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NGSS Assessment

 

  • MS Session
  • HS Session
  • Designing NGSS Assessments
  • Sample middle and high school assessments
  • Rubrics from BIE

Download Additional Resources
  • The National Academies Press
  • NGSS - CCSS-M Sample Classroom Assessments Task

 Sample NGSS Assessments 

  • Stanford NGSS Assessment Project (SNAP) 
  • The Wonder of Science 
  • How to Craft 3D Classroom Science Assessments 

NGSS Overview

NGSS Overview Links:

  • NGSS Summary Page
  • A New Vision for Science Education
  • Conceptual Shifts (Appendix A)
  • Engineering Design (Appendix I)
  • The NGSS Standards
  • The NGSS Standards - DCI
  • How to Read the Standards
  • Evidence Statements
  • Next Generation Science
  • Evaluating NGSS Design
  • EQuIP Rubric for Science
  • EQuIP Rubric for Lessons & Units (.pdf)
  • NSTA Hub
  • NGSS Practice Briefs
  • Community Resources for Science

Ladder of Discourse

  • Ladder of discourse

Exemplar:

Middle & HS Pond Problem
  • The Pond Problem Video
  • Ecomodeler
Elementary Design Challenge
  • Simple Circuit
  • Conductors and Insulators
  • Series and Parallel

Pedagogy for NGSS

Dawna's Blendspace

Project Based Learning Google Site

Sample Science PBL Lessons:

  • Curated Site with many Science PBL lessons
  • BIE Project Search
  • High Tech High Projects
  • Project Approach Sample PBLs
  • PBLU (no chem yet...more ideas)

Classroom Debate Model

Student Debate Deepens Thinking and Engagement
Weaving Debate into the Writing Process
Rigorous, Relevant Assessment (see debate as one PA)

Debates in the Classroom
Science Opinions (online debates)


Download Additional Resources

3 Debate Protocol for 8th grade "Civics in Action"

NGSS Phenomenon

NGSS Phenomenon PPT (March 2018)

Resources:

  • Qualities of a Good Anchor Phenomenon for a Coherent Sequence of Science Lessons
  • Using Phenomena in NGSS Designed Lessons and Units
  • Project Phenomenona
  • MS Storyline Sample
  • Storyline Tools

Simulations

Simulations, Interactives & Games Blendspace

  • Science Simulations & Interactaives & Games
  • Concord Consortium
  • NetLogo
  • ​Phet

Simulation for Intro to NGSS: Electricty Activity

Phet Simulations

Simple Circuit
Series and Parallel
Conductors and Insulators

NGSS Equip Rubric

  • Equip Rubric & Resources
  • Storyline Exemplars
  • Storyline Exemplars Equip Evaluations
  • Storyline Resources

Presentations

March 29 @ South River - 12:30-2:30 PM

Session PPT

  • Welcome & Introduction
  • Phenomenon Activity
    • Phenomenon Video
    • https://padlet.com/dawna_schultz/Sensemaking
  • BreadMaking Resources
    • The Science of Bread Website
    • The Science of Bread Making Image
    • The History of Bread Making Video
  • Phenomenon Checklist
  • Brainstorm Phenomenon
    https://padlet.com/dawna_schultz/phenomenontopbl
  • PBL Introduction
    • PBL Explained
    • It Really Actually Changed My Life
    • Five Keys to Rigorous Project-Based Learning
  • Essential Elements Checklist
    Breaking Bread Project
  • Brainstorm PBL
NGSS Assessment
NGSS Overview
Pedagogy for NGSS
NGSS Phenomenon
Simulations
NGSS Equip Rubric
Presentations
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