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General NGSS Information

• Introducing the Next Generation Science Standards
• Assessment for the Next Generation Science Standards
• Connections Between Practices in NGSS, Common Core Math, and Common Core ELA
• Using the NGSS Practices in the Elementary Grades
• The Nature of Science in NGSS
• Evaluating Resources for NGSS: The EQuIP Rubric
• Discover the NGSS: An Interactive Exploration of the Next Generation Science Standards

NGSS and Classroom Instruction

• Teaching NGSS in Elementary School—Kindergarten
• Teaching NGSS in Elementary School—First Grade
• Teaching NGSS in Elementary School—Second Grade
• Teaching NGSS in Elementary School—Third Grade
• Teaching NGSS in Elementary School—Fourth Grade
• Teaching NGSS in Elementary School—Fifth Grade
• Teaching NGSS in K-5: Constructing Explanations from Evidence
• Teaching NGSS in K-5: Making Meaning through Discourse
• Teaching NGSS in K-5: Planning a Coherent Storyline

What the Research Says

• Supporting the Implementation of NGSS: NARST Researchers' Perspectives on Curriculum
• NARST: Supporting the Implementation of NGSS through Research: Engineering
• Supporting the Implementation of the NGSS in Assessment: Implications of Research
• Supporting the Implementation of the NGSS through Research: Professional Development
• Supporting the Implementation of the NGSS in Pre-service Teacher Education: Implications of Research

Science and Engineering Practices

• Engineering Practices in the Next Generation Science Standards
• Obtaining, Evaluating and Communicating Information
• Engaging in Argument from Evidence
• Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
• Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking
• Analyzing and Interpreting Data
• Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
• Developing and Using Models
• Asking Questions and Defining Problems

Crosscutting Concepts

• Systems and System Models
• Structure and Function
• Stability and Change
• Energy and Matter—Flows, Cycles, and Conservation
• Scale, Proportion, and Quantity
• Cause and Effect: Mechanism and Explanation
• Patterns

Disciplinary Core Ideas

• Engineering Design as a Core Idea
• From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
• Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
• Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
• Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
• Matter and Its Interactions
• Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer
• Energy
• Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
• Earth's Place in the Universe
• Earth's Systems
• Earth and Human Activity