Abstract
An important effort to unify K–12 science education nationwide entered the spotlight earlier this month when draft science standards were released for public comment by a consortium of science and education groups. Developed by a team of teachers, state science administrators, and professional standards writers, the Next Generation Science Standards are designed to be adopted by states to unify what teachers nationwide present in the classroom and what is evaluated on achievement tests. The standards are based on a July 2011 National Research Council (NRC)committee report that lays out what all students should know about science by the time they graduate from high school. That NRC report, called “A Framework for K–12 Science Education,” lays out a road map for giving students deeper knowledge of key science ideas and practices, rather than trying to cover a breadth of content. Under the current system, “we try to do too many things ...
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