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This brief video will walk you through where to access the Next Generation Science Standards and the structure of the standards.

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The Next Generation Science Standards may be found on the California Department of Education website at www.cde.ca.gov, under the Curriculum and Instructions tab.

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Select the Content Standards link in the center column.

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Then scroll down and select “Science adopted September 2013.” 

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The Next Generation Science Standards can be viewed by grade level Disciplinary Core Ideas (D-C-I): Life Sciences, Earth and Space Sciences, and Physical Sciences, 

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or by grade level Topic (for example: Chemical Reactions, Structure and Function, or Space Systems). 

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Let’s take a look at the 4th grade standards arranged by disciplinary core idea.

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At the top you have the Core Idea that is being addressed. This is the big picture concept.

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In the next section are the content standards, also referred to as performance expectations. 

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These are the accessible statements of what students should know and be able to do for that grade level. 

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Individual performance expectations can be identified by their grade, core idea, and number. 

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For example, 4-LS1-1 stands for Grade 4, Life Science Disciplinary Core Idea 1, Standard 1.

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The performance expectations blend the three dimensions of the Next Generation Science Standards, which are science and engineering practices, disciplinary core ideas, and crosscutting concepts.

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These are pulled from “A Framework for K 12 Science Education.”

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The first dimension is the science and engineering practices. Eight practices have been identified as essential for students to learn:

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•	Asking questions (for science) and defining problems (for engineering)

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•	Developing and using models
•	Planning and carrying out investigations

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•	Analyzing and interpreting data
•	Using mathematics and computational thinking

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•	Constructing explanations (for science) and designing solutions (for engineering

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•	Engaging in argument from evidence
•	Obtaining, evaluation, and communicating information

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One standard will only address a couple of the practices, not all eight.

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The second dimension, the disciplinary core ideas or DCI is the content the students need to know. 

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For example, how energy transfers through a food web is content that students need to know beginning in grade 2.

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The three main content areas in the disciplinary core ideas are:
•	Physical Science
•	Life Science
•	Earth and Space Science

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Engineering design is applied to all three content areas in grades K-12.

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The third dimension of the Next Generation Science Standards is the crosscutting concepts. 

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They unify the study of science and engineering through their common application across content areas. 

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The purpose of the crosscutting concepts is to give students “tools” to deepen their understanding of the disciplinary core ideas and as they develop a coherent and scientifically-based view of the world. 

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As an example, patterns can be found in all content areas. 

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The seven crosscutting concepts are: 
•	Patterns
•	Cause and effect: mechanism and explanation

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•	Scale, proportion and quantity
•	Systems and system models

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•	Energy and matter: flows, cycles, and conservation
•	Structure and function
•	Stability and change

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The articulation of Disciplinary Core Ideas is the area where you can find out what other grade levels will address or build on the same idea. 

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For the two standards we have been examining, grades one, three, and middle school build on the same disciplinary core ideas.

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The final component of the Next Generation Science Standards is the Common Core State Standards Connection. 

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These are the English-Language Arts and Mathematics standards that correlate with the two specific Next Generation Science Standards we have been examining.  

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As you are identifying applicable standards for your interpretive programs this is a helpful section as you won’t need to refer between three separate documents.

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Now that you have an understanding of how the Next Generation Science Standards are organized and structured, let’s continue learning about academic content standards.
