Here are shortcuts that can be used to search for particular NGSS standards covered in the modules. Type any combination of codes from Practices, Cross Cutting Concepts, or Disciplinary Core Ideas (below) into the search box at upper right to find a module(s) that combines those standards. You can include other terms in the search as well (e.g., plants, skulls, diesel, Satina).
For instance, typing these search terms into the search box will show modules that address the NGSS DCI HS-LS3 Heredity: Inheritance of traits and the CCC Patterns.
Codes for NGSS Practices
Practice Code |
Practice Description |
| questions | Asking questions (for science) and defining problems (for engineering) |
| models | Developing and using models |
| investigations | Planning and carrying out investigations |
| analysis | Analyzing and interpreting data |
| math | Using mathematics and computational thinking |
| explanations | Constructing explanations (for science) and designing solutions (for engineering) |
| evidence | Engaging in argument from evidence |
| communication | Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information |
Codes for Cross-cutting concepts
CCC Code |
CCC Description |
| patterns | Patterns |
| cause | Cause and effect: Mechanisms and explanation |
| scale | Scale, proportion, and quantity |
| systems | Systems and system models |
| energy | Energy and matter: Flows, cycles, and conservation |
| structure | Structure and function |
| stability | Stability and change |
Codes for Disciplinary Core Ideas
DCI-codes |
DCI Description |
| HS-PS1 | Matter and its Interactions |
| HS-PS1.A | Structure and Properties of Matter |
| HS-PS1.B | Chemical Reactions |
| HS-PS1.C | Nuclear Processes |
| HS-PS2 | Motion and Stability: Forces and interactions |
| HS-PS2.A | Forces and Motion |
| HS-PS2.B | Types of Interactions |
| HS-PS3 | Energy |
| HS-PS3.A | Definitions of Energy |
| HS-PS3.B | Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer |
| HS-PS3.C | Relationship Between Energy and Forces |
| HS-PS3.D | Energy in Chemical Processes |
| HS-PS4 | Waves and their applications in technologies for info transfer |
| HS-PS4.A | Wave Properties |
| HS-PS4.B | Electromagnetic Radiation |
| HS-PS4.C | Information Technologies and Instrumentation |
| HS-LS1 | Molecules to Organisms: Structures and processes |
| HS-LS1.A | Structure and Function |
| HS-LS1.B | Growth and Development of Organisms |
| HS-LS1.C | Organization for Growth and Energy Flow in Organisms |
| HS-LS1.D | Information Processing |
| HS-LS2 | Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy and Dynamics |
| HS-LS2.A | Independent Relationships in Ecology |
| HS-LS2.B | Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems |
| HS-LS2.C | Ecosystem Dynamics Functioning and Resilience |
| HS-LS2.D | Social Interactions and Group Behavior |
| HS-LS3 | Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits |
| HS-LS3.A | Inheritance of Traits |
| HS-LS3.B | Variation of Traits |
| HS-LS4 | Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity |
| HS-LS4.A | Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity |
| HS-LS4.B | Natural Selection |
| HS-LS4.C | Adaptation |
| HS-LS4.D | Biodiversity and Humans |
| HS-ESS1 | Earth’s Place in the Universe |
| HS-ESS1.A | The Universe and It’s Stars |
| HS-ESS1.B | Earth and the Solar System |
| HS-ESS1.C | The History of Planet Earth |
| HS-ESS2 | Earth’s Systems |
| HS-ESS2.A | Earth materials and Systems |
| HS-ESS2.B | Plate Tectonics and large-Scale System Interactions |
| HS-ESS2,C | The Roles of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes |
| HS-ESS2.D | Weather and Climate |
| HS-ESS2.E | Biogeology |
| HS-ESS3 | Earth and Human Activities |
| HS-ESS3.A | Natural Resources |
| HS-ESS3.B | Natural Hazards |
| HS-ESS3.C | Human Impacts on Earth’s Systems |
| HS-ESS3.D | Global Climate Change |
| HS-ETS1 | Engineering Design |
| HS-ETS1.A | Defining and Delimiting Engineering Problems |
| HS-ETS1.B | Developing Possible Solutions |
| HS-ETS1.C | Optimizing the Designing Solution |
| HS-ETS2 | Links Among Engineering, Tech, Science and Society |
| HS-ETS2.A | Interdependence of Science, Engineering, and Technology |
| HS-ETS2.B | Influence of Engin., Tech., and Sci. on Society and the Natural World |