Science

Special Education

• Dynamic Learning Maps: Science Essential Elements Standards (pdf)

Sites of Interest

National NGSS links

• Framework for Leading Next Generation Science Standards Implementation
• NGSS Alignment Claims: How Publishers Talk About the Next Generation Science Standards
• Primary Evaluation of Essential Criteria (PEEC) for Next Generation Science Standards Instructional Materials Design
• Next Generation Science Standards District Implementation Workbook

Matrices of Connections

• Matrix of Science and Engineering Practices (pdf)
• Matrix of Crosscutting Concepts (pdf)
• Matrix of Disciplinary Core Ideas (pdf)
• Matrix of Connections to the Nature of Science (pdf)
• Matrix of Connections to Engineering, Technology and Applications of Science (pdf)

Educators Toolbox

Science Standards for Alaska (SSA) to Alaska ELA/Math Standards Connections

Teacher Primer for the Science Standards for Alaska (docx)

• Performance Expectations - PE (docx)
• Science and Engineering Practices - SEP (docx)
• Disciplinary Core Ideas - DCI (docx)
• Crosscutting Concepts - CCC (docx)
• Incorporating Phenomena in Developing Learning Activities (docx)

Assessment

The K-12 Science Standards for Alaska support learning and understanding through sense making and investigations associated with scientific phenomena in life science, physical science, earth and space science, and engineering and technology. Crosscutting concepts, an organizational framework for connecting knowledge from the diverse science disciplines into a coherent and scientifically based view of the world, are included in the standards. Science and engineering practices, Alaska Standards for Culturally Responsive Schools, and evidence-based reasoning are also included.

The Alaska Science Assessment is administered to students in grades 5, 8, and 10.

Not all standards will appear on the Alaska Science Assessment. The Science Standards for Alaska that are to be locally assessed in each grade band are defined here: PDF and Excel Spreadsheet (XLS)

For more information, please visit the Alaska Science Assessment page.