NC Essential Science Standards - NGSS Science and Engineering Practices
NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas - NGSS Cross Cutting Concepts - STEM Rubric
For each standard, you will find NC SCIENCE NOW features addressing that standard!
PHYSICAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINARY CORE IDEAS
MATTER AND ITS INTERACTIONS
Structure and Property of Matter
Chemical Reactions
Nuclear Processes
MOTION AND STABILITY: FORCES AND INTERACTIONS
Forces and Motion
Types of Interactions
Stability and Instability in Physical Systems
ENERGY
Definitional of Energy
Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer
Relationships between Energy and Forces
Energy in Chemical Processes and Everyday Life
WAVES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS
Wave Properties
Electromagnetic Radiation
Information Technologies and Instrumentation
LIFE SCIENCES DISCIPLINARY CORE IDEAS
FROM MOLECULES TO ORGANISMS
Structure and Function
- Explainer: A Model Fish
- Explainer: The Snake Doctor
- The Peanut Solution
- Just Moving Along
- A Long Look at Longevity
- A Model Foot
Growth and Development of Organisms
Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms
Information Processing
ECOSYSTEMS
Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
- Explainer: Invasion of the Lionfish
- Explainer: Fish Tagging
- New Hope For Hemlocks
- Grave School Lessons
- Dinosaur GPS
- Acorns Count
- Mystery Dino
Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems
- Explainer: Biochemistry of Beer
- Small Creatures/Large Lessons
- Aquaponics: Farming For The Future
- Reinventing the Toilet
Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience
Social Interactions and Group Behavior
HEREDITY
Inheritance of Traits
Variation of Traits
BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION
Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity
Natural Selection
Adaptation
- Explainer: Where the Wild Things Are
- Super Fruit Science
- Where In The World Is Ms. Palma?
- Stop and Listen
Biodiversity and Humans
EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCES DISCIPLINARY CORE IDEAS
EARTH’S PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE
The Universe and Its Stars
Earth and the Solar System
The History of Planet Earth
EARTH’S SYSTEMS
Earth Materials and Systems
Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale Systems
The Role of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes
Weather and Climate
Biogeology
EARTH AND HUMAN ACTIVITY
Natural Resources
Natural Hazards
Human Impacts on Earth’s Systems
Global Climate Change
ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY, AND APPLICATIONS OF SCIENCE
ENGINEERING DESIGN
Defining and Delimiting an Engineering Problem
- Explainer: Invasion of the Lionfish
- Explainer: Fruit Infusion
- Explainer: Rapid Water Testing
- Eyes In The Skies
Developing Possible Solutions
- Explainer: Art Under a New Wavelength
- Explainer: Strawberry Mania
- Explainer: The 99% Solution
- Vaccine Hunters
- New Use For Coal Ash
- Textile Trials
- Cicada Secrets
Optimizing the Design Solution
- Explainer: Forecasting Storm Surge with Big Data
- Explainer: Riding the Wind
- Explainer: The Horse-Human Relationship
- Dinosaur GPS
- The Liver Takes It All
- Brewing The Perfect Cup
- A New Perspective
- Futuristic Fibers
- Rethinking the Unthinkable
