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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