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Science Framework

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The Science curriculum framework was adopted by the State Board of Education on November 3, 2016.

State Board of Education Policy on the Teaching of Natural Sciences(PDF)

Front Matter(PDF)

Foreword(PDF)

Acknowledgments(PDF)

Chapter 1: Overview of the California Next Generation Science Standards(PDF; 3MB)

Chapter 2: Transitional Kindergarten(PDF)

Chapter 3: Kindergarten Through Grade Two(PDF; 4MB)

Chapter 4: Grades Three Through Five(PDF; 8MB)

Chapter 5: Preferred Integrated Course Model for Grades Six Through Eight(PDF; 11MB)

Chapter 6: Discipline Specific Course Model for Grades Six Through Eight(PDF; 9MB)

Chapter 7: High School Three-Course Model(PDF; 20MB)

Chapter 8: High School Four-Course Model(PDF; 23MB)

Chapter 9: Assessment(PDF; 3MB)

Chapter 10: Access and Equity(PDF; 1MB)

Chapter 11: Instructional Strategies for CA NGSS Teaching and Learning in the Twenty-First Century(PDF; 2MB)

Chapter 12: Implementing High-Quality Science Instruction: Professional Learning, Leadership, and Supports(PDF; 1MB)

Chapter 13: Instructional Resources to Support the Next Generation Science Standards for California Public Schools(PDF)

Appendix 1: Progression of the Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts in Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve(PDF)

Appendix 2: Connections to Environmental Principles and Concepts(PDF)

Appendix 3: Computer Science in Science(PDF)

Appendix 4: High School Three-Year Model: Every Science, Every Year(PDF; 3MB)

Appendix 5: Recommended Literature for the Science Classroom(PDF)

Glossary Part 1(PDF)

Glossary Part 2(PDF)

Science Resources(PDF)

Science Framework Long Descriptions

Science Framework Resources Links

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