Effective strategies for students from major racial and ethnic groups are categorized as culturally relevant pedagogy, community involvement and social activism, multiple representation and multimodal experiences, and school support systems including role models and mentors of similar racial or ethnic backgrounds. The vignette presented in this chapter illustrates effective science teaching for students from major racial and ethnic groups as they engage in the NGSS. Teacher background information, standards, assessments, and references are provided. This book selection also includes the Table of Contents, About the Editors, Contributors, Preface, and Index.