Validation plan
Design a test plan that defines the metrics needed to validate your prototype.
Validation plan with prototype claim, two measurable metrics with units and pass/fail thresholds, a control, a test procedure, and one error-reduction step.
- 1Do thisDesign a test plan that defines the metrics needed to validate your prototype.
- 2Use this resource
- 3Submit thisPre-lab: Validation plan with prototype claim, two measurable metrics with units and pass/fail thresholds, a control, a test procedure, and one error-reduction step.
- 4Submit it here
- 1CMSD website. Go to clevelandmetroschools.org and click the Clever button.
- 2Clever. Clever opens. Sign in if it asks.
- 3Microsoft (district) login. Use your district Microsoft account (the one for school).
- 4Schoology. Open Schoology, then your class, then Assignments, and find the file named below.
The file to submit is named: Biotechnology for Health (Biomedical Innovations) › Literature review, decision matrices, validation metrics, MP1 data inflection. › Pre-labOpen Schoology
- CER:
- Claim, Evidence, Reasoning — make a claim, back it with evidence, explain your reasoning.
- SOP:
- Standard Operating Procedure — the exact steps to follow (especially in a lab).
- Tracker:
- Your PLTW progress log where you record completed evidence.
- myPLTW:
- The PLTW course site where you do the online activities — you open it through Schoology.
Minute-by-minute · 80-minute block
💡 Big idea: Validation requires measurable metrics, a control, and a defined pass/fail threshold.
- 0-5 minWarm-up: what would count as proof that your prototype does what you claim?
- 5-20 minState your prototype claim and choose two measurable metrics with units
- 20-40 minWrite the test procedure with pass/fail thresholds
- 40-55 minAdd a control or baseline and identify one error source
- 55-70 minPeer review: can your partner run your test from your written plan alone?
- 70-80 minExit ticket: name your two metrics and their pass thresholds
- • A prototype that works is still just a prototype until you can prove it works with data.
- • Today you'll write the validation plan that turns your design claim into a testable experiment.
- • We'll focus on two things: what you measure and what counts as good enough.
- • This plan is the document your teacher and future engineers would use to run the test.
- 1State the specific claim your prototype is supposed to satisfy.
- 2Choose two measurable validation metrics with units.
- 3Describe the test procedure, including what counts as a pass or fail.
- 4Identify a control or baseline for comparison.
- 5List one source of error and how you would reduce it.
- • Your plan names two measurable metrics with pass/fail thresholds.
- • You included a control and one error-reduction step.
- • A validation metric must have units and a numeric threshold to be testable.
- • A control gives you a baseline so you know whether the prototype is the cause of any result.
- • Identifying error sources in advance is a Lab SOP expectation.
Your PLTW work today
Literature review, decision matrices, validation metrics, MP1 data inflection. · Validation plan
Day 4 of this lesson. Open this exact section in myPLTW (reached through Schoology), then do the work below.
Do this: Open Problem 3 in your myPLTW course shell and navigate to the current activity, then write a validation plan that defines measurable metrics for your prototype.
Add your validation plan to the Problem 3 portfolio.
The decision matrix is done; by end of today your validation plan with two measurable metrics, a control, and one error-reduction step should be submitted.
Completed validation plan submitted before leaving class as evidence of progress.
All PLTW activities are completed inside the PLTW course environment — this page only gives direction. Submit producibles on Schoology.
Today's PLTW tracker
Check things off as you work, then submit. This tells Mr. Mendoza how you're doing so he can help the class. It does not replace turning in your producible on Schoology.
Use the code Mr. Mendoza gave you, not your name. Saved on this device.
Literature review, decision matrices, validation metrics, MP1 data inflection. · Validation plan
Open Problem 3 in your myPLTW course shell and navigate to the current activity, then write a validation plan that defines measurable metrics for your prototype.
The decision matrix is done; by end of today your validation plan with two measurable metrics, a control, and one error-reduction step should be submitted.
This is how Mr. Mendoza sees the class keeping pace with PLTW. Be honest, it only helps if it is accurate.
🎯 Design a test plan that defines the metrics needed to validate your prototype.
- State the specific claim your prototype is supposed to satisfy.
- Choose two measurable validation metrics with units.
- Describe the test procedure, including what counts as a pass or fail.
- Identify a control or baseline for comparison.
- List one source of error and how you would reduce it.
Pre-lab: Validation plan with prototype claim, two measurable metrics with units and pass/fail thresholds, a control, a test procedure, and one error-reduction step.
Submit on SchoologyUpload by 11:29 PM for full credit.
| Task | Who |
|---|---|
| State the specific claim your prototype is supposed to satisfy. | _______ |
| Choose two measurable validation metrics with units. | _______ |
| Describe the test procedure, including what counts as a pass or fail. | _______ |
| Identify a control or baseline for comparison. | _______ |
| List one source of error and how you would reduce it. | _______ |
Working solo? Put your own name in "Who" for every row.
- Your plan names two measurable metrics with pass/fail thresholds.
- You included a control and one error-reduction step.
Teacher-posted resources
Classroom documents for this lesson. Ones marked “Open the file” open right here; the rest are posted in Schoology. Use the label on each card to choose the right move.
Use this if you were absent, got stuck, or need another pass before you submit the lesson artifact.
Placement rationale
Matched Prototype validation and evidence audit by path:Biomedical-Innovations/Problem-3_Medical-Innovation/3.1_Medical-Innovation; keywords:rubric. Score 134. Visibility: student-schoology (student-facing resource; link through Schoology rather than local path).
Use this if you were absent, got stuck, or need another pass before you submit the lesson artifact.
Placement rationale
Matched Prototype validation and evidence audit by path:Biomedical-Innovations/Problem-3_Medical-Innovation/3.1_Medical-Innovation; keywords:rubric. Score 130. Visibility: student-schoology (student-facing resource; link through Schoology rather than local path).
Open this when the class reaches this activity and use it to complete the required lesson artifact.
Placement rationale
Matched Prototype validation and evidence audit by path:Biomedical-Innovations/Problem-2_Human-Physiology/2.1_Human-Physiology. Score 126. Visibility: student-schoology (student-facing resource; link through Schoology rather than local path).
How to get there: open the CMSD website, click Clever, sign in with your Microsoft (district) account, then open Schoology from Clever.
Lab & supplies
WebXam practice
Cumulative WebXam review
A quick mixed-review pulling questions from earlier units plus today, so the WebXam material stays fresh.
Where this leads — careers
What today's skills lead to. These are real health-science careers this course builds toward. Tap one to see, on the US Department of Labor's O*NET site, what the job actually involves, what it pays, and how fast it is growing.
What to do if you were absent
Complete a simulated validation run: enter sample readings into the provided test-plan template and compute whether the prototype passes each metric.
PhET: simulation-based testingThen submit your Pre-lab on Schoology.
Class still runs. Complete the online activity above (it's self-guided). Need the concept taught without a teacher? Use this authoritative explainer:
Khan Academy: scientific method and experiment designOptional extra credit (async)
You've passed Unit 2, so the optional extra-credit track is open. Complete reserved-unit work from home (virtual labs included) for extra credit, all submitted on Schoology.
Open the extra-credit track- CompleteEvery required part of the artifact is present, nothing left blank.
- AccurateThe science and the data are correct and match the evidence.
- Scientific reasoningYou explain your claim with evidence and reasoning (CER), not just an answer.
- Professional communicationClear, organized, labeled, and written the way a clinician or scientist would.
- SubmittedTurned in the right way (Schoology for routine work) and confirmed.
Drop your Fri, Mar 12, 2027 · Validation plan here. Use a clear file name (your initials + project). Routine work still goes to Schoology (via the CMSD portal).
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