goal_reference_science.md

Goal Tags from the Framework for K-12 Science Education

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.

Scientific and Engineering Practices

{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

Crosscutting Concepts

{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

Disciplinary Core Ideas

Physical Sciences

{PS1} Matter and its interactions

{PS2} Motion and stability: Forces and interactions

{PS3} Energy

{PS4} Waves and their applications in technologies for information transfer

Life Sciences

{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

Earth and Space Sciences

{ESS1} Earth’s place in the universe

{ESS2} Earth’s systems

{ESS3} Earth and human activity

Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science

{ETS1} Engineering design

{ETS2} Links among engineering, technology, science, and society