Unpacked Content
Scientific and Engineering Practices
Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
Crosscutting Concepts
Cause and Effect
Knowledge
Students know:
- The problem.
- The design solution.
- What way the design solution uses the given scientific information about the warming effect of the Sun on Earth's surface.
Skills
Students are able to:
- Use tools and materials provided to design and build a device that reduces the effects of sunlight.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- Structures can reduce the effects of sunlight on Earth's surface.
- Whether or not a device meets expectations in terms of cause (device reduces effects of sunlight) and effect (less warming).
Vocabulary
- Design
- Construct
- Device
- Sunlight
- Reduce
- Effects
- Create
- Ask
- Imagine
- Improve
- Plan
