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 Important message to read for information regarding the implementation of the 2018 Arizona Science Standards and the new science assessment, please click here 

Complete Standards document | PDF 

Grades Kindergarten - Highschool

• Kindergarten-Second Grade PDF | Word (Update 10.19.19)

• Third Grade-Fifth Grade PDF | Word (Update 10.19.19)

• Sixth Grade-Eighth Grade PDF | Word (Update 10.19.19)

• High School PDF | Word (ud 10.19.19)

NEW STANDARDS SUPPORT MATERIALS

Planning Tools *NEW

• ADE Science Standards Scavenger Hunt
• *New Complete Set of K-12 Summaries that Compare the AzSS to NGSS
• Kindergarten | First Grade | Second Grade Third Grade | Fourth Grade | Fifth Grade |  Sixth Grade | Seventh Grade | Eighth Grade |  High School
• Designing Phenomena-Based Instruction

AzSS 3-Dimensional Snapshot for Educators & Administrators

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Administrator Tool Kit *NEW

AzSS 3-Dimensional Snapshot for Educators & Administrators

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• *New Instructional Shifts: A New Vision for Science Education
• *New What to Look for in a 3-Dimensional Science Classroom – Guidance for Administrators
• STEM Teaching Tool 21 What Principals Should Know
• STEM Teaching Tool 46 Defining Daily Learning Goals

Vertical Progressions

Arizona State Science Standards

• Vertical Progression of Crosscutting Concepts
• Vertical Progression of Science and Engineering Practices

Distribution of Core Ideas

Distribution of Core Ideas in Know Science across Grade Levels

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Timeline and Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements

 

Revision and Tentative Implementation	Transitional Implementation Plan
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Professional Development

• Science Resources

• Science Professional Development 

Recorded Webinars

Webinars

• A Look at Arizona's New Science Standards | PDF | Resource Page

• 5-E Instructional Model and Science Notebooks | PDF | Resource Page

• Phenomenon-Based 3-Dimensional Instruction | PDF | Resource Page

• Science and Engineering Practices | PDF | Resource Page

• Crosscutting Concepts | PDF | Resource Page

The Five Tools (BSCS)

• 5 Tools and Processes for Translating the AzSS into Instruction BSCS Tool 1

• Using the Arizona Science Standards to Plan a Unit of Instruction BSCS Tool 2

• 5 Tools of Unit Writing Using the 5e Instructional Model to Develop a Conceptual Flow BSCS Tool 3

• Using the Arizona Science Standards to Plan a Unit of Instruction BSCS Tool 4

Science Standards Videos

Science Webinar Videos

• We Have New Standards Now What: Navigating the Documents

• Science Standards Overview Video

• Shift in Science Education Video

• Arizona Science Standards (AzSS) vs. Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Part I

• Arizona Science Standards (AzSS) vs. Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Part 2

• Science and Engineering Practices (1 of 3)