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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 

Analyze the Geometry of 

a Spacecraft 

Design a Crew Module Model a Spacecraft 

Docking System 

Build a Heat Shield 

Forces and Interactions 

MS-PS2-2 

Energy 

MS-PS3-3 

MS-PS3-4 

Engineering Design 

MS-ETS1-1  

MS-ETS1-2  

MS-ETS1-4 

Alignment of Activities With NGSS Crosscutting Concepts 

Concept Analyze the Geometry of a 

Spacecraft 

Design a Crew Module Model a Spacecraft 

Docking System 

Build a Heat Shield 

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 Analyze the Geometry of a 

Spacecraft 

Design a Crew Module Model a Spacecraft 

Docking System 

Build a Heat Shield 

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 Analyze the Geometry of 

a Spacecraft 

Design a Crew Module Model a Spacecraft 

Docking System 

Build a Heat Shield 

Knowledge Constructor 

3d 

Innovative Designer 

4a  

4c  

4d  

Computational Thinker 

5c  

Global Collaborator 

7c   
 

 

 

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

Standard Analyze the Geometry 

of a Spacecraft 

Design a Crew Module Model a Spacecraft 

Docking System 

Build a Heat Shield 

6th Grade 

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.RP.A.1 

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.NS.B.3  

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.G.A.1 

7th Grade 

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.NS.A.3  

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.G.A.1 

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.G.A.3 

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.G.B.6 

8th Grade 

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.G.C.9 

Alignment of Activities With CCSS Standards for Mathematical Practice 

Practice Analyze the Geometry of 

a Spacecraft 

Design a Crew Module Model a Spacecraft 

Docking System 

Build a Heat Shield 

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 

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Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for Mathematics 

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

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