Skip to main content

Next Generation Science Standards For States, By States (2013) / Chapter Skim
Currently Skimming:

APPENDIX E: Disciplinary Core Idea Progressions in the Next Generation Science Standards
Pages 374-381

The Chapter Skim interface presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter.
Select key terms on the right to highlight them within pages of the chapter.


From page 374...
... Some of the sub-ideas following excerpt from the Framework explains the approach in within the disciplinary core ideas overlap significantly. Readers will more detail: notice there is not always a clear division between those ideas, so First, it is built on the notion of learning as a develop- several progressions are divided among more than one sub-idea.
Read the entire page →
From page 375...
... Chemical reactions that occur Reacting substances rearrange to Chemical processes are understood Heating and cooling of when substances are mixed can form different molecules, but the in terms of collisions of molecules, PS1.B substances cause changes that be identified by the emergence of number of atoms is conserved. Some rearrangement of atoms, and Chemical reactions are sometimes reversible and substances with different properties; reactions release energy and others changes in energy as determined by sometimes not.
Read the entire page →
From page 376...
... When two objects interact, each PS3.C Bigger pushes and pulls cause When objects collide, contact forces A field contains energy that depends exerts a force on the other, and these Relationship between energy and bigger changes in an object's transfer energy so as to change the on the arrangement of the objects in forces can transfer energy between forces motion or shape. objects' motions.
Read the entire page →
From page 377...
... the patterns are shared. Disciplinary Core Idea Progressions in the Next Generation Science Standards 43
Read the entire page →
From page 378...
... cellular respiration are key components of the global carbon cycle. If a biological or physical disturbance to an When the environment changes Ecosystem characteristics vary over ecosystem occurs, including one induced by some organisms survive and time.
Read the entire page →
From page 379...
... Disciplinary Core Idea Progressions in the Next Generation Science Standards 45
Read the entire page →
From page 380...
... The rock record resulting from Rock strata and the fossil record tectonic and other geoscience Some events on Earth occur Certain features on Earth can be ESS1.C can be used as evidence to organize processes as well as objects from the very quickly; others can occur used to order events that have The history of planet Earth the relative occurrence of major solar system can provide evidence of very slowly. occurred in a landscape.
Read the entire page →
From page 381...
... Disciplinary Core Idea Progressions in the Next Generation Science Standards 47
Read the entire page →

Key Terms

  • generation science
  • science standards
  • core idea
  • core ideas
  • idea progressions

  • natural hazards
  • transfer energy
  • electromagnetic radiation
  • cellular respiration
  • provide evidence

  • weather patterns
  • fossil record
  • grade band
  • chemical reactions
  • natural selection

  • science education
  • predict future
  • total energy
  • life cycles
  • wave model

  • climate models
  • release energy
  • predict changes
  • severe weather
  • chemical processes

  • animals obtain
  • obtain food
  • matter cycles
  • describe common
  • energy flow


    • This material may be derived from roughly machine-read images, and so is provided only to facilitate research.
    More information on Chapter Skim is available.