How Science Trail™ Aligns With State & Territory Standards
Science Trail™ is designed around observable skills—measurement, calculation, modeling, and system interpretation—that appear consistently across U.S. state and territory Earth & Space Science standards. Rather than teaching to a single framework, the course emphasizes shared scientific practices that translate across graduation requirements.
ScienceTrail National & State Standards Crosswalk
The following prefix codes apply to this curriculum. For a deeper look and full standard unpacking, please see the Instructor Edition.
- AA | DoDEA CCRS (Armed Forces Americas – College and Career Ready Standards)
- AE | DoDEA CCRS (Armed Forces Europe – College and Career Ready Standards)
- AK | AK SS (Alaska Science Standards)
- AL | AL COS (Alabama Course of Study)
- AP | DoDEA CCRS (Armed Forces Pacific – College and Career Ready Standards)
- AR | AR K-12 SS (Arkansas K-12 Science Standards)
- AS | ASDOE (American Samoa Department of Education)
- AZ | AzSS (Arizona Science Standards)
- BI | BIE NGSS (Bureau of Indian Education NGSS)
- CA | CA NGSS (California Next Generation Science Standards)
- CO | CAS (Colorado Academic Standards)
- CT | CT NGSS (Connecticut NGSS)
- DC | DC NGSS (District of Columbia NGSS)
- DE | DE NGSS (Delaware NGSS)
- FL | FL NGSSS (Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standards)
- GA | GSE (Georgia Standards of Excellence)
- GU | GDOE NGSS (Guam Department of Education NGSS)
- HI | HI NGSS (Hawaii NGSS)
- IA | IAS (Iowa Academic Standards)
- ID | ISS (Idaho Science Standards)
- IL | ILS (Illinois Learning Standards)
- IN | IAS (Indiana Academic Standards)
- KS | KSDE (Kansas State Department of Education Standards)
- KY | KAS (Kentucky Academic Standards)
- LA | LSSS (Louisiana Student Standards for Science)
- MA | MA STE (Massachusetts Science and Technology/Engineering)
- MD | MD NGSS (Maryland NGSS)
- ME | ME NGSS (Maine NGSS)
- MI | MSS (Michigan Science Standards)
- MN | MN SES (Minnesota Science Education Standards)
- MO | MLS (Missouri Learning Standards)
- MP | CNMI PSS (Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Public School System)
- MS | MS CCRS (Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards)
- MT | MTSS (Montana Science Standards)
- NC | NCSCOS (North Carolina Standard Course of Study)
- ND | NDSS (North Dakota Science Standards)
- NE | NESS (Nebraska Science Standards)
- NH | NH NGSS (New Hampshire NGSS)
- NJ | NJSLS-S (New Jersey Student Learning Standards – Science)
- NM | NM STEM Ready! (New Mexico STEM Ready! Science Standards)
- NV | NV NGSS (Nevada NGSS)
- NY | NYSSLS (New York State Science Learning Standards)
- OH | OLS (Ohio’s Learning Standards)
- OK | OAS (Oklahoma Academic Standards)
- OR | OR NGSS (Oregon NGSS)
- PA | STEELS (Pennsylvania Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability)
- PR | PRCS (Puerto Rico Core Standards)
- RI | RI NGSS (Rhode Island NGSS)
- SC | SCCCR (South Carolina College- and Career-Ready Standards)
- SD | SDSSS (South Dakota Science Standards)
- TN | TASS (Tennessee Academic Standards for Science)
- TX | TX TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills)
- UT | UT SEEd (Utah Science with Engineering Education)
- VA | VA SOL (Virginia Standards of Learning)
- VI | VIDE NGSS (Virgin Islands Department of Education NGSS)
- VT | VT NGSS (Vermont NGSS)
- WA | WA NGSS (Washington State NGSS)
- WI | WSS (Wisconsin Standards for Science)
- WV | WV NxGen (West Virginia Next Generation Content Standards)
- WY | WYCPS (Wyoming Content and Performance Standards)
Science Trail™ Curriculum Integrity Checks
- Learners perform direct measurement and calculation tied to observable systems
- Models and simulations are grounded in measurable inputs and outputs
- Technology compresses space and time — learners observe measurable outcomes within operating systems