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Appendix: STEM Standards and Practices 

Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) 

https://www.nextgenscience.org/ 

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Alignment of Activities With NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas 

Motion and Stability (MS) Standard Assess the Structural 

Integrity of a Space Module 

Design and Build a Space 

Habitat 

Experiment With Water 

Filtration 

Test Materials for Radiation 

Shielding 

Forces and Interactions 

MS-PS2-1 

Waves and Their Applications in Technologies and Information Transfer 

MS-PS4-2 

Engineering Design 

MS-ETS1-1  

MS-ETS1-2 

MS-ETS1-3  

MS-ETS1-4 

Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 

MS-LS2-1 

MS-LS2-5 

Alignment of Activities With NGSS Crosscutting Concepts 

Concept Assess the Structural Integrity of 

a Space Module 

Design and Build a Space 

Habitat 

Experiment With Water 

Filtration 

Test Materials for 

Radiation Shielding 

Patterns 

Cause and Effect    

Scale, Proportion, and Quantity 

System and System Models  

Energy and Matter 

Structure and Function 

Stability and Change 

Interdependence of Science, 

Engineering, and Technology  

Influence of Engineering, Technology, 

and Science on Society and the Natural 

World 

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NGSS Science and Engineering Practices 

https://ngss.nsta.org/PracticesFull.aspx 

Alignment of Activities With NGSS Science and Engineering Practices 

Practice Assess the Structural Integrity 

of a Space Module 

Design and Build a Space 

Habitat 

Experiment With Water 

Filtration 

Test Materials for Radiation 

Shielding 

Asking Questions and Defining 

Problems  

Developing and Using Models   

Planning and Carrying Out 

Investigations   

Analyzing and Interpreting Data  

Using Mathematics and Computational 

Thinking 

Constructing Explanations and 

Designing Solutions 

Engaging in Argument From Evidence  

Obtaining, Evaluating, and 

Communicating Information 

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Standards for Students 

https://www.iste.org/standards/for-students 

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Alignment of Activities With ISTE Standards for Students 

Standard Assess the Structural 

Integrity of a Space Module 

Design and Build a Space 

Habitat 

Experiment With Water 

Filtration 

Test Materials for Radiation 

Shielding 

Knowledge Constructor 

3d  

Innovative Designer 

4a  

4c 

4d   

Computational Thinker 

5c   

Global Collaborator 

7c   
 

 

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Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for Mathematics 

http://www.corestandards.org/Math/ 

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Alignment of Activities With CCSS Grade -Level Content Standards by Domain 

Standard Assess the Structural 

Integrity of a Space Module 

Design and Build a Space 

Habitat 

Experiment With Water 

Filtration 

Test Materials for Radiation 

Shielding 

6th Grade 

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.NS.B.3 

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.SP.B.5   

7th Grade 

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.G.B.6 

8th Grade 

Alignment of Activities With CCSS Standards for Mathematical Practice 

Practice Assess the Structural 

Integrity of a Space Module 

Design and Build a Space 

Habitat 

Experiment With Water 

Filtration 

Test Materials for Radiation 

Shielding 

CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP1   

CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP2 

CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP3    

CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP4 

CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP5    

CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP6   

CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP7 

CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP8