Next Generation Science Standards*

Topic View

Kindergarten

Life and the Environment
Weather and Climate
Pushes and Pulls

Grade 1

Life: Structures and Functions
The Earth in Space
Light and Sound

Grade 2

Biodiversity and Ecosystems
A Changing Earth
Matter and Materials

Grade 3

Ecosystem Change
Life Cycles and Traits
Weather and Climate
Forces and Interactions

Grade 4

Life: Structures and Senses
Earth: Features and Processes
Energy
Waves and Information

Grade 5

Matter and Energy in Life
Earth: Systems and Interactions
Earth, Space, and Stars
Matter: Structure and Properties

MS Life Science

Cells to Organisms
Matter and Energy in Life
Ecosystems
Natural Selection
Heredity, Growth, and Development

MS Earth Space Science

Space Systems
History of Earth
Earth's Systems
Weather and Climate
Human Impacts

MS Physical Science

Matter: Structure and Properties
Chemical Reactions
Forces and Interactions
Energy
Waves and Information

HS Life Science

Molecules to Organisms
Inheritance and Variation
Matter and Energy in Life
Ecosystems
Natural Selection and Evolution

HS Earth Space Science

Space Systems
History of Earth
Earth's Systems
Weather and Climate
Human Sustainability

HS Physical Science

Matter: Structure and Properties
Chemical Reactions
Forces and Interactions
Energy
Waves and Information

Science & Engineering Practices (SEP)

Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI)

Crosscutting Concepts (CCC)

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