A FREE and EDITABLE resource to help you execute the Lab Practices and Math Skills Mini Unit. It includes multiple pacing options to focus or broaden the scope of your course and to meet the needs of your students. The guide aligns activities with Next Generation Science Standards.

What's Included:

• Overview Planning and Pacing Guide - access an interactive version HERE

• NGSS and DCI Alignment Guide

• Differentiated Pacing Guide

These resources provide:

• Best practices for the 5E Instructional Model

• General Lesson plan structure (using the unit resources)

• Links to support documentation for middle school curricula

• An overview of NGSS and DCI alignment for the entire unit

• A detailed NGSS and DCI alignment for each topic/lesson and lab

• A summary of lessons and labs in the unit

• Differentiated pacing options for middle school students

You can also use these resources to help you:

• Cite evidence for NGSS/DCI alignment in my resources

• Prioritize NGSS topics and concepts in your curriculum

• Plan and pace your own NGSS-aligned unit or curriculum

Interactive Overview Guide

The interactive Overview Guide is a view-only Google Doc that includes links to:

• NGSS and DCI alignment guides for ALL units

• Differentiated pacing guides for ALL units

• Middle School Scope and Sequences

• Course Syllabus Templates

• Upper Elementary Program Documentation

Important Notes:

• Check out all my FREE planning and pacing materials HERE.

• All resources in this download are fully editable.

• Downloaded documents are compatible with Microsoft Word and Excel.

• Google App files are available via links in the overview guide.