Month: July 2022

Our internal analysis (shown below) indicates that existing programs align with many of the NGSS. We are currently making plans for revision of our programs to align completely with the NGSS and include three-dimensional assessments based on the Performance Expectations. Samples will be posted as they become available. Issues & Earth Science (IAES)Issues & Life […]

Evolution Geerat VermeijVermeij is a Professor at the University of California, Davis. Blind since birth but with an acute sense of touch, he is an evolutionary biologist who studies structure and function in different kinds mollusks, from snails to squid. Scott V. EdwardsEdwards studies the genetics and evolution of birds to study patterns of speciation […]

Ecology Victoria J. OrphanOrphan studies microorganisms that consume methane on the ocean floor, bridging the Ecology and Geological Processes Units. Her work is helping to show how microbes can play a role in sequestering greenhouse gases. Rachel CarsonRachel Carson was a marine biologist, environmentalist and writer who alerted the world to the harmful environmental effects […]

Land, Water, and Human Interactions Nathanael WalesWales is a civil engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He plans projects to protect the shoreline from flooding and erosion, and to protect stream banks from erosion and collapse. Rafael L. BrasBras is a civil engineer who studies rainfall and water runoff to predict flooding of […]

Science and engineering are human activities. People from all over the world engage in science and engineering and use scientific information and technological solutions. The types of questions a scientist asks and the types of problems an engineer tries to solve are influenced by what they think is important. And what they think is important […]

Each Performance Expectation comes at the end of a Learning Pathway, a sequence of activities that includes appropriate disciplinary core ideas, science and engineering practices, and crosscutting concepts. The pathway also integrates Common Core State Standards in ELA and Math. Each instructional unit bundles numerous Performance Expectations therefore an activity may be part of several […]

SEPUP (Science Education for Public Understanding Program) at the Lawrence Hall of Science is leading a research and development project. In this project, curriculum and assessment developers from the Lawrence Hall of Science are developing assessments to monitor students’ progress towards understanding of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). These assessments are intended for teachers […]

Disruptions in Ecosystems is a middle school unit developed by the Lawrence Hall of Science’s SEPUP as part of a collaborative project funded by the National Science Foundation to develop and evaluate a model instructional unit and professional development program and conduct research on teacher learning. The unit was designed for the middle school NGSS. […]

Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting 2023 August 6-10, 2023Portland, OR “Middle and High School Ecology Curricula: Preparing Students for 4D Ecological Learning.”Poster NSTA 2023 March 22-25, 2023Atlanta, GA “NGSS-Aligned Summative Classroom Assessments of Three-Dimensional Learning”Presentation Slides “Computational Thinking Using Computer Simulations in High School Biology”Presentation SlidesStudent and Teacher Pages “Using “Science as a Human […]

SEPUP has revised all three middle school science curricula: Issues and Earth Science, Issues and Life Science, and Issues and Physical Science. The second edition of these courses have been revised to include updated data and information regarding recent events. Specific changes for each course include: Issues and Earth Science Updated data from NASA’s Kepler Mission Activity 32, […]