Science
Professional Standards & References — Science standards and frameworks, including engineering practices.
Choose your state to see its official standards. National frameworks are models; each state's adopted standards are the authoritative source.
National standards
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K–12 science standards built on three dimensions: practices, crosscutting concepts and disciplinary core ideas. Adopted or adapted by many, but not all, states.
Frameworks
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A Framework for K–12 Science Education (opens the official website in a new tab)
National Research Council (National Academies)The research framework the NGSS were developed from.
Professional organizations
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National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) (opens the official website in a new tab)
National Science Teaching AssociationProfessional organization for science educators.
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