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!
ASKING QUESTIONS (FOR SCIENCE) AND DEFINING PROBLEMS (FOR ENGINEERING)
- Explainer: Object Conservation
- Explainer: The Horse-Human Relationship
- Explainer: Rapid Water Testing
- Explainer: The Snake Doctor
- Explainer: Strawberry Mania
- Science From The Bottom Of The World
- Vaccine Hunters
- Stop and Listen
- Futuristic Fibers
- Cicada Secrets
- A Model Foot
DEVELOPING AND USING MODELS
- Explainer: Forecasting Storm Surge with Big Data
- Explainer: Looking For Lincoln
- Explainer: A Model Fish
- Explainer: Self-Healing Muscles
- Grave School Lessons
- Small Creatures/Large Lessons
- Ocean Energy
- Reinventing the Toilet
PLANNING AND CARRYING OUT INVESTIGATIONS
- Explainer: Raincatchers
- Explainer: Gray Seal Tracking
- Explainer: Fish Tagging
- We All Live Downstream
- New Use For Coal Ash
- The Bee-utiful Bee
- Life On The Rocks
- Eyes In The Skies
- New Fields For Food
- Precision Medicine
- A New Perspective
- A Long Look at Longevity
- Shark Tagging
- Sensational Singing Mice
- Rethinking the Unthinkable
ANALYZING AND INTERPRETING DATA
- Explainer: Invasion of the Lionfish
- Explainer: Library of Plants
- Explainer: Digging Dinos
- Secrets of Tidal Creeks
- The Air We Breathe
- Mystery Dino
- Wondering About The Weather
- Where In The World Is Ms. Palma?
- Tracing the Coastline
- Here Comes the Sea
USING MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING
- Explainer: Greening the Golf Course
- Acorns Count
- Aquaponics: Farming For The Future
- Brewing The Perfect Cup
- Marvelous Music Machine
- It Just Takes A Byte
CONSTRUCTING EXPLANATIONS (FOR SCIENCE) AND DESIGNING SOLUTIONS (FOR ENGINEERING)
- Explainer: Riding the Wind
- Explainer: Fruit Infusion
- Explainer: Digging For History
- Explainer: Where the Wild Things Are
- Explainer: Biochemistry of Beer
- Explainer: The 99% Solution
- The Peanut Solution
- The Bone Lab
- Micro Organs
- Oh Christmas Tree
- Super Fruit Science
- Reef Life
- The Liver Takes It All
- Textile Trials
- Just A Spoonful of Soybeans
- Seeking Sea Power
ENGAGING IN ARGUMENT FROM EVIDENCE
OBTAINING, EVALUATING, AND COMMUNICATING INFORMATION