Find your state
Every state teaches space, but they number it differently. Find out whether your state uses the Next Generation Science Standards* as written, its own standards with the same codes, or its own codes, and go straight to the free pages that fit.
Last updated . Curriculum links last reviewed November 2026.
Choose your state
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Every state
50 states and DC| State | Science standards | Where to go |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Its own standards and codes | See Alabama's codes |
| Alaska | Its own standards, with the same codes | Open the standards pages |
| Arizona | Its own standards and codes | See Arizona's codes |
| Arkansas | Uses the standards as written | Open the standards pages |
| California | Uses the standards as written | Open the standards pages |
| Colorado | Its own standards and codes | See Colorado's codes |
| Connecticut | Uses the standards as written | Open the standards pages |
| Delaware | Uses the standards as written | Open the standards pages |
| District of Columbia | Uses the standards as written | Open the standards pages |
| Florida | Its own standards, with a full Florida page | Open the Florida page |
| Georgia | Its own standards, with a full Georgia page | Open the Georgia page |
| Hawaii | Uses the standards as written | Open the standards pages |
| Idaho | Its own standards and codes | See Idaho's codes |
| Illinois | Uses the standards as written | Open the standards pages |
| Indiana | Its own standards, with the same codes Rewritten in 2023, keeping the same codes. | Open the standards pages |
| Iowa | Uses the standards as written | Open the standards pages |
| Kansas | Uses the standards as written | Open the standards pages |
| Kentucky | Uses the standards as written | Open the standards pages |
| Louisiana | Its own standards, with the same codes Adds its own connector codes for some students, such as LC-5-ESS1-1a. | Open the standards pages |
| Maine | Uses the standards as written | Open the standards pages |
| Maryland | Uses the standards as written | Open the standards pages |
| Massachusetts | Its own standards, with the same codes Middle school codes carry a grade, for example 6.MS-ESS1-1a, and there is no MS-ESS1-3. | Open the standards pages |
| Michigan | Uses the standards as written | Open the standards pages |
| Minnesota | Its own standards and codes | See Minnesota's codes |
| Mississippi | Its own standards and codes | See Mississippi's codes |
| Missouri | Its own standards and codes | See Missouri's codes |
| Montana | Its own standards, with no codes Montana has no codes, so the pages match by topic. | Open the standards pages |
| Nebraska | Its own standards and codes | See Nebraska's codes |
| Nevada | Uses the standards as written | Open the standards pages |
| New Hampshire | Uses the standards as written | Open the standards pages |
| New Jersey | Uses the standards as written | Open the standards pages |
| New Mexico | Uses the standards as written | Open the standards pages |
| New York | Its own standards, with the same codes | Open the standards pages |
| North Carolina | Its own standards and codes | See North Carolina's codes |
| North Dakota | Its own standards, with the same codes | Open the standards pages |
| Ohio | Its own standards | See Ohio's codes |
| Oklahoma | Its own standards and codes | See Oklahoma's codes |
| Oregon | Uses the standards as written | Open the standards pages |
| Pennsylvania | Its own standards and codes | See Pennsylvania's codes |
| Rhode Island | Uses the standards as written | Open the standards pages |
| South Carolina | Its own standards, with the same codes | Open the standards pages |
| South Dakota | Its own standards, with the same codes A few standards are worded a little differently; the codes are the same. | Open the standards pages |
| Tennessee | Its own standards and codes | See Tennessee's codes |
| Texas | Its own standards, with a full Texas page | Open the Texas page |
| Utah | Its own standards and codes | See Utah's codes |
| Vermont | Uses the standards as written | Open the standards pages |
| Virginia | Its own standards | See Virginia's codes |
| Washington | Uses the standards as written New state standards are due in classrooms in 2028-29. | Open the standards pages |
| West Virginia | Its own standards and codes | See West Virginia's codes |
| Wisconsin | Its own standards and codes | See Wisconsin's codes |
| Wyoming | Its own standards, with the same codes Revised in 2023; check the current list with your district. | Open the standards pages |
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These are our suggestions for where each tool fits. Always preview a page before using it with a class: some tools show ads, these school pages do not.
Each state was checked on its official standards site in November 2026. If your state has changed its standards, tell us.
* Next Generation Science Standards is a registered trademark of WestEd. Neither WestEd nor the lead states and partners that developed the Next Generation Science Standards were involved in the production of this product, and do not endorse it.
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