SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PRACTICES
- Asking questions (for science) and defining problems (for engineering); STEAM program is integrated into the curriculum with a problem-based learning approach
- Developing and using models
- Planning and carrying out investigations
- Analyzing and interpreting data
- Using mathematics and computational thinking
- Constructing explanations (for science) and designing solutions (for engineering)
- Engaging in argument from evidence
- Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information
— NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS