Systems Thinking PLTW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT | LATEST UPDATE 2025

Systems Thinking PLTW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT | LATEST UPDATE 2025
Systems Thinking - ANSWER Understanding a system by examining the
connections between the parts that compose the entirety of the system.


System - ANSWER A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent
elements or parts that function together as a whole to accomplish a goal. Change
happens if you add or remove a part. A group of parts or elements is only defined
as a system if those parts or elements interact with each other.


Thinking smaller - ANSWER Thinking about how smaller elements and
subsystems interact to achieve the goal of the system; looking at the internal
system to understand the problem and looking for solutions and impacts. (Inside)


Thinking bigger - ANSWER Thinking about how smaller elements and
subsystems interact to achieve the goal of the system; looking at the internal
system to understand the problem and looking for solutions and impacts.
(Outside)


Thinking smaller example - ANSWER Subsystems of the Human Body:
respiratory system, circulatory system, nervous system, muscular system


Thinking bigger example - ANSWER Outside Effects on the Body and its
Subsystems: Family, Friends, School, Food, Work, Living Environment, Weather,
etc.


Job that involves systems thinking - ANSWER Doctor in Medicine