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Science & STEM

The Pueblo School District Science Department believes in providing students with a high quality science education in alignment with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). These standards are embedded into our science instruction and were designed to prepare our students with the knowledge and skills to be successful in post secondary education, the workforce and life.

Our Department believes that a quality science education embodies 21st-century knowledge and skills that provide students with age-appropriate, rigorous and relevant authentic learning experiences that support critical thinking, inquiry, creativity, problem solving, reasoning, communication and collaboration that are transferrable to the real world.

Colorado State Standards
Pueblo School District 60’s science instruction aligns with Colorado State Standards, and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), which were designed to help students obtain a quality science education that embodies 21st-century knowledge and skills that support critical thinking, inquiry, creativity, problem solving, reasoning, communication and collaboration that are transferrable to the real world.

Standards followed by Pueblo School District 60 include:
- Colorado Science State Standards
- Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
Curriculum
Pueblo School District 60 utilizes grade level-appropriate science curricula that aligns with Colorado State Standards and helps ensure that students develop a connected and useful knowledge of science and STEM.

Learn more about science curricula used in District 60:
- Middle School: Pearson Elevate
- High School: McGraw-Hill
Practice Assessments
Students have access to practice resources for the science portion of the Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) assessment:
- CMAS PRACTICE RESOURCES

Mary Jose
Science Curriculum Specialist

mary.jose@pueblod60.org

(719) 423-3342