Goals are linked to their descriptions in the Framework for K-12 Science Education (NRC, 2012)
These tags are used throughout SGC to run analytics on the curriculum documents.
{P1} Asking questions (for science) and defining problems (for engineering)
{P2} Developing and using models
{P3} Planning and carrying out investigations
{P4} Analyzing and interpreting data
{P5} Using mathematics and computational thinking
{P6} Constructing explanations (for science) and designing solutions (for engineering)
{P7} Engaging in argument from evidence
{P8} Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information
{C1} Patterns
{C2} Cause and effect: Mechanism and explanation
{C3} Scale, proportion, and quantity
{C4} Systems and system models
{C5} Energy and matter: Flows, cycles, and conservation
{C6} Structure and function
{C7} Stability and change
{PS1} Matter and its interactions
{PS2} Motion and stability: Forces and interactions
{PS3} Energy
{PS4} Waves and their applications in technologies for information transfer
{LS1} From molecules to organisms: Structures and processes
{LS2} Ecosystems: Interactions, energy, and dynamics
{LS3} Heredity: Inheritance and variation of traits
{LS4} Biological evolution: Unity and diversity
{ESS1} Earth’s place in the universe
{ESS2} Earth’s systems
{ESS3} Earth and human activity
{ETS1} Engineering design
{ETS2} Links among engineering, technology, science, and society