MS-ETS1-2 | Evaluating Design Solutions · NYS standard · Grade 8 test questions
Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Grade 8 Science Test Questions
Released New York State Grade 8 science test questions that assess MS-ETS1-2 are listed here by test and question cluster. Each link opens the question with its answer key.
| Exam | Cluster | Question |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 Grade 8 Test | Quaking Aspen | Question 24 |
| Spring 2025 Grade 8 Test | Rust | Question 27 |
| Spring 2024 Grade 8 Test | Variation and Corn | Question 11 |
Vocabulary
Terms from the Middle School Science Glossary that come from this standard or from the released Grade 8 Science Test questions that assess it.
- argument
- competing design solutions
- constraint
- criteria
- design solution
- evidence
- systematic process
- active ingredient – Spring 2024
- alloy – Spring 2025
- biodiversity – Spring 2026
- chemical – Spring 2026
- coastal environment – Spring 2025
- controlled burn – Spring 2026
- corrosion – Spring 2025
- design – Spring 2025
- ecosystem – Spring 2024
- environment – Spring 2026
- galvanized – Spring 2025
- gene – Spring 2024
- girdling – Spring 2026
- grazing animal – Spring 2026
- herbicide – Spring 2026
- insect – Spring 2026
- insecticide – Spring 2024
- invasive insect – Spring 2026
- invasive species – Spring 2026
- material – Spring 2025
- plant tissue – Spring 2026
- rust resistance – Spring 2025
- seed – Spring 2026
- stability – Spring 2024
- weather – Spring 2025
Performance Level Descriptions
Every Grade 8 Science Test question on MS-ETS1-2 is written to match one of the performance level descriptions (PLDs) below.
Resources
Examples and discussion of resources for the learning, teaching, and assessment of MS-ETS1-2.
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NGSS Dimensions
Performance expectation MS-ETS1-2 was developed using the following elements from the NRC document A Framework for K-12 Science Education:
- Engaging in Argument from Evidence
- Evaluate competing design solutions based on jointly developed and agreed-upon design criteria.
- ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions
- There are systematic processes for evaluating solutions with respect to how well they meet the criteria and constraints of a problem.
- There are no Crosscutting Concepts linked to this standard.