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.