Appendix: Documents reviewed for analysis by state
Alabama
Alabama State Department of Education. (2015). Science. 2015 Alabama Course of Study. Retrieved from https://www.alsde.edu/sec/sct/COS/2015FINALScienceCOS10-1-15.pdf.
Evolution in Alabama’s new science standards. (2015, September 11). Retrieved May 17, 2016, Retrieved from http://ncse.com/news/2015/09/evolution-alabamas-new-science-standards-0016635.
Alaska
Alaska Department of Education & Early Development. (2005). Science. Alaska Standards 4th Edition. Retrieved from https://education.alaska.gov/akstandards/standards/standards.pdf.
Matzke, N. (2005, June 16). Evolution no longer parenthetical in Alaska. Retrieved May 17, 2016, from http://ncse.com/news/2005/06/evolution-no-longer-parenthetical-alaska-00566.
Arizona
Arizona Department of Education. (2004). SCIENCE STANDARD ARTICULATED BY GRADE LEVEL GRADE 6. Retrieved from http://www.azed.gov/standards-practices/files/2011/09/sciencegrade6.pdf.
Arizona Department of Education. (2004). SCIENCE STANDARD ARTICULATED BY GRADE LEVEL GRADE 7. Retrieved from http://www.azed.gov/standards-practices/files/2011/09/sciencegrade7.pdf.
Arizona Department of Education. (2004). SCIENCE STANDARD ARTICULATED BY GRADE LEVEL GRADE 8. Retrieved from http://www.azed.gov/standards-practices/files/2011/09/sciencegrade8.pdf.
Arkansas
Arkansas Department of Education. (n.d.). NGSS Documents. Retrieved from http://www.arkansased.gov/divisions/learning-services/curriculum-and-instruction/arkansas-k-12-science-standards/ngss-documents.
Arkansas Department of Education. (2005). K-8 Science Curriculum Framework Revised 2005. Retrieved from http://www.arkansased.gov/public/userfiles/Learning_Services/Curriculum and Instruction/Frameworks/Science/science_k_8_011006.pdf.
Arkansas Department of Education. (2015). Grades 5-8 Learning Progressions and Standards Overviews. Arkansas K-12 Science Standards Education for a New Generation. Retrieved from http://www.arkansased.gov/public/userfiles/Learning_Services/Curriculum and Instruction/Science_Standards/2016_2017_Standards/5-8 Learning Progressions and Standards Overviews.pdf.
California
Next Generation Science Standards Systems Implementation Plan for California. (2014). Retrieved from http://www.cde.ca.gov/pd/ca/sc/documents/scienceimplementationplan120214.pdf.
California Department of Education. (2015, October 15). NGSS for California Public Schools, K-12. Retrieved May 17, 2016, from http://www.cde.ca.gov/pd/ca/sc/ngssstandards.asp.
California Department of Education. (2015). Grade Eight—Integrated Course. Next Generation Science Standards for California Public Schools, Kindergarten through Grade Twelve. Retrieved May 17, 2016, from http://www.cde.ca.gov/pd/ca/sc/ngssstandards.asp.
California Department of Education. (2015). Grade Seven—Integrated Course. Next Generation Science Standards for California Public Schools, Kindergarten through Grade Twelve. Retrieved May 17, 2016, from http://www.cde.ca.gov/pd/ca/sc/ngssstandards.asp.
California Department of Education. (2015). Grade Six—Integrated Course. Next Generation Science Standards for California Public Schools, Kindergarten through Grade Twelve. Retrieved May 17, 2016, from http://www.cde.ca.gov/pd/ca/sc/ngssstandards.asp.
California Department of Education. (2016, May 2). Next Generation Science Standards. Retrieved May 17, 2016, from http://www.cde.ca.gov/pd/ca/sc/ngssintrod.asp.
Colorado
Colorado Department of Education. (2009). Eighth Grade Science. Colorado Academic Standards. Retrieved from http://www.cde.state.co.us/sites/default/files/documents/coscience/documents/science_8th_grade.pdf.
Colorado Department of Education. (2009). Seventh Grade Science. Colorado Academic Standards. Retrieved from http://www.cde.state.co.us/sites/default/files/documents/coscience/documents/science_7th_grade.pdf.
Colorado Department of Education. (2009). Sixth Grade Science. Colorado Academic Standards. Retrieved from http://www.cde.state.co.us/sites/default/files/documents/coscience/documents/science_6th_grade.pdf.
Colorado Department of Education. (2009). Science. Colorado Academic Standards. Retrieved from http://www.cde.state.co.us/sites/default/files/documents/coscience/documents/science_standards_adopted_2009.pdf.
Connecticut
Connecticut State Department of Education. (2010). SCIENCE. Prekindergarten—Grade 8 Curriculum Standards And Assessment Expectations. Retrieved from http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/pdf/curriculum/science/pk8_science_curriculumstandards2011.pdf.
Connecticut State Department of Education. (2016, April 7). Science. Retrieved May 17, 2016, from http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2618.
Connecticut State Department of Education. (2016). DRAFT 5-Year NGSS Implementation Timeline. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
Delaware
Delaware Department of Education. (n.d.). Implementation Plan. Retrieved from http://www.doe.k12.de.us/Page/2530.
Delaware Department of Education. (n.d.). Implementation Timeline. Retrieved from http://www.doe.k12.de.us/Page/2530.
Delaware Department of Education. (2016). Next Generation Science Standards. Retrieved May 17, 2016, from http://delexcels.org/next-gen-science/.
Perma-Bound School Library. (n.d.). Delaware State Standards for Science: Grade 6. Retrieved May 25, 2016, from https://www.perma-bound.com/state-standards.do?state=DE. Perma-Bound School Library. (n.d.). Delaware State Standards for Science: Grade 7. Retrieved May 25, 2016, from https://www.perma-bound.com/state-standards.do?state=DE. Perma-Bound School Library. (n.d.). Delaware State Standards for Science: Grade 8. Retrieved May 25, 2016, from https://www.perma-bound.com/state-standards.do?state=DE.
District of Columbia
DC State Board of Education. (n.d.). Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Page. Retrieved May 17, 2016, from http://osse.dc.gov/service/next-generation-science-standards-ngss-page.
Office of the State Superintendent of Education. (n.d.). District of Columbia: Science Pre-K through Grade 12 Standards. Retrieved May 25, 2016, from http://osse.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/osse/publication/attachments/DCPS-horiz-science.pdf.
Florida
Florida Department of Education. (n.d.). Mathematics, Science & STEM Programs. Retrieved May 17, 2016, from http://www.fldoe.org/academics/standards/subject-areas/math-science.
Florida Department of Education. (2009). Addendum 2009 Science Specifications for the 2010‐2011 Florida State Adoption of Instructional Materials. Retrieved from http://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/7535/urlt/0102887-ask12.pdf.
Florida Department of Education. (2013). Science Grades 6-8. Florida Interim Assessment Item Bank and Test Platform. Retrieved from http://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/5423/urlt/FL-Item-Spec-SCI-6-8-WT-r2g.pdf.
Florida Department of Education, & Florida State University. (2013-2015). Grade 6 Toolkit. Retrieved May 17, 2016, from http://www.cpalms.org/Public/ToolkitGradeLevelGroup/Toolkit?id=11.
Florida Department of Education, & Florida State University. (2013-2015). Grade 7 Toolkit. Retrieved May 17, 2016, from http://www.cpalms.org/Public/ToolkitGradeLevelGroup/Toolkit?id=12.
Florida Department of Education, & Florida State University. (2013–2015). Grade 8 Toolkit. Retrieved May 17, 2016, from http://www.cpalms.org/Public/ToolkitGradeLevelGroup/Toolkit?id=13.
Florida Standards (2016) Retrieved from http://fldoe.org/academics/standards/florida-standards. http://fldoe.org/academics/standards/florida-standards. http://fldoe.org/academics/standards/florida-standards.
Georgia
Georgia Department of Education. (2006). Georgia Performance Standards Framework for Science—Grade 7. Retrieved from https://www.georgiastandards.org/Frameworks/GSO Frameworks/7 Science Framework Evidence of Evolution.pdf.
Georgia Department of Education. (2015). Science 6-8. Retrieved May 17, 2016, from https://www.georgiastandards.org/Frameworks/Pages/BrowseFrameworks/Science6-8.aspx.
Georgia Department of Education. (July 2008). FOSSILS AND THE GEOLOGIC TIME SCALE. Georgia Performance Standards Framework for SCIENCE—GRADE 7. Retrieved from https://www.georgiastandards.org/Frameworks/GSO Frameworks/7 Science Alternative Integrated Framework Paleontologist Task 6 Fossils and Geologic Time Scale.pdf.
Georgia Department of Education. (July 2008). FOSSILS AND NATURAL SELECTION. Georgia Performance Standards Framework for SCIENCE—GRADE 7. Retrieved from https://www.georgiastandards.org/Frameworks/GSO Frameworks/7 Science Alternative Integrated Framework Paleontologist Task 4 Fossils and Natural Selection.pdf.
Hawaii
Hawaii State Department of Education. (n.d.). Educator resources for the 2016 World Conservation Congress. Retrieved May 17, 2016, from http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/TeachingAndLearning/StudentLearning/Stem/Pages/WCC.aspx.
Hawaii State Department of Education. (2016, February 29). A revolution in science education. Retrieved May 17, 2016, from http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/TeachingAndLearning/StudentLearning/Stem/Pages/NGSS.aspx.
Idaho
Idaho State Department of Education. (2006). IDAHO CONTENT STANDARDS GRADE 6 SCIENCE. Retrieved from http://www.sde.idaho.gov/academic/shared/science/Science-Content-Standards-Grade-6.pdf.
Idaho State Department of Education. (2006). IDAHO CONTENT STANDARDS GRADE 8-9. Retrieved from http://www.sde.idaho.gov/academic/shared/science/All-Courses-Content-Standards-Grades-8-10.pdf.
Idaho State Department of Education. (2007). IDAHO CONTENT STANDARDS GRADE 7 Life SCIENCE. Retrieved from http://www.sde.idaho.gov/academic/shared/science/Science-Content-Standards-Grade-7.pdf.
Illinois
Illinois State Board of Education. (2014). Differences Between 1997 Illinois Learning Standards and 2014 Illinois Learning Standards (NGSS). Retrieved from http://www.isbe.state.il.us/assessment/pdfs/isa/differences-ILS-NGSS.pdf.
Illinois State Board of Education. (2014). Similarities Between 1997 Illinois Learning Standards* and 2014 Illinois Learning Standards (NGSS). Retrieved from http://www.isbe.state.il.us/assessment/pdfs/isa/similarities-ILS-NGSS.pdf.
Illinois State Board of Education. (2016, March 4). Illinois Learning Standards. Retrieved May 17, 2016, from http://www.isbe.state.il.us/nils/science/default.htm.
Indiana
Indiana Department of Education. (2014, June 11). Science & Computer Science. Retrieved May 17, 2016, from http://www.doe.in.gov/standards/science-computer-science. Updated: 13 May 2016.
Indiana Department of Education. (2016). Sixth Grade Science Standards. Retrieved from http://www.doe.in.gov/sites/default/files/standards/indiana-sixth-grade-standards-2016-41116.pdf.
Indiana Department of Education. (2016). Seventh Grade Science Standards. Retrieved from http://www.doe.in.gov/sites/default/files/standards/indiana-seventh-grade-standards-2016-41116.pdf.
Indiana Department of Education. (2016). Eighth Grade Science Standards. Retrieved from http://www.doe.in.gov/sites/default/files/standards/indiana-eighth-grade-standards-2016-41116.pdf.
Indiana Department of Education. (2010). Grade 6. Indiana’s Academic Standards for Science-2010. Retrieved from http://www.doe.in.gov/sites/default/files/standards/science/2010-Science-Grade06.pdf.
Indiana Department of Education. (2010). Grade 7. Indiana’s Academic Standards for Science-2010. Retrieved from http://www.doe.in.gov/sites/default/files/standards/science/2010-Science-Grade07.pdf.
Indiana Department of Education. (2010). Grade 8. Indiana’s Academic Standards for Science-2010. Retrieved from http://www.doe.in.gov/sites/default/files/standards/science/2010-Science-Grade08.pdf.
Iowa
Iowa State Board of Education. (n.d.). Iowa Core K-12 Science. Iowa CORE. Retrieved from https://iowacore.gov/sites/default/files/previousiowacorescience.pdf.
Iowa State Board of Education. (n.d.). Iowa Science Standards Implementation Plan. Retrieved from https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/IowaScienceStandardsImplementationPlan_0.pdf.
Iowa State Board of Education. (2015). New Science Standards: Adopted by the Iowa State Board of Education on August 6, 2015. Iowa CORE. Retrieved from https://iowacore.gov/sites/default/files/newsciencestandards-2015-08-06.pdf.
Kansas
Kansas State Department of Education. (n.d.). Kansas CCR Standards for Science: Implementation Plan. Retrieved from http://community.ksde.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=RCgLv5WyWjI=&tabid=5675&mid=13857.
Kansas State Department of Education. (2009). Kansas Science Standards-- The 2013 Kansas College and Career Ready Standards for Science (KCCRSS). Retrieved May 17, 2016, from http://community.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=5785.
Klein, R. (2013, June 13). Kansas’ New Science Standards Make Evolution And Climate Change Key Part Of Curriculum. Retrieved May 17, 2016, from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/13/kansas-science-standards-evolution-climate-change_n_3437257.html.
Kentucky
Kentucky Department of Education. (n.d.). A comparison of the Next Generation Science Standards and Kentucky’s current science standards. Retrieved from http://education.ky.gov/comm/UL/Documents/Summary of changes to KCAS-NGSS.pdf.
Kentucky Department of Education. (2015, September 25). Kentucky Academic Standards. Retrieved May 17, 2016, from http://education.ky.gov/comm/UL/Pages/Kentucky-Core-Academic-Standards.aspx.
Kentucky Department of Education. (2015, December 15). Next Generation Science Standards. Retrieved May 17, 2016, from http://education.ky.gov/curriculum/conpro/science/Pages/Next-Generation-Science-Standards.aspx.
Kentucky Department of Education. (2015, July 7). Science Assessment. Retrieved May 17, 2016, from http://education.ky.gov/curriculum/conpro/science/Pages/Science-Assessment.aspx.
Perma-Bound School Library. (n.d.). Kentucky State Standards for Science: Grade 6. Retrieved May 25, 2016, from https://www.perma-bound.com/state-standards.do?state=KY&subject=science&gradeLevel=6. Perma-Bound School Library. (n.d.). Kentucky State Standards for Science: Grade 7. Retrieved May 25, 2016, from https://www.perma-bound.com/state-standards.do?state=KY&subject=science&gradeLevel=7. Perma-Bound School Library. (n.d.). Kentucky State Standards for Science: Grade 8. Retrieved May 25, 2016, from https://www.perma-bound.com/state-standards.do?state=KY&subject=science&gradeLevel=8.
Louisiana
Louisiana Department of Education. (n.d.). Science Grade-Level Expectations: Grade 6. Retrieved from http://www.louisianabelieves.com/docs/academic-standards/science-grade-6.pdf?sfvrsn=2.
Louisiana Department of Education. (n.d.). Science Grade-Level Expectations: Grade 7. Retrieved from http://www.louisianabelieves.com/docs/academic-standards/science-grade-7.pdf?sfvrsn=2.
Louisiana Department of Education. (n.d.). Science Grade-Level Expectations: Grade 8. Retrieved from http://www.louisianabelieves.com/docs/academic-standards/science-grade-8.pdf?sfvrsn=2.
Maine
Maine Department of Education. (2007). Science and Technology. Retrieved from http://www.maine.gov/doe/scienceandtechnology/standardsinstruction/index.html.
Maine Department of Education. (n.d.). Standards & Instruction. Retrieved May 17, 2016, from http://www.maine.gov/doe/scienceandtechnology/standardsinstruction/index.html.
Next Generation Science Standards. (2011). Maine. Retrieved May 17, 2016, from http://www.nextgenscience.org/maine.
Maryland
Maryland State Department of Education. (2007). State Curriculum—Biology. Retrieved from http://mdk12.msde.maryland.gov/share/vsc/vsc_biology_hs.pdf.
Maryland State Department of Education. (2014). Maryland Next Generation Science Standards Implementation and Planning Document. Maryland Next Generation Science Standards. Retrieved from http://marylandpublicschools.org/stateboard/boardagenda/04222014/Tabs_J1-J5_NextGenerationScienceStandards.pdf.
Maryland State Department of Education, & Office of Educational Research and Improvement. (n.d.). State Curriculum: Science Grade 7. Retrieved May 25, 2016, from http://www.mdk12.msde.maryland.gov/assessments/vsc/science/bygrade/grade7.html. Office of Educational Research and Improvement, & Maryland State Department of Education. (n.d.). State Curriculum: Science Grade 6. Retrieved May 25, 2016, from http://www.mdk12.msde.maryland.gov/assessments/vsc/science/bygrade/grade6.html.
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. (2001, May 1). Science and Technology/Engineering Curriculum Framework—Spring 2001. Retrieved May 17, 2016, from http://www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/scitech/2001/standards/es6_8.html.
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. (2014, January 9). Science, Technology Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Retrieved May 17, 2016, from http://www.doe.mass.edu/stem/standards/NGSS-MAAComparison.html.
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. (2016). 2016 MA STE MS-HS Life Science Strand Map (April 2016). Retrieved from http://www.doe.mass.edu/stem/standards/StrandMap-MS-HS-LS-14pg.pdf.
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. (2016). 2016 Massachusetts Science and Technology/Engineering Curriculum Framework. Retrieved from http://www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/scitech/2016-04.pdf.
Michigan
Michigan Department of Education. (n.d.). New Michigan K-12 Science Standards. Retrieved May 17, 2016, from http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-28753_64839_65510-339833--,00.html.
Michigan Department of Education. (n.d.). Michigan’s New Science Standards: Next Steps for Schools. Retrieved May 17, 2016, from http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/Science_Stds_Next_Steps_2016_MSTA_003_523565_7.pdf
Michigan Department of Education. (2015). Michigan K-12 Standards Science. Retrieved from http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/K-12_Science_Performance_Expectations_v5_496901_7.pdf.
Minnesota
Minnesota Department of Education. (2009). Minnesota Academic Standards Science K-12 2009 version. Retrieved from http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/EdExc/StanCurri/K-12AcademicStandards/Science/index.htm.
Minnesota Department of Education. (2009). Minnesota Academic Standards Science K-12 2009 version. Retrieved from http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/EdExc/StanCurri/K-12AcademicStandards/Science/index.htm.
Minnesota Public Schools. (n.d.). MN Academic Standards Science K-12. Retrieved May 25, 2016, from http://science.mpls.k12.mn.us/mn_academic_standards_science_k-12.
Mississippi
Mississippi Department of Education. (n.d.). 2010 Mississippi Science Framework. Retrieved May 17, 2016, from http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/ESE/science/2010-mississippi-science-framework.
Mississippi Department of Education. (n.d.). Science. Retrieved May 17, 2016, from http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/ESE/science
Mississippi Department of Education. (2008). 2010 Mississippi Science Framework. Retrieved May 17, 2016, from http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/docs/curriculum-and-instructions-library/2010-science-framework.pdf?sfvrsn=4.
Missouri
Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education. (n.d.). Missouri Learning Standards Update. Retrieved May 17, 2016, from http://dese.mo.gov/college-career-readiness/curriculum/missouri-learning-standards-update.
Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education. (2016). 6-12 Science Missouri Learning Standards: Grade-Level Expectations. Retrieved May 17, 2016, from http://dese.mo.gov/sites/default/files/curr-mls-standards-sci-6-12-03.23.16.pdf.
Montana
Montana Office of Public Instruction. (n.d.). Content Standards and Instruction News & Updates. Retrieved May 17, 2016, from http://opi.mt.gov/Curriculum/CSI/index.html?gpm=1_2.
Montana Office of Public Instruction. (2006). Montana K-12 Content Standards Frameworks. Retrieved from http://opi.mt.gov/PDF/Standards/10ContStds-Science.pdf.
Montana Office of Public Instruction. (2016). SCIENCE STANDARDS DRAFT FOR ECONOMIC IMPACT SURVEY—April 11, 2016. Retrieved May 17, 2016, from http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/CSI/Rules/16AprScienceStandardsDRAFT_EIS.pdf.
Nebraska
Nebraska Department of Education. (n.d.). Science. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from https://www.education.ne.gov/science/index.html.
Nebraska Department of Education. (n.d.). STANDARDS REVISION TIMELINE FOR ALL CONTENT AREAS*. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from https://www.education.ne.gov/AcademicStandards/Images/TL Content Area Standards 2016 TIMELINE ONLY.pdf Updated March 2, 2016.
Nebraska Department of Education. (2010). NEBRASKA SCIENCE STANDARDS Grades K-12. Retrieved from https://www.education.ne.gov/Science/Documents/2010AdoptedScienceStandards.pdf.
Nebraska Department of Education. (2010). Adopted 10-6-10. Life Science Standards. Retrieved from https://www.education.ne.gov/science/Documents/10-6-10 Life Science Standards.pdf.
Nevada
Nevada Department of Education. (2012). Science. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from http://www.doe.nv.gov/Standards_Instructional_Support/Nevada_Academic_Standards/Science/.
Nevada Department of Education. (2012). Middle School. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from http://www.doe.nv.gov/Standards_Instructional_Support/Nevada_Academic_Standards/Science/Middle_School/.
Nevada Department of Education. (2015). Nevada Academic Content Standards—Science Resource Page. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from http://www.doe.nv.gov/Standards_Instructional_Support/Nevada_Academic_Standards/Science/Middle_School/.
Nevada Department of Education. (n.d.). 2013 Science Standards Revision. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Department of Education. (n.d.). Grade-Level Expectations. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from http://education.nh.gov/instruction/assessment/necap/gle.htm.
New Hampshire Department of Education. (n.d.). Grades 5–6 Science Stems and Expectations. NH Frameworks for Science Literacy Grades 5—6 Stems and Expectations. Retrieved from http://education.nh.gov/instruction/assessment/necap/documents/gr5-6science_span_stems.pdf.
New Hampshire Department of Education. (n.d.). Grades 7–8 Science Stems and Expectations. NH Frameworks for Science Literacy Grades 7—8 Stems and Expectations. Retrieved from http://education.nh.gov/instruction/assessment/necap/documents/gr7-8science_span_stems.pdf.
New Hampshire Department of Education. (2006). K-12 Science Literacy New Hampshire Curriculum Framework. Retrieved from http://education.nh.gov/instruction/curriculum/science/documents/framework.pdf.
New Jersey
State of New Jersey Department of Education, & Heinz, M. (n.d.). New Jersey Student Learning Standards: Science. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from http://nj.gov/education/aps/cccs/science/.
State of New Jersey Department of Education. (n.d.). THE STANDARDS USED IN THIS FRAMEWORK: Part A: New Jersey’s Science Standards Part B: New Jersey’s Cross-Content Workplace Readiness Standards. NEW JERSEY SCIENCE CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK. Retrieved May 25, 2016, from http://www.nj.gov/education/archive/frameworks/science/chap2.pdf.
New Mexico
New Mexico Public Education Department. (2003). NEW MEXICO Grade 6 SCIENCE STANDARDS. Retrieved from http://www.ped.state.nm.us/MathScience/dl08/Standards/G6ScienceStandards.pdf.
New Mexico Public Education Department. (2003). NEW MEXICO Grade 7 SCIENCE STANDARDS. Retrieved from http://www.ped.state.nm.us/MathScience/dl08/Standards/G7ScienceStandards.pdf.
New Mexico Public Education Department. (2003). NEW MEXICO Grade 8 SCIENCE STANDARDS. Retrieved from http://www.ped.state.nm.us/MathScience/dl08/Standards/G8ScienceStandards.pdf.
New York
New York State Education Department. (n.d.). Statewide Strategic Plan for Science. Retrieved from http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/mst/sci/documents/Final-Statewide-Strategic-Plan-for-ScienceRev.pdf.
New York State Education Department. (n.d.). Intermediate Level Science: Core Curriculum Grades 5-8. Retrieved from http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/mst/sci/documents/intersci.pdf.
New York State Education Department. (2015, December 8). New NYS P-12 Science Learning Standards. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/mst/sci/nyssls.html.
North Carolina
Public Schools of North Carolina, North Carolina State board of Education, & North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. (n.d.). STANDARD COURSE OF STUDY. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from http://www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/science/scos/.
Public Schools of North Carolina, North Carolina State Board of Education, & North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. (n.d.). North Carolina Essential Standards 6-8 Science. Retrieved from http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/curriculum/science/scos/support-tools/new-standards/science/6-8.pdf.
North Dakota
North Dakota Department of Public instruction. (2006). North Dakota Science Content and Achievement Standards: K-12. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from https://www.nd.gov/dpi/uploads/87/science.pdf.
North Dakota Department of Public instruction. (2014). NORTH DAKOTA SCIENCE CONTENT STANDARDS Draft—April 2014—Draft. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from https://www.nd.gov/dpi/uploads/132/NDScienceStandardsDraftFormat1_03APR14.pdf.
North Dakota Department of Public instruction. (2014). Performance Expectations by Grade: Middle School Life Science. NORTH DAKOTA SCIENCE CONTENT STANDARDS Draft—April 2014—Draft. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from https://www.nd.gov/dpi/uploads/132/NDScienceStandardsDraftFormat2_MSLS.pdf.
North Dakota Department of Public instruction. (2014). Performance Expectations by Grade: Middle School Earth and Space Sciences. NORTH DAKOTA SCIENCE CONTENT STANDARDS Draft—April 2014—Draft. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from https://www.nd.gov/dpi/uploads/132/NDScienceStandardsDraftFormat2_MSESS.pdf.
Ohio
Ohio Department of Education. (2011). Ohio’s New Learning Standards: Science Standards. Retrieved from https://education.ohio.gov/getattachment/Topics/Ohios-Learning-Standards/Science/ScienceStandards.pdf.aspx.
Ohio Department of Education. (2016, January 19). Science. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from https://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Ohios-Learning-Standards/Science.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Department of Education. (n.d.). Science. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from http://sde.ok.gov/sde/science.
Oklahoma State Department of Education. (2014). Science. Oklahoma Academic Standards. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from http://sde.ok.gov/sde/sites/ok.gov.sde/files/OAS_Science_Standards_3-2-15.pdf.
Oregon
Oregon Department of Education. (n.d.). Next Generation Science Standards. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=3508.
Oregon Department of Education. (n.d.). Science—Curriculum & Instruction. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1583.
Oregon Department of Education. (n.d.). Oregon Science K-HS Content Standards. Retrieved from http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/subjects/science/curriculum/2009feb-adopted-k-h-science-standards.pdf.
Oregon Department of Education. (2007). Science Teaching & Learning to Standards. Retrieved from http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/subjects/science/resources/sci-tls200709.pdf.
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Education. (2009). June 1, 2009 FINAL Elementary Standards (Grades 3, 5, 6, 8). Cademic Standards for Science and Technology and Engineering Education. Retrieved from http://static.pdesas.org/content/documents/Academic_Standards_for_Science_and_Technology_and_Engineering_Education_(Elementary).pdf.
Pennsylvania Department of Education. (2016). View Standards. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from https://www.pdesas.org/Standard/View.
Pennsylvania Department of Education. (2016). Download Standards. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from http://www.pdesas.org/Page?pageId=11.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Department of Education. (n.d.). Next Generation Science Standards. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from http://www.ride.ri.gov/InstructionAssessment/Science/NextGenerationScienceStandards.aspx.
Perma-Bound School Library. (n.d.). Rhode Island State Standards for Science: Grade 6. Retrieved May 25, 2016, from https://www.perma-bound.com/state-standards.do?state=RI&subject=science&gradeLevel=6. Perma-Bound School Library. (n.d.). Rhode Island State Standards for Science: Grade 7. Retrieved May 25, 2016, from https://www.perma-bound.com/state-standards.do?state=RI&subject=science&gradeLevel=7. Perma-Bound School Library. (n.d.). Rhode Island State Standards for Science: Grade 8. Retrieved May 25, 2016, from https://www.perma-bound.com/state-standards.do?state=RI&subject=science&gradeLevel=8.
South Carolina
South Carolina Department of Education. (n.d.). Standards. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from http://ed.sc.gov/instruction/standards-learning/science/standards/.
South Carolina Department of Education. (2014). SOUTH CAROLINA ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR SCIENCE. Retrieved from http://ed.sc.gov/scdoe/assets/file/agency/ccr/Standards-Learning/documents/South_Carolina_Academic_Standards_and_Performance_Indicators_for_Science_2014.pdf.
South Dakota
South Dakota Board of Education. (2015). South Dakota Science Standards. Retrieved from http://doe.sd.gov/contentstandards/documents/sdSciStnd.pdf.
Tennessee
Tennessee Department of Education. (2009). Grade 6. Retrieved from https://www.tn.gov/assets/entities/education/attachments/std_sci_gr_6.pdf.
Tennessee Department of Education. (2009). Grade 7. Retrieved from https://www.tn.gov/assets/entities/education/attachments/std_sci_gr_7.pdf.
Tennessee Department of Education. (2009). Grade 8. Retrieved from https://www.tn.gov/assets/entities/education/attachments/std_sci_gr_8.pdf.
Texas
Texas Education Agency. (2010, August 24). Chapter 112. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Science Subchapter B. Middle School. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter112/ch112b.html.
Utah
Utah State Office of Education. (n.d.). Science and Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards Frequently Asked Questions. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from http://www.schools.utah.gov/CURR/science/Core/SEEdFAQs.aspx.
Utah State Office of Education. (2002). Core Standards FOR 3-6 Science. Core Standards for Science. Retrieved from http://www.schools.utah.gov/CURR/science/Core/Grade36.aspx.
Utah State Office of Education. (2003). Core Standards FOR 7-8 Science Seventh Grade Integrated and Eighth Grade Integrated Science. Core Standards for Science. Retrieved from http://www.schools.utah.gov/CURR/science/Core/Grade78.aspx.
Utah State Office of Education. (2015). UTAH SCIENCE WITH ENGINEERING EDUCATION (SEEd) STANDARDS. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from http://www.schools.utah.gov/CURR/science/Revision/SEEdStandards68.aspx.
Vermont
Vermont Agency of Education. (2015, October 30). Next Generation Science Standards. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from http://education.vermont.gov/science/next-generation-science-standards.
Vermont Agency of Education. (2015). Vermont Middle Level Course Map: Standards-Organized Model. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from http://education.vermont.gov/documents/edu-science-standards-organized-model.pdf.
Virginia
Virginia Department of Education. (n.d.). Science. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards_docs/science/index.shtml.
Virginia Department of Education. (2010). Grade Six. Science Standards of Learning for Virginia Public Schools—January 2010. Retrieved from http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards_docs/science/2010/k-6/stds_science6.pdf.
Virginia Department of Education. (2010). Science Standards of Learning for Virginia Public Schools. Retrieved from http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards_docs/science/2010/complete/stds_all_science.pdf.
Virginia Department of Education. (2010). Grade 8 Science. Virginia Standards of Learning Assessments Test Blueprint. Retrieved from http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/blueprints/science_blueprints/2010/2010_blueprint_science_8.pdf.
Virginia Department of Education. (2016, March 11). Superintendent’s Memo #052-16. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2016/052-16.shtml.
Washington
State of Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. (n.d.). Next Generation Science Standards. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from http://www.k12.wa.us/Science/NGSS.aspx.
State of Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. (2010). Errata Sheet Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards Version 1.2 June 2010. Retrieved from http://www.k12.wa.us/Science/pubdocs/WAScienceStandardsErrata.pdf.
State of Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. (2010). Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards Version 1.2 June 2010. Retrieved from http://www.k12.wa.us/Science/pubdocs/WAScienceStandards.pdf.
State of Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. (2015). Superintendent of Public Instruction. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from http://www.k12.wa.us/Science/NGSS/NGSS-AssessmentDescriptionTimeline.pdf
State of Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction of. (n.d.). Science K–12 Learning Standards. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from http://www.k12.wa.us/Science/Standards.aspx.
West Virginia
SERIES 44C 21st CENTURY SCIENCE K-8 CONTENT STANDARDS AND OBJECTIVES FOR WEST VIRGINIA SCHOOLS (2520.3). (n.d.). Retrieved from https://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/p2520.3.pdf.
West Virginia Department of Education. (n.d.). Series 44CC NEXT GENERATION CONTENT STANDARDS AND OBJECTIVES FOR SCIENCE IN WEST VIRGINIA SCHOOLS (2520.3C). Retrieved from http://apps.sos.wv.gov/adlaw/csr/readfile.aspx?DocId=26574&Format=PDF.
West Virginia Department of Education. (n.d.). WV NxGen Science Standards. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from https://wvde.state.wv.us/instruction/NxGen.html.
West Virginia Department of Education. (2015, January 14). West Virginia Board of Education Places State Science Standards on Public Comment. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from https://wvde.state.wv.us/news/3115/.
Wisconsin
Science Performance Standard A Grade 8. (n.d.). Retrieved May 18, 2016, from http://dpi.wi.gov/science/standards/a/8.
Science, Standard F: Life and Environmental Science Performance Standards—Grade 8. (n.d.). Retrieved May 18, 2016, from http://dpi.wi.gov/science/standards/f/8.
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. (n.d.). Science Education in Wisconsin. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from http://dpi.wi.gov/science.
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. (n.d.). Wisconsin’s Model Academic Standards for Science. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from http://dpi.wi.gov/science/standards.
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, & Wisconsin Society for Science Teachers. (n.d.). Wisconsin Model Academic Standards and Next Generation Science Standards Content Analysis. Retrieved from https://wsst.wildapricot.org/Resources/Documents/WMASS_NGSS_COMPARISON 1_14.pdf
Wyoming
Lacock, T. (n.d.). SBOE Asks for Revised Science Standards. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from https://edu.wyoming.gov/inside-the-wde/communications/stories/revise-science/.
Wyoming Department of Education. (n.d.). Wyoming Standards. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from https://edu.wyoming.gov/in-the-classroom/wyoming-standards/.
Wyoming Department of Education, & Wyoming State Board of Education. (2008). WYOMING SCIENCE CONTENT AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. Retrieved from https://edu.wyoming.gov/downloads/standards/Standards_2008_Science_PDF.pdf.
Wyoming Department of Education. (2016). 2016 WYOMING SCIENCE CONTENT AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from https://edu.wyoming.gov/in-the-classroom/wyoming-standards/.
See “Draft 2016 Wyoming Science Standards Documents” under “Science Standards Review” section.
Wyoming Department of Education. (2016). 2016 Wyoming Science Standards Compared to NGSS. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from https://edu.wyoming.gov/in-the-classroom/wyoming-standards/.
See “Draft 2016 Wyoming Science Standards Documents” under “Science Standards Review” section.