Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
Across the country, states are adopting the NGSS, a new set of science standards. These standards change the way students learn science. These are the main conceptual shifts in how science is taught.
K-12 science education should reflect the interconnected nature of science as it is practiced and experienced in the real world.
The Next Generation Science Standards are student performance expectations – NOT curriculum.
The science concepts in the NGSS build coherently from K–12.
The NGSS focus on deeper understanding of content as well as application of content.
Science and engineering are integrated in the NGSS, from K–12.
The NGSS are designed to prepare students for college, career, and citizenship.
The NGSS and Common Core State Standards (English Language Arts and Mathematics) are aligned.
Want to learn more? Check out these links.
Parent Guide to the NGSS (English)
In addition, there are “three dimensions” to the new standards:
Science and Engineering Practices
Crosscutting Concepts
Disciplinary Core Ideas
LVJUSD as adopted Twig Science NGSS curriculum in the classroom and science lab. The California Science Framework was adopted by the California State Board of Education on November 3, 2016.