Science is about making sense of the natural world! NGSS is shifting instruction away from simply knowing science to emphasizing using science and engineering practices to make sense of the world or solve problems.
The goal for the NGSS observer is to change the question from:
Observer: What are you learning about? Students: Photosynthesis; to
Observer: What are you trying to figure out? Students: How a tiny seed becomes a huge oak.
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CA NGSS Toolkit for Instructional Materials Evaluation (TIME)
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