Table 5 What the NGSS states with a grade of A would have received if they had not adopted the NGSS
From: A state-by-state comparison of middle school science standards on evolution in the United States
State | Category 1 | Category 2 | Category 3 | Category 4 | Category 5 | Total points | Letter grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Is the term “evolution” used? | Is the concept of evolution clearly defined? | Multiple lines of evidence for evolution are presented (fossils, homologous structures, genetics, artificial selection, etc.) | Natural selection Mentioned 1 point Defined 1 point | Adaptation Mentioned 1 point Defined 1 point | |||
Max 1 pt | Max 1 pts | Max 4 points | Max 2 pts | Max 2 pts | 10 | ||
CA | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0c | 8 | B |
CT | 1b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0c | 1 | F |
DE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | D |
DC | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | A |
HIa | |||||||
ILa | |||||||
KSa | |||||||
KYd | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | F |
MD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | F |
MN | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | F |
NV | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | C |
NJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | F |
OR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0c | 3 | F |
RI | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | D |
VTa | |||||||
WA | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | B |
WV | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | C |