--- title: 6.ETS1.1 description: 6.ETS1.1 Evaluate design constraints on solutions for maintaining ecosystems and biodiversity. image: https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/Right%20Image.png --- [![Teacher Login](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/347944/f56bee57-133e-4975-8055-799f1f23588b.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/347944/f56bee57-133e-4975-8055-799f1f23588b) [Teacher Login](https://app.knowatom.com/signin) [![KnowAtom Logo](https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/KnowAtom%20Logo.svg "KnowAtom Logo")](https://www.knowatom.com/) # 6.ETS1.1 Evaluate design constraints on solutions for maintaining ecosystems and biodiversity. 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Students carry out an experiment to analyze two possible solutions that could be used to help a population of harpy eagles recover from the impacts of deforestation over time. This is a high-level extract of this lesson. ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/3rd-grade-science/environmental-change) [ VIEW LESSON ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/3rd-grade-science/environmental-change) [![](https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/Grade/Screenshot%20(28).png) ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/7th-grade-science/engineering-chemical-cold-pack-reactions) ## [Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions In this unit, students explore several phenomena that relate to cooking. In this lesson, students evaluate chemical reactions, and use that knowledge to engineer a prototype that transfers energy by chemical processes. 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In this lesson, students explore how humans can create solutions to protect ecosystems by designing an engineering solution for coastal erosion.This page provides an overview of this lesson.](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/8th-grade-science/engineering-shoreline-barriers) [ VIEW LESSON ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/8th-grade-science/engineering-shoreline-barriers) [![](https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/Grade/Screenshot%20(57).png) ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/7th-grade-science/engineering-water-filtration-devices) ## [Engineering Water Filtration Devices In this unit, students focus on interactions between the hydrosphere and the geosphere as they explore the phenomena of groundwater in human development. For this lesson, they engineer a water filtration device to treat samples of simulated polluted stormwater runoff. 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In this lesson, students evaluate how Earth’s biomes have changed over geologic time, studying fossils for clues of the past. ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/3rd-grade-science/fossil-organisms-and-their-environment) [ VIEW LESSON ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/3rd-grade-science/fossil-organisms-and-their-environment) [![](https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/Living-and-Nonliving-Things1.jpg) ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/1st-grade-science/plant-structures) ## [Plant Structures In this unit, students begin an exploration of  life sciences. 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This page highlights key parts of this lesson. ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/6th-grade-science/life-on-earth) [ VIEW LESSON ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/6th-grade-science/life-on-earth) [![](https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/image1-Oct-08-2023-09-44-59-4732-PM.png) ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/6th-grade-science/photosynthesis) ## [Photosynthesis In this unit, students explore the phenomena of forest ecosystems, studying the science phenomena of interactions between living things and the environment. In this lesson, students investigate how plants carry out photosynthesis to convert the sun’s energy into a form of energy they can use to grow and develop. 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