Performance Expectations are "Three-dimensional"
What will student "performance" look like? Here are a few examples of Evidence Statements, documents that provide insight into "observable features" of proficiency:
Grades K-2
Grades 3-5
Grades 6-8
High School
Grades K-2
Grades 3-5
Grades 6-8
High School
Websites specific to CA Standards
NOTE: There is no difference in the PEs between the CA standards and the standards seen on national websites (e.g.: NSTA or Achieve) for Grades K-5. California has organized middle school standards into two models (integrated being the preferred), and has left course-structuring open for high schools (providing guidance through the Framework, with an emphasis on "all standards, all students").
Click here to download the standards from the California Department of Education as Word documents
Click here to read the 7 Clarification Statement differences for CA compared to the National NGSS
Click here to see the standards in a variety of helpful configurations, organized by the San Diego Office of Education
One of the biggest changes, comparing NGSS to old standards, is the inclusion of Engineering at all grade levels. Click here to see the engineering-specific performance expectations by grade.
Click here to read the 7 Clarification Statement differences for CA compared to the National NGSS
Click here to see the standards in a variety of helpful configurations, organized by the San Diego Office of Education
One of the biggest changes, comparing NGSS to old standards, is the inclusion of Engineering at all grade levels. Click here to see the engineering-specific performance expectations by grade.
National websites
Click here to access the official website for Next Generation Science Standards (nextgenscience.org); standards are hyperlinked to provide access to more information and Evidence Statements are readily available in the margin next to each standard
Click here to access the Appendices for the NGSS
Click here to see a helpful layout of the standards, organized by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
Click here to access the Appendices for the NGSS
Click here to see a helpful layout of the standards, organized by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
Frameworks
Click here to access the 2012 National Research Council's Framework for K-12 Science Education
Click here to access the 2016 California Framework for NGSS
Click here to access the 2016 California Framework for NGSS