As part of the Maine Department of Education’s commitment to supporting schools in the delivery of effective K-12 science and engineering instructional programs, this page provides links to resources to support implementation of Maine’s Science and Engineering standards.
Maine Learning Results: Science, Technology, and Engineering
Maine’s current Science, Technology, and Engineering standards were signed into law on April 19, 2019 and are heavily adapted from the Next Generation Science Standards.
Standards Updates
Standards by Grade Level
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Middle School |
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HS-ESS1: Earth’s Place in the Universe
HS-ESS2: Earth’s Systems
HS-ESS3: Earth and Human Activity
HS-ETS1: Engineering Design
HS-LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
HS-LS2: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
HS-LS3: Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
HS-LS4: Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
HS-PS1: Matter and Its Interactions
HS-PS2: Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
HS-PS3: Energy
HS-PS4: Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer
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MS-ESS1: Earth’s Place in the Universe
MS-ESS2: Earth’s Systems
MS-ESS3: Earth and Human Activity
MS-ETS1: Engineering Design
MS-LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
MS-LS2: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
MS-LS3: Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
MS-LS4: Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
MS-PS1: Matter and Its Interactions
MS-PS2: Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
MS-PS3: Energy
MS-PS4: Waves and Their Applications in Technologies
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| Kindergarten |
1st Grade |
2nd Grade |
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- K-ESS2: Earth’s Systems
- K-ESS3: Earth and Human Activity
- K-LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
- K-PS2: Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
- K-PS3: Energy
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- 1-ESS1: Earth’s Place in the Universe
- 1-LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
- 1-LS3: Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
- 1PS-4: Waves and Their Applications in Technologies
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- 2-ESS1: Earth’s Place in the Universe
- 2-ESS2: Earth’s Systems
- 2-LS2: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
- 2-LS4: Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
- 2-PS1: Matter and Its Interactions
- K-2-ETS1
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| 3rd Grade |
4th Grade |
5th Grade |
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- 3-ESS2: Earth’s Systems
- 3-ESS3: Earth and Human Activity
- 3-LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
- 3-LS2: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
- 3-LS3: Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
- 3-LS4: Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
- 3-PS2: Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
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- 4-ESS1: Earth’s Place in the Universe
- 4-ESS2: Earth’s Systems
- 4-ESS3: Earth and Human Activity
- 4-LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
- 4-PS3: Energy
- 4-PS4: Waves and Their Applications in Technologies
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- 3-5-ETS1: Engineering Design
- 5-ESS1: Earth’s Place in the Universe
- 5-ESS2: Earth’s Systems
- 5-ESS3: Earth and Human Activity
- 5-LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
- 5-LS2: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
- 5-PS1: Matter and Its Interactions
- 5-PS2: Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
- 5-PS3: Energy
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Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) This is a searchable site by keyword, grade, practice, crosscutting concept or disciplinary core idea.
Assessment
Maine Science Assessment
Multi-State Alternate Assessment (MSAA) Extended Performance Expectations
The Extended Science Expectations [EPEs] are Maine’s alternate achievement standards in science. These standards are derived from the Next Generation Science Standards, reduced in complexity and deconstructed into smaller, more accessible steps for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. The EPEs are the building blocks of Maine’s alternate assessment in science, the MSAA Science.
MSAA Information