.... And most decidedly, the view is not to try to wedge history into an already crowded curriculum, or to eclipse biology as the primary focus. Rather, history is regarded as a tool for more effective biology lessons, especially concerning scientific practices (see section on the NGSS below) and other...

...Kara C. Oatman; Nancy A. Price The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) engage students in the epistemic, or knowledge building, components of science through three-dimensional learning. Each scientific domain has its own epistemic aspects that result from different social groups going about...

... in the aquatic environment, increasing a frog’s survival. The link between morphological changes and survival is used to explain how natural selection acts on populations, leading to adaptive evolution. NGSS natural selection adaptations 5E instructional model frogs high school education...

... of the University of California 2023 [email protected] NGSS neuroscience classroom research student centered life sciences high school biology The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) emphasize three-dimensional learning to promote inquiry-driven instruction and higher-order...

... journaling outdoor education place-based education nature studies mindfulness adolescents NGSS Today’s children spend very little time in nature and have little to no connection to their own natural environments despite research showing that outdoor experiences are necessary for healthy...

... alleles from genetic, protein, cell function, artificial selection, and population genetics perspectives. These Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)–linked lessons integrate concepts across scales and are designed to be used in a flexible order, with support provided to teachers on how to choose...

...Naoko Kosaka; Yoshisuke Kumano The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) were proposed in 2013 in the United States for K–12 learning to emphasize the importance of science and engineering practices in the three dimensions of science learning. In this study, we show that DNA extraction...

... . NGSS Lead States . ( 2013 ). Next Generation Science Standards: For States, by States . National Academies Press . Persons , M.H. & Rypstra , A.L. ( 2001 ). Wolf spiders show graded antipredator behavior in the presence of chemical cues from different sized predators . Journal...

... NGSS argumentation high school Building arguments from evidence is a central component of science. The authors of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS; NGSS Lead States, 2013 ) agree: they included it as one of eight key science practices in which students should engage. Further...

..., state, and local scales, with the goal of addressing several key teaching and learning challenges identified by national education reports (e.g., Bransford et al., 2000 ; National Research Council, 2012 ) and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS; NGSS Lead States, 2013 ). The highly...

...Lily Apedaile Model-based inquiry , inquiry-based learning , and phenomenon are all popular terms in K–12 science education right now. Science education in our public education system is rapidly changing due to the implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). These standards ask...

... trends. The Environmental Ecology Lab studies plant physiological response to drought stress to determine the lethal level of drought for pinyon pine. This drought research inspired this high school biology lesson, which addresses the NGSS Performance Expectation HS-LS4-6. Students engage in a climate...

... of how to implement inquiry in the classroom while introducing instructional material so that time is not a constraint in the inquiry classroom ( Table 1 ). Table 1. Alignment of diabetes and growing sphere activity to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) dimensions ( NGSS Lead States, 2013...

... concepts and engineering problems and solutions that reflect only the accomplishments and involvement of the dominant culture. Even when African Americans first began to make headway in the sciences, only the works of a few, such as Dr. Drew, became published and publicly available. The NGSS begins...

... sampling wolf spiders NGSS We used quadrat sampling to test our hypothesis regarding spider density in two distinct habitats. This sampling technique is commonly used to determine a species' presence or absence and to provide estimates of overall abundance and density ( Jaeger & Inger, 1994...

... is difficult to accomplish with conventional classroom and laboratory thermometers. The described IR camera activities emphasize the cross-disciplinary nature of the NGSS, particularly in relation to the crosscutting concept Energy and Matter. © 2019 National Association of Biology Teachers. All rights...

.... The lesson will culminate in a presentation to the class about the biological, social, and economic ramifications of both their assigned problem and a potential solution. Next Generation Science Standards NGSS engineering design process overfishing bycatch Students should conduct research...

... within the context of edge effect ecology and habitat conservation. The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), the AP Biology Course and Exam Description (AP Bio CED), and Vision and Change all call for life science teachers to incorporate into their curricula as many opportunities...

... biology, human physiology, and more. An understanding of the nature of science, crosscutting concepts, and disciplinary core ideas in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) is implicated. The myriad of topics that define the field of climate change biology as presented in a textbook are consistent...

...) could be taught to secondary students, and the full set of skills we teach are further honed in graduate school. Comparing our goals to more formal recommendations for teaching science, the QHT framework is tightly aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS; NGSS Lead States, 2013...