Mission to Mars
The Mission
Storyline
3-Dimensional Science
Phenomenon
With space exploration, there are many variables that need to be taken into consideration.
Science and Engineering Practices
Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
Make observations and/or measurements to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence for an explanation of a phenomenon or test a design solution.
Make predictions about what would happen if a variable changes.
Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
Construct an explanation of observed relationships (e.g., the distribution of plants in the back yard).
Use evidence (e.g., measurements, observations, patterns) to construct or support an explanation or design a solution to a problem.
Identify the evidence that supports particular points in an explanation.
Engaging in Argument from Evidence
Construct and/or support an argument with evidence, data, and/or a model.
Crosscutting Concepts
Cause and Effect
Students routinely identify and test causal relationships and use these relationships to explain change. They understand events that occur together with regularity might or might not signify a cause and effect relationship.