Grade 10 · Human Systems Mastery Pathways
In Grade 10, students branch into three distinct mastery pathways: Biomedical, Engineering, or Computational. While the specific content differs, all students apply the same rigorous design, modeling, and validation processes to complex SDG systems.
Shared Grade 10 Commitments
Regardless of pathway, all students adhere to these standards of practice.
Work within the same eight SDG systems.
The problems (Water, Energy, Health) remain shared; the tools to solve them diverge.
Use real-world datasets and case studies.
Students move beyond textbook examples to messy, authentic data.
Apply formal design, modeling, and validation processes.
Solutions must be tested against constraints, not just conceptualized.
Justify decisions using evidence, constraints, and ethics.
Students must defend their choices against competing priorities.
Produce artifacts suitable for portfolio and external review.
Work products are designed to be shared with authentic audiences beyond the classroom.
What Grade 10 adds to the system: Depth through specialization. Branching feels earned and inevitable. Portfolios become meaningful and comparable across pathways.
Mastery Pathways
Select a pathway in the console above to filter the standards.
Pathway A: Biomedical Systems
BM1-BM5
10-BM1
Biological Systems and Homeostasis
Good Health
Stability
Intervention
- 10-BM1.1 Students model biological systems and explain how stability is maintained under stress.
- 10-BM1.2 Students analyze how environmental conditions disrupt homeostasis.
- 10-BM1.3 Students evaluate interventions that restore system balance.
Hands-on STEM
Physiological modeling, exposure simulations, response analysis.
10-BM2
Environmental Health and Exposure
Water · Land
Pathways
Risk
- 10-BM2.1 Students trace exposure pathways from environment to body.
- 10-BM2.2 Students analyze dose, duration, and susceptibility.
- 10-BM2.3 Students design mitigation strategies to reduce risk.
Hands-on STEM
Contamination modeling, risk assessment labs, intervention testing.
10-BM3
Disease Systems and Population Health
Health · Cities
Spread
Capacity
- 10-BM3.1 Students model disease spread and population-level health outcomes.
- 10-BM3.2 Students analyze healthcare system capacity and access.
- 10-BM3.3 Students evaluate prevention strategies and public health tradeoffs.
Hands-on STEM
Epidemiological simulations, intervention comparison, capacity modeling.
10-BM4
Biomedical Innovation and Ethics
Industry
Equity
Ethics
- 10-BM4.1 Students evaluate biomedical technologies for effectiveness and equity.
- 10-BM4.2 Students analyze ethical considerations in medical decision-making.
- 10-BM4.3 Students defend innovation choices using evidence and ethics.
Hands-on STEM
Case analysis, device evaluation, ethics modeling.
10-BM5
Biomedical System Design Capstone
Capstone
Validation
Audience
- 10-BM5.1 Students design a biomedical solution addressing an SDG-linked health challenge.
- 10-BM5.2 Students validate designs using biological evidence and constraints.
- 10-BM5.3 Students present findings to an authentic audience.
Pathway B: Engineering Systems
EN1-EN5
10-EN1
Engineered Systems and Constraints
Infra · Cities
Networks
Tradeoffs
- 10-EN1.1 Students analyze engineered systems as interconnected networks.
- 10-EN1.2 Students identify constraints, failure modes, and performance limits.
- 10-EN1.3 Students evaluate tradeoffs in design decisions.
Hands-on STEM
System mapping, constraint modeling, performance testing.
10-EN2
Energy and Resource Engineering
Energy · Production
Flows
Efficiency
- 10-EN2.1 Students model energy and material flows through engineered systems.
- 10-EN2.2 Students analyze efficiency and loss quantitatively.
- 10-EN2.3 Students design systems that optimize resource use.
Hands-on STEM
Energy audits, flow modeling, optimization challenges.
10-EN3
Water, Transport, and Civic Infrastructure
Water · Cities
Reliability
Resilience
- 10-EN3.1 Students evaluate infrastructure systems that move water and people.
- 10-EN3.2 Students analyze reliability under stress conditions.
- 10-EN3.3 Students design resilient infrastructure solutions.
Hands-on STEM
Stress testing, infrastructure simulations, redesign challenges.
10-EN4
Sustainable Manufacturing and Materials
Production
Life-cycle
Circular
- 10-EN4.1 Students analyze production systems and material life cycles.
- 10-EN4.2 Students evaluate sustainability and environmental impact.
- 10-EN4.3 Students design improved manufacturing processes.
Hands-on STEM
Life-cycle analysis, material testing, circular design challenges.
10-EN5
Engineering System Design Capstone
Capstone
Data
Technical
- 10-EN5.1 Students design an engineered system addressing an SDG challenge.
- 10-EN5.2 Students validate designs using performance data and constraints.
- 10-EN5.3 Students present designs to technical reviewers.
Pathway C: Computational Systems
CS1-CS5
10-CS1
Data Systems and Representation
All SDGs
Bias
Uncertainty
- 10-CS1.1 Students design data models representing real-world systems.
- 10-CS1.2 Students analyze data quality, bias, and uncertainty.
- 10-CS1.3 Students visualize system behavior over time.
Hands-on STEM
Dataset construction, visualization, error analysis.
10-CS2
Algorithmic Modeling of Systems
Energy · Health
Algorithms
Control
- 10-CS2.1 Students translate system behavior into algorithms.
- 10-CS2.2 Students model feedback and control using code or logic rules.
- 10-CS2.3 Students test and debug system models.
Hands-on STEM
Rule-based simulations, flowchart modeling, algorithm refinement.
10-CS3
Automation, Sensing, and Control
Infra · Cities
Sensors
Logic
- 10-CS3.1 Students analyze automated system behavior.
- 10-CS3.2 Students evaluate sensor-based decision-making.
- 10-CS3.3 Students design basic control systems.
Hands-on STEM
Sensor simulations, control logic modeling, automation testing.
10-CS4
Decision Support and Optimization
Production
Optimization
Tradeoffs
- 10-CS4.1 Students build computational tools that support system decisions.
- 10-CS4.2 Students evaluate tradeoffs using optimization techniques.
- 10-CS4.3 Students analyze unintended consequences of automation.
Hands-on STEM
Optimization modeling, scenario testing, decision analysis.
10-CS5
Computational System Design Capstone
Capstone
Models
Communication
- 10-CS5.1 Students design a computational solution addressing an SDG challenge.
- 10-CS5.2 Students validate models using data and test cases.
- 10-CS5.3 Students present tools and findings to technical and nontechnical audiences.