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NGSS Discipline: Earth and Space Sciences

Free classroom-ready environmental science lesson plans created and vetted by educators
OBSERVER: Seeing, Sensing, and Inferring
OBSERVER: Seeing, Sensing, and Inferring

NGSS-aligned middle school lesson to help students master the essential scientific distinction between observation and inference.

Grades:6-8
Topics:Ecosystems & Human ImpactsScience & Engineering Practices
NGSS:Life ScienceEarth and Space SciencesMS-LS2MS-ESS2
The Basis of a Good Hypothesis
The Basis of a Good Hypothesis

Free Nature of Science lesson plan for grades 6-10. Includes a hands-on hypothesis cube activity and a video on indigenous knowledge and nitrogen cycling.

Grades:9-12
Topics:Ecosystems & Human ImpactsMicrobiologyScience & Engineering Practices
NGSS:Life ScienceEarth and Space SciencesHS-LS2HS-ESS3
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