Cross Cutting Concepts

Repeating events or shapes help scientists to organize

• Cause and effect

• Systems and system models

• Patterns

• Energy and matter

• Structure and function

The way in which an object or living thing is built determines what it can do. What is this CCC?

• Cause and effect

• Systems and system models

• Patterns

• Energy and matter

• Structure and function

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

What will happen to the temperature if I add salt to the ice cubes in my beaker? This question can be studied through which cross cutting concept?

• Change and Stability

• Scale, proportion, and quantity

• Systems and system models

• Energy and Matter

• Cause and Effect

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Scientists use data to create models of systems that are being studied.

• Change and Stability

• Scale, proportion, and quantity

• Systems and system models

• Energy and Matter

• Cause and Effect

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-6

NGSS.HS-ETS1-4

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

Energy is transferred into a circuit from a solar panel, which powers a lightbulb to produce light energy so that we can see. Name that CCC which can be used to study this?

• Change and Stability

• Scale, proportion, and quantity

• Systems and system models

• Energy and Matter

• Cause and Effect

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Scale, Proportion and Quantity is one of the CCCs. Is the fly in the picture scaled up, scaled down, or normal size?

• Scaled up, flies are definitely not that small compared to people.

• Scaled down, flies are way bigger than a human eye.

• It looks normal to me!

This CCC is one example of how scientists are able to classify living organisms based on things like size, lifespan and numbers in a population.

• Change and Stability

• Scale, proportion, and quantity

• Systems and system models

• Energy and Matter

• Cause and Effect

A person stands in the middle of snowstorm with temperatures at 20 degrees below zero. The person’s body begins to shiver which helps to warm up the body. What CCC is this an example of?

• Energy and Matter

• Stability and Change

• Pattern identification

• Structure and Function

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

If we build a solar powered car, we will need to be able to monitor and control the energy that is coming into the car so the car will be able to run for the amount of time needed.

• Energy and Matter

• Structure and Function

• Cause and Effect

• Scale, Proportion and Quantity

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

The class created a replica of the Earth and its different layers to study the properties, the behavior, and the way energy interacts with each level, on a smaller scale. Which CCCs can be used with this example?

• Stability and Change

• Energy and Matter

• Scale Proportion and Quantity

• Structure and Function

• Systems and System Models

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1