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Next Generation Science Standards

The Next Generation Science Standards are based on the National Research Council (NRC) Framework for K–12 Science Education, which describes the major practices, crosscutting concepts, and disciplinary core ideas that all students should be familiar with by the end of high school, and provides an outline of how these practices, concepts, and ideas should be developed across the grade levels.

The first draft of the Next Generation Science Standards has been released, and you are encouraged to take the time to carefully consider these new standards and make your voice heard in a public survey. Your comments will make a difference!

The public survey link for the survey is: http://www.nextgenscience.org/

· The public survey will be available for three weeks, ending on June 1, 2012.
· Follow the conversation on the Next Generation Science Standards on Twitter. Just use #NGSS.

For help with the survey, please visit the provided resources:

· To learn more about the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and how they impact curriculum in Michigan, you should visit the website at the Michigan Department of Education

· To learn more about the Next Generation Standards at a national level, please visit the official Next Generation Science Standards website

· The National Science Teachers Association provides many resources to prepare for the Next Generation Science Standards. Please visit their website here