NGSS



= = ** http://www.nextgenscience.org/ **

National Science Teachers Association Materials ** http://ngss.nsta.org/ ** http://standards.nsta.org/AccessStandardsByTopic.aspx



** http://www.state.nj.us/education/modelcurriculum/ ** ** Next Generation Science Standards Videos ** The first link are 4 short video’s here that are an introduction to the standards – and explores the three dimensions of the standards, disciplinary core ideas, science and engineering practices and crosscutting concepts. – total time of video’s about 25 minutes.

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[|Next Generation Science Standards Introduction] NGSS Cards (pdf)

Scientific & Engineering Practices
[|Asking Questions & Defining Problems]

[|Developing & Using Models]

[|Planning & Carrying Out Investigations]

[|Analyzing & Interpreting Data] [|Mathematics & Computational Thinking]

[|Construct Explanations & Design Solutions]

[|Engaging in Argument from Evidence]

[|Obtain, Evaluate, Communicate Information]

Crosscutting Concepts
[|Patterns]

[|Cause & Effect: Mechanism & Explanation]

[|Scale, Proportion, & Quantity]

[|Systems & System Models]

[|Energy & Matter: Flow, Cycle, Conservation]

[|Structure & Function]

[|Stability & Change]

Physical Science Disciplinary Core Ideas (note that some of the terminology used in the core ideas videos are not the best way to actually teach to topic according to the research)
[|PS1A - Structure & Properties of Matter]

[|PS1B - Chemical Reactions]

[|PS1C - Nuclear Processes]

[|PS2A - Forces & Motion]

[|PS2B - Types of Interactions]

[|PS2C - Stability & Instability]

[|PS3A - Definitions of Energy] [|PS3B - Energy: Conservation & Transfer]

[|PS3C - Energy & Forces]

[|PS3D - Energy in Chemical Processes & Life]

[|PS4A - Wave Properties]

[|PS4B - Electromagnetic Radiation]

[|PS4C - Information Technologies]

Life Science Disciplinary Core Ideas
[|LS1A - Structure & Function]

[|LS1B - Growth & Development]

[|LS1C - Organization in Organisms]

[|LS1D - Information Processing]

[|LS2A - Relationships in Ecosystems]

[|LS2B - Cycles in Ecosystems]

[|LS2C - Ecosystem Dynamics]

[|LS2D - Social Interactions & Behavior]

[|LS3A - Inheritance of Traits]

[|LS3B - Variation of Traits]

[|LS4A - Evidence of Common Ancestry]

[|LS4B - Natural Selection]

[|LS4C - Adaptation]

[|LS4D - Biodiversity & Humans]

Earth & Space Science Disciplinary Core Ideas
[|ESS1A - The Universe & Its Stars]

[|ESS1B - Earth & the Solar System]

[|ESS1C - History of the Planet Earth]

[|ESS2A - Earth Materials & Systems]

[|ESS2B - Plate Tectonics/Large Scale Systems]

[|ESS2C - Role of Water on Earth]

[|ESS2D - Weather & Climate]

[|ESS2E - Biogeology]

[|ESS3A - Natural Resources]

[|ESS3B - Natural Hazards]

[|ESS3C - Human Impacts on Earth Systems]

[|ESS3D - Global Climate Change]

Disciplinary Core Ideas
[|ETS1A - Defining & Delimiting an Engineering Problem]

[|ETS1B - Developing Possible Solutions]

[|ETS1C - Optimizing the Design Solution]

[|ETS2A - Interdependence of Science, Engineering & Technology]

[|ETS2B - Influence of Science, Engineering & Technology on Society & the Natural World]

NJ Model Curriculum site http://www.nj.gov/education/modelcurriculum/

NJ Model Curriculum Drafts - http://www.tinyurl.com/heinzshare