Comparing Standard Sets and
Modifying Current Curriculum
Current Standards – Grade 12
• Wisconsin Model Academic Standards for Science Instruction
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A: Science Connections
B: Nature of Science
C: Science Inquiry
D: Physical Science
E: Earth and Space Science
F: Life and Environmental Science
G: Science Applications
H: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
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NGSS - Elementary
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K.OTE Organisms and Their Environments
K.SPM Structure and Properties of Matter
K.WEA Weather
1.SF Structure and Function
1.LS Light and Sound
1.PC Patterns and Cycles
2.ECS Earth’s Changing Surface
2.SPM Structure, Properties, and Interactions of Matter
2.IOS Interdependence of Organisms and Their Surroundings
2.PP Pushes and Pulls
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NGSS – Elementary (con’t)
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3.WCI Weather, Climate, and Impacts
3.EIO Environmental Impacts on Organisms
3.SFS Structure, Function, and Stimuli
3.IF Interactions of Forces
4.LCT Life Cycles and Traits
4.PSE Processes that Shape the Earth
4.E Energy
4.WAV Waves
5.SPM Structure, Properties, and Interactions of Matter
5.MEE Matter and Energy in Ecosystems
5.ESI Earth Systems and Their Interactions
5.SSS Stars and the Solar System
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NGSS – Life Sciences (LS)
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MS.LS-SFIP Structure, Function, and Information Processing
MS.LS-MEOE Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems
MS.LS-IRE Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
MS.LS-NSA Natural Selection and Adaptations
MS.LS-GDRO Growth, Development, and Reproduction of Organisms
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HS.LS-SFIP Structure, Function, and Information Processing
HS.LS-MEOE Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems
HS.LS-IRE Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
HS.LS-NSE Natural Selection and Evolution
HS.LS-IVT Inheritance and Variation of Traits
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NGSS – Earth and Space Science (ESS)
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MS.ESS-SS Space Systems
MS.ESS-HE The History of Earth
MS.ESS-EIP Earth’s Interior Processes
MS.ESS-ESP Earth’s Surface Processes
MS.ESS-WC Weather and Climate Systems
MS.ESS-HI Human Impacts
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HS.ESS-SS Space Systems
HS.ESS-HE History of Earth
HS.ESS-ES Earth’s Systems
HS.ESS-CC Climate Change
HS.ESS-HS Human Sustainability
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NGSS – Physical Science
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MS.PS-SPM Structure and Properties of Matter
MS.PS-CR Chemical Reactions
MS.PS-E Energy
MS.PS-FM Forces and Motion
MS.PS-IF Interactions of Forces
MS.PS-WER Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation
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HS.PS-SPM Structure and Properties of Matter
HS.PS-CR Chemical Reactions
HS.PS-E Energy
HS.PS-FM Forces and Motion
HS.PS-FE Forces and Energy
HS.PS-IF Interactions of Forces
HS.PS-W Waves
HS.PS-ER Electromagnetic Radiation
HS.PS-NP Nuclear Processes
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NGSS – Engineering, Technology, and Society
• Middle School
• MS-ETS-ED Engineering Design
• MS-ETS-ETSS Links Among Engineering, Technology, Science, and
Society
• High School
• HS-ETS-ED Engineering Design
• HS-ETS-ETSS Links Among Engineering, Technology, Science, and
Society
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NGSS – Generalizations About Curriculum
• K-5: More prescriptive at each grade level. Teachers more
directed what to teach each year providing basis for
subsequent years’ learning
• Middle School: District and faculty decide sequence. All
standards must be covered to provide basis for high school
standards.
• High School: District and faculty decide sequence. All
standards must be covered in the 3 years of required
science.
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Modifying Curriculum
• FIRST REMEMBER: The Next Generation Science Standards
are not teaching boundaries, they are assessment boundaries.
They are the minimum of what we want Wisconsin students
to know and be able to do.
• Much of what is already being taught covers many of the
standards
• BE FLEXIBLE! You may have to give up or modify long-used
activities to better correlate to the new standards
• COLLABORATE! The standards are meant to vertically
integrate knowledge and skills so that students will transfer
learning from one grade or one class to the next. Their
knowledge and skills are meant to develop and expand
along a continuum from kindergarten through 12th grade.
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First Steps
• Analyze current curriculum for cross-over from current state
standards to the NGSS
• Determine content and skills which need to be added or
augmented to meet the new standards
• Decide if the volume of material and activities which don’t fit
into the NGSS is practical within the school year timeframe
• Cull content and activities which don’t fit within the NGSS or
directly lead to student learning. Everything done in the
classroom should maximize student learning.
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Continuing Steps
• REFLECTIVE TEACHING: Continue to re-analyze curriculum
choices as most effectively meeting standards AND leading to
maximized student learning
• COLLABORATION: Continue to work with colleagues to bounce
ideas off of, align activities, and coordinate standards
coverage
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Timeframe for Change
• The teaching practices (active, inquiry-based learning and critical
thinking) of the Framework are sound pedagogy – START NOW!
• https://sites.google.com/a/dpi.wi.gov/science-dl/home/classroomcomponents
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Timeframe for Change
• NGSS scheduled for
adoption at the beginning
of 2013
• Should be in place for
2013-14 school year
• Assessment to the NGSS
standards will follow in a
few years
• Teaching to the NGSS will
more than amply prepare
students for the interim
WKCE testing in science
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Science Standards Coordinate with English
Language Arts and Mathematics Common
Core State Standards
“NGSS are aligned with the CCSS to ensure a symbiotic pace of
learning in all content areas. The three sets of standards overlap
in meaningful and substantive ways and offer an opportunity to
give all students equitable access to learning standards.”
Conceptual Shifts in the Next Generation Science Standards, Achieve, Inc.
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