NGSS Standards Resources
Next Generation Science Official Resources Page - The place to find course pathways, examples, how to read the standards and more!
NGSS Lesson Design "EquiP" Rubric - A rubric to assess for excellent NGSS based lesson design
Next Generation Science Standards Official Evidence Statements Searchable Webpage
SDCOE NGSS Standards Page - This is an excellent site for searching through the standards in multiple ways.
The Wonder of Science NGSS Standards Page- This is Mr. Andersen's amazing result of years digging into the standards and creating lessons, videos, phenomena and support for each and every standard in a clear and easily searchable manner. This is a great place to start as a new teacher or anyone looking for quality materials.
CA4NGSS - The CA4NGSS 4 Communications Toolkits, which were developed to] provide education stakeholders in California with ready-to-use resources to introduce and communicate the value and intention of the California Next Generation Science Standards.
Ventura COE's NGSS two pager -This contains the connections between NGSS and Environmental Literacy as well as QR codes to the various supporting websites.
Lesson Study Playbook - How to do a lesson study as a team to improve NGSS implementation and facilitation style instruction. This can be used with PLCs or grade level teams to improve curriculum and student outcomes.
CA Science Report on the state of NGSS implementation statewide
The National Academies Official Guide to Implementing NGSS - The PDF version is free.
NASA's NGSS Space Page - Connecting astronomy and space exploration to the standards.
NOAA's NGSS Page -Connecting weather to the standards.
California's NGSS Adopted Science Standards and Framework
NGSS for California Public Schools (2013) - are the CA State Board of Education adopted standards for K-12 Science Instruction. The standards for each grade level can be read or downloaded.
The CA Science Framework (2016) provides guidance and resources for implementation of California's NGSS. There are TK-12 grade level specific chapters, a chapter on equity and inclusion as well as several chapters to support various course models and curriculum adoption cycles.
The NATIONAL ACADEMIES FRAMEWORK - is the document that is the basis for The Next Generation Science Standards. This is the original full downloadable document.
THIS 34 page free NSTA resource provides a summary of a Framework for K-12 Science Education.