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The Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards (WSSLS) are the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). These standards describe what students should know and be able to do at each grade level.

• DCI Arrangements of the Next Generation Science Standards
  All standards grouped by Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI).
• Topic Arrangements of the Next Generation Science Standards
  All standards grouped by topic.

NRC Conceptual Framework

The National Research Council (NRC) published , to propose a new approach to K-12 science education, that will capture students' interest and provide them with the necessary foundational knowledge in the field.

Evaluation Tools for NGSS Alignment

• provides free reviews of published K-12 instructional materials. Their reports offer evidence-rich, comprehensive information about a program's alignment to the standards and other indicators of quality.
• provides criteria to measure how well lessons and units are designed for the NGSS.
• is intended to support those who develop, review, select, or use instructional materials by helping create a common vision of high-quality materials that are designed for the NGSS.
• describes trends on what to look for when designing or selecting materials to ensure students and teachers have curricula that meet the full intent of the NGSS.
• º£½ÇÉçÇø Course Design and Instructional Materials are tools to inform instruction and instructional materials review.