Engineering Design

MS-ETS1-1

Define design criteria and constraints

Performance expectation

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.

Clarification

No separate clarification statement is provided.

Assessment boundary

No additional assessment boundary is stated.

SEP

Practice

  • Asking Questions and Defining Problems

DCI

Core idea

  • ETS1.A

CCC

Reasoning lens

  • Influence of Science, Engineering, and Technology on Society and the Natural World

Evidence map

Rooms connected to MS-ETS1-1.

“Primary” means the chapter includes an observable performance and assessable artifact for this expectation; “supporting” builds context.

Connections recorded in the official model

ELA/literacy: RST.6–8.1, WHST.6–8.7, WHST.6–8.8

Mathematics: MP.2, 7.EE.3

California Environmental Principles and Concepts: No direct mapping recorded.

Verified 2026-07-29. Open the official California source.