Science Standards Implemented in the 2009-10 School Year

These standards are to be taught through the 2017-18 school year.

Kindergarten TN Science Standards

First Grade TN Science Standards

Second Grade TN Science Standards

Third Grade TN Science Standards

Fourth Grade TN Science Standards

Fifth Grade TN Science Standards

Sixth Grade TN Science Standards

Seventh Grade TN Science Standards

Eighth Grade TN Science Standards

The state board adopted new state science standards in October 2016, and they will be implemented in classrooms in the 2018-19 school year. The revised science standards were developed utilizing recommendations found in A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas.

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