3D Earth and Space Science:
Lesson Adaptation from current NYS Regents Earth Science standards
This lesson is an example of how teachers could shift current Regents instruction to incorporate a 3-dimensional approach, while still maintaining progress toward the Regents science exams. Introducing students to the crosscutting concepts serves to enhance current curriculum as well as prepare them (and us!) for the shifts taking place with the adoption of the NYSSLS.
Here's a great set of universal graphic organizers that supports the crosscutting concepts:
In this lesson, it is crucial for students to be able to understand the structure and function of the system so they can model what is happening in the chosen phenomena.
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