[kids-lib] Next Generation Science Standards: Resources

Fri Dec 12 09:08:08 PST 2014

Hi! Many of you may be interested in the following email about resources for Next Generation Science Standards that went out on OLA’s Oregon Association for School Libraries email discussion list….

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Here are some Next Generation Science Standards resources (NGSS).

[Expedition: Insects]Free Smithsonian iBook => Expedition: Insects
In September, the Smithsonian Science Education Center released a free iBook about insects for 3rd – 5th grade students. It’s about insects, is aligned to the NGSS, and has interactive media. “In the book, readers travel around the world to visit six different types of insects in their natural habitats. The young explorers learn about how evolution is responsible for all the beauty, fearsomeness and awe found in nature’s insects.”
            Smithsonian press release: http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/smithsonian-science-education-center-launches-free-ibooks-textbook-students

NGSS and Oregon
As you know, Oregon adopted the Next Generation Science Standards in March 2013, and they are being referred to as the Oregon 2014 Science Standards. The Oregon Department of Education plans for them to be fully implemented by the 2018-19 school year.
            ODE’s Oregon 2014 Science Standards page: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=4141
            ODE’s Next Generation Science Standards page: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=3508
            ODE’s Standards by Design page: http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/real/standards/

NAP Resources (inc. Free Options)
The National Academies Press (NAP) has put together a book called Next Generation Science Standards: For States, By States. Anyone can read the book online or download a PDF version for free. If someone wants to purchase the spiral-bound version, there’s a 25% off coupon code: NGSS14. The NAP book is just a different way to interact with the NGSS that are found online.
NAP book: http://www.nap.edu/catalog/18290/next-generation-science-standards-for-states-by-states
Next Generation Science Standards online: http://www.nextgenscience.org/next-generation-science-standards

In the announcement below, you will notice other NAP science titles, which can also be viewed online or downloaded as a PDF for free. For example…

            Literacy for Science: Exploring the Intersection of the Next Generation Science Standards and Common Core for ELA Standards: Workshop Summary
                        http://www.nap.edu/catalog/18803/literacy-for-science-exploring-the-intersection-of-the-next-generation
            Developing Assessments for the Next Generation Science Standards
                        http://www.nap.edu/catalog/18409/developing-assessments-for-the-next-generation-science-standards

NGSS and Common Core
Thirteen appendices help support the NGSS, and two focus on how NGSS connects with the Common Core State Standards.

Appendix L, Connections to the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics
                        http://www.nextgenscience.org/sites/ngss/files/Appendix-L_CCSS%20Math%20Connections%2006_03_13.pdf
Appendix M, Connections to the Common Core State Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects
                        http://www.nextgenscience.org/sites/ngss/files/Appendix%20M%20Connections%20to%20the%20CCSS%20for%20Literacy_061213.pdf
FYI,
Jen

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