Science Literacy - Categories Organization Compared

Scientific and Engineering Practices

EP1: Asking questions (science) and defining problems (engineering)

 

EP2: Developing and using models

 

EP3: Planning and carrying out investigations

 

EP4: Analyzing and interpreting data

 

EP5: Using mathematics and computational thinking

 

EP6: Construting explanations (science) and designing solutions (engineering)

 

EP7: Engaging in argument from evidence

 

EP8: Obtaining, evaluation, and communicating information

 

2. Crosscutting Concepts

CC1: Patterns

 

CC2: Cause and effect: Mechanism and explanation

 

CC3: Scale, proportion, and quantity

 

CC4: Systems and system models

 

CC5: Energy and matter: Flows, cycles, and conservation

 

CC6: Structure and functions

 

CC7: Stability and change

 

Disciplinary Core Ideas

Physical science

PS1: Matter and its interactions

PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter

PS1.B: Chemical Reactions

PS1.C: Nuclear

PS2: Motion and stability: Forces and interactions

PS2.A: Forces and Motion

PS2.B: Types of Interactions

PS2.C: Stability and Instability in Physical Systems

PS3: Energy

PS3.A: Definitions of Energy

PS3.B: Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer

PS3.C: Relationship Between Energy and Forces

PS3.D: Energy in Chemical Processes and Everyday Life

PS4: Waves and their applications in technologies for information transfer

PS4.A: Wave Properties

PS4.B: Electromagnetic Radiation

PS4.C: Information Technologies and Instrumentation

Life Science

LS1: From molecules to organisms: Structures and processes

LS1.A: Structure and Function

LS1.B: Growth and Development of Organisms

LS1.C: Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms

LS1.D: Information Processing

LS2: Ecosystems: Interactions, energy, and dynamics

LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems

LS2.B: Cycle of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems

LS2.C: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience

LS2.D: Social Interactions and Group Behavior

LS3: Heredity: Inheritance and variation of traits

LS3.A: Inheritance of Traits

LS3.B: Variation of Traits

LS4: Biological evolution: Unity and diversity

LS4.A: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity

LS4.B: Natural Selection

LS4.C: Adaptations

LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans

Earth's systems

ESS1: Earth's place in the universe

ESS1.A: The Universe and Its Star

ESS1.B: Earth and the Solar System

ESS1.C: The History of Planet Earth

ESS2: Earth's systems

ESS2.A: Earth Materials and Systems

ESS2.B: Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions

ESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth's Surface Processes

ESS2.D: Weather and Climate

ESS2.E: Biogeology

ESS3: Earth and human activity

ESS3.A: Natural Resources

ESS3.B: Natural Hazards

ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems

ESS3.D: Global Climate Change

Engineering, technology, and the Applications of Science

ETS1: Engineering design

ETS1.A: Defining and Delimiting an Engineering Problem

ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions

ETS1.C: Optmizing the Design Solution

ETS2: Links among engineering, technology, science, and society

ETS2.A: Interdependence of Science, Engineering, and Technology

ETS2.B: Influence of Engineering, Technology and Science on Society and the Natural World

PERSPECTIVE

 

ATTITUDE

 

Dr. Robert Sweetland's Notes ©