NGSS and Climate Literacy

A Discussion by the CLEAN Network

How did climate change get incorporated into the

Framework?Initial drafts drew heavily on the 4 literacy

documents – climate appears in all of themOcean, Climate, Atmospheric Science, Earth

ScienceIn Earth Science – Climate is used as the

ultimate example of Earth systemsDuring construction – emphasis on what

was most importantClimate change and anthropogenic forcings on

climate at top of listAdditional justification from large number

of NRC documents expounding on importance of climate change

How did climate change get incorporated into the NGSS?

In writing the standards large emphasis placed onHuman-related contentIncorporating aspects of engineering

Climate is a great vehicle for both of theseOnce clear that there would be an emphasis

on Earth system science at the high school level– Climate change perfect capstone topic as it

integrates everything– In emphasizing an Earth system science approach –

no better choice than climate change

Framework and NGSS3 Integrated Dimensions

Science and Engineering PracticesCrosscutting ConceptsCore Disciplinary Ideas

– Physical Sciences– Life Sciences– Earth & Space Sciences– Engineering, Technology, and

Applications of Science

Interdisciplinarity & Transferability

Learning progressions described in Framework – climate is imbedded from K-12 in all domains of science – not just specific domains

S&EP and CC not only cut across all of the Core

Disciplinary Ideas they are also relevant in many other disciplines – outside the sciences

The skills students gain by having their curriculum address the S&EP and CC are transferable to many other careers

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CSSS Draft High School Sequence

NGSS & Climate LiteracyAnalysis

- NGSS Climate DCI- NGSS Climate Performance Expectations- NGSS-Climate PE, DCI, CC, SEP- NGSS all drafts Climate content compared by CLEAN Network- NGSS Climate Concept Maps

Elementary School

ESS2.D: Weather and Climate (K-

ESS2-1)ESS3.B: Natural

Hazards (K-ESS3-2)

EETS1.A: Defining and Delimiting an Engineering

Problem (K-ESS3-2)

ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth

Systems (K-ESS3-3)

ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions (K-ESS3-3)

ESS1.C: The History of Planet Earth (2-ESS1-1)

ESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth’s Surface

Processes (2-ESS2-3)

LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans (3-LS4-4)

LS2.C: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience (secondary to 3-

LS4-4)

ESS2.D: Weather and Climate (3-ESS2-1)

LS1.C: Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in

Organisms (5-LS1-1)

2.PS1.A

ESS2.D: Weather and Climate (3-ESS2-2)

ESS3.B: Natural Hazards (4-ESS3-2)

ESS3.A: Natural Resources (4-ESS3-1)

ETS1.B: Designing Solutions to Engineering Problems

(secondary to 4-ESS3-2)

ESS3.B: Natural Hazards (3-ESS3-1)

ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems (5-ESS3-1) ESS2.A: Earth Materials and

Systems (5-ESS2-1)

NGSS next steps

NGSS Next Steps

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