Crosscutting Concepts NGSS Digital Interactive Notebook and Stations
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If you’re looking for a rich, quality activity with a digital option to introduce students to the NGSS Crosscutting Concepts CCCs, then this is the perfect set of worksheets and lessons (including a digital notebook) for you whether during remote/distance learning or while in class! A Google Slides digital interactive notebook version of this product is included with purchase (link is located in the PDF)! It's 2 products for the price of one and can even be downloaded as a PowerPoint presentation! Check out the video preview here!
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Real world examples are included at each station to make them explicit and meaningful. Some stations require short student experiments while others involve making observations and drawing conclusions. This LOW PREP resource (see materials list below, most is included, digital version requires only internet access!) is crucial in exposing students to these “lenses” at the beginning of the year so that they may recognize them throughout their learning experiences and deepen understanding. If you’re new to the NGSS, this activity will even help YOU understand them better! Options for extension activities and trendy labels to print and display the CCCs on a bulletin board are also included! No prior knowledge of the CCCs or of the topics of the stations is required!
*As stated in the framework, students should not be assessed on their ability to define the crosscutting concepts in isolation. Rather, students should start to see connections from the crosscutting concepts to what they are learning about. This is the value of exposing students to the CCCs at the beginning of the school year. Recommended time is about 7-8 minutes per station and then time to review as a class. It generally takes two class periods.
Stations Overview:
1. Patterns in snowflakes
2. Cause and Effect in Newton’s 2nd Law (students flick index cards off cups)
3. Scale, Proportion, and Quantity using our Solar System
4. Systems and System Models of dropping a ball versus a sheet of paper
5. Energy and Matter in Photosynthesis
6. Structure and Function of screwdrivers, thumbs, and birds’ beaks
7. Stability and Change in the Florida Everglades (Burmese Python introduction)
Included in this resource:
- Student lab sheets
- Link to Google Slides version
- CCCs Review
- “For the Teacher” Section with tips
- Trendy Labels of CCCs to print and display
- Materials List with some included materials (images)
- Ideas for Extensions
- Answer Keys
- Philosophy on why introducing the CCCs are necessary
- Quality examples and images at each station
- Links to more info on the CCCs and FREE graphic organizers
Materials Needed (not needed for digital interactive notebook): Included Images, cup, index card, coin, marble, any small ball (tennis ball, bouncy ball, etc.), sheet of paper, tape
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