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Dimensions of the NGSS
Scientific and Engineering Practices
SEP1: Asking Questions and Defining Problems
SEP2: Developing and Using Models
SEP3: Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
SEP4: Analyzing and Interpreting Data
SEP5: Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking
SEP6: Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
SEP7: Engaging in Argument from Evidence
SEP8: Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
Crosscutting Concepts
CCC1: Patterns
CCC2: Cause and Effect: Mechanism and Explanation
CCC3: Scale, Proportion, and Quantity
CCC4: Systems and System Models
CCC5: Energy and Matter: Flows, Cycles, and Conservation
CCC6: Structure and Function
CCC7: Stability and Change
Disciplinary Core Ideas
DCI: Physical Sciences
PS1.A: Structures and Properties of Matter
PS1.B: Chemical Reactions
PS1.C: Nuclear Processes
PS2.A: Forces and Motion
PS2.B: Types of Interactions
PS2.C: Stability and Instability in Physical Systems
PS3.A: Definitions of Energy
PS3.B: Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer
PS3.C: Relationship Between Energy and Forces
PS3.D: Energy in Chemical Processes and Everyday Life
PS4.A: Wave Properties
PS4.B: Electromagnetic Radiation
PS4.C: Information Technologies and Instrumentation
PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter
DCI: Life Sciences
LS1.A: Structure and Function
LS1.B: Growth and Development of Organisms
LS1.C: Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms
LS1.D: Information Processing
LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
LS2.B: Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems
LS2.C: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience
LS2.D: Social Interactions and Group Behavior
LS3.A: Inheritance of Traits
LS3.B: Variation of Traits
LS4.A: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity
LS4.B: Natural Selection
LS4.C: Adaptation
LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans
DCI: Earth and Space Sciences
ESS1.A: The Universe and Its Stars
ESS1.B: Earth and The Solar System
ESS1.C: The History of Planet Earth
ESS2.A: Earth Materials and Systems
ESS2.B: Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions
ESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth's Surface Processes
ESS2.D: Weather and climate
ESS2.E: Biogeology
ESS3.A: Natural Resources
ESS3.B: Natural Hazards
ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems
ESS3.D: Global Climate Change
DCI: Engineering , Technology, and Applications of Science
ETS1.A: Defining and Delimiting an Engineering Problem
ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions
ETS1.C: Optimizing the Design Solution
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Middle School (6-8)
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High School (9-12)
Three-Course Model
The Living Earth
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Chemistry in the Earth System
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Physics of the Universe
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Earth and Space Sciences
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Earth and Space Science
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Phenomena and the NGSS
The Importance of Phenomena
#ProjectPhenomena Database
Using Phenomena to Teach Environmental Literacy
Environmental Literacy
Environmental Literacy in CA
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NGSS in Action
Planning Instruction for the NGSS
PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter
How do particles combine to form the variety of matter one observes?
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