All Crosscutting Concepts resources

NSTA Press Book

The NSTA Quick-Reference Guide to the Three Dimensions

Since its release in 2014, the NSTA Quick-Reference Guide has become an essential tool for educators across the country to explore the complex structure of three-dimensional standards, including the performance expectations (PEs) that integrate parti...

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Journal Article

Working on a Pollution Solution

By Frances Hamilton and Kelli Welch

Elementary Climate Change Crosscutting Concepts Earth & Space Science Interdisciplinary Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Water in Our World

Water is the most perfect traveller because when it travels it becomes the path itself! — Mehmet Murat ildan ...

By Elizabeth Barrett-Zahn

Elementary Crosscutting Concepts Earth & Space Science Physical Science Science and Engineering Practices

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Focusing the Lens of the Crosscutting Concepts on Secondary Science Learning

By Brett Criswell, Christopher Roemmele, and Missy Holzer

High School Crosscutting Concepts NGSS Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

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Arctic Feedbacks: Not All Warming Is Equal

By Jonathan Griffith and Margaret Kozick-Kingston

Climate Change Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Disciplinary Core Ideas Earth & Space Science Environmental Science General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Labs Learning Progression Lesson Plans NGSS Pedagogy Phenomena Three-Dimensional Learning

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Good Writing is All About Momentum

By Sean Crumley and Anna F. DeJarnette

High School Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Disciplinary Core Ideas General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Learning Progression Literacy Physics Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies

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Using Key Features to Analyze and Modify Curriculum for the NGSS

By Benjamin R. Lowell and Hannah McGowan

Middle School Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas NGSS Pedagogy Physical Science Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

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A “Meteor” Crashed Into Our School!

By Dana Zeidler, Mitch Ruzek, and Melanie Kinskey

Crosscutting Concepts Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary

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Designing for Future Action

By Mairéad Hurley, Abby Rhinehart, Philip Bell, Autumn Brown, Nancy Price, and Joseph Roche

Informal Education Climate Change Crosscutting Concepts Equity Interdisciplinary STEM

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Patterns That Matter

By Jesse Wilcox, Reade Reiter, Abby Rose, Alex Alberts, and Katie Murano

Crosscutting Concepts Engineering Interdisciplinary NGSS

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Data Science Meets Science Teaching

By Jacob Sagrans, Janice Mokros, Christine Voyer, and Meggie Harvey

High School Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum General Science Instructional Materials Professional Learning Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teacher Preparation Technology

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A Problem-Solving Experiment

By Kevin Mason, Steve Schieffer, Tara Rose, and Greg Matthias

High School Chemistry Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Disciplinary Core Ideas General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Labs Lesson Plans Mathematics NGSS Pedagogy Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies Technology Three-Dimensional Learning

Lesson Plan

What Causes the Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups?

By Todd Campbell and Okhee Lee

Middle School High School Biology Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Is Lesson Plan Life Science NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

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Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and the 5E Lesson Plan

By Sandy Watson

High School 5E Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Disabilities Disciplinary Core Ideas Equity Inclusion Inquiry Lesson Plans Multicultural NGSS Pedagogy Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

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Empowering Salieri

By Zachary C. Schafer and Lawrence C. Scharmann

High School Assessment Crosscutting Concepts Equity Inclusion Inquiry Pedagogy Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning