Next Generation Science Standards

Next Generation Science Standards identifies the science all K-12 students should know. These new standards are based on the National Research Council's A Framework for K-12 Science Education. The National Research Council, the National Science Teachers Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and Achieve have partnered to create standards through a collaborative state-led process. The standards are rich in content and practice and arranged in a coherent manner across disciplines and grades to provide all students an internationally benchmarked science education.

The print version of Next Generation Science Standards complements the nextgenscience.org website and:

Provides an authoritative offline reference to the standards when creating lesson plansArranged by grade level and by core discipline, making information quick and easy to findPrinted in full color with a lay-flat spiral bindingAllows for bookmarking, highlighting, and annotatingTable of Contents

Front MatterNEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS: Arranged by Disciplinary Core IdeasConnections to Standards: Arranged by Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCIs)NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS: Arranged by TopicsConnections to Standards: Arranged by TopicsVOLUME 2: APPENDIXESAPPENDIX A: Conceptual Shifts in the Next Generation Science StandardsAPPENDIX B: Responses to the Public DraftsAPPENDIX C: College And Career ReadinessAPPENDIX D: "All Standards, All Students": Making the Next Generation Science Standards Accessible to All StudentsAPPENDIX E: Disciplinary Core Idea Progressions in the Next Generation Science StandardsAPPENDIX F: Science and Engineering Practices in the Next Generation Science StandardsAPPENDIX G: Crosscutting Concepts in the Next Generation Science StandardsAPPENDIX H: Understanding the Scientific Enterprise: The Nature of Science in the Next Generation Science StandardsAPPENDIX I: Engineering Design in the Next Generation Science StandardsAPPENDIX J: Science, Technology, Society, and the EnvironmentAPPENDIX K: Model Course Mapping in Middle and High School for the Next Generation Science StandardsAPPENDIX L: Connections to the Common Core State Standards for MathematicsAPPENDIX M: Connections to the Common Core State Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects