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Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
NGSS Overview
NGSS Overview
Science and Engineering Practices
Science and Engineering Practices
Describe how students are learning and what they are doing to learn to explain phenomena
Asking questions & defining problems
Developing and using models
Planning and carrying out investigations
Analyzing and interpreting data
Using mathematics and computational thinking
Constructing explanations & designing solutions
Engaging in argument from evidence
Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information
Crosscutting Concepts
Crosscutting Concepts
Describe how students are thinking to make sense of information to explain phenomena
Patterns
Cause and effect
Scale, proportion, and quantity
Systems and system models
Energy and matter
Structure and function
Stability and change
Phenomenon & Problems
Phenomenon & Problems
A phenomenon (plural phenomena) is any observable event in the natural world that can be explained using science
It causes one to wonder and ask questions to learn more
Phenomena or problems should drive units and promote students to "figure out" rather than "learn about."
K-12 Standards
K-12 Standards
Here are two locations where you can find your grade level standards:
Resources
Resources
NGSS/STEM Kits available in our Lending Library
NGSS/STEM Kits available in our Lending Library
NGSS 3Dimensional Lesson Screening Tool
NGSS 3Dimensional Lesson Screening Tool
by Paul Andersen of Bozeman Science
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