The Crosscutting Concepts connect different areas of science and provide connections for students from year-to-year. On the surface, they look simple. But in practice, they are a part of the NGSS that often is overlooked. In this post, I’ll discuss…
I have been getting A LOT of questions from teachers who are new to NGSS. Like – How to Read the NGSS. Don’t panic! Even reading the next generation science standards can be a challenge. How do I read the…
In this blog post, we delve into the essential concept of energy and matter, a crosscutting theme in science education. Regardless of your teaching level, understanding the relationship between energy and matter is crucial for comprehending various phenomena in the natural world.
Understanding the concept of scale, proportion, and quantity is crucial in science education. It provides a framework for comprehending the relative sizes of objects, the relationships between different quantities. Also it helps students to understand the significance of numerical data…
In the realm of science education, the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) offer a roadmap for teaching diverse scientific concepts. Among these, the notion of “stability and change” is fundamental. Understanding this concept is crucial as it provides insights into…
The 3 dimensions of the NGSS are at the heart of the instructional shifts that come with these standards. Older versions of standards focused on the memorization of facts. But, understanding student ideas are only a small part of what…
Get correlation and causal relationship examples and see what these terms mean in the Next Generation Science classroom. Correlation and Causal Relationship Examples When you look at the NSTA Matrix of the Crosscutting Concepts, it states that relationships can be…
Do you struggle with including the Crosscutting Concepts in your lesson plans? Check out this post for ways to build and use exit tickets.
I use Google Apps for Education almost every day in my classroom. One of my favorite ways to use Google is to have students create digital graphs. The video below will show you, and your students, how to use Google…
