K-12

• NSTA Matrix: Disciplinary Core Ideas (pdf)
• NGSS Progressions Matrix (pdf)
• NGSS Middle School (6–8) Evidence Statements (blog post)
• NSTA/NGSS Matrix for Science and Engineering Practices (SEP) (pdf)
• NGSS posters for quick reference (blog entry)
• NGSS/NSTA Matrix of Crosscutting Concepts in NGSS (pdf)
• NGSS “I Can” statements (link) and Big Idea (link) – free and ready to print out with a choice of designs

SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING PRACTICES (SEP) 

For more details and examples about the Science and Engineering Practices, visit NSTA.

• SEP 1 – Asking Questions and Defining Problems
• SEP 2 – Developing and Using Models
• SEP 3 – Planning and Carrying out Investigations
• SEP 4 – Analyzing and Interpreting Data
• SEP 5 – Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking
• SEP 6 – Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
• SEP 7 – Engaging in Argument from Evidence
• SEP 8 – Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information

Crosscutting Concepts (CC)

1. Patterns
2. Cause and effect: Mechanism and explanation
3. Scale, proportion, and quantity
4. Systems and system models
5. Energy and matter: Flows, cycles, and conservation
6. Structure and function
7. Stability and change

Standards

Earth and Space Science (ESS)

• MS. Space Systems
• MS. History of Earth
• MS. Earth’s Systems
• MS. Weather and Climate
• MS. Human Impacts

Life Science (LS)

• MS. Structure, Function, and Information Processing
• MS. Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems
• MS. Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
• MS. Growth, Development, and Reproduction of Organisms
• MS. Natural Selection and Adaptations

Physical Science (PS)

• MS. Structure and Properties of Matter
• MS. Chemical Reactions
• MS. Forces and Interactions
• MS. Energy
• MS. Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation

Engineering, Technology, and Application of Science

• MS. Engineering Design