Next Generation Science Storylines
Districts, schools, and teachers across the country are working on implementing a new vision for science classrooms based on the Framework for K-12 Science and NGSS: classrooms in which teachers support students in science and engineering practices for building and using science ideas to explain real phenomena and solve real problems.
A core challenge is the lack of curriculum materials that reflect the dramatic changes in this vision. Traditional textbooks, lesson plans, and units are not up to the challenge. Educators are finding that they need to find, adapt, or create new curriculum materials to support this 3D approach to science learning.
To help meet this challenge, the Next Generation Science Storylines project is dedicated to providing tools that support teachers in developing, adapting, and teaching with strongly aligned NGSS materials in classrooms around the country.
View the Storylines
Explore an approach to three-dimensional learning that emphasizes making science learning all about investigations grounded in students' own questions. View the sample storylines and lesson plans.
Check out the tools
Check out the guidance for the steps to designing a coherent NGSS aligned storyline. Explore unpacking, identifying phenomena, and sequencing investigations to help students build science ideas, step by step.