformation PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.2.6-8.P [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop a model to describe that when the arrangement of objects interacting at a distance changes, different amounts of potential energy are stored in the system.

Wave Properties and Signals PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.2.6-8.Q [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Use mathematical representations to describe a simple model for waves that includes how the amplitude of a wave is related to the energy in a wave. 

Wave Properties and Signals PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.2.6-8.R [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop and use a model to describe how waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials. 

Wave Properties and Signals PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.2.6-8.S [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Integrate qualitative scientific and technical information to support the claim that digitized signals are a more reliable way to encode and transmit information than analog signals.

Sun-Earth-Moon System PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.3.6-8.A [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.

Sun-Earth-Moon System PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.3.6-8.B [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motion within galaxies and the solar system.

Earth's Geologic History PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.3.6-8.D [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth's 4.6-billion-year-old history.

Weathering and Erosion PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.3.6-8.E [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth's surface at varying time and spatial scales.

Earth Materials PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.3.6-8.E [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth's surface at varying time and spatial scales.

Earth's Geologic History PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.3.6-8.E [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth's surface at varying time and spatial scales.

Earth Materials PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.3.6-8.F [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth's materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.

Weathering and Erosion PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.3.6-8.F [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth's materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.

Weathering and Erosion PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.3.6-8.G [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of past plate motions.

Earth Materials PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.3.6-8.G [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of past plate motions.

Earth's Geologic History PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.3.6-8.G [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of past plate motions.

The Water Cycle and Earth's Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.3.6-8.H [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.

Ocean Salinity and Density PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.3.6-8.H [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.3.6-8.H [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.

Earth Materials PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.3.6-8.H [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.

The Water Cycle and Earth's Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.3.6-8.I [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.

Ocean Salinity and Density PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.3.6-8.I [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.

Earth’s Climate PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.3.6-8.I [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.3.6-8.L [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.3.6-8.L [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.3.6-8.M [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing human impact on the environment.

Earth’s Climate PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.3.6-8.O [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.

Drought and Tree Growth PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.4.6-8.E [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Collect, analyze, and interpret environmental data to describe a local environment.

Engineering Thermal Control PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.A [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Research information from various sources to use and maintain technological products or systems.

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.A [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Research information from various sources to use and maintain technological products or systems.

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.A [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Research information from various sources to use and maintain technological products or systems.

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.A [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Research information from various sources to use and maintain technological products or systems.

Engineering Thermal Control PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.AA [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Adapt and apply an existing product, system, or process to solve a problem in a different setting.

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.AA [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Adapt and apply an existing product, system, or process to solve a problem in a different setting.

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.AA [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Adapt and apply an existing product, system, or process to solve a problem in a different setting.

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.AA [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

 Adapt and apply an existing product, system, or process to solve a problem in a different setting.

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.AA [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Adapt and apply an existing product, system, or process to solve a problem in a different setting.

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.AA [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Adapt and apply an existing product, system, or process to solve a problem in a different setting.

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.AA [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Adapt and apply an existing product, system, or process to solve a problem in a different setting.

Engineering Thermal Control PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.B [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Use instruments to gather data on the performance of everyday products.

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.B [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Use instruments to gather data on the performance of everyday products.

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.B [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Use instruments to gather data on the performance of everyday products.

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.B [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Use instruments to gather data on the performance of everyday products.

Engineering Thermal Control PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.C [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Hypothesize what alternative outcomes (individual, cultural, and/or environmental) might have resulted had a different technological solution been selected. 

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.C [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Hypothesize what alternative outcomes (individual, cultural, and/or environmental) might have resulted had a different technological solution been selected. 

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.C [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Hypothesize what alternative outcomes (individual, cultural, and/or environmental) might have resulted had a different technological solution been selected. 

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.C [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Hypothesize what alternative outcomes (individual, cultural, and/or environmental) might have resulted had a different technological solution been selected. 

Engineering Thermal Control PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.D [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze how the creation and use of technologies consumes renewable, non-renewable, and inexhaustible resources; creates waste; and may contribute to environmental challenges.

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.D [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze how the creation and use of technologies consumes renewable, non-renewable, and inexhaustible resources; creates waste; and may contribute to environmental challenges.

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.D [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze how the creation and use of technologies consumes renewable, non-renewable, and inexhaustible resources; creates waste; and may contribute to environmental challenges.

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.D [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze how the creation and use of technologies consumes renewable, non-renewable, and inexhaustible resources; creates waste; and may contribute to environmental challenges.

Engineering Thermal Control PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.DD [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Engage in a research and development process to simulate how inventions and innovations have evolved through systematic tests and refinements.

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.DD [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Engage in a research and development process to simulate how inventions and innovations have evolved through systematic tests and refinements.

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.DD [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Engage in a research and development process to simulate how inventions and innovations have evolved through systematic tests and refinements.

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.DD [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Engage in a research and development process to simulate how inventions and innovations have evolved through systematic tests and refinements.

Engineering Thermal Control PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.E [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Consider the impacts of a proposed or existing technology and devise strategies for reducing, reusing, and recycling waste caused by its creation.

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.E [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Consider the impacts of a proposed or existing technology and devise strategies for reducing, reusing, and recycling waste caused by its creation.

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.E [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Consider the impacts of a proposed or existing technology and devise strategies for reducing, reusing, and recycling waste caused by its creation.

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.E [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Consider the impacts of a proposed or existing technology and devise strategies for reducing, reusing, and recycling waste caused by its creation.

Engineering Thermal Control PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.EE [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Differentiate between inputs, processes, outputs, and feedback in technological systems. 

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.EE [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Differentiate between inputs, processes, outputs, and feedback in technological systems. 

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.EE [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Differentiate between inputs, processes, outputs, and feedback in technological systems. 

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.EE [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Differentiate between inputs, processes, outputs, and feedback in technological systems. 

Engineering Thermal Control PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.F [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze examples of technologies that have changed the way people think, interact, live, and communicate. 

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.F [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze examples of technologies that have changed the way people think, interact, live, and communicate. 

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.F [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze examples of technologies that have changed the way people think, interact, live, and communicate. 

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.F [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze examples of technologies that have changed the way people think, interact, live, and communicate. 

Engineering Thermal Control PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.FF [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Demonstrate how systems thinking involves considering relationships between every part, as well as how the systems interact with the environment in which it is used.

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.FF [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Demonstrate how systems thinking involves considering relationships between every part, as well as how the systems interact with the environment in which it is used.

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.FF [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Demonstrate how systems thinking involves considering relationships between every part, as well as how the systems interact with the environment in which it is used.

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.FF [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Demonstrate how systems thinking involves considering relationships between every part, as well as how the systems interact with the environment in which it is used.

Engineering Thermal Control PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.G [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze how an invention or innovation was influenced by the context and circumstances in which it is developed.

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.G [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze how an invention or innovation was influenced by the context and circumstances in which it is developed.

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.G [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze how an invention or innovation was influenced by the context and circumstances in which it is developed.

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.G [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze how an invention or innovation was influenced by the context and circumstances in which it is developed.

Engineering Thermal Control PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.GG [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Create an open-loop system that has no feedback path and requires human intervention.

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.GG [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Create an open-loop system that has no feedback path and requires human intervention.

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.GG [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Create an open-loop system that has no feedback path and requires human intervention.

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.GG [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Create an open-loop system that has no feedback path and requires human intervention.

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.H [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Evaluate trade-offs based on various perspectives as part of a decision process that recognizes the need for careful compromises among competing factors. 

Engineering Thermal Control PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.H [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Evaluate trade-offs based on various perspectives as part of a decision process that recognizes the need for careful compromises among competing factors. 

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.H [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Evaluate trade-offs based on various perspectives as part of a decision process that recognizes the need for careful compromises among competing factors. 

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.H [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Evaluate trade-offs based on various perspectives as part of a decision process that recognizes the need for careful compromises among competing factors. 

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.HH [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Create a closed-loop system that has a feedback path and requires no human intervention.

Engineering Thermal Control PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.HH [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Create a closed-loop system that has a feedback path and requires no human intervention.

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.HH [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Create a closed-loop system that has a feedback path and requires no human intervention.

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.HH [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Create a closed-loop system that has a feedback path and requires no human intervention.

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.I [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Examine the ways that technology can have both positive and negative effects at the same time.

Engineering Thermal Control PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.I [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Examine the ways that technology can have both positive and negative effects at the same time.

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.I [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Examine the ways that technology can have both positive and negative effects at the same time.

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.I [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Examine the ways that technology can have both positive and negative effects at the same time.

Engineering Thermal Control PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.II [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Predict outcomes of a future product or system at the beginning of the design process.

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.II [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Predict outcomes of a future product or system at the beginning of the design process.

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.II [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Predict outcomes of a future product or system at the beginning of the design process.

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.II [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Predict outcomes of a future product or system at the beginning of the design process.

Engineering Thermal Control PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.J [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Use tools, materials, and machines to safely diagnose, adjust, and repair systems. 

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.J [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Use tools, materials, and machines to safely diagnose, adjust, and repair systems. 

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.J [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Use tools, materials, and machines to safely diagnose, adjust, and repair systems. 

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.J [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Use tools, materials, and machines to safely diagnose, adjust, and repair systems. 

Engineering Thermal Control PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.JJ [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Apply informed problem-solving strategies to the improvement of existing devices or processes or the development of new approaches.

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.JJ [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Apply informed problem-solving strategies to the improvement of existing devices or processes or the development of new approaches.

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.JJ [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Apply informed problem-solving strategies to the improvement of existing devices or processes or the development of new approaches.

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.JJ [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Apply informed problem-solving strategies to the improvement of existing devices or processes or the development of new approaches.

Engineering Thermal Control PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.K [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Use devices to control technological systems. 

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.K [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Use devices to control technological systems. 

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.K [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Use devices to control technological systems. 

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.K [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Use devices to control technological systems. 

Engineering Thermal Control PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.KK [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Explain how technology and engineering are closely linked to creativity, which can result in both intended and unintended innovations.

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.KK [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Explain how technology and engineering are closely linked to creativity, which can result in both intended and unintended innovations.

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.KK [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Explain how technology and engineering are closely linked to creativity, which can result in both intended and unintended innovations.

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.KK [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Explain how technology and engineering are closely linked to creativity, which can result in both intended and unintended innovations.

Engineering Thermal Control PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.L [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Design methods to gather data about technological systems. 

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.L [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Design methods to gather data about technological systems. 

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.L [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Design methods to gather data about technological systems. 

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.L [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Design methods to gather data about technological systems. 

Engineering Thermal Control PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.LL [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Compare how different technologies involve different sets of processes.

Engineering Thermal Control PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.M(ETS) [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved. 

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.M(ETS) [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved. 

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.M(ETS) [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved. 

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.M(ETS) [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved. 

Engineering Thermal Control PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.N(ETS) [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

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.

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.N(ETS) [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

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.

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.N(ETS) [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

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.

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.N(ETS) [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

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.

Engineering Thermal Control PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.O [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Interpret the accuracy of information collected.

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.O [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Interpret the accuracy of information collected

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.O [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Interpret the accuracy of information collected

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.O [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Interpret the accuracy of information collected

Engineering Thermal Control PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.P(ETS) [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

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

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.P(ETS) [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

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

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.P(ETS) [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

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

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.P(ETS) [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

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

Engineering Thermal Control PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.Q [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Apply a technology and engineering design thinking process. 

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.Q [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Apply a technology and engineering design thinking process. 

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.Q [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Apply a technology and engineering design thinking process. 

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.Q [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Apply a technology and engineering design thinking process. 

Engineering Thermal Control PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.R [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop innovative products and systems that solve problems and extend capabilities based on individual or collective needs and wants. 

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.R [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop innovative products and systems that solve problems and extend capabilities based on individual or collective needs and wants. 

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.R [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop innovative products and systems that solve problems and extend capabilities based on individual or collective needs and wants. 

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.R [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop innovative products and systems that solve problems and extend capabilities based on individual or collective needs and wants. 

Engineering Thermal Control PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.S [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Illustrate the benefits and opportunities associated with different approaches to design. 

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.S [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Illustrate the benefits and opportunities associated with different approaches to design. 

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.S [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Illustrate the benefits and opportunities associated with different approaches to design. 

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.S [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Illustrate the benefits and opportunities associated with different approaches to design. 

Engineering Thermal Control PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.T [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Create solutions to problems by identifying and applying human factors in design. 

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.T [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Create solutions to problems by identifying and applying human factors in design. 

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.T [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Create solutions to problems by identifying and applying human factors in design. 

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.T [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Create solutions to problems by identifying and applying human factors in design. 

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.U [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Evaluate and assess the strengths and weaknesses of various design solutions given established principles and elements of design. 

Engineering Thermal Control PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.U [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Evaluate and assess the strengths and weaknesses of various design solutions given established principles and elements of design. 

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.U [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Evaluate and assess the strengths and weaknesses of various design solutions given established principles and elements of design. 

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.U [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Evaluate and assess the strengths and weaknesses of various design solutions given established principles and elements of design. 

Engineering Thermal Control PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.V [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Refine design solutions to address criteria and constraints. 

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.V [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Refine design solutions to address criteria and constraints. 

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.V [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Refine design solutions to address criteria and constraints. 

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.V [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Refine design solutions to address criteria and constraints. 

Engineering Thermal Control PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.W(ETS) [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

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.

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.W(ETS) [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

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.

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.W(ETS) [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

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.

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.W(ETS) [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

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.

Engineering Thermal Control PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.X [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Defend decisions related to a design problem. 

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.X [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Defend decisions related to a design problem. 

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.X [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Defend decisions related to a design problem. 

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.X [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Defend decisions related to a design problem. 

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.X [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Defend decisions related to a design problem. 

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.X [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Defend decisions related to a design problem. 

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.X [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Defend decisions related to a design problem. 

Engineering Thermal Control PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.Y [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Compare, contrast, and identify overlap between the contributions of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the development of technological systems.

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.Y [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Compare, contrast, and identify overlap between the contributions of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the development of technological systems.

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.Y [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Compare, contrast, and identify overlap between the contributions of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the development of technological systems.

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.Y [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Compare, contrast, and identify overlap between the contributions of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the development of technological systems.

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.Y [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Compare, contrast, and identify overlap between the contributions of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the development of technological systems.

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.Y [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Compare, contrast, and identify overlap between the contributions of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the development of technological systems.

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.Y [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Compare, contrast, and identify overlap between the contributions of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the development of technological systems.

Engineering Thermal Control PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.Z [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze how different technological systems often interact with economic,venvironmental, and social systems.

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.Z [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze how different technological systems often interact with economic,venvironmental, and social systems.

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.Z [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze how different technological systems often interact with economic,venvironmental, and social systems.

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.Z [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze how different technological systems often interact with economic,venvironmental, and social systems.

Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.Z [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze how different technological systems often interact with economic,venvironmental, and social systems.

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.Z [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze how different technological systems often interact with economic,venvironmental, and social systems.

Engineering Bridges PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8.Z [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze how different technological systems often interact with economic,venvironmental, and social systems.

Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.5.6-8LL [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Compare how different technologies involve different sets of processes.

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Compare how different technologies involve different sets of processes.

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Compare how different technologies involve different sets of processes.

Engineering Thermal Control PA Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. 3.56-8.CC [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Consider historical factors that have contributed to the development of technologies and human progress. 

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Consider historical factors that have contributed to the development of technologies and human progress. 

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Consider historical factors that have contributed to the development of technologies and human progress. 

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Consider historical factors that have contributed to the development of technologies and human progress. 

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Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.

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Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.

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Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.

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Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.

Science Lesson : Life on Earth
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells, either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells, either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells, either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and the ways that parts of cells contribute to the function.

Science Lesson : Photosynthesis
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and the ways that parts of cells contribute to the function.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and the ways that parts of cells contribute to the function.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Use arguments supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Use arguments supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Use arguments supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.

Science Lesson : Life on Earth
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Use arguments based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants, respectively.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Use arguments based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants, respectively.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Use arguments based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants, respectively.

Science Lesson : Forest Food Web
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Use arguments based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants, respectively.

Science Lesson : Life on Earth
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.

Science Lesson : Drought and Tree Growth
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.

Science Lesson : Photosynthesis
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.

Science Lesson : Drought and Tree Growth
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Gather and synthesize information about how sensory receptors respond to stimuli by sending messages to the brain for immediate behavior or storage as memories.

Science Lesson : Forest Food Web
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.

Science Lesson : Drought and Tree Growth
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.

Science Lesson : Forest Food Web
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.

Science Lesson : Forest Food Web
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

Science Lesson : Drought and Tree Growth
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.

Science Lesson : Life on Earth
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific ideas to construct an explanation for anatomical similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms to infer evolutionary relationships.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment.

Science Lesson : Molecules
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.

Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in the particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Gather and make sense of information to describe how synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Gather and make sense of information to describe how synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.

Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred

Science Lesson : Atoms
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation: Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.
Science Lesson : Sun-Earth-Moon System
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.

Science Lesson : Energy Transformation
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass and speed of an object.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass and speed of an object.

Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.

Science Lesson : Molecules
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.

Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.

Science Lesson : Energy Transformation
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

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.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

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.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

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.

Science Lesson : Energy Transformation
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that when the arrangement of objects interacting at a distance changes, different amounts of potential energy are stored in the system.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Use mathematical representations to describe a simple model for waves that includes how the amplitude of a wave is related to the energy in a wave. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe how waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Integrate qualitative scientific and technical information to support the claim that digitized signals are a more reliable way to encode and transmit information than analog signals.

Science Lesson : Sun-Earth-Moon System
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.

Science Lesson : Sun-Earth-Moon System
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motion within galaxies and the solar system.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth's 4.6-billion-year-old history.

Science Lesson : Weathering and Erosion
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth's surface at varying time and spatial scales.

Science Lesson : Earth Materials
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth's surface at varying time and spatial scales.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth's surface at varying time and spatial scales.

Science Lesson : Earth Materials
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth's materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.

Science Lesson : Weathering and Erosion
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth's materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.

Science Lesson : Weathering and Erosion
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of past plate motions.

Science Lesson : Earth Materials
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of past plate motions.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of past plate motions.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.

Science Lesson : Earth Materials
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.

Science Lesson : Earth’s Climate
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing human impact on the environment.

Science Lesson : Earth’s Climate
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.

Science Lesson : Drought and Tree Growth
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Collect, analyze, and interpret environmental data to describe a local environment.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Research information from various sources to use and maintain technological products or systems.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Research information from various sources to use and maintain technological products or systems.

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Research information from various sources to use and maintain technological products or systems.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Research information from various sources to use and maintain technological products or systems.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Adapt and apply an existing product, system, or process to solve a problem in a different setting.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Adapt and apply an existing product, system, or process to solve a problem in a different setting.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Adapt and apply an existing product, system, or process to solve a problem in a different setting.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

 Adapt and apply an existing product, system, or process to solve a problem in a different setting.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Adapt and apply an existing product, system, or process to solve a problem in a different setting.

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Adapt and apply an existing product, system, or process to solve a problem in a different setting.

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Adapt and apply an existing product, system, or process to solve a problem in a different setting.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Use instruments to gather data on the performance of everyday products.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Use instruments to gather data on the performance of everyday products.

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Use instruments to gather data on the performance of everyday products.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Use instruments to gather data on the performance of everyday products.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Hypothesize what alternative outcomes (individual, cultural, and/or environmental) might have resulted had a different technological solution been selected. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Hypothesize what alternative outcomes (individual, cultural, and/or environmental) might have resulted had a different technological solution been selected. 

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Hypothesize what alternative outcomes (individual, cultural, and/or environmental) might have resulted had a different technological solution been selected. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Hypothesize what alternative outcomes (individual, cultural, and/or environmental) might have resulted had a different technological solution been selected. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Analyze how the creation and use of technologies consumes renewable, non-renewable, and inexhaustible resources; creates waste; and may contribute to environmental challenges.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Analyze how the creation and use of technologies consumes renewable, non-renewable, and inexhaustible resources; creates waste; and may contribute to environmental challenges.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Analyze how the creation and use of technologies consumes renewable, non-renewable, and inexhaustible resources; creates waste; and may contribute to environmental challenges.

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Analyze how the creation and use of technologies consumes renewable, non-renewable, and inexhaustible resources; creates waste; and may contribute to environmental challenges.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Engage in a research and development process to simulate how inventions and innovations have evolved through systematic tests and refinements.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Engage in a research and development process to simulate how inventions and innovations have evolved through systematic tests and refinements.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Engage in a research and development process to simulate how inventions and innovations have evolved through systematic tests and refinements.

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Engage in a research and development process to simulate how inventions and innovations have evolved through systematic tests and refinements.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Consider the impacts of a proposed or existing technology and devise strategies for reducing, reusing, and recycling waste caused by its creation.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Consider the impacts of a proposed or existing technology and devise strategies for reducing, reusing, and recycling waste caused by its creation.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Consider the impacts of a proposed or existing technology and devise strategies for reducing, reusing, and recycling waste caused by its creation.

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Consider the impacts of a proposed or existing technology and devise strategies for reducing, reusing, and recycling waste caused by its creation.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Differentiate between inputs, processes, outputs, and feedback in technological systems. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Differentiate between inputs, processes, outputs, and feedback in technological systems. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Differentiate between inputs, processes, outputs, and feedback in technological systems. 

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Differentiate between inputs, processes, outputs, and feedback in technological systems. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Analyze examples of technologies that have changed the way people think, interact, live, and communicate. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Analyze examples of technologies that have changed the way people think, interact, live, and communicate. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Analyze examples of technologies that have changed the way people think, interact, live, and communicate. 

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Analyze examples of technologies that have changed the way people think, interact, live, and communicate. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Demonstrate how systems thinking involves considering relationships between every part, as well as how the systems interact with the environment in which it is used.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Demonstrate how systems thinking involves considering relationships between every part, as well as how the systems interact with the environment in which it is used.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Demonstrate how systems thinking involves considering relationships between every part, as well as how the systems interact with the environment in which it is used.

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Demonstrate how systems thinking involves considering relationships between every part, as well as how the systems interact with the environment in which it is used.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Analyze how an invention or innovation was influenced by the context and circumstances in which it is developed.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Analyze how an invention or innovation was influenced by the context and circumstances in which it is developed.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Analyze how an invention or innovation was influenced by the context and circumstances in which it is developed.

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Analyze how an invention or innovation was influenced by the context and circumstances in which it is developed.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Create an open-loop system that has no feedback path and requires human intervention.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Create an open-loop system that has no feedback path and requires human intervention.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Create an open-loop system that has no feedback path and requires human intervention.

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Create an open-loop system that has no feedback path and requires human intervention.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate trade-offs based on various perspectives as part of a decision process that recognizes the need for careful compromises among competing factors. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate trade-offs based on various perspectives as part of a decision process that recognizes the need for careful compromises among competing factors. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate trade-offs based on various perspectives as part of a decision process that recognizes the need for careful compromises among competing factors. 

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate trade-offs based on various perspectives as part of a decision process that recognizes the need for careful compromises among competing factors. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Create a closed-loop system that has a feedback path and requires no human intervention.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Create a closed-loop system that has a feedback path and requires no human intervention.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Create a closed-loop system that has a feedback path and requires no human intervention.

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Create a closed-loop system that has a feedback path and requires no human intervention.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Examine the ways that technology can have both positive and negative effects at the same time.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Examine the ways that technology can have both positive and negative effects at the same time.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Examine the ways that technology can have both positive and negative effects at the same time.

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Examine the ways that technology can have both positive and negative effects at the same time.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Predict outcomes of a future product or system at the beginning of the design process.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Predict outcomes of a future product or system at the beginning of the design process.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Predict outcomes of a future product or system at the beginning of the design process.

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Predict outcomes of a future product or system at the beginning of the design process.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Use tools, materials, and machines to safely diagnose, adjust, and repair systems. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Use tools, materials, and machines to safely diagnose, adjust, and repair systems. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Use tools, materials, and machines to safely diagnose, adjust, and repair systems. 

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Use tools, materials, and machines to safely diagnose, adjust, and repair systems. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Apply informed problem-solving strategies to the improvement of existing devices or processes or the development of new approaches.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Apply informed problem-solving strategies to the improvement of existing devices or processes or the development of new approaches.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Apply informed problem-solving strategies to the improvement of existing devices or processes or the development of new approaches.

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Apply informed problem-solving strategies to the improvement of existing devices or processes or the development of new approaches.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Use devices to control technological systems. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Use devices to control technological systems. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Use devices to control technological systems. 

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Use devices to control technological systems. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Explain how technology and engineering are closely linked to creativity, which can result in both intended and unintended innovations.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Explain how technology and engineering are closely linked to creativity, which can result in both intended and unintended innovations.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Explain how technology and engineering are closely linked to creativity, which can result in both intended and unintended innovations.

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Explain how technology and engineering are closely linked to creativity, which can result in both intended and unintended innovations.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Design methods to gather data about technological systems. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Design methods to gather data about technological systems. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Design methods to gather data about technological systems. 

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Design methods to gather data about technological systems. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Compare how different technologies involve different sets of processes.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved. 

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

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.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

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.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

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.

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

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.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Interpret the accuracy of information collected.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Interpret the accuracy of information collected

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Interpret the accuracy of information collected

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Interpret the accuracy of information collected

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

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

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

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

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

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

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Apply a technology and engineering design thinking process. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Apply a technology and engineering design thinking process. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Apply a technology and engineering design thinking process. 

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Apply a technology and engineering design thinking process. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Develop innovative products and systems that solve problems and extend capabilities based on individual or collective needs and wants. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Develop innovative products and systems that solve problems and extend capabilities based on individual or collective needs and wants. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Develop innovative products and systems that solve problems and extend capabilities based on individual or collective needs and wants. 

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Develop innovative products and systems that solve problems and extend capabilities based on individual or collective needs and wants. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Illustrate the benefits and opportunities associated with different approaches to design. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Illustrate the benefits and opportunities associated with different approaches to design. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Illustrate the benefits and opportunities associated with different approaches to design. 

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Illustrate the benefits and opportunities associated with different approaches to design. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Create solutions to problems by identifying and applying human factors in design. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Create solutions to problems by identifying and applying human factors in design. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Create solutions to problems by identifying and applying human factors in design. 

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Create solutions to problems by identifying and applying human factors in design. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate and assess the strengths and weaknesses of various design solutions given established principles and elements of design. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate and assess the strengths and weaknesses of various design solutions given established principles and elements of design. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate and assess the strengths and weaknesses of various design solutions given established principles and elements of design. 

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate and assess the strengths and weaknesses of various design solutions given established principles and elements of design. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Refine design solutions to address criteria and constraints. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Refine design solutions to address criteria and constraints. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Refine design solutions to address criteria and constraints. 

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Refine design solutions to address criteria and constraints. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

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.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

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.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

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.

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

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.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Defend decisions related to a design problem. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Defend decisions related to a design problem. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Defend decisions related to a design problem. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Defend decisions related to a design problem. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Defend decisions related to a design problem. 

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Defend decisions related to a design problem. 

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Defend decisions related to a design problem. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Compare, contrast, and identify overlap between the contributions of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the development of technological systems.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Compare, contrast, and identify overlap between the contributions of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the development of technological systems.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Compare, contrast, and identify overlap between the contributions of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the development of technological systems.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Compare, contrast, and identify overlap between the contributions of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the development of technological systems.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Compare, contrast, and identify overlap between the contributions of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the development of technological systems.

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Compare, contrast, and identify overlap between the contributions of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the development of technological systems.

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Compare, contrast, and identify overlap between the contributions of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the development of technological systems.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Analyze how different technological systems often interact with economic,venvironmental, and social systems.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Analyze how different technological systems often interact with economic,venvironmental, and social systems.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Analyze how different technological systems often interact with economic,venvironmental, and social systems.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Analyze how different technological systems often interact with economic,venvironmental, and social systems.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Analyze how different technological systems often interact with economic,venvironmental, and social systems.

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Analyze how different technological systems often interact with economic,venvironmental, and social systems.

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Analyze how different technological systems often interact with economic,venvironmental, and social systems.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Compare how different technologies involve different sets of processes.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Compare how different technologies involve different sets of processes.

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Compare how different technologies involve different sets of processes.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Consider historical factors that have contributed to the development of technologies and human progress. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Consider historical factors that have contributed to the development of technologies and human progress. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Consider historical factors that have contributed to the development of technologies and human progress. 

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Consider historical factors that have contributed to the development of technologies and human progress. 

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.

State: PA
Standards: Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards.
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.

This alignment guide shows how KnowAtom’s integrated model of science curriculum is designed for Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards

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