Key concepts to be addressed by science cluster courses
Abstraction:
- the ability to take general ideas from specific problems.
Appreciation of the engineering design process:
- Solving open-ended problems that have multiple possible solutions subject to constraints, such as economic or safety considerations.
The ability to distinguish fantasy from reality.
The ability to develop a model and verify that model against existing evidence.
The willingness to abandon a model that does not work and develop a new one.