Next Generation Science Standards
PS Physical Science LS Life Sciences
ESS Earth Space Sciences ETS Engineering Design
Pennsylvania
CORE STANDARDS
FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
1.1 Foundational Skills (Pre K–5)
1.2 Reading Informational Text
1.3 Reading Literature
1.4 Writing
1.5 Speaking and Listening
CORE STANDARDS FOR MATHEMATICS
2.1 Numbers and Operations
2.2 Algebraic Concepts
2.3 Geometry
2.4 Measurement, Data and Probability
CORE STANDARDS FOR SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION
3.1 Biological Sciences
3.2 Physical Sciences: Chemistry and Physics
3.3 Earth and Space Sciences
3.4 Technology and Engineering Education
CORE STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
4.1 Ecology
4.2 Watersheds and Wetlands
4.3 Natural Resources
4.4 Agriculture and Society
4.5 Humans and the Environment
ACADEMIC STANDARDS FOR GEOGRAPHY
7.1 Basic Geographic Literacy
7.2 Physical Characteristics of Places and Regions
7.3 Human Characteristics of People and Places
7.4 Interactions Between People and the Environment
ACADEMIC STANDARDS FOR HISTORY
8.1 Historical Analysis and Skills Development
8.2 Pennsylvania History
8.3 United States History
8.4 World History
Please refer to
school program descriptions to locate specific standards areas covered in each program.