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Next Generation Science Standards Core Ideas: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics

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Channel: National Science Teaching Association · 2016 · Education

This is the third in a series of 12 web seminars that focus on the disciplinary core ideas of the Next Generation Science Standards. Presenters Andy Anderson and Jennifer Doherty, both of Michigan State University, begin by describing the two main strands of the ecosystems disciplinary core idea: community ecology and ecosystem science. They talk about common student preconceptions and strategies for addressing them. Dr. Anderson and Dr. Doherty then share learning progressions for this core idea, showing how student understanding builds from elementary through high school. The presenters share approaches for teaching about ecosystems and offered resources to use with students. They close with answers to questions such as "How do organisms interact with the living and nonliving environments to obtain matter and energy?" and "How do matter and energy move through an ecosystem?"

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Created by the National Science Teachers Association, these videos are part of a greater body of NGSS-related resources for K–12 educators; find it all on NGSS@NSTA Hub at http://www.nsta.org/ngss.

Next Generation Science Standards Core Ideas: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics

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