Click here for a list of lesson-planning resources and websites. And these are curated with distance learning in mind to supplement the primary adopted materials: Home Learning  Resources

As most resources will still need varying levels revision to align with NGSS, please use them in conjunction with one of these:

• Paul Andersen's 3D planning tools, PD, and resources 

• 5E lesson template 

• storyline unit planning tools.

• Stanford/SFUSD middle school curriculum

• Phenomena databases and resources

• STEM Teaching Tools

Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER) rubric

CER in Science vs. ELA 

Reading to Learn in Science

Zwiers discourse tools

Seeds of Science Roots of Reading

Argumentation Toolkit &  PD resource links

Vocabulary Development (CODE) & planning sheet

CA Science Test sample questions

Designing 3-D tasks guide

Evidence Statements

Stanford NGSS Assessment Project (SNAP)

Concord Consortium task portal 

Middle School sample tasks and rubrics

NextGen sample tasks

NEAP sample tasks

PISA sample tasks

Performance Assessment Resource Bank

Grant & trip opportunities