Assessment

NGSS Evidence Statements

NGSS Evidence Statements provide educators with additional detail on what students should know and be able to do. These Evidence Statements describe a detailed look at the NGSS performance expectations.
To learn more about the evidence statements, view the introductory material here.

Kindergarten

1st Grade

2nd Grade

3rd Grade

4th Grade

5th Grade

K-5 Engineering, Technology and the Application of Science

MS Earth & Space Science

MS Life Science

MS Physical Sciences

MS Engineering, Technology and the Application of Science

STEM Teaching Tool Resources

http://www.stemteachingtools.org/
STEM-Teaching-Tool-18-3D-Formative-Assessment.pdf

STEM Teaching Tool #18

How teachers can develop formative assessments that fit a three-dimensional view of science learning
STEM-Teaching-Tool-29-Steps-to-Designing-3D-Assessments.pdf

STEM Teaching Tool #29

Steps to Designing a Three Dimensional Assessment
STEM-Teaching-Tool-30-Task-Formats-for-3D-Assessment-Design-v2.pdf

STEM Teaching Tool  #30

Integrating Science Practices Into Assessment Tasks
STEM-Teaching-Tool-34-Assessment-System-in-3D.pdf

STEM Teaching Tool #34

Designing an Assessment System that Measures Three-Dimensional Science Learning
STEM-Teaching-Tool-37-Beyond-Misconceptions.pdf

STEM Teaching Tool  #37

Beyond “misconceptions”: How torecognize and build on Facets of studentthinking
STEM-Teaching-Tool-41-Cross-Cutting-Concepts-Promptsv2.pdf

STEM Teaching Tool  #41

Prompts for Integrating Crosscutting Concepts Into Assessment and Instruction

California Science Test (CAST)

California Department of Education - CAST Information

CAST Administration (CAASPP website)

CASE Updates on the CAST

Note: Student scores from the 2019 Operational CAST will not be available until January 2020 at the earliest.

Other Resources

Stanford NGSS Assessment Project (SNAP)

resources to develop and critique NGSS assessments 

Next Generation Science Assessment

online, interactive assessment tasks

PISA

Programme for International Student Assessment