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K-12 Science Presentation for the Scotia-Glenville CSD Board of Education April 29, 2019
NGSS: The Wonder of ScienceUnraveling the Next Generation Science Standards
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Why New Science Standards?SCIENCE EDUCATIONNEEDED AN UPDATE
New York State’s K-12 science standards were adopted in
1996. Since that time, we’ve made major advances in science
and technology and gained a better understanding of how
students learn these subjects.
The current Grade 4 & 8 Science Exams and high school
Science Regents Exams are based on the 1996 standards.
The new NYS science standards are based on the national
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). These new
standards place a greater emphasis on scientific process,
problem solving, and the interconnectedness of scientific
disciplines.2
The new standards aren’t curriculum but guide the development of curriculum and assessment.
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Why NGSS?
● Rooted in cognitive psychology research on how kids learn science
● Progressions: All components are organized systematically across multiple years of school
● Developed with input from field experts and the NYSSLS had input from NYS stakeholders
● Doesn’t emphasize discrete facts ● Provides students with engaging
opportunities to experience how science is actually done
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NGSS Seamlessly Addresses the Four C’s
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Science classrooms are shifting towards doing science, not just learning about science.
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Understanding the NGSS Shifts…
Let’s Dive In! 7
K-12 Science education should reflect the interconnected nature of science as it is practiced and experienced in the real world.
Less:
Learning of ideas disconnected from
questions about phenomena
More:
Systems thinking and modeling to
explain phenomena and to give a
context for the ideas to be learned
Shift 01
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The NGSS are measurable student performance expectations - not curriculum.
Less:
Teachers providing information to the
whole class and being assessed on rote
knowledge.
More:
Assessments may include students
conducting investigations, solving
problems, and engaging in discussions
with teacher guidance
Shift 02
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The science concepts in the NGSS build coherently from K - 12.
Less:
Compartmentalized and “siloed”
curriculum and instruction
More:
Vertical, horizontal, and cross-curricular
collaboration and development
Shift 03
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The NGSS focus on deeper understanding of content as well as application of content.
Less:
Student reading textbooks and
answering questions at the end of each
chapter or making isolated calculations
without application.
More:
Students reading multiple sources and
relying on this research to make
informed claims about scientific
observations. Students developing
mathematical formulae and models to
represent observations
Shift 04
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Science and engineering are integrated in the NGSS, from K-12.
Less:
Teachers posing questions with only one
right answer
More:
Problem solving will no longer be
one-dimensional. Students will be
researching, investigating, discussing,
and defending open-ended questions
that focus on the strength of the
evidence used to generate claims
Shift 05
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The NGSS are designed to prepare students for college, career, and citizenship.
Less:
Oversimplification of activities for
students who are perceived to be “less
able” to do science and engineering
More:
Provision of supports so that all
students can engage in sophisticated
science and engineering practices
(problem solving)
Shift 06
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The NGSS and Common Core State Standards (English language arts and mathematics) are aligned.
Less:
Worksheets
More:
Student writing of journals, reports,
posters, and media presentations that
offer explanations and arguments
Shift 07
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Cross-Curricular Design of NGSS
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Scaffolding Writing a Claim, Evidence & Reasoning
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The Three Dimensions of NGSSThe NGSS differ from prior science standards in that they integrate three dimensions into each performance expectation (measurable outcome of the standard).
Dimension 1: Science & Engineering Practices (aka problem solving skills)
How students learn: Activities that scientists and engineers engage in to understand the world or solve a problem.
Dimension 2: Crosscutting Concepts (aka making connections)What students look for: Ideas which are not specific to any one discipline of science but cut across them all.
Dimension 3: Disciplinary Core Ideas (aka content)What students learn: Concepts in science and engineering that have broad importance within and across disciplines as well as relevance in people’s lives.
After curriculum revision, Scotia science lessons will have evidence of a practice, crosscutting concept, and core idea. 17
Dimension 1: Science & Engineering PracticesHow to think like a scientist or engineer:
● Asking Questions & Defining Problems
● Planning & Carrying Out Investigations
● Analyzing & Interpreting Data
● Developing & Using Models
● Constructing Explanations & Designing Solutions
● Engaging in Argument from Evidence(Argumentation is the process by which explanations and solutions are reached)
● Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking
● Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information 18
Dimension 2: Crosscutting Concepts
● Patterns
● Cause & Effect: Mechanism & Explanation
● Scale, Proportion, & Quantity (could also include age)
● Systems & System Models
● Energy & Matter: Flows, Cycles, & Conservation
● Structure & Function
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Dimension 3: Disciplinary Core IdeasPhysical Science Content
PS1: Matter and Its InteractionsPS1.A Structure and Properties of MatterPS1.B Chemical ReactionsPS1.C Nuclear Processes
PS2: Motion and Stability: Forces andInteractions
PS2.A Forces and MotionPS2.B Types of InteractionsPS2.C Stability and Instability in Physical
Systems
PS3: EnergyPS3.A Definitions of EnergyPS3.B Conservation of Energy and Energy
TransferPS3.C Relationship Between Energy and
ForcesPS3.D Energy in Chemical Processes and
Everyday Life
PS4: Waves and their Applications inTechnologies for Information Transfer
PS4.A Wave PropertiesPS4.B Electromagnetic RadiationPS4.C Information Technologies and
Instrumentation
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Dimension 3: Disciplinary Core IdeasLife Science Content
LS1: From Molecules to OrganismsLS 1.A Structure and FunctionLS 1.B Growth and Development of
OrganismsLS1.C Organization of Matter and EnergyLS1.D Information Processing
LS2: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, andDynamics
LS2.A Interdependent Relationships inEcosystems
LS2.B Cycles of Matter and Energy Transferin Ecosystems
LS2.C Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning,and Resilience
LS2.D Social Interactions and GroupBehavior
LS3: Heredity: Inheritance and Variation ofTraits
LS3.A Inheritance of TraitsLS3.B Variation of Traits
LS4: Biological Evolution: Unity and DiversityLS4.A Evidence of Common Ancestry and
DiversityLS4.B Natural SelectionLS4.C AdaptationLS4.D Biodiversity and Humans
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Dimension 3: Disciplinary Core IdeasEarth & Space Science Content
ESS1: Earth's Place in the UniverseESS1.A The Universe and Its StarsESS1.B Earth and the Solar SystemESS1.C The History of Planet Earth
ESS2: Earth's SystemsESS2.A Earth Materials and SystemsESS2.B Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale
System InteractionsESS2.C The Roles of Water in Earth's
Surface ProcessesESS2.D Weather and ClimateESS2.E Biogeology
ESS3: Earth and Human ActivityESS3.A Natural ResourcesESS3.B Natural HazardsESS3.C Human Impacts on Earth SystemsESS3.D Global Climate Change
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Dimension 3: Disciplinary Core IdeasEngineering, Technology & the Application of Science Content
ETS1: Engineering DesignETS1.A Defining and Delimiting an
Engineering ProblemETS1.B Developing Possible SolutionsETS1.C Optimizing the Design Solution
ETS2: Links Among Engineering, Technology,Science and Society
ETS2.A Interdependence of Science,Engineering, and Technology
ETS2.B Influence of Engineering,Technology and Science on Societyand the Natural World.
Engineering, science and tech should be spiraled throughout all core content areas whenever possible.
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NGSS MatrixLife Science Earth & Space Science Physical Science
K Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems; Animals, Plants, & their Environment
Weather & Climate Forces & Interactions: Pushes & Pulls
1 Structure & Function Space Systems: Patterns & Cycles Waves: Light & Sound
2 Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
Earth’s Systems: Processes that Shape the Earth
Structure & Properties of Matter
3 Interdependent Relationships in EcosystemsInheritance & Variation of Traits: Life Cycles & Traits
Weather & Climate Forces & Interactions
4 Structure & Function Earth’s Systems: Processes that Shape the Earth
EnergyWaves: Waves & Information
5 Matter & Energy in Organisms & Ecosystems
Earth’s SystemsSpace Systems: Stars & the Solar System
Structure & Properties of Matter
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NGSS MatrixLife Science Earth & Space Science Physical Science
● Structure & Function
● Matter & Energy in Organisms & Ecosystems
● Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
● Natural Selection & Adaptations
● Growth, Development, & Reproduction of Organisms
● Space Systems
● History of Earth
● Earth’s Systems
● Weather & Climate
● Human Impacts
● Structure & Properties of Matter
● Chemical Reactions
● Forces & Interactions
● Energy
● Waves & Electromagnetic Radiation
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NGSS MatrixLife Science Earth & Space Science Physical Science
● Structure & Function
● Matter & Energy in Organisms & Ecosystems
● Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
● Natural Selection & Adaptations
● Inheritance & Variation of Traits
● Space Systems
● History of Earth
● Earth’s Systems
● Weather & Climate
● Human Impacts
● Structure & Properties of Matter
● Chemical Reactions
● Forces & Interactions
● Energy
● Waves & Electromagnetic Radiation
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Overview
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Don’t Kill the Wonder!
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What is the timeline to make all of these shifts happen?
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First administration of new Chemistry and Physics Regents Exams
2024
First administration of new Biology and Earth Science Regents Exams
2023
First administration of the new Grade 5 and Grade 8 science tests.
2022
No Grade 4 science test in 2021.
Last administration of Grade 8 science test aligned to the 1996 Standards
2021
2016-17: NYSED adopts & releases P-12 Science Learning Standards
2016-2019
NYS P-12 Science Standards Timeline
Last administration of Grade 4 science test aligned to the 1996 Standards
2020
Phase IRaise Awareness & Build Capacity
2017-19: Scotia researches NGSS, PD, & begins curriculum & instruction alignment
Phase IITransition & Implementation
Phase IIIImplementation & Sustainability
Scotia’s Ongoing Curriculum & Professional Development
State Level Science Assessment Development & Implementation 30
What is our rollout plan in Scotia? 31
First administration of the new Grade 5 science tests.
2022
No Grade 4 science test in 2021.
2021
Summer 2017: Elementary Science Cmte reviewed released NYS Standards & met with vendors to examine available curriculum materials from McGraw-Hill, Discovery, & Smithsonian
2017-2019
Scotia K-5 Science Standards Timeline
Last administration of Grade 4 science test aligned to the 1996 Standards
2020
Phase IKit & PD
January 2018: Introduction of new science standards for all K-5 teachers
Phase IIKit & PD Phase III
Kit & PD Scotia’s Ongoing Curriculum & Professional Development
State Level Science Assessment Development & Implementation
Spring 2018: Members of the science cmte piloted units from Engineering is Elementary from SmithsonianSpring 2019: Science cmte members are piloting the second of four science kits
Summer 2019: Science cmte will meet to discuss pilot and make recommendations
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Smithsonian Gr 3 Engineering Design Kit: How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes
How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes? is part
of Smithsonian Science for the Classroom, a brand new curriculum
series by the Smithsonian Science Education Center. It is aligned to
a group of grade 3 standards. It has a focus on engineering design,
with a secondary focus on life science. In this module, students:
● Identify the problem of animal population decline caused by habitat change
● Design a classroom habitat where roly polys can survive● Use camera trap data to explain why different animals live in
different habitats● Compare fossils to modern organisms to explain that habitats
on Earth have changed● Use a model of a tiger habitat to explain why tiger populations
have declined● Design a salamander tunnel that will reduce the deaths of
salamanders on roads
See BOE packet for additional kits and information 33
First administration of new Chemistry and Physics Regents Exams
2023-2024
First administration of new Biology and Earth Science Regents Exams
2022-2023
First administration of the new Grade 8 science tests.
2021-2022
Last administration of Grade 8 science test aligned to the 1996 Standards
2020-2021
2017-2018: Secondary teachers reviewed released NYS Standards & explored integration of crosscutting concepts
2017-2019
Scotia 6-12 Science Standards Timeline
Fall 2019: Integration of NGSS lessons/units; ongoing ADI lab development and implementation
2019-2020
Phase II: Design and Implementation of ADI Labs
October 2018: Deep dive on what’s being added to the NYSSLS from the NGSS, phenomena, and standards.
Scotia’s Ongoing Curriculum & Professional Development
State Level Science Assessment Development & Implementation
January 2019: Introduction to ADI labs; Begin creation of pacing maps to reflection current content; Review of released NYSED course mapsSpring 2019: Secondary science teachers volunteered to jump in and begin trying the ADI lab format
Summer 2019: Curriculum writing time reserved for ADI lab design, pacing maps alignment, sketching out lesson plans, and assessments
Phase III: Introduction of NGSS Elements in Lessons/Units
Phase I: Development of Pacing Guides & Aligning Curriculum
Phase IV: Design and Implementation of Assessments
Winter 2019: Begin development of formative and summative assessments
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Secondary Science Initiatives
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Argument-Driven Inquiry Labs02
NGSS Lessons & Units03
Aligned Assessments
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Pacing Guides & Curriculum05
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Thank you.
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