WRNC- NGSS Three Course Model

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Western Regional Noyce Conference Schedule

The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) require students to develop and use models to explain phenomena, describe system interactions, and make predictions. Participants in this hands-on workshop will gain experience using a variety of collaborative cloud-based interactive tools to engage their students in the development and use of scientific models to meet NGSS performance expectations. Please bring a lap-top, tablet, or smart phone to participate in the Computer Supported Collaborative Science (CSCS) learning activities. Norman Herr, California State University, Northridge

• Introductions / Quickwrite

Three-Course Models

• Introduction to three-course models

• 3-course models

  • Physics in the Universe

  • Chemistry in the Earth System

  • Living Earth

Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)

1 Scientific and Engineering Practices

1. Asking questions (for science) and defining problems (for engineering)

2. Developing and using models

3. Planning and carrying out investigations

4. Analyzing and interpreting data

5. Using mathematics and computational thinking

6. Constructing explanations (for science) and designing solutions (for engineering)

7. Engaging in argument from evidence

8. Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information

2 Crosscutting Concepts

1. Patterns

2. Cause and effect: Mechanism and explanation

3. Scale, proportion, and quantity

4. Systems and system models

5. Energy and matter: Flows, cycles, and conservation

6. Structure and function

7. Stability and change

3 Disciplinary Core Ideas

Physical Sciences

PS1: Matter and its interactions

PS2: Motion and stability: Forces and interactions

PS3: Energy

PS4: Waves and their applications in technologies for information transfer

Life Sciences

LS1: From molecules to organisms: Structures and processes

LS2: Ecosystems: Interactions, energy, and dynamics

LS3: Heredity: Inheritance and variation of traits

LS4: Biological evolution: Unity and diversity

Earth and Space Sciences

ESS1: Earth’s place in the universe

ESS2: Earth’s systems

ESS3: Earth and human activity

Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science

ETS1: Engineering design

ETS2: Links among engineering, technology, science, and society

Evaluation of Session