October 2013 Next Generation Science Standards Correlations
Article
NGSS
Chilling Out,
Warming Up:
How Animals
Survive
Temperature
Extremes
HS-PS1-5.
Apply scientific principles and evidence to provide an explanation about the effects of
changing the temperature or concentration of the reacting particles on the rate at which a
reaction occurs.
Why Cold
Doesn’t Exist
HS-PS3-2.
Develop and use models to illustrate that energy at the macroscopic scale can be accounted
for as a combination of energy associated with the motions of particles (objects) and energy
associated with the relative positions of particles (objects).
Crosscutting Concepts:
 Structure & Function
 Scale, Proportion, & Quantity
Science and Engineering Practices:
 Constructing explanations
Nature of Science:
 Science assumes the universe is a vast single system in which basic laws are consistent.
Crosscutting Concepts:
 Systems & System Models
 Energy & Matter
Science and Engineering Practices:
 Constructing explanations
Nature of Science:
 Science assumes the universe is a vast single system in which basic laws are
consistent.
Sports
Supplements:
Helpful or
Harmful?
HS-LS1-6.
Construct and revise an explanation based on evidence for how carbon, hydrogen, and
oxygen from sugar molecules may combine with other elements to form amino acids and/or
other large carbon-based molecules.
Crosscutting Concepts:
 Cause & Effect
 Structure & Function
Science and Engineering Practices:
 Asking questions and defining problems
 Analyzing and interpreting data
Nature of Science:
 Science and engineering are influenced by society and society is influenced by science
and engineering.
 Many decisions are not made using science alone, but rely on social and cultural
contexts to resolve issues.
The Fracking
Revolution
HS-ESS3-2.
Evaluate competing design solutions for developing, managing, and utilizing energy and
mineral resources based on cost-benefit ratios.*
HS-ETS1-3.
Evaluate a solution to a complex real-world problem based on prioritized criteria and tradeoffs that account for a range of constraints, including cost, safety, reliability, and aesthetics as
well as possible social, cultural, and environmental impacts.
Crosscutting Concepts:
 Cause & Effect
 Stability & Change
Science and Engineering Practices:
 Asking questions and defining problems
 Analyzing and interpreting data
Nature of Science:
 Technological advances have influenced the progress of science and science has
influenced advances in technology.
 Many decisions are not made using science alone, but rely on social and cultural
contexts to resolve issues.
Nuclear
Fusion: The
Next Energy
Frontier?
HS-PS1-8.
Develop models to illustrate the changes in the composition of the nucleus of the atom and
the energy released during the processes of fission, fusion, and radioactive decay.
HS-ETS1-3.
Evaluate a solution to a complex real-world problem based on prioritized criteria and tradeoffs that account for a range of constraints, including cost, safety, reliability, and aesthetics as
well as possible social, cultural, and environmental impacts.
Crosscutting Concept:
 Energy & Matter
Science and Engineering Practices:
 Asking questions and defining problems
 Planning and carrying out investigations
Nature of Science:
 Technological advances have influenced the progress of science and science has
influenced advances in technology.
Note: Common Core State Standards Connections for all articles:
RST.9-10.1 Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to
the precise details of explanations or descriptions.
RST 11-12.1 Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to
important distinctions the author makes and to any gaps or inconsistencies in the account.
In addition, the teacher could assign writing to include the following Common Core State Standard:
WHST.9-11.9 and WHST 11-12.9 Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection,
and research.