9-12 Curriculum Resources

Resources for Creating Content Storylines in a Unit

• State of New Jersey Department of Education

  • Provides a sample content storyline for bundles of PEs

  • Provides possible phenomenon at bottom of document

• NGSS PE Bundles

  • Provides a sample Unit Central Question for each bundle

  • Includes expected student learning outcomes

  • Includes suggestions for example phenomena

Resources for Finding Anchoring/Investigative Phenomena

• Project Phenomena

  • Search by DCI

  • Includes suggestions for use including the scale of the phenomenon (anchoring or investigative)

• The Wonder of Science

  • Search by PE

  • Provides suggested  phenomenon

  • Some PEs also have a sample 3D learning plan included (with anchoring and investigation level phenomenon)

• NSTA Daily Do

  • Standards are not explicitly stated

  • Well developed lessons around a phenomenon