As part of the FIRST Education Initiative, an external analysis and update of educational standards addressed by all levels of FIRST programming was conducted. This work provides an update and extension of the initial standards analysis completed in 2012 by Loehr Educational Consultants. Once again in partnership with Loehr Educational Consultants and educators from the FIRST community, FIRST programs have been aligned to three sets of educational standards-Common Core State Standards, Next Generation Science Standards and 21 st Century Learning Skills. In an effort to increase the usefulness of the standards alignments, they have been arranged by program and grade level. An exemplar describing how FIRST programs meet each standard has been provided for each indicator/skill in the Common Core State Standards and 21 st Century Skills and for each Performance Expectation in the Next Generation Science Standards. An examination of the educational standards shows that the degree to which the standards are addressed varies depending on the program, the standards, and the grade level of the students. In the standards alignment maps, full alignment to a standard is shown by a green indicator and partial alignment by a yellow indicator. Full alignment to a standard is defined as being clearly addressed by program activities. Partial alignment is defined as have the potential to be addressed as part of program either by actions that the coach/mentor takes when working with the students or by conditions established by the program for that given year.

Jr. FLL Educational Standards Alignment CCSS MATHCCSS ELANGSS Science* Full Full + Partial Full Full + Partial Full Full + Partial Kindergarten 25%100%31%100%38% 1 st grade 26%100%24%100%25% 2 nd grade 9%94%25%90%29%36% 3 rd grade 7%78%16%86%0%32% 4 th grade 7%93%15%83%0%33% *Jr. FLL covers > 90% of the Science and Engineering Practices and the Crosscutting Concepts in the Next Generation Science Standards. 21 st Century Skills FullFull + Partial All Grades52%77%

FLL Educational Standards Alignment CCSS MATHCCSS ELA Full Full + Partial Full Full + Partial 4 th grade 83%100%79%85% 5 th grade 57%100%74%86% 6 th grade 52%86%85%89% 7 th grade 62%91%82%88% 8 th grade 34%49%82%89% *FLL covers > 90% of the Science and Engineering Practices and the Crosscutting Concepts in the Next Generation Science Standards. 21 st Century Skills FullFull + Partial All Grades73%91% NGSS Science* Full Full + Partial 4 th grade 28%44% 5 th grade 19% Middle School 7%12%

FTC Educational Standards Alignment CCSS ELA FullFull + Partial 7 th grade66%89% 8 th grade63%89% 9 th -10 th grade74%85% 11 th -12 th grade71%82% CCSS MATH FullFull + Partial 7 th grade62%100% 8 th grade61%71% High School45%86% NGSS Science FullFull + Partial Middle School*8%22% High School*7%15% *FTC covers > 90% of the Science and Engineering Practices and the Crosscutting Concepts in the Next Generation Science Standards. 21 st Century Skills FullFull + Partial All Grades67%93%

FRC Educational Standards Alignment CCSS ELA Full Full + Partial 9 th -10 th grade78%86% 11 th -12 th grade76%84% *FRC covers > 90% of the Science and Engineering Practices and the Crosscutting Concepts in the Next Generation Science Standards. 21 st Century Skills Full Full + Partial All Grades68%95% CCSS MATHNGSS Science* Full Full + Partial Full Full + Partial High School 43%87%6%7%