Engineering Design

MS-ETS1-2

Evaluate competing design solutions

Performance expectation

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

Clarification

No separate clarification statement is provided.

Assessment boundary

No additional assessment boundary is stated.

SEP

Practice

  • Engaging in Argument from Evidence

DCI

Core idea

  • ETS1.B

CCC

Reasoning lens

    Evidence map

    Rooms connected to MS-ETS1-2.

    “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, RST.6–8.9, WHST.6–8.9

    Mathematics: MP.2, 7.EE.3

    California Environmental Principles and Concepts: No direct mapping recorded.

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