Cross Cutting Concepts

Cross Cutting Concepts Speed Dating Goal: Identify how the Cross Cutting Concepts (CCCs) are defined Grab a card at random You will either have a title of a CCC or a definition of a CCC Mingle around the room and find your match When you have found your match sit down

Cross Cutting Concepts Speed Dating Definitions Patterns The CCC of ____ highlights that structures or events are often consistent and repeated. Cause and effect The CCC of ____ investigates how things are connected by identifying the reasons behind an occurrence, and what that occurrence results in. Scale, proportion, and quantity Different measures of size and time affect a system’s structure, performance, and our ability to observe phenomena. Systems and system models The CCC of _____ helps us understand the world by describing how things connect and interact. We can use simple representations to explore these interactions. Energy and matter These things are neither created nor destroyed, but may flow into and out of a system and influence its functioning. Structure and function The way something is built and the parts that it has determine how it works. Stability and change Over time, a system might stay the same or become different, depending on a variety of factors. Discussion: Where any definitions particularly difficult or easy to match? Why? Are any of these definitions surprising or confusing to you?

Name That Cross Cutting Concept!! Goal: Discover what content or topics might be related to each CCC. Identify the CCC that unifies all the examples at the station Record your match on your worksheet Write down why you made this decision and any other content that could fit with that CCC You may work individually or in pairs You may visit the stations in any order and you can visit a station more than once if needed You have 15 minutes to complete all the stations Discussion: For each CCC ask for a volunteer to: Explain why they thought the examples were representative of the that particular CCC. What other content could fit with that CCC

Cross Cutting Concepts Pair Share Get in grade level groups of 3-4 and discuss the following questions: Do you think finding classroom connections for these ideas will be easy or challenging in your classroom? What connections or overlap do you see among the CCCs? How might the CCCs help integrate science with other subjects?

How would you adapt this lesson for your students? What are the connections you see to SEPs and CCCs? How would you connect this lesson to what you are already teaching? What are challenges you face in using this lesson?