DIVE INTO THE NEXT GENERATION

SCIENCE STANDARDS (NGSS)

PRESENTED BY Monica Nash, ScienceWorks Coordinating Teacher, HBCSD

INTRO TO NGSS

• Next Generation Science Standards

• National Science Standards

• Adopted in California November, 2013

• Framework for CA underway (pending approval 11/16)

• State approves publisher’s materials based on framework

•Districts adopt materials based on state approved list

• ScienceWorks: New Materials 18-19

• SBAC Testing: 18-19

• Teacher as Facilitator

• Content Shift

• Emphasis on Engineering

SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE CLASSROOM WITH STEM

New Grade Level Standards

•Whole New Look

•Scientific and Engineering Practices

•Disciplinary Core Ideas

•Cross-Cutting Concepts

3 Dimensions of NGSS Intertwined• Science & Engineering Practices

• Crosscutting Concepts

• Disciplinary Core Ideas

➢ Focus is on “how” and “why” as well as “what.”

Science and Engineering Practices

● Asking questions (for science) and defining problems (for engineering)

● Developing and using models● Planning and carrying out investigations● Analyzing and interpreting data● Using mathematics and computational thinking● Constructing explanations (for science) and designing solutions

(for engineering)● Engaging in argument from evidence● Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information

Cross Cutting Concepts

● Patterns● Cause and Effect● Scale, Proportion and Quantity● Systems and System Models● Energy and Matter● Structure and Function● Stability and Change

Cross-Cutting Concepts Artwork for Classrooms

Disciplinary Core Ideas

● Physical Science● Life Science● Earth and Space Science● Engineering, Technology, and the Application of Science

https://www.calacademy.org/educators/science-lesson-plans-for-kindergarten-and-1st-gradehttp://ngss.nsta.org/Classroom-Resources.aspx

PRACTICAL HANDS-ON LESSONSAudri's Rube Goldberg Monster Trap

OKGo Rube Goldberg MachineExtreme Rube Goldberg Machine

ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS

Google Engineering Design Process

and Present

Rube Goldberg

Machine

Challenge

Bailey needs a treat! Design a Rube Goldberg Machine to knock the dog treat off the table for Bailey.

A Rube Goldberg Machine is a complex contraption designed to achieve a simple task.

Rube Goldberg Machine Challenge

Constraints:● Use only the materials found on

your table and in your purses or bags.

● The dog treat must start on or above the table and fall completely off so Bailey can get it.

● Bailey cannot get hurt in the process.

● You have 20 minutes from the beginning of the task. Timer

Create & Improve

You have 20 minutes to create your contraption.

Test it! Revise as needed - don’t forget to adjust your notes.

Keep data for all tests.

Present

You will share out your final machine for us to see.

Other options: written report, poster with pictures, Prezi, iMovie, gallery walk

Engineering Extension

How can they change their project with alternate constraints?

● Do a cost analysis of the machine. How can they do it on a tighter budget? Or a greater budget?

● How can they change the machine to make it last for 20-30 seconds?

● What if they had to use 20 different pieces of material in their machine?

Science Notebooks as Legal Documents

Patents are awarded to the first person to invent, not the first person to file.To protect against claims of prior invention, good lab notebooks include these qualities:● Dates when an idea was formed, work was begun, and work

that was completed● Initial statements of objectives prior to experiments● Full citations of standard protocols● Every page signed and dated by inventor and a witness

Non-Fiction Articles

1. Read the article.a. Make a T-chart on your paper.

b. Take notes on new facts and

corresponding questions.

2. Reread the article, annotating as you read.

Kindergarten

Book: The Three Little Pigs

Project:To build a strong house that can withstand the Big Bad Wolf (fan winds)

Materials: Toothpicks, marshmallows, paper, and tape

NGSS Engineering Standard: K-2-ETS1-1. Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.ETS1.C: Optimizing the Design Solution Because there is always more than one possible solution to a problem, it is useful to compare and test designs. (K-2-ETS1-3)

First GradeBook: Goldilocks and the Three BearsProject: To build a chair out of newspaper that can support a stuffed bear. Figuring out how to make paper a strong solid.

NGSS Engineering Standard: K-2-ETS1-1. Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.

ET S1.C: Optimizing the Design Solution because there is always more than one possible solution to a problem, it is useful to compare and test designs. (K-2-ETS1-3)

Second Grade

The Book: Mr. Popper’s Penguins

The Project: Design an insulated shipping container to mail a penguin and create a model to be tested.

NGSS Engineering Standard:2-PS1-2. Analyze data obtained from testing different materials to determine which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.ET S1.C: Optimizing the Design Solution because there is always more than one possible solution to a problem, it is useful to compare and test designs. (K-2-ETS1-3)

Third Grade

Book: Charlotte’s Web

Project: Build a ferris wheel Tie into science by adding an extra challenge that it has to move by wind or water (motion and energy)

NGSS Engineering Standards:3-5 ETS 1-1: Define a simple design problem reflecting a want or need that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.NGSS Physical Science Standards:3-PS2-1: Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.

Fourth Grade

Book: Island of the Blue Dolphins

Project: Build a protective shelter Optional Extension:Tie into CA geography by having students create a survival shelter within one of the California regions.

NGSS Engineering Standards:3-5-ETS1-2. Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

Fifth Grade

Book: The Sign of the Beaver

Project: Build a RaftStudents design and build a raft that can successfully carry a designated amount of weight.(more discussion of buoyancy and the mechanics of a boat)

NGSS Engineering Standards:3-5-ETS1-2. Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

Sixth Grade

Book: Dragonwings

Project: Students begin by building the model airplane provided and then use this model to create an airplane actually glides.

NGSS Engineering Standards:MS ETS 1-2 Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

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