Science in Action!

Students can get the 'real scoop' on what it's like to be a scientist. They analyze the approaches of two different scientists to understand how they use the “Three-Dimensional” practices and concepts described in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).

Lesson Plan Files
Lesson Category
Science Process

Videos to use with this lesson

Cristina Diaz, Taxonomist: Sponge Biology
Ian Lawn, Neurobiologist: Anemone Nervous System
Jenny Clack, Paleontologist: The First Vertebrate Walks on Land
Kristi Curry Rogers, Paleontologist: How Dinosaurs Grow
Sponges: Filter Feeding Made Visible