All Crosscutting Concepts resources

Lesson Plan

What Do Cardboard Boxes Have to Do With Carbon Emissions?

High School Climate Change Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Earth & Space Science Is Lesson Plan Lesson Plans Life Science Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

NSTA Press Book

Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 9–12: Explore-Before-Explain in Physical Science

Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 9–12 is the one-stop resource that will inspire you to reimagine your approach to high school physical science. The book discusses the 5E (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate) as a specific pathw...

By Patrick Brown

High School Physical Science 5E Assessment Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Disciplinary Core Ideas Instructional Materials Inquiry Learning Progression Lesson Plans NGSS Pedagogy Performance Expectations Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Research Teacher Preparation

Journal Article

Science Portfolios

By Lauren Simpson and Brooke Whitworth

High School Pre-service Teachers Assessment Crosscutting Concepts NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

Exploring the Zooniverse

By Lacey Huffling, Heather Scott, Melissa Weeks, Hayward Johnson, Britt Gantt, and Regina Collins

Middle School High School Biology Citizen Science Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Environmental Science Lesson Plans Life Science Literacy NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

From Local to Global

By Nancy Trautmann, Laura Branch, Rebecca Rehder Wingerden, Michelle Watkins, Janet Ort, and Kelsey Deal

High School 5E Biology Climate Change Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Earth & Space Science Environmental Science General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Labs Life Science NGSS Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

Reports Article

Freebies for Science Teachers, April 27, 2021

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Preschool Aerospace Biology Careers Citizen Science Climate Change Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Environmental Science General Science Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Life Science Literacy News Professional Learning old Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Shaking out Probability

By Arthur Louis Odom and Clare V. Bell

Middle School 5E Crosscutting Concepts Mathematics

Journal Article

The Intentional Integration of Computational Thinking

By Raja Ridgway

Middle School Computer Science Crosscutting Concepts Interdisciplinary

Journal Article

STEM Outreach: Traditional vs. Virtual Summer Programming

By Francesca M. Mellieon-Williams, Nastassia N. Jones, and Ingrid Cruz

Informal Education Crosscutting Concepts STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

Lesson Plan

How Can We Use Data to Predict the Length of a Shadow?

Elementary Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Earth & Space Science Is Lesson Plan NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

Lesson Plan

Are There Differences in How People Are Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States? If So, Why Are There Differences, and What Should We Do About the Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19?

By Todd Campbell, Okhee Lee, Eileen Murray, and John Russell

Middle School Biology Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Engineering Equity Is Lesson Plan Life Science NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices STEM Three-Dimensional Learning

Reports Article

Freebies for Science Teachers, March 16, 2021

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Postsecondary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Biology Careers Crosscutting Concepts Disabilities Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Engineering General Science Inclusion Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Life Science Literacy News NGSS Phenomena Physical Science Physics Preservice Science Education Research Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

Journal Article

Transforming Local Spaces With Relevant Perspectives

By Martha Inouye, Clare Gunshenan, Ana Houseal, Jennifer Applequist, and Lorna Bath

Middle School Informal Education Crosscutting Concepts Earth & Space Science Life Science NGSS Performance Expectations Physical Science Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

Digging Deeper

By Umadevi Garimella and Nesrin Sahin

High School 5E Biology Chemistry Crosscutting Concepts Inquiry Interdisciplinary Life Science Mathematics Physical Science STEM

Journal Article

What’s in a Wave?

By Patrick Enderle, Natalie King, and Lauren Margulieux

High School Computer Science Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Instructional Materials Phenomena Physical Science Physics Science and Engineering Practices STEM