Curriculum & Instruction

Students collaborate with a teacher during an NGSS-aligned STEM lesson, analyzing scientific data, testing engineering designs, and building robotics projects in a modern classroom.

NGSS and STEM: Building Coherent, Three-Dimensional Programs

August 2, 2026 | By Chandra Dhopatkar

NGSS and STEM are frequently discussed as though they are interchangeable. They are not. The Next Generation Science Standards define