NGSS Knowledge LevelAssessment

How many states have officially adopted the NGSS?

• 18
• 26
• 40
• 50

What year did Kansas adopt the Next Generation Science Standards?

• 2007
• 2010
• 2013
• 2016

NGSS is best described as a ...

• Curriculum guide
• Instructional Pacing Guide
• Set of Standards
• Framework for Assessments

NGSS reflects shifts in science education that include ...

• Connections to real-world problem solving
• An emphasis on depth and application of learning
• Doing science; not just knowing science
• All of these

Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 dimensions of NGSS?

• Cross-Cutting Concepts
• Disciplinary Core Ideas
• Scientific Practices
• Scientific Content

What is meant by 3-D Learning?

• All three dimensions are taught together
• Quad D lessons are used
• Curriculum is chunked into three grade levels
• Three Dimensial Models

Asking students to "design a solution", "analyze and interpret data", or "engage in argument from evidence" are examples of _________.

• Cross-Cutting Concepts
• Disciplinary Core Ideas
• Scientific Practices
• Scientific Content

Patterns, Cause and Effect, and System Models are examples of _________, which help students connect topics across grade levels.

• Cross-Cutting Concepts
• Disciplinary Core Ideas
• Scientific Practices
• Scientific Content

What does ETS stand for?

• Enthusiastic Teaching Science
• Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science
• Effective Technological Science
• Engineering Task Science education

The NGSS standards are independent of Common Core.

• True
• False