Stimulating Science Simulations

I've spent a day and a half working with the North Carolina team and teams from 40 states along with Washington, DC on the charge to build capacity for state science education.  As such, we are looking closely at the Framework for Science  and the Next Generation of Science Standards .

I'm a firm believer in the concept "don't reinvent the wheel".   blog post that compares/contrasts the Common Core Standards and NC Essential Standards. Thomas Feller, Jr. wrote a nice In a follow up post, he shares a common core scavenger hunt  .