Science Standards

​Your child's science classroom may look very different than yours did! While science education has traditionally focused on facts and vocabulary, emerging research suggests that such instruction has not supported all students in understanding key ideas in science or how scientific knowledge develops. In 2016, MA began using a new set of curriculum frameworks (standards) that are based on such research. 

At the right is a chart that summarizes the instructional changes teachers are implementing in their science classrooms.