CT New Generation Science Standards
HS-ESS3-3. New technologies can have deep impacts on society and the environment, including some that were not anticipated.
HS-ESS3-4. Engineers continuously modify these technological systems by applying scientific knowledge and engineering design practices to increase benefits while decreasing costs and risks.
HS-ETS 1-4. Models (e.g., physical, mathematical, computer models) can be used to simulate systems and interactions - including energy, matter, and information flows - within and between systems at different scales.
HS-LS2-1. Use mathematical and/or computational representations of phenomena or design solutions to support explanations.
HS-LS2-7. Design, evaluate, and refine a solution for reducing the impacts of human activities on the environment and biodiversity.
District Standards
D 13. Explain how the structure of the carbon atom affects the type of bonds it forms in organic and inorganic molecules.
D 26. Describe human efforts to reduce the consumption of raw materials and improve air and water quality.
D INQ.3 Formulate a testable hypothesis and demonstrate logical connections between the scientific concepts guiding the hypothesis and the design of the experiment.
D INQ.6 Use appropriate tools and techniques to make observations and gather data.
D INQ.8 Use mathematical operations to analyze and interpret data, and present relationships between variables in appropriate forms.
D INQ.10 Communicate about science in different formats, using relevant science vocabulary, supporting evidence and clear logic.