All Performance Expectations resources

Journal Article

Promoting Sensemaking

By Patrick Brown and Rodger Bybee

Elementary Crosscutting Concepts NGSS Performance Expectations Physical Science Sensemaking Three-Dimensional Learning

Reports Article

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, February 7, 2023

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Assessment Careers Chemistry Earth & Space Science Engineering Environmental Science General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Life Science News NGSS Performance Expectations Physical Science Physics Professional Learning Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Learning to Teach with Science Representations

By Meredith Park Rogers, Cindy Hmelo-Silver, Celeste Nicholas, Dionne Cross Francis, and Joshua Danish

Elementary Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas NGSS Performance Expectations Professional Learning Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

Is It A Change?

By Patrick Brown

Elementary Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas NGSS Performance Expectations Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

Coordinating Modeling With Content Representations to Support Students’ Three-Dimensional Learning

By Susan M. Kowalski, Betty Stennett, and Lindsey Mohan

Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Multicultural NGSS Performance Expectations Science and Engineering Practices

Journal Article

Reimagining Science Lessons Through Translanguaging

By Sage Andersen, Karina Méndez Pérez, and María González-Howard

Middle School Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Interdisciplinary Multilingual Learners NGSS Pedagogy Performance Expectations Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

Bringing the Ethical Debate to Life

By Deena L. Gould, Tyler Eglen, Tawnya Brusstar, Gene Moran, Tamara Merritt, and Ruth Wylie

Middle School Biology Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Life Science NGSS Performance Expectations Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

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...

Early Childhood Elementary High School Middle School General Science Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Learning Progression NGSS Performance Expectations Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation Administrators

Lesson Plan

How Can Technology Help Reduce Our Waste?

Elementary Climate Change Earth & Space Science Engineering NGSS Performance Expectations Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

Science and Language Shifts in a Diverse Fourth-Grade Classroom

By Alison Haas, Jennifer Whitten, and Carol Biskupic Knight

Elementary Computer Science Disciplinary Core Ideas Multilingual Learners Environmental Science Interdisciplinary NGSS Pedagogy Performance Expectations Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

A Thrilling Roller-coaster Ride

By Dena Harshbarger and Joseph Wiechman

Elementary 5E Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Earth & Space Science Engineering NGSS Pedagogy Performance Expectations Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

Learning the Temperature Dependency of Matter by Making Ice Cream

By Patrick Brown

Elementary 5E Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas NGSS Pedagogy Performance Expectations Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

Let's Give Them Something to Talk About

By Anne Craddock

5E Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Interdisciplinary NGSS Performance Expectations Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

5E and the PEs

By William Thornburgh, Justin McFadden, and Brian Robinson

Pre-service Teachers 5E Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Instructional Materials NGSS Performance Expectations

Journal Article

Engaging and Empowering Students Through Choice

By Katie Coppens

Middle School Pre-service Teachers Assessment Earth & Space Science Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Learning Progression Performance Expectations Teaching Strategies