Advanced Placement (AP) & NGSS
Advanced Placement Science Practices
AP Science Practice 1: The student can use representations and models to communicate scientific phenomena and solve scientific problems.
NGSS SEP: Develop and Use Models and Obtain/Evaluate/Communicate Information
AP Science Practice 2: The student can use mathematics appropriately.
NGSS SEP: Use Math and Computational Thinking
AP Science Practice 3: The student can engage in scientific questioning to extend thinking or to guide investigations within the context of the AP course.
NGSS SEP: Ask Questions/Define Problems
AP Science Practice 4: The student can plan and implement data collection strategies in relation to a particular scientific question.
NGSS SEP: Plan and Carry Out Investigations
AP Science Practice 5: The student can perform data analysis and evaluation of evidence.
NGSS SEP: Analyze and Interpret Data
AP Science Practice 6: The student can work with scientific explanations and theories.
NGSS SEP: Construct Explanations/Design Solutions and Argue from Evidence
AP Science Practice 7: The student is able to connect and relate knowledge across various scales, concepts, and representations in and across domains.
This AP Science Practice encompasses all of the NGSS Cross-Cutting Concepts:
- Cause and Effect
- Patterns
- Energy and Matter
- Systems
- Stability and Change
- Scale
- Structure and Function
If you are unsure how to fold these into your curriculum, please see the Implementation Guide for suggestions.