All Disciplinary Core Ideas resources

Journal Article

Learning the Temperature Dependency of Matter by Making Ice Cream

By Patrick Brown

Elementary 5E Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas NGSS Pedagogy Performance Expectations Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

Not Your Average Parachute

By Kelsey Lipsitz, Fred Stein, Lynn Rankin, Barry Kluger-Bell, and Rachel Jordan

Elementary Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Motivating Three-Dimensional Learning From Students’ Questions

By Tara A.W. McGill, Gail Housman, and Brian J. Reiser

Elementary Pre-service Teachers Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Interdisciplinary Physical Science Three-Dimensional Learning

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Let's Give Them Something to Talk About

By Anne Craddock

5E Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Interdisciplinary NGSS Performance Expectations Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

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Let's Build a Fast Car

By Pei-Ying Wu, Sharon Arias, and Jacqueline Hernandez

Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

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5E and the PEs

By William Thornburgh, Justin McFadden, and Brian Robinson

Pre-service Teachers 5E Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Instructional Materials NGSS Performance Expectations

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Turning on the Three-Dimensional Switch

By Zach Hurdle, Angela Stanford, Katy Nix, and Nick Perry

Biology Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Environmental Science Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

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Three-Dimensional Teaching and Learning

By Elizabeth Barrett-Zahn

Early Childhood Elementary Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas NGSS Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

Outrageous Optics

By Lisa Pike, Nathan Harness, Stephen Welch, and Dana Wright

Assessment Biology Curriculum Disciplinary Core Ideas Engineering General Science Inquiry Interdisciplinary Labs Life Science Maker Spaces NGSS Phenomena Physical Science Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Climate Justice: Science for a Better World

By Kottie Christie-Blick

High School 5E Climate Change Disciplinary Core Ideas Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Equity General Science Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans News Phenomena Research STEM Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Global Connections

By Peggy Ashbrook

Early Childhood Disciplinary Core Ideas Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary

Lesson Plan

Why Is Ocean Water Warming Faster in Some Places Than Others?

Middle School Climate Change Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Is Lesson Plan NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

Lesson Plan

How Can a Cow's Diet Affect the Climate?

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

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