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Table 1

Examples of Next-Generation Science Standards

HS-LS2-7. Design, evaluate and refine a solution for reducing the impacts of human activities on the environment and biodiversity
Science and engineering practices	Disciplinary core ideas	Cross-cutting concepts
Constructing explanations and designing solutions	LS2.C: Ecosystem dynamics, functioning and resilience	Stability and change
Design, evaluate and refine a solution to a complex real-world problem, based on scientific knowledge, student-generated sources of evidence, prioritized criteria and tradeoff considerations	Moreover, anthropogenic changes (induced by human activity) in the environment – including habitat destruction, pollution, introduction of invasive species, overexploitation and climate change – can disrupt an ecosystem and threaten the survival of some species	Much of science deals with constructing explanations of how things change and how they remain stable

HS-LS2-7. Design, evaluate and refine a solution for reducing the impacts of human activities on the environment and biodiversity
Science and engineering practices	Disciplinary core ideas	Cross-cutting concepts
Constructing explanations and designing solutions	LS2.C: Ecosystem dynamics, functioning and resilience	Stability and change
Design, evaluate and refine a solution to a complex real-world problem, based on scientific knowledge, student-generated sources of evidence, prioritized criteria and tradeoff considerations	Moreover, anthropogenic changes (induced by human activity) in the environment – including habitat destruction, pollution, introduction of invasive species, overexploitation and climate change – can disrupt an ecosystem and threaten the survival of some species	Much of science deals with constructing explanations of how things change and how they remain stable

Source(s): Table by NGSS (2023)