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In this course, high school teachers will investigate the disciplinary core idea of LS3: Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits through the Performance Expectation HS-LS3-1. Ask questions to clarify relationships about the role of DNA and chromosomes in coding the instructions for characteristic traits passed from parents to offspring. [Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include the phases of meiosis or the biochemical mechanism of specific steps in the process.]


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Several conceptual shifts are present in these new standards, one of which is the idea that science concepts build coherently from K-12. The use of well-designed learning progressions provides a map that allows students, by the time they finish high school, to master core ideas within science. 

This course is focused on the topic of LS3: Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits as it pertains to the Performance Expectation HS-LS3-1. Ask questions to clarify relationships about the role of DNA and chromosomes in coding the instructions for characteristic traits passed from parents to offspring. [Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include the phases of meiosis or the biochemical mechanism of specific steps in the process.]

You will experience information through a variety of media formats targeted to the following objectives:

  • Describe the three dimensions of learning (Science and Engineering Practices, the Disciplinary Core Ideas, and the Crosscutting Concepts) within the Performance Expectation.
  • Present an argument for the types of lessons that you will need to implement in your classroom to help students reach a level of understanding needed to master a Performance Expectation of the Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits page.
  • Articulate what should be expected from a scientifically literate student at this grade level.
  • Generate a general description of a lesson to target the three dimensions represented in the Performance Expectation.
  • Translate your general description of a lesson into an instructional design model.
  • Explain how the Science and Engineering Practices and Crosscutting Concepts support students in deepening their understanding of the Science Disciplinary Core Idea.
 
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Course Staff

PCG Education


PCG Education’s Science courses are created by a development team led by individuals who, in addition to being science educators, are also recognized as national leaders in science education.  Team members have a long history of working with standards-based science education and the challenges of translating the language and intent of the standards documents into classroom ready activities and curricula.  

The content knowledge and experience of the Pepper Science team spans the range of the Next Generation Science Standards and members of the team have more than 50 years of experience working in PK-16 science classrooms. Members of the team have experience in teaching science to students of all ages, and in both formal and informal educational settings.   

In addition to working with students, the Pepper Science team has also worked with teachers and administrators in a variety of face to face settings (summer institutes, small group settings, large workshops) and also through online and blended learning courses. 
SCI0400H Investigating New Science Standards (Grades 9-12)
This course explores the need and vision for new science standards, the three dimensional structure of the Performance Expectations, and the major conceptual shifts of the Next Generation Science Standards.
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Course Code: SCI4231H
Course Release: Oct 19, 2015
Estimated Effort: 4 Hours

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SCI0400H Investigating New Science Standards (Grades 9-12)
This course explores the need and vision for new science standards, the three dimensional structure of the Performance Expectations, and the major conceptual shifts of the Next Generation Science Standards.

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