The Science standards are still in the draft/review phase and they are taking feedback from the public. The latest standards were developed by the National Research Council (NRC) with the help of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The NGSS are based on the Framework for K-12 Science Education which was developed by the NRC and released in July of 2011. The Framework is split up into three dimensions: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Disciplinary Core Ideas. The Disciplinary Core Ideas are grouped into four domains we are all familiar with: physical science, life science, earth/space science, and engineering/technology.
I'm not going to get into the specifics of the NGSS on here because you can go see and download the draft for yourself:
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Next Generation Science Standards |
Has anyone else looked into the new science standards? I recommend that you do and give your feedback to the National Research Council. The more feedback they receive, the better the Next Generation Science Standards will be! Give me your thoughts in the comment section below:
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UPDATE!
The second public draft of the NGSS will be out before the new year. Read more here:
http://smartblogs.com/education/2012/11/27/lesson-learned-next-generation-standards-build-challenges-encountered-1990s-douglas-f-haller-ed-m/
Do you know where I can download or obtain a copy of the NGSS now that they have been removed from the website?
ReplyDeleteHi Rebecca,
DeleteI think you can still download the free PDF here:
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13165
I had to create an account (its free) and then you can download them. Let me know if you can still get them. Thanks for reading!
Actually you don't have to register. You can do it as a guest, but you still have to enter your email address.
DeleteThanks! I'm looking forward to reading through it now.
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