NGSS "I Can" Statements

I cannot take credit for this, but I learned in a seminar about 3D learning a way to write "I can" statements for students using the NGSS language. It is a pretty slick formula!

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Science and engineering practices are almost the "why" we do it. The disciplinary core ideas are what we are learning. Finally, the crosscutting concepts are how we learn about the scientific concept.

I put these into my lesson plans, in my slides, and in student note packets/worksheets. (Administrators love it!)

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