Relevant NGSS Dimensions
Science Practices
- Asking questions
- Analyzing and interpreting data
- Using mathematics and computational thinking
- Constructing explanations
- Engaging in argument from evidence
- Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information
Disciplinary Core Ideas (Life Science)
- 2-LS4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
- 3-LS3 Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
- 3-LS4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
- MS-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
- MS-LS3 Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
- MS-LS4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
- HS-LS1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
- HS-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
- HS-LS3 Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
- HS-LS4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
Crosscutting Concepts
- Patterns
- Cause and effect
- Structure and function
- Stability and change
- Influence of engineering, technology, and science on society and the natural world