NY Science Standards Wiki
Explore the new NYS science learning standards in a format that is accessible and easy to navigate :)
Announcements
- July 25th 2025: the June 2025 Life Science: Biology Exam has been added to the wiki.
- May 25th, 2025: the width of question clusters has been increased on desktop browsers to improve readability.
- May 20th, 2025: the Spring 2024 Grade 5 science exam has been added to the wiki.
- May 11th, 2025: the Spring 2024 Grade 8 science exam and middle school sample clusters have been added to the wiki.
- April 20th, 2025: all sample question clusters released by NYSED have been added to the wiki for biology, earth and space sciences, chemistry, and physics.
Recent activity
Collaborators
| Conrad Richman | Chemistry Teacher | Brooklyn Technical High School |
| Caroline Leonard | Chemistry Teacher | Brooklyn Technical High School |
| Shirley Shameen | Chemistry Teacher | Brooklyn Technical High School |
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Background
The 2016 New York State Science Learning Standards are closely aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). NGSS is a set of science education standards that were developed by a coalition of states in addition to the National Research Council, the National Science Teachers Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and Achieve Inc.
Numerous states across the United States have adopted the NGSS or developed their own standards based on NGSS principles. States adopting NGSS develop their own assessment systems. For example, HS-PS1-1 is a performance expectation shared by many states. However, another state and NY may assess mastery of HS-PS1-1 on a standardized test in two very different ways. And while NGSS serves as a foundational framework, states have the flexibility to customize their standards. This customization may involve adding state-specific content. For example, there are performance expectations such as MS-PS3-6 and HS-ESS1-7, which are specific to New York.
NYSED introduction to the new learning standards
View the standards and other resources on the official NYSED website