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
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ATTITUDE
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