PSUSD Science
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    • Parents and Care givers
    • NGSS: The Next Generation Science Standards
  • Students
  • Educators
    • Professional Development
    • Teaching Tools
    • K -12 Science Units/ CHYA

NGSS Teaching Tools and Resources ​

​NGSS Classroom Tools:
  • Visual Note-taking
  • PSUSD 5E Lesson Plan Template
  • Science / ELA / ELD Planning Template
  • Grade Level Teacher Packet
  • Speak like a Scientist/Engineer
  • ​Inquiry Science, Talk Moves
  • Communicate like a Scientist
  • Engineering in the classroom​
  • STEM Teaching Tools
  • CCC for Middle School 

Science on Youtube for Teachers:
  • Physics Girl
  • Veritasium
  • Smarter Everyday
  • Periodic Videos 
  • It's Okay to be Smart
  • Minute Physics
  • Minute Earth
  • The Slow Mo Guys​​
Curriculum Resources:
  • Amplify Science (Log In w/ Clever)
  • Mystery Science​
  • ​Picture Perfect STEM Lessons, K-2 
  • ExplOratorium Science Snacks
  • K-12 Climate Science Lesson Sequences
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High Quality NGSS Lesson Samples:
  • NGSS Storylines - Units and Lessons
  • Official NGSS: Elementary - High School
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​​Instructional Resources :
  • How do I use phenomena to drive instruction? ​
  • Phenomena Video
  • #ProjectPhenomena
  • NGSS Phenomena
  • KQED Science
  • Education and the Environment Initiative, EEI (pass: teacheei)
  • ​PhET - Interactive Simulations
  • Concord Consortium Simulations
  • ​​California Academy of Sciences Lessons
NGSS Standards Information:
  • High School 3 Course Model Framework​
  • Videos on the 3 dimensions of the NGSS
  • NGSS Standards Homepage
  • Three Dimensions of the NGSS
  • How to Read NGSS Performance Expectations 
  • Elementary Instructional Segments​ ​
  • Environmental Principles & Concepts​​
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​3 Dimensional Progressions
  • Crosscutting Concepts (CCC) 
  • Science and Engineering Practices (SEP) 
  • Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI)

Science Teacher Organizations:
  • California Classroom Science: Articles and Resources 
  • California Science Teachers Association
  • National Science Teachers Association​​
  • California Science Project Partner Sites

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   Engineering:

     Engineering is a systematic and often iterative approach to designing objects, processes,            and systems to meet human needs and wants.*

     Engineering Resources

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