Earth and Space in NGSS: More Than Just PCBs
Paula Messina
San Jose State UniversityScience Education Program & Geology Department
Achieve, Inc; Washington D.C.Writing Team Member, Earth & Space Sciences
2011-2013Metadata Developer, 2013 -
Curriculum Framework Writer, 2013 -
KDSL NGSS Forum; 26 April 2014; Dubai, U.A.E.
Session Agenda
• A Redefined Scope of Science• ESS Topics
– Focus on MS-ESS1-4– Activity!– Share-out
• Challenges and Next Steps
Science, Redefined
Science Scope
1893 Science Sequence
• Biology was descriptive until the early 20th century
• Physics requires quantitative skills• But Chemistry requires Physics!• Physics preceded Chemistry in the
Final Report• B-C-P sequence was set in 1920s• Geology wasn’t formally-accepted
• Plate tectonic Theory: 1963• Space exploration: mid 20th century
20th/21st Century Science: More than PCBs
• NRC Standards (1990s) included Earth Science in all grades, K-12
• In the U.S., only 20.7% of high school students take an E.S. course, down from 24.4% in 1996 (NCES)
2013 Science Disciplines
1893 Scope & Sequence:
• Biology, Chemistry Physics
2013 Scope (Sequence, TBD)
• Earth & Space Science, Life Science, Physical Science
ESS Topics
2010
2/11 – 4/9/13
Earth and Space Science
• Space Systems• History of Earth• Earth’s Systems• Weather and Climate• Human Impacts/Sustainability
History of Earth: MS-ESS1-4
History of Earth: MS-ESS1-4
MS-ESS1-4: Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth's 4.6-billion-year-old history.
MS-ESS1-4: Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth's 4.6-billion-year-old history.
MS-ESS1-4: Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth's 4.6-billion-year-old history.
MS-ESS1-4: Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth's 4.6-billion-year-old history.
History of Earth: MS-ESS1-4
Sample Activity
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Challenges & Next Steps
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Next Steps: Implementation, Professional Development
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