NSES Correlation Charts

About the charts

• The information presented in each ActionBioscience.org article has been correlated to the U.S. National Science Education Standards (NSES). Articles may be listed below in more than one category of the standards and educators may determine other curricular applications for the articles.

• Lessons based on the NSES content standards are continuously being developed for articles posted on our web site (except for “students speak out” articles). When an article is accompanied by a lesson, the link is changed below from blue to gold … so look for new gold links each time you visit!

• For reprint information, see our reprint policy.

• For additional information on NSES content standards for grades K-4, 5-8, and 9-12 or for help in determining other educational applications and grade levels for articles, see the official NSES document at http://www.nap.edu/catalog/4962.html.

NSES correlation chart: Content standards for grades 9-12

NSES correlation chart: Content standards for grades 5-8

[Note: Articles listed in this chart have been chosen because they not only apply to the NSES standards for grades 5-8 but they are also easier to read by young learners; however, educators may determine that articles listed in the grades 9-12 chart may also apply.]