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I recently realized that I have been writing about the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in a very piece-meal fashion. Honestly, I didn’t realize how many teachers were .

For The Teacher, NGSS

NGSS Your Science Class

July 13, 2018

When I first started this site, my goal was to provide NGSS-aligned curriculum and instructional materials, plus some teaching ideas, to science teachers who were struggling to find .

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Easy Strategies to Implement Three Dimensional Learning

June 26, 2018

There’s a good chance the Next Generation Science Standards are unlike any standards you’ve used to teach in the past. Old school science standards typically outlined content students .

NGSS, Science & Engineering Practices, Teaching Strategies

Integrate Engineering: A How To Guide For Science Teachers

June 21, 2018

So far we’ve discussed WHY you should integrate engineering and how NOT to integrate engineering… so what SHOULD you do?! I’ve compiled a few ideas to get you started! First, let’s .

NGSS, Science & Engineering Practices

Teaching Engineering: What NOT To Do

June 19, 2018

Someone once told me that the things you dislike most about other people are actually the things you dislike most in yourself. I’m not a psychologist or anything (obvi), but I can say .

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Engineering In Science: Why You Should Be Teaching It

June 14, 2018

For the science teachers amongst us (me!), engineering can be pretty intimidating. There’s a very real possibility that your education did NOT prepare you to teach it. Yet if .

5E Model, NGSS

Finding A Good Anchor Phenomenon For Your NGSS Unit

June 6, 2018

One of the big shifts with the Next Generation Science Standards is that you are no longer teaching content for content’s sake — science instruction is no longer based around a .

Earth Science, NGSS

An NGSS-Aligned Earth and Space Science Curriculum

May 31, 2018

As I mentioned in my previous posts, the curriculum I was given for my first year as a ninth grade earth/space science teacher was basically a list of content students had to “identify” .

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Step By Step: Creating An NGSS-Aligned Life Science Curriculum

May 17, 2018

One of my favorite times of the school year actually happens right before school starts. I love the excitement of August — decorating my classroom, establishing my classroom .

5E Model, NGSS

Designing 5E Instruction: Unpacking The Standard

March 24, 2018

When it comes to unit design, where do you start? You start with a standard. Learn how to break down the NGSS to develop your assessment and work backward to design your unit. This is .