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.