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The NGSS intertwine 3-dimensions of science:
- science and engineering practices (SEP's)
- disciplinary core ideas (DCI's)
- crosscutting concept (CCC's)
The graphic below shows the components of each of the 3-Dimensions of the NGSS.
Each standard is written as a performance expectation (PE) and includes each of the 3-dimensions. Each PE is coded with the grade level (K-12), domain (Life Science, Physical Science, Earth and Space Science, or Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science), and specific standard number.
See the adjacent example:
"K" for kindergarten,
"ESS" for Earth and Space Science,
"2" for Earth's Systems,
"1" for the specific grade level performance expectation.
Below each standard, Common Core connections are indicated, showing which grade-level CCSS's are integrated into the NGSS Performance Expectation.
See the adjacent example:
ELA/Literacy -
W.K.7 Share research and writing projects
Mathematics -
MP.2 Reason abstractly and quantitatively
MP.4 Model with mathematics
K.CC.A Know number names and the count sequence
etc.
Helpful Links
- Engineering for all in NGSS (8 min. video)
- NGSS A-Z Rescourse From SDCOE
- Why New Standards? (National Research Council's "A K-12 Science Framework" 2011)
- NGSS Explained in 6 minutes
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