Science

Science is central to the lives of all Americans, preparing them to be informed citizens in a democracy and knowledgeable consumers.

Waddington Elementary School, East Providence
Teacher Donna Long with students testing water quality

Research on how students learn science best informed the writing of the Framework for K-12 Science Education in 2011, which in turn led to the development of new science standards, the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in 2013.  Rhode Island was the first to adopt these new standards which are the hallmark of the vision for science teaching and learning in the state.

• For more information on the NGSS, go to the Science Standards page.
• For resources to support NGSS implementation, go to the NGSS Resources page.
• For information on the state science assessment, go to the Science Assessment page.
• To access a model curriculum aligned to the NGSS, go to the RI Model Science Curriculum page.