Connecting to the Standards

These resources support student engagement in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) while highlighting connections to English Language Arts (ELA) standards as well.  These resources highlight connections between various projects and grade level standards, focused on highlighting what engagement in all three dimensions of NGSS looks like in a YCCS project.  Each of these resources focuses on building student engagement and capacity by developing content with access and equity at the forefront. 

Connecting to the Standards – Chart highlighting direct connections between grade level NGSS performance expectations, campus observations and citizen science projects.

Sample Claims, Evidence, Reasoning (Click here for the Spanish version) – Editable document to support students analyzing and interpreting their data.

Sample Unit Integrating NGSS, ELA, HSS and Citizen Science - Week One, Week Two, Week Three

Blog Post – Connecting to the Standards with a UDL Lens

Blog Post – Using Environmental Literacy as a Through Line