New Mexico Standards Mapping

Direct alignments to the New Mexico STEM Ready! Science Standards.

I. NM STEM Ready: Engineering Design

Grade / Code Standard Description (Exact Quote) Alignment to Toymaking
Grade 3
3-PS2-2
"Make observations and/or measurements of an object’s motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion." Students predict character movement by analyzing the mechanical cycle of a rocker arm.
Middle School
MS-ETS1-2
"Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem." Evaluating if a lever-system or a cam-system provides the best movement for a specific character design.
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