NGSS and Climate Literacy A Discussion by the CLEAN Network

How did climate change get incorporated into the Framework?  Initial drafts drew heavily on the 4 literacy documents – climate appears in all of them  Ocean, Climate, Atmospheric Science, Earth Science  In Earth Science – Climate is used as the ultimate example of Earth systems  During construction – emphasis on what was most important  Climate change and anthropogenic forcings on climate at top of list  Additional justification from large number of NRC documents expounding on importance of climate change

How did climate change get incorporated into the NGSS?  In writing the standards large emphasis placed on  Human-related content  Incorporating aspects of engineering  Climate is a great vehicle for both of these  Once clear that there would be an emphasis on Earth system science at the high school level –Climate change perfect capstone topic as it integrates everything –In emphasizing an Earth system science approach – no better choice than climate change

Framework and NGSS 3 Integrated Dimensions  Science and Engineering Practices  Crosscutting Concepts  Core Disciplinary Ideas –Physical Sciences –Life Sciences –Earth & Space Sciences –Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science

Interdisciplinarity & Transferability  Learning progressions described in Framework – climate is imbedded from K-12 in all domains of science – not just specific domains   S&EP and CC not only cut across all of the Core Disciplinary Ideas they are also relevant in many other disciplines – outside the sciences  The skills students gain by having their curriculum address the S&EP and CC are transferable to many other careers Text

CSSS Draft High School Sequence

NGSS & Climate Literacy Analysis - NGSS Climate DCINGSS Climate DCI - NGSS Climate Performance Expectationsformance Expectations - NGSS-Climate - NGSS-Climate PE, DCI, CC, SEP - NGSS all drafts Climate content compared by CLEAN Networkwork - NGSS Climate Concept Maps

Elementary School ESS2.D: Weather and Climate (K- ESS2-1) ESS3.B: Natural Hazards (K-ESS3- 2) EETS1.A: Defining and Delimiting an Engineering Problem (K-ESS3-2) ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems (K- ESS3-3) ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions (K-ESS3-3) ESS1.C: The History of Planet Earth (2-ESS1-1) ESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes (2-ESS2-3) LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans (3-LS4-4) LS2.C: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience (secondary to 3-LS4-4) ESS2.D: Weather and Climate (3-ESS2-1) LS1.C: Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms (5-LS1-1) 2.PS1.A ESS2.D: Weather and Climate (3-ESS2-2) ESS3.B: Natural Hazards (4-ESS3-2) ESS3.A: Natural Resources (4- ESS3-1) ETS1.B: Designing Solutions to Engineering Problems (secondary to 4-ESS3-2) ESS3.B: Natural Hazards (3-ESS3-1) ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems (5-ESS3-1) ESS2.A: Earth Materials and Systems (5-ESS2-1)

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