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The GEOTRACES webinar series supports the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), specifically student performance expectations under "Earth’s Systems.” In addition, real-world science exploration by GEOTRACES scientists can help students better understand and appreciate the Science and Engineering Practices and Crosscutting Concepts upon which the NGSS are based.

The matrix below will provide handy links to archived webinar content, categorized by NGSS Student Performance Expectations and Practices.

NGSS Student Performance Expectations
Middle School	Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.	GEOTRACES Overview Nutrients in the Open Ocean
Middle School	Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.	Oxygen Minimum Zones Hydrothermal Vents & Megaplumes
High School	Analyze geoscience data to make the claim that one change to Earth’s surface can create feedbacks that cause changes to other Earth systems.	GEOTRACES Overview Nutrients in the Open Ocean Oxygen Minimum Zones
	Develop a model based on evidence of Earth’s interior to describe the cycling of matter by thermal convection.	Hydrothermal Vents & Megaplumes
	Plan and conduct an investigation of the properties of water and its effects on Earth materials and surface properties.	GEOTRACES Overview Nutrients in the Open Ocean Oxygen Minimum Zones Hydrothermal Vents & Megaplumes

Science and Engineering Practices
Planning and carrying out investigations		GEOTRACES Overview
Engaging in argument from evidence		Nutrients in the Open Ocean Oxygen Minimum Zones
Analyzing and interpreting data		GEOTRACES Overview Nutrients in the Open Ocean Hydrothermal Vents & Megaplumes

Crosscutting Concepts
Middle School	Patterns - Patterns can be used to identify cause and effect relationships.	Micronutrient Transport Hydrothermal Vents & Megaplumes
	Systems and Systems Models - Systems may interact with other systems; they may have sub-systems and be part of larger systems.	Open Ocean Micronutrients Fertilization of the Ocean Oxygen Minimum Zones Hydrothermal Vents & Megaplumes
	Stability and Change - Stability might be disturbed either by sudden events or gradual changes that accumulate over time.	Distribution of Trace Metals Hydrothermal Vents & Megaplumes
High School	Patterns - Different patterns may be observed at each of the scales at which a system is studied and can provide evidence for causality in explanations of phenomena.	Micronutrient Transport Hydrothermal Vents & Megaplumes
	Systems and Systems Models - When investigating or describing a system, the boundaries and initial conditions of the system need to be defined and their inputs and outputs analyzed and described using models.	Open Ocean Micronutrients Fertilization of the Ocean Oxygen Minimum Zones
	Stability and Change - Change and rates of change can be quantified and modeled over very short or very long periods of time. Some system changes are irreversible.	Distribution of Trace Metals Hydrothermal Vents & Megaplumes

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grant # NSF OCE-0707385. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.

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