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Middle School Forces & Their Interactions sample assessments

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For a limited time, we are offering a free Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) topic-based item set to try in your classroom.

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Prompts for adding SEP's into assessments

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Practice Brief 30 -- Topics:Assessment Equity Practices
Integrating Science Practices Into Assessment Tasks

The new vision for science education articulated in the Next Generation Science Standards guides students toward a "three dimensional" understanding of science-one that integrates disciplinary core ideas, crosscutting concepts, and real-world practices from science and engineering.

With this new three-dimensional model for learning, students will need new assessments to demonstrate their knowledge and competencies, ones that integrate multiple strands of student abilities. Developing assessments that combine these multiple strands presents new challenges for educators, from developing informal classroom formative assessments to those creating high-stakes state-level testing.

This detailed and flexible tool suggests activity formats to help teachers create three-dimensional assessments based on real-world science and engineering practices.

In response to this felt need being expressed among educators, researchers at the Research + Practice Collaboratory has developed a series of "task format" tables, which suggest different possible templates for student activities that integrate real-world science and engineering practices with disciplinary core ideas. This tool also combines two of the Research + Practice Collaboratory's major focuses: formative assessment and engaging learners in STEM practices.

This tool offers between four and eight possible task formats for each of the science and engineering practices listed in the Next Generation Science Standards. It can be a great way for educators to brainstorm new activities or to adapt their existing lesson plans to this new three-dimensional vision.
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Integrating Science Practices Into Assessment Tasks : StemTeachingTools (en-US)

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Practice Brief 30 -- Topics:Assessment Equity Practices The new vision for science education articulated in the Next Generation Science Standards guides students toward a "three dimensional" understanding of science-one that integrates disciplinary core ideas, crosscutting concepts, and real-world practices from science and engineering.

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Includes videos, games, homework, assessments and lessons - assessments are multiple choice (not 3D)

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Next Generation Science Standards Classroom Assessments, Homework, Videos, Lesson Plans

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5019 Resources for Next Generation Science Standards. Free Videos, Quizzes, Assessments, Homework Assignments, from the Worlds Largest K-12 Library.

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Prompts for adding CCC's into assessments

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Sample NGSS/ELA Tasks modeled after SBAC Tasks

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ODE Topic - Oregon Department of Education

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Next Generation Science Sample Classroom Tasks

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Next Generation Science Sample Classroom Tasks

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Nine draft middle and high school tasks

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The Classroom Sample Tasks blend content, practices, and concepts from both the NGSS and the Common Core State Standards. Teachers across the disciplines have collaborated to write sample tasks, which are the result of a vision of integrating science, engineering, and mathematics for classroom use.

Currently, nine draft middle and high school tasks are available below. Additional tasks, including those for elementary grade levels, will be added as they become available. Educators are encouraged to modify these tasks for their needs and to let us know how they can be improved (via the website contact form). It important to note that these tasks are drafts and that they will be revised as we receive feedback from users.

Introduction and Overview: Learn more about the tasks and their development process and criteria.

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The Classroom Sample Tasks blend content, practices, and concepts from both the NGSS and the Common Core State Standards. Teachers across the disciplines have collaborated to write sample tasks, which are the result of a vision of integrating science, engineering, and mathematics for classroom use.

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Next Generation Science Assessment Portal

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Next Generation Science Assessment Portal

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Middle School formative assessment resources

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Welcome to the Next Generation Science Assessment (NGSA) task portal.

Elementary Grades (3-5) Assessment Tasks Middle Grades (6-8) Assessment Tasks

Here you will find a set of tasks produced by the NGSA Collaborative, which consists of researchers and technology developers at the University of Illinois at Chicago, WestEd, Michigan State University, and the Concord Consortium. Researchers from UChicago STEM Education partnered on the development of the elementary tasks. For more details about our work visit the main project website: nextgenscienceassessment.org

You can preview assessment tasks without an account, but signing up has many benefits. With a teacher account you can create classes, assign specific tasks, and get collated reports of student work. A detailed user manual for the portal can be found here. District, state, and other researchers are welcome to sign up as well.

Create classes, assign tasks, and more

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Welcome to the Next Generation Science Assessment (NGSA) task portal. Elementary Grades (3-5) Assessment Tasks Middle Grades (6-8) Assessment Tasks Here you will find a set of tasks produced by the NGSA Collaborative, which consists of researchers and technology developers at the University of Illinois at Chicago, WestEd, Michigan State University, and the Concord Consortium.

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Resource bank of science assessments

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First, select below the National Science Education Standards (NSES) you wish to assess. Next, click on the "Show Tasks for Selected Standards" button to view the tasks that are intended to meet the standards you have selected. The full text of the standards is also available for your reference.

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NGSS EdTech games, apps, and websites

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Are you a STEM, STEAM, and/or science teacher looking for great edtech for the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)? Browse hundreds of apps, games, and websites evaluated by our expert reviewers and tagged for relevant Performance Expectations (PEs).

To find the right tool for your NGSS-aligned activities, lessons, and curriculum: select a grade, choose a topic, and then find the PE that interests you. Click the green arrow on the right-hand side of the PE to see a list of suggested tools. Just below each PE you'll see three NGSS dimensions - Science and Engineering Practices (SEP), Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI), and Crosscutting Concepts (CC) - for quick and easy reference.

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Next Generation Science Standards Explorer

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Common Sense Education provides educators and students with the resources they need to harness the power of technology for learning and life. Find a free K-12 Digital Citizenship curriculum, reviews of popular EdTech apps, and resources for protecting student privacy.