Science

Einstein School has adopted the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) that is a is a multi-state effort in the United States to create new education standards that are "rich in content and practice, arranged in a coherent manner across disciplines and grades to provide all students an internationally benchmarked science education.

This framework builds on the strong foundation of previous studies that have sought to identify and describe the major ideas for K-12 science education. These include Science for All Americans and Benchmarks for Science Literacy (1993) developed by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the National Science Education Standards (1996) developed by the National Research Council.

The framework highlights the power of integrating understanding the ideas of science with engagement in the practices of science and is designed to build students’ proficiency and appreciation for science over multiple years of school. Of particular note is the prominent place given to the ideas and practices of engineering.

The science education in grades K-12 are built around three major dimensions . These dimensions are:

• Scientific and engineering practices;

• Crosscutting concepts that unify the study of science and engineering through their common application across fields; and

• Core ideas in four disciplinary areas: physical sciences; life sciences; earth and space sciences; and engineering, technology, and the applications of science

• Earth Science 6

• Life Science 7

• Physical Science 8

• Biology 9 & Biology 10

• Chemistry 9 & Chemistry 10

• Physics 10

• Biology 11 NS

• Biology 11 NM

• Chemistry 11

• Physics 11

• Systems and Societies 11

• Biology 12 NM

• Chemistry 12

• Physics 12