NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS

The Next Generation Science Standards is a national effort to create new education standards. The purpose of these standards include: combating ignorance of science, creating common standards for teaching in the U.S., and developing greater interest in science among students so that more of them choose to major in science and technology in college. The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are based on the ""Framework K–12 Science Education"" that was created by the National Research C... ouncil. It has three dimensions that are integrated in instruction at all levels. The first is core ideas which consist of specific content and subject areas. The second is science and engineering practices where students are expected not just to learn content but to understand the methods of scientists and engineers. The third is cross-cutting concepts that include key underlying ideas that are common to a number of topics. The NGSS give equal emphasis to engineering design and to scientific inquiry.More