August 2018
Posted by Tammy Drury on 8/29/2018
I am focusing on the Science and Engineering Practices and the Crosscutting Concepts in order to lay a foundation for students to "do" and "think" science. These are explained in the NGSS standards.
The Science and Engineering Practices are:
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Asking questions/Solving problems
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Developing/Using models
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Analyzing/Interpreting data
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Planning/Carrying out investigations
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Using mathematical computational thinking
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Constructing Explanations/Designing Solutions
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Obtaining/Evaluating/Communicating Information
The Cross-Cutting Concepts are:
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Patterns
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Cause and Effect
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Structure and Function
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Scale Proportion and Quantity
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Energy and Matter (in systems)
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System and System Models
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Stability and Change (in systems)
K/1: What is Science; What is a Scientist; Tools Scientists Use
2/3: How scientists use the skills of close observation and sketching/diagramming to learn about things (including using the 5 senses); How to write good scientific questions
4/5: How to use observations to write good scientific questions that could be answered by investigation
