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Science & Computer Science

The Indiana Academic Standards for Grades K-12 Science are based on A Framework for K-12 Science Education (NRC, 2012) and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS Lead States, 2013). The following conceptual shifts reflect what is new about these science standards. The K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards:

  • Reflect science as it is practiced and experienced in the real world;
  • Build logically from kindergarten through grade 12;
  • Focus on deeper understanding as well as application of content; and
  • Integrate practices, crosscutting concepts, and core ideas.

The K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards outline the knowledge, science, and engineering practices that all students should learn by the end of high school. The standards are three-dimensional because each student performance expectation engages students at the nexus of the following three dimensions:

  • Dimension 1 describes scientific and engineering practices.
  • Dimension 2 describes crosscutting concepts, overarching science concepts that apply across science disciplines.
  • Dimension 3 describes core ideas in the science disciplines.

The Indiana Academic Standards for Grades K-8 Computer Science, based on the K-12 Computer Science Framework and Computer Science Teachers Association K-12 Computer Science Standards (2017), are meant to reflect a future-focused vision for computer science education. The Indiana Academic Standards for Grades K-8 Computer Science:

  • Build logically from kindergarten through grade eight;
  • Integrate core student practices;
  • Reflect the growing range of fields within computer science; and
  • Focus on computer science as a collaborative endeavor.
Prioritized Indiana Academic Standards for Science and Computer Science
Title2023
Standards
2022
Standards
2022 IAS
Correlation Guides
2023 IAS
Correlation Guides
Kindergarten PDF PDFPDF 
Grade 1 PDF PDFPDF 
Grade 2 PDF PDFPDF 
Grades K-2 Computer Science PDF PDF PDF
Grade 3 PDF PDFPDF* 
Grade 4 PDF PDFPDF* 
Grade 5 PDF PDFPDF 
Grades 3-5 Computer Science PDF PDF PDF
Grade 6 PDF PDFPDF 
Grade 7 PDF PDFPDF 
Grade 8 PDF PDFPDF 
Grades 6-8 Computer Science PDF PDF PDF
Biology PDF PDFPDF 
Chemistry PDF PDFPDF* 
Earth and Space Science PDF PDFPDF 
Integrated Chemistry & Physics PDF PDFPDF* 
Physics I PDF PDFPDF 

*Indiana-specific standards were removed as a result of the 2023 standards streamlining process.

Indiana Academic Standards for Elective Science Courses
Title2022
Standards
2022 IAS
Correlation Guides
Physics II PDF 
Anatomy and Physiology PDF 
Environmental Science PDFPDF
2023 Science and Computer Science Standards Vertical Articulations
The vertical articulation documents illustrate the significant connections between the standards across grade levels. Administrators and teachers are strongly encouraged to use these documents to facilitate cross-grade level discussions.
Title
Science and Engineering Practices
Crosscutting Concepts
Disciplinary Core Ideas
Computer Science Vertical Articulations
Science and Computer Science Standards Resources
Documents to support the implementation of the Indiana Academic Standards for Science and Computer Science are listed here. Additional resources will be posted as they become available.
Title
Building Administrator Science Implementation Toolkit
District Administrator Science Implementation Toolkit
2023 K-8 Computer Science Frameworks
2023 K-12 Science Frameworks