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 …

Support the implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in your classroom. The materials below can help teachers integrate the NGSS/NYSSLS into their science …

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

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.

Marking the culmination of a three-year, multiphase process, on April 10th, 2013, a 26-state consortium released the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), a detailed description of …

The Next Generation Science Standards emphasize the use of science and engineering practices to teach critical science content and introduce the concept of three-dimensional learning.

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

Resources in this section outline some key advances in science education research and describe how the NGSS reflect these advances by enabling students to learn science by doing science.