The CROSS-CUTTING CONCEPTS listed in the Next Generation Science Standards aren’t our enemies!
They make active learning possible because they create a list of basic scientific practice we can lean on to ensure our activities are designed to leverage and develop the skills related to scientific investigations and make thinking visible. When we include them as a critical part of our instructional design process, students will be able to discover the core ideas of our science lesson content using fundamental scientific principles and practices.
In this episode, I'll compare and contrast the “core ideas” and “cross-cutting concepts" we find in the NGSS, describe the scientific significance of each cross-cutting concept in detail, and provide prompts you can use to thoughtfully design activities as part of your lesson plans for science in your science curriculum.
Here's what to expect:
00:00 Let's talk NGSS and cross-cutting concepts! 03:03 PATTERNS, a summary 04:30 Prompts to use when planning to include PATTERNS 05:42 CAUSE & EFFECT, a summary 07:07 Prompts to use when planning to include CAUSE & EFFECT 08:27 SIZE, PROPORTION & QUANTITY, a summary 10:00 Prompts to use when planning to include SIZE, PROPORTION & QUANTITY 11:54 SYSTEMS & SYSTEM MODELS, a summary 13:53 Prompts to use when planning to include SYSTEMS & SYSTEM MODELS 15:05 ENERGY & MATTER, a summary 17:30 Prompts to use when planning to include ENERGY & MATTER 18:17 STRUCTURE & FUNCTION, a summary 19:23 Prompts to use when planning to include STRUCTURE & FUNCTION 21:45 STABILITY & CHANGE, a summary 23:53 Prompts to use when planning to include STABILITY & CHANGE
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Start your trek from talk to tech with my EdTech Essentials guide to active learning in science: https://labineverylesson.com/essentials
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The Active Learning Action Plan: https://labineverylesson.com/activeplan
The Digital Instructional Design Studio: https://labineverylesson.com/studio (This membership includes a pdf version of the cross-cutting concept summaries and each of the prompts I outlined in this video! I designed it as an oversized bookmark so you can make hard copies and share with your students to refer to in an effort to lesson their analysis paralysis!)
Done-For-You micro2MACRO Chemistry Curriculum: https://labineverylesson.com/5-free-chem-lessons
My TpT Store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Lab-In-Every-Lesson#
CONTACT ME by email at lisa@labineverylesson.com !
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