THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL IS IMPLEMENTING THE NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS (NGSS) ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THIS NEW METHOD OF INSTRUCTION CHALLENGES STUDENTS TO FIGURE OUT CONCEPTS BASED ON AN EXPERIENCE RATHER THAN MEMORIZING THE THEORY. THIS PROGRAM IS ONGOING, HOWEVER, VERY LITTLE CURRICULUM HAS BEEN DESIGNED FOR THE NGSS, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DELIVER CONCEPTS IN WAYS THAT ACHIEVE THE OBJECTIVES OF NEW TEACHING STANDARDS. THUS, WE PROPOSE TO CREATE NGSS CURRICULUM THAT FOCUSES ON CURRENT TRENDS IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES. THREE SETS OF CURRICULA WILL BE DEVELOPED TO ADDRESS THE FARM BILL PRIORITY AREA OF FOOD SAFETY, NUTRITION, AND HEALTH. EXPERTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN WILL SPEAK ON THESE TOPICS AND HELP CREATE CONTENT FOR THE CURRICULUM. HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM SPECIALISTS FROM ACROSS THE STATE OF NEBRASKA WILL ASSIST IN THE REVIEW AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MATERIALS. TWO SEPARATE WORKSHOPS WILL BE HELD TO TRAIN NEBRASKA STATE EDUCATORS ON THE CURRICULUM AT THE TERMINATION OF THE PROJECT, THE CURRICULUM CONTENT WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR PUBLIC USE THROUGH ACHIEVE'S NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS WEBSITE. LINKS TO THE VIDEOS, ELECTRONIC EDUCATIONAL FILES FOR DOWNLOAD AND INTERVIEWS WILL BE HOSTED ON THE UNL PLANT AND SOIL SCIENCES ELIBRARY. THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE SCIENCE EDUCATORS THE NGSS CURRICULUM THEY DESIRE WHILE ALSO CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT THE UNIQUE CAREERS IN THE FIELD OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES.