KDE Resources:

• Kentucky Academic Standards for Science

• (Getting to Know Your) KAS Science Module

• KAS for Science at a Glance

• 2023 Revised DCI Vertical Alignment Science K-12

NGSS Resources:

• NGSS Fact Sheet 

• Bundling NGSS Standards
  
  

• How to Read Science Standards

• NextGen Science K-5 by Topic

• NextGen Science 3-5 by Topic

• NGSS Storylines

• NextGen NGSS Quality Unit Examples

Curricular Resources: 

• EdReports for Science Curricular Resources

• OpenSciEd- Elementary

• Open SciEd Scope & Sequence

• Open SciEd Teacher Tools & Resources

• Assist Science Unit Plans

• Phenomenal Science Units

• 3D Science Lessons with Gather, Reason, Communicate 

• Ambitious Science Teaching

• Tools for Creating and Working With Storylines

• Seed Storylines Overview

• 3rd Grade Storylines

• 4th Grade Storylines

• 5th Grade Storylines

• Brett Moulding’s Curriculum Resources Site

• Teach TCI

• 3D Science Lessons with Gather, Reason, Communicate K-5

• Assist Science Unit Plans K-5

• OER Commons Unit Resources- 3rd Grade

• OER Commons Unit Resources- 4th Grade

• OER Commons Unit Resources- 5th Grade
  
  

Supplementary Resources:

   Text Passages:

• Readworks K-12 

• Newsela K-12

• Wonderopolis K-8 

• NatGeo Kids K-12

• NatGeo Kids UK K-12

• Teaching Kids News 2-8
  
  

Podcast/Video Resources:

• PBS Learning Media K-12 

• Science Friday 3-12 

• The Kid Should See This K-12 

• Brains On Podcast K-5

• Ask Dr. Universe K-8

• Tumble Podcasts 2-5 

• Phenomenal Science K-5 Units

Evidence-Based Instructional Practices

• KDE EBIP Modules Overview

• KDE Science EBIP 1 - Establishing the Learning Environment

• KDE Science EBIP 2 - Clarifying and Sharing Clear Learning Goals

• KDE Science EBIP 3 - Explicit Teaching and Modeling
  
  

• KDE Science EBIP 4 - Discussion
  
  

• KDE Science EBIP 5 - Questioning
  
  

• KDE Science EBIP 6 - Meaningful Feedback
  
  

Writing Across Disciplines

• KDE Writing Across Disciplines

• Science: Writing to Learn

• Science: Writing to Demonstrate Learning

• Science: Writing for Publication
  
  

NGSS Resources:

• NGSS Lesson Screener
  
  

• Bundling NGSS
  
  

• Qualities of Good Anchor Phenomena
  
  

• NGSS/Math Connections
  
  

• Parent Guides
  
  

• Newsletters
  
  

• NGSS Posters
  
  

• Principal Overview
  
  

Additional Instructional Resources:

• Instructional Strategies for Science Practices

• FREE Federal Resources

• Turner’s Graph of the Week

• I² - Data Analysis Strategy from BSCS.org

• Readworks (K-12)
  
  

• Newsela (K-12)
  
  

• Wonderopolis (K-8)
  
  

• NatGeo Kids (K-12)
  
  

• NatGeo Kids UK (K-12)
  
  

• Teaching Kids News (2-8)

• PBS Learning Media (K-12)

• Science Friday (3-12)

• The Kid Should See This (K-12)

• Ask Dr. Universe (K-8)

K-12 Combined Assessment Inventory

KDE Resources:

• KSA Assessment Blueprint K-12

• KSA Practice Tests (Pearson)

• KDE Balanced Assessment Modules 

• 4th Grade KSA Performance Level Descriptors
  
  

NGSS Resources:

• Science Task Pre-screen

• Science Task Screener
  
  

Through Course Tasks (TCT)

• 3rd Grade TCTs

• 4th Grade TCTs

• 5th Grade TCTs

Achieve Resources:

• Achieve Task Annotation Project- grades 3-5
  
  

• Achieve Task Annotation
  
  

• Achieve Task Annotation Project- 3D Task Must- Haves
  
  

• Achieve Task Annotation Project- CCCs in Assessments
  
  

• Achieve Task Annotation Project- SEPs in Assessments
  
  

• Achieve Task Annotation