Build a strong foundation for your teaching of stability and change! The video addresses the Next Generation Science Standards Cross-Cutting Concept through insightful examples. The narrator includes ideas for introducing the standard in classrooms ranging from kindergarten to 12th grade.

Concepts

feedback loops, energy, matter, equilibrium, homeostasis, education, teaching strategies, patterns

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science

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the video to expand your understanding of the fundamentals of stability and change as they relate to both science and engineering
• Create an activity for your next science PLC centered on digging in to the connection between matter, energy, and control within a system

Classroom Considerations

• The resource is helpful for instructors in all science grade levels

Pros

• Offers a look at the expectations for the standard at all grade levels, allowing you to see what students should know about it from previous science classes
• The narrator's explanations of positive and negative feedback loops are easy to incorporate into your own lessons about homeostasis
• Concept mapping throughout the resource provides a clear connection between the cause-and-effect teachings in the lower grades to the advanced systems discussed in high school

Cons

• None