NGSS - Middle School Science (Grades 6-8)
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Disciplinary Core Ideas (Middle School 6-8) - each DCI has several connected student Performance Expectations (learning goals)
Physical Science
MS-PS1 Matter and its Interactions
MS-PS2 Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
MS-PS3 Energy
MS-PS4 Waves and their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer
Life Science
MS-LS1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
MS-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
MS-LS3 Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
MS-LS4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
Earth and Space Science
MS-ESS1 Earth's Place in the Universe
MS-ESS2 Earth's Systems
MS-ESS3 Earth and Human Activity
Engineering Design
MS-ETS1 Engineering Design
Crosscutting Concepts
1) Patterns
2) Cause and effect
3) Scale, proportion, and quantity
4) Systems and system models
5) Energy and matter
6) Structure and function
7) Stability and change
Science & Engineering Practices
1) Asking questions (for science) and defining problems (for engineering)
2) Developing and using models
3) Planning and carrying out investigations
4) Analyzing and interpreting data
5) Using mathematics and computational thinking
6) Constructing explanations (for science) and designing solutions (for engineering)
7) Engaging in argument from evidence
8) Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information
Physical Science
MS-PS1 Matter and its Interactions
MS-PS2 Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
MS-PS3 Energy
MS-PS4 Waves and their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer
Life Science
MS-LS1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
MS-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
MS-LS3 Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
MS-LS4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
Earth and Space Science
MS-ESS1 Earth's Place in the Universe
MS-ESS2 Earth's Systems
MS-ESS3 Earth and Human Activity
Engineering Design
MS-ETS1 Engineering Design
Crosscutting Concepts
1) Patterns
2) Cause and effect
3) Scale, proportion, and quantity
4) Systems and system models
5) Energy and matter
6) Structure and function
7) Stability and change
Science & Engineering Practices
1) Asking questions (for science) and defining problems (for engineering)
2) Developing and using models
3) Planning and carrying out investigations
4) Analyzing and interpreting data
5) Using mathematics and computational thinking
6) Constructing explanations (for science) and designing solutions (for engineering)
7) Engaging in argument from evidence
8) Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information