Science Content Standards
Next Generation Science Standards
California Science Standards
Reform Initiatives
State Standards
Additional Resources
- Assessment - Standardized Assessment Tools
- California Department of Education - Office of Curriculum and Instruction
- California Standards for the Teaching Profession
- Science at LAUSD - Los Angeles Unified School District
- English Language Development Standards
National Standards
- Framework - K12 Science Educaiton (National Academies) - pdf
- Next Generation Science Standards
- Core Standards - English, Math
- Core Standards -
- A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas
- Summary of Framework
- Science - Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) - Writing of New Core Standards for Science
Dimension 1: Scientific and Engineering Practices
1. Asking questions (for science) and defining problems (for engineering)
2. Developing and using models
3. Planning and carrying out investigations
4. Analyzing and interpreting data
5. Using mathematics and computational thinking
6. Constructing explanations (for science) and designing solutions (for engineering)
7. Engaging in argument from evidence
8. Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information
Dimension 2: Cross Cutting Concepts that have Common Applications Across Fields
1. Patterns
2. Cause and effect: mechanism and explanation
3. Scale, proportion, and quantity
4. Systems and system models
5. Energy and matter: flows, cycles, and conservation
6. Structure and function
7. Stability and changeDimension3: Core Ideas in Four Disciplinary Areas
Physical Sciences
PS 1: Matter and its interactions
PS 2: Motion and stability: Forces and interactions
PS 3: Energy
PS 4: Waves and their applications in technologies for information transferLife Sciences
LS 1: From molecules to organisms: Structures and processes LS 2: Ecosystems: Interactions, energy, and dynamics
LS 3: Heredity: Inheritance and variation of traits
LS 4: Biological Evolution: Unity and diversityEarth and Space Sciences
ESS 1: Earth’s place in the universe ESS 2: Earth’s systems
ESS 3: Earth and human activity
Engineering, Technology, and the Applications of ScienceETS 1: Engineering design
ETS 2: Links among engineering, technology, science, and society