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Three-dimensional breakdowns, phenomena, and classroom-ready activities for every NGSS standard, grades 4-8.

89 standards Grades 4-8 267 phenomena Free for teachers
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Everything you need to teach NGSS, in one place.

Every NGSS standard from 4th grade through middle school, with three-dimensional breakdowns, phenomenon ideas, and classroom-tested activities, built for teachers.
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NGSS standards covered

Three-dimensional lesson notes for every NGSS standard, grades 4 through 8.

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Phenomenon ideas

One anchoring phenomenon plus two investigative phenomena for every standard, each with a driving question students will keep asking.

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I Can Posters, Three-Dimensions One-Pagers, and Phenomenon-of-the-Week PDFs for every standard.

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A former award-winning science teacher. The site I wish I'd had in my own classroom.

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Every standard's I Can poster, three-dimensions one-pager, and phenomenon pack, bundled into one download per grade.
Sample 4th grade NGSS resource preview
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4th Grade Resources

Every free resource for all 17 fourth-grade standards: I Can posters, three-dimensions one-pagers, and phenomenon packs, in one ZIP.

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Sample 5th grade NGSS resource preview
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5th Grade Resources

Every free resource for all 16 fifth-grade standards: I Can posters, three-dimensions one-pagers, and phenomenon packs, in one ZIP.

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Middle School Resources

Every free resource for all 59 middle school standards: I Can posters, three-dimensions one-pagers, and phenomenon packs, in one ZIP.

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4th Grade

17 NGSS standards for 4th grade.

Energy, waves, structures, Earth's systems, and elementary engineering. Click any standard for the full lesson-planning workspace.
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Physical Science

4-PS3 to 4-PS4 • 7 standards
4-PS3Energy
4-PS3-1Speed & Energy 4-PS3-2Evidence of Energy Transfer 4-PS3-3Energy & Collisions 4-PS3-4Changes in Forms of Energy
4-PS4Waves & Information
4-PS4-1Modeling Waves 4-PS4-2Reflecting Light & Vision 4-PS4-3Transferring Information
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Life Science

4-LS1 • 2 standards
4-LS1Structure, Function & Information Processing
4-LS1-1Internal & External Structures 4-LS1-2Animal Senses
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Earth & Space

4-ESS1 to 4-ESS3 • 5 standards
4-ESS1Earth's Place in the Universe
4-ESS1-1Landscape Changes
4-ESS2Earth's Systems
4-ESS2-1Weathering & Rate of Erosion 4-ESS2-2Earth's Features
4-ESS3Earth & Human Activity
4-ESS3-1Energy & Fossil Fuels 4-ESS3-2Solutions to Natural Hazards
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Engineering

3-5-ETS1 • 3 standards
3-5-ETS1Engineering Design
3-5-ETS1-1Defining Design Problems 3-5-ETS1-2Comparing Solutions 3-5-ETS1-3Improving Designs
5th Grade

16 NGSS standards for 5th grade.

Matter, forces, ecosystems, space patterns, and elementary engineering. Click any standard for the full lesson-planning workspace.
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Physical Science

5-PS1 to 5-PS3 • 6 standards
5-PS1Matter & Its Interactions
5-PS1-1Particles of Matter 5-PS1-2Conservation of Mass 5-PS1-3Properties of Matter 5-PS1-4Formation of New Substances
5-PS2Motion & Stability: Forces & Interactions
5-PS2-1Gravitational Force
5-PS3Energy
5-PS3-1The Sun's Energy
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Life Science

5-LS1 to 5-LS2 • 2 standards
5-LS1From Molecules to Organisms
5-LS1-1Plant Growth
5-LS2Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy & Dynamics
5-LS2-1Cycling of Matter
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Earth & Space

5-ESS1 to 5-ESS3 • 5 standards
5-ESS1Earth's Place in the Universe
5-ESS1-1Brightness of the Sun & Stars 5-ESS1-2Observable Patterns of the Sky
5-ESS2Earth's Systems
5-ESS2-1Earth's Spheres 5-ESS2-2Distribution of Water on Earth
5-ESS3Earth & Human Activity
5-ESS3-1Protect Earth's Resources
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Engineering

3-5-ETS1 • 3 standards
3-5-ETS1Engineering Design
3-5-ETS1-1Defining Design Problems 3-5-ETS1-2Comparing Solutions 3-5-ETS1-3Improving Designs
Browse Standards

59 NGSS standards for middle school.

Click any standard for the three-dimensional breakdown, phenomenon ideas, misconceptions, and the three free downloads.
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Engineering, Technology & Applications of Science

MS-ETS1 • 4 standards
MS-ETS1Engineering Design
MS-ETS1-1Defining Design Problems MS-ETS1-2Evaluating Design Solutions MS-ETS1-3Comparing Design Solutions MS-ETS1-4Iterative Testing & Modification
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