Science Education Standards/ Exams/Safety

SELECTED NATIONAL AND STATE SCIENCE EDUCATION STANDARDS AND RESOURCES REPORTS ON THE NATIONAL STATUS OF EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATION
 

A Framework for K-12 Science Education(National Academies of Science)

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Next Generation Science Standards

Preparing for the NGSS and Science in the Common Core

Implementing the NGSS — Selected Resources

2015 Summit on the Implementation of the NGSS at the State Level

Follow-Up Webinar on the Summit (6/9/15)

The Next Generation Science Standards: A potential revolution for geoscience education” (M. Wysession, EOS May 2014)

The NGSS: What They Mean for Earth and Space Science” (M. Wysession, AGU GIFT 2014)

Implementing the Next Generation Science Standards” (M. Wysession, Earth Education Rendezvous, July 2015)

“NAGT STEM Teaching Tools Webinars”

National Academies “Design, Selection, and Implementation of Instructional Materials for the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)

Common Core Standards
Standards — ELA & Literacy in Science
Standards — Math

AAAS Project 2061 (A long-term AAAS initiative to advance literacy in Science, Mathematics, and Technology)

American Geosciences Institute:           Earth Science Week (AGI)
State Indicators of K-12 Geoscience Education
Earth Science Week: Big Ideas Activities


STATE/PROVINCE SCIENCE STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENTS
and links to selected state science/Earth Science
education organizations

    New York                                           Connecticut
       STANYS      NYESTA                                            Connecticut Science Teachers Association
              NYC DoE

NYS P-12 Science Learning

Implementation Timelines

NYS “Science High School Course Maps for Earth and Space Sciences Courses that will Culminate in a Corresponding Regents Examination in Science”

NYC [K-5 Science Scope and Sequence Updated]
NYC [6-12 Science Scope and Sequence Updated]



    New Jersey                                         California
       NJSTA     NJESTA                                             California Science Teachers Association
[Model Curriculum — Science]                                     

    Texas
         STAT    Texas Earth Science Alliance     TESTA

    Virginia                                                          
VAST   VESTA   
Practice Tests                       

PAESTA          MESTA          LSTA          GSTA
NC Essential Standards: Earth/Environmental Science

Ontario  STAO

British Columbia Earth Science Standards

Alberta Education–Science

Safety in the Science Classroom and Laboratory      

     Flinn Scientific Student Safety

     MyScience8 Safety Rules

     NYSED Chemical Storage Guidelines

     NSTA Position Statement: Safety and School Science Instruction

     NYC Science Safety Manual

     U.S. Chemical Safety Board

Incorporating Science Education Standards  PowerPoint by Dr. Pearl Solomon 
(created for E2C Curriculum Development Workshop)