NYS Science Learning Standards (2016)

Welcome! This Google Site is meant to inform educators of the New York State Science Learning Standards (adopted 2016). Each section will have a video with documentation to review the New York State Science Learning Standards. After reviewing the materials for each section please make sure that the reflection form is completed before moving onto the next section of the site.

It is my hope that the information contained on this site will allow educators the opportunity to review the new standards and think about how to plan for science instruction in the near future. The emphasis of the newer standards is placed on students figuring out the science rather than learning about science. The teacher becomes a facilitator of learning rather than the Sage on the Stage. Teachers with their expert knowledge have become accustomed to delivering lectures and notes about science to students. With the new standards, students will be the focus that drives the learning and they will become the experts of learning science.

NYSED SLS Webpage