Crosscutting Concepts: Using a Familiar Perspective to Understand Your World

How do crosscutting concepts link the ideas and practices of science across different domains and over time? We will show you practical examples to see how crosscutting concepts provide a foundation for student sensemaking of phenomena and problems.

1. Defining the 7 Crosscutting Concepts

2. Learn strategies to incorporate crosscutting concepts into science lessons

3. Understand how crosscutting concepts support student sensemaking