All NGSS resources

New in 2020! Download and read a sample chapter from this book to learn more.Have you been wondering how well your students understand engineering and technology concepts? Have you been wishing for formative assessment tools in both English and Spani...

By Page Keeley, Cary Sneider, Mihir Ravel

Elementary High School Middle School Computer Science Engineering STEM Technology Assessment Instructional Materials NGSS Phenomena Three-Dimensional Learning Interdisciplinary New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

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Using Models to Teach Science

By Byung-Yeol Park, Laura Rodriguez, and Todd Campbell

High School Environmental Science NGSS Teaching Strategies

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Arguing About a Chemical Change

Use a sample ACT writing prompt in an explore-before-explain instructional sequence to a 9th-grade physical science class to promote student learning and demonstrate that mass is conserved in a chemical reaction ...

By Patrick Brown

High School Chemistry Literacy NGSS Teaching Strategies

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Teaching With Simulations

Interactive science simulations (sims) have become popular tools for science educators, and research confirms that sims can improve student learning (Rutten, van Joolingen, and van der Veen 2012). Over the past 15 years, the PhET Interac- tive S...

By ARGENTA PRICE, CARL WIEMAN, AND KATHERINE PERKINS

High School Computer Science Engineering Labs NGSS STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

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Supporting Equity in the Classroom

Equity NGSS Professional Learning old Three-Dimensional Learning

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Achieving Equity Through Assessments

Our school requires all students to take chemistry. We teach all levels, ranging from Collaborative/Inclusive Chemistry to Honors and AP Chemistry. All of our classes have students who speak different languages, as well as students with a range of so...

By Laura Littrell and Kevin Williams

High School Assessment Chemistry Equity NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Technology Three-Dimensional Learning

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NGSS: Planning for Science Success for All Students

Creating an Environment for All Students to Show Their Understanding Much discussion has focused on how the NGSS (and other state standards based on the Framework and NGSS) make science accessible to all students. I believe all students can be suc...

By Hallie Booth

Middle School Elementary High School Assessment Equity NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning