NGSS & Science Education Resources
California Science Framework
California Science Framework
California Science Teachers Association (CSTA)
California Science Teachers Association (CSTA)
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
TEACHING RESOURCES
TEACHING RESOURCES
Interesting Readings:
Interesting Readings:
- Will New Standards Improve Elementary Science Education? by Lillian Mongeau
- Talk Science Primer by Sarah Michaels and Cathy O'Connor
- Don't 'Steal the Aha' From Science Instruction by Larry Ferlazzo
- Grade level specific NGSS "Cheat Sheet" bookmarks with DCIs. These are half-page, "hotdog style," quick reference guides with correlation between SEPs and the math and ELA practices.
Online Resource Banks
Online Resource Banks
- STEM Teaching Tools
- PRISM: site is for K-12 teachers of science and/or mathematics who are interested in having their students engage in the CCSS Mathematical and NGSS Science and Engineering Practices; provides supports for shifting instruction to be more congruent with current educational research and more robust learning goals for students
- The Inquiry Project: project that builds an understanding of science in grades 3–5 that lays a foundation for students’ later understanding of matter in terms of molecules and atoms, focusing on material, weight, volume, density and related ideas that we know are important and challenging for today’s students
- TeachEngineering: searchable, web-based digital library collection comprised of standards-based engineering curricula for use by K-12 educators to make applied science and math come alive through engineering design in K-12 settings