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 \nThe California Science Test (CAST) is part of California’s system of assessments called the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) .  \nThe CAST measures what students know and can do using the California Next Generation Science Standards (CA NGSS), which focus on understanding the scientific concepts found in the Life Sciences, Earth and Space Sciences, and Physical Sciences. These standards integrate the Disciplinary Core Ideas, Science and Engineering Practices, and Crosscutting Concepts to help students understand how science works in the natural world.  \nWHY IS THE CAST GIVEN?  \nThe purposes of the CAST are to assess student knowledge and skills in science and to foster science education at every grade level. In addition, the CAST encourages students to build the knowledge and skills needed for college and careers.  \nWHO TAKES THE CAST?  \nAll students in grades five and eight and one time in high school  \n(i.e. , grade ten, eleven, or twelve) take the CAST unless a student’s individualized education program (IEP) designates the California Alternate Assessment. The California Department of Education recommends testing high school students when they are enrolled in their last science course. High schools have the option to test any or all students in grades ten or eleven as long as all students have been tested by grade twelve.  \nHOW IS THE CAST GIVEN?  \nThe CAST is a computer-based test that consists of stand-alone questions as well as two or three performance tasks. Performance tasks require students to solve a series of related questions. Testing should take approximately two hours to complete.  \nFor additional information visit the California Department of Education CAST web page at [https://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/caasppscience.asp](https://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/caasppscience.asp).  \nSeptember 2019  \nWHEN IS THE CAST GIVEN?  \nThe CAST will be administered during the school’s selected testing window. 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