The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are K–12 science content standards. Standards set the expectations for what students should know and be able to do.

The Next Generation Science Standards, or NGSS, advocate less memorizing and more sense-making, draw connections to the Common Core, base practice in research, and apply …

The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are based on the "Framework K–12 Science Education" that was created by the National Research Council. They have three dimensions …

Next Generation Science Standards identifies the science all K-12 students should know. These new standards are based on the National Research Council's A Framework for K-12 Science …

The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) is a nationwide effort to evolve a framework of rigorous K-12 cross-disciplinary standards for students learning science.

To learn more about the standards and how to read them, click here. To learn more about the NGSS Appendices, click here.

Find your path through the new Next Generation Science Standards using the Concord Consortium's interactive pathfinder.