Getting Ready for the Next Gen Science Standards - Core Concepts

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Agenda

• Overview of Framework for K-12 Science Education

• Focus on Introduction and Conceptual Framework (Chapters 1-2) and Core Concepts (Chapters 5-8)


Upcoming Webinars

• Getting Reading for the Next Generation Science Standards Part 2: Scientific and Engineering Practices (March 21)

• Getting Reading for the Next Generation Science Standards Part 3: Crosscutting Concepts (April 18)

• Getting Reading for the Next Generation Science Standards Part 4: Integrating the Three Dimensions (May 16)


Related Webinars: Science and Technical Standards found in the ELA Common Core

Standards

Common Core and Reading Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects 6-12 (March 14)

Common Core and Writing Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects 6-12 (April 11)


The Framework describes a visionvision of what it means to be proficient in science; it rests on a view of science as both a body of knowledge and an evidence-based, model and theory building enterprise that continually extends, refines, and revises knowledge. It presents three dimensions that will be combined to form each standard:

Dimension 1: Practices

Dimension 2: Crosscutting Concepts

Dimension 3: Disciplinary Core Ideas

What is the Framework?


How can [states] use the NRC Framework?

The NRC Framework articulates a vision for science learning and teaching. States can start implementing changes to their systems for professional development and pre-service teacher training based on a deep understanding of this vision. They can also begin to think about ways to align curriculum, instruction and assessment with this vision. Once the Next Generation Science Standards are developed, the process of alignment can begin in earnest.


Who is leading the charge?

In partnership with the National Academies of Science's National Research CouncilNational Research Council (NRC), National Science Teachers AssociationNational Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and the American Association for the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceAdvancement of Science (AAAS), AchieveAchieve has begun a multi-year project to develop next-generation science standards, based around "big ideas" that will help organize curriculum, teaching and learning across the nation.


FAQ on Achieve.org


What are core ideas in science?To be considered "core", the ideas should meet at least two of the following criteria and ideally all four:

1.Have broad importance across multiple sciences or engineering disciplines or be a key organizing principle of a single discipline; 2.Provide a key tool for understanding or investigating more complex ideas and solving problems; 3.Relate to the interests and life experiences of students or be connected to societal or personal concerns that require scientific or technological knowledge; 4.Be teachable and learnable over multiple grades at increasing levels of depth and sophistication.


Grade Band EndpointsGrade 2 – individual grade bands

Grade 5 – individual grade bands

Grade 8

Grade 12


Four Domains

•Life Sciences•Earth and Space Sciences•Physical Sciences•Engineering and Technology


Core Idea LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes• 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 ProcessingCore Idea LS2: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics• 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 BehaviorCore Idea LS3: Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits• LS3.A: Inheritance of Traits• LS3.B: Variation of TraitsCore Idea LS4: Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity• LS4.A: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity• LS4.B: Natural Selection• LS4.C: Adaptation• LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans


Performance ExpectationsEach standard:

LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans

Has a grade band endpoint:

By the end of grade 8. Biodiversity is the wide range of existing life forms that have adapted to the variety of conditions on Earth… (p. 6-19)

Performance Expectations (5-8) are written that integrate the associated disciplinary core ideas, science and engineering practices, and crosscutting concepts; connections to ELA and Math Common Core also


Core Idea ESS1: Earth’s Place in the Universe• ESS1.A: The Universe and Its Stars• ESS1.B: Earth and the Solar System• ESS1.C: The History of Planet Earth

Core Idea ESS2: Earth’s Systems• 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

Core Idea ESS3: Earth and Human Activity• ESS3.A: Natural Resources• ESS3.B: Natural Hazards• ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems• ESS3.D: Global Climate Change


Core Idea PS1: Matter and Its Interactions• PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter• PS1.B: Chemical Reactions• PS1.C: Nuclear ProcessesCore Idea PS2: Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions• PS2.A: Forces and Motion• PS2.B: Types of Interactions• PS2.C: Stability and Instability in Physical SystemsCore Idea PS3: Energy• 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 LifeCore Idea PS4: Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer• PS4.A: Wave Properties• PS4.B: Electromagnetic Radiation• PS4.C: Information Technologies and Instrumentation


Core Idea ETS1: Engineering Design• ETS1.A: Defining and Delimiting an Engineering Problem• ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions• ETS1.C: Optimizing the Design Solution

Core Idea ETS2: Links Among Engineering, Technology, Science, and Society• ETS2.A: Interdependence of Science, Engineering, and Technology• ETS2.B: Influence of Engineering, Technology, and Science on Society and the Natural World



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