KDE Resources:

• Kentucky Academic Standards for Science (KAS) 

• (Getting to Know Your) KAS Science Module

• KAS for Science at a Glance

• 2023 Revised DCI Vertical Alignment Science K-12

NGSS Resources:

• Bundling NGSS

• How to Read Science Standards

• NGSS Fact Sheet
  
  

• NGSS by DCI K-5
  
  

• NGSS by Topic K-5
  
  

• NGSS Storylines K-5
  
  

• NGSS Seed Storylines K-2
  
  

• Quality Unit Examples

Curricular Resources:

• 3D Science Lessons with Gather, Reason, Communicate 

• Ambitious Science Teaching

• Assist Science Unit Plans K-5

• EdReports 

• OER Commons - NGSS Kindergarten Unit Resources

• OER Commons - NGSS 1st Grade Unit Resources

• OER Commons - NGSS 2nd Grade Unit Resources

• OpenSciEd- Elementary

• Open SciEd Scope & Sequence

• Open SciEd Teacher Tools & Resources

• PhD Science Curriculum

• Phenomenal Science Units

• Solid Start Curriculum

Supplementary Resources:

• NatGeo Kids K-12

• NatGeo Kids UK K-12

• Newsela K-12

• Readworks K-12 

• Teaching Kids News 2-8

• Wonderopolis K-8 

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/Math Connections

• NGSS Lesson Screener

Additional Instructional Resources:

• Contextus Task Library

• Qualities of Good Anchor Phenomena

Text passages:

• NatGeo Kids (K-12)

• NatGeo Kids UK (K-12)

• Newsela (K-12)

• Readworks (K-12)

• Teaching Kids News (2-8)

• Wonderopolis (K-8)

Podcast/video resources:

• Ask Dr. Universe (K-8)

• Brains On podcast (K-5)

• PBS Learning Media (K-12)

• The Kid Should See This (K-12)

• Tumble podcasts (2-5) 

K-12 Combined Assessment Inventory

KDE Resources:

• KDE Balanced Assessment Modules Overview

• Module 5 Slides - Science: Interpreting Evidence of Student Learning

• Module 6 Slides - Science: Acting on Evidence of Student Learning

• KSA Assessment Blueprint K-12
  
  

Through Course Tasks (TCT)

• 1st Grade

• 2nd Grade

NGSS Resources:

• Science Task Pre-screen

• Science Task Screener