K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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Science Lesson State Standards State ID Grades Performance Expectation
Flood Control Engineering AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Engineering Skyscrapers AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Engineering Water Prisms AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Engineering Hearing Toys AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Engineering Skyscrapers AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-5-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Flood Control Engineering AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-5-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-5-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Engineering Hearing Toys AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-5-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Engineering Water Prisms AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-5-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Flood Control Engineering AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-5-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.
Engineering Skyscrapers AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-5-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.
Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-5-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.
Engineering Water Prisms AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-5-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.
Engineering Hearing Toys AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-5-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.
Weather and Climate AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.
Weather and Climate AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-ESS2-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world.
Environmental Change AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-ESS2-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world.
Flood Control Engineering AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-ESS3-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Make a claim about the merit of a design solution that reduces the impacts of a weather-related hazard.
Life Cycles AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-LS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.
Heredity and Traits AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-LS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive.
Fossil Organisms and their Environment AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-LS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive.
Heredity and Traits AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-LS3-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence that plants and animals have traits inherited from parents and that variation of these traits exists in a group of similar organisms.
Heredity and Traits AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-LS3-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.
Fossil Organisms and their Environment AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-LS4-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Analyze and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of the organisms and the environments in which they lived long ago.
Life Cycles AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-LS4-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Use evidence to construct an explanation for how the variations in characteristics among individuals of the same species may provide advantages in surviving, finding mates, and reproducing.
Environmental Change AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-LS4-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.
Heat and Evaporation AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-PS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
Windmill Forces AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-PS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
Forces and Materials AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-PS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
Engineering Skyscrapers AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-PS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
Comparing Forces AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-PS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
Motion in the Solar System AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-PS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
Patterns in Motion AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-PS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
Heat and Evaporation AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-PS2-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Make observations and/or measurements of an object’s motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion.
Patterns in Motion AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-PS2-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Make observations and/or measurements of an object’s motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion.
Motion in the Solar System AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-PS2-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Make observations and/or measurements of an object’s motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion.
Magnets and Magnetic Fields AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-PS2-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.
Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-PS2-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.
Static Charge AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-PS2-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.
Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 3-PS2-4 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Define a simple design problem that can be solved by applying scientific ideas about magnets.
Flood Control Engineering AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 4-ESS3-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans.
Energy from the Sun AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 4-LS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.
Heredity and Traits AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 4-LS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.
Windmill Forces AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 4-PS3-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object.
Sound Energy and Mediums AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 4-PS3-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Windmill Forces AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 4-PS3-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Engineering Water Prisms AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 4-PS3-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Engineering Hearing Toys AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 4-PS3-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Sound Energy and Mediums AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 4-PS4-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move.
Engineering Hearing Toys AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 4-PS4-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move.
Engineering Water Prisms AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 4-PS4-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects and entering the eye allows objects to be seen.
Heat and Evaporation AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 5-ESS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Support an argument that differences in the apparent brightness of the sun compared to other stars is due to their relative distances from Earth.
Motion in the Solar System AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 5-ESS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Support an argument that differences in the apparent brightness of the sun compared to other stars is due to their relative distances from Earth.
Motion in the Solar System AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 5-ESS1-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Represent data in graphical displays to reveal patterns of daily changes in length and direction of shadows, day and night, and the seasonal appearance of some stars in the night sky.
Heat and Evaporation AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 5-ESS1-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Represent data in graphical displays to reveal patterns of daily changes in length and direction of shadows, day and night, and the seasonal appearance of some stars in the night sky.
Flood Control Engineering AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 5-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.
Environmental Change AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 5-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.
Weather and Climate AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 5-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.
Energy from the Sun AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 5-LS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.
Energy from the Sun AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 5-LS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.
Heat and Matter AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 5-PS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Static Charge AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 5-PS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Structure of Matter AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 5-PS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Sound Energy and Mediums AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 5-PS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Engineering Water Prisms AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 5-PS1-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
Engineering Hearing Toys AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 5-PS1-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 5-PS1-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
Forces and Materials AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 5-PS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.
Engineering Skyscrapers AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 5-PS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.
Comparing Forces AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 5-PS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.
Energy from the Sun AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska 5-PS3-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Use models to describe that energy in animals’ food (used for body repair, growth, motion, and to maintain body warmth) was once energy from the sun.
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Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to K-12 Science Standards for Alaska.

Science Lesson : Flood Control Engineering
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Skyscrapers
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Prisms
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Hearing Toys
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Skyscrapers
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-2
Science Lesson : Flood Control Engineering
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Hearing Toys
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Prisms
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-2
Science Lesson : Flood Control Engineering
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-3
Science Lesson : Engineering Skyscrapers
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-3
Science Lesson : Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-3
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Prisms
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-3
Science Lesson : Engineering Hearing Toys
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-3
Science Lesson : Weather and Climate
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-ESS2-1
Science Lesson : Weather and Climate
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-ESS2-2
Science Lesson : Environmental Change
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-ESS2-2
Science Lesson : Flood Control Engineering
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make a claim about the merit of a design solution that reduces the impacts of a weather-related hazard.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-ESS3-1
Science Lesson : Life Cycles
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-LS2-1
Science Lesson : Fossil Organisms and their Environment
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-LS2-1
Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence that plants and animals have traits inherited from parents and that variation of these traits exists in a group of similar organisms.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-LS3-1
Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-LS3-2
Science Lesson : Fossil Organisms and their Environment
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of the organisms and the environments in which they lived long ago.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-LS4-1
Science Lesson : Life Cycles
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use evidence to construct an explanation for how the variations in characteristics among individuals of the same species may provide advantages in surviving, finding mates, and reproducing.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-LS4-2
Science Lesson : Environmental Change
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-LS4-3
Science Lesson : Heat and Evaporation
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-PS2-1
Science Lesson : Windmill Forces
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-PS2-1
Science Lesson : Forces and Materials
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-PS2-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Skyscrapers
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-PS2-1
Science Lesson : Comparing Forces
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-PS2-1
Science Lesson : Motion in the Solar System
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-PS2-1
Science Lesson : Patterns in Motion
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-PS2-1
Science Lesson : Heat and Evaporation
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and/or measurements of an object’s motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-PS2-2
Science Lesson : Patterns in Motion
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and/or measurements of an object’s motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-PS2-2
Science Lesson : Motion in the Solar System
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and/or measurements of an object’s motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-PS2-2
Science Lesson : Magnets and Magnetic Fields
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-PS2-3
Science Lesson : Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-PS2-3
Science Lesson : Static Charge
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-PS2-3
Science Lesson : Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple design problem that can be solved by applying scientific ideas about magnets.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-PS2-4
Science Lesson : Flood Control Engineering
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4-ESS3-2
Science Lesson : Energy from the Sun
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Windmill Forces
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4-PS3-1
Science Lesson : Sound Energy and Mediums
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4-PS3-2
Science Lesson : Windmill Forces
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4-PS3-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Prisms
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4-PS3-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Hearing Toys
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4-PS3-2
Science Lesson : Sound Energy and Mediums
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4-PS4-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Hearing Toys
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4-PS4-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Prisms
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects and entering the eye allows objects to be seen.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4-PS4-2
Science Lesson : Heat and Evaporation
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that differences in the apparent brightness of the sun compared to other stars is due to their relative distances from Earth.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5-ESS1-1
Science Lesson : Motion in the Solar System
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that differences in the apparent brightness of the sun compared to other stars is due to their relative distances from Earth.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5-ESS1-1
Science Lesson : Motion in the Solar System
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Represent data in graphical displays to reveal patterns of daily changes in length and direction of shadows, day and night, and the seasonal appearance of some stars in the night sky.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5-ESS1-2
Science Lesson : Heat and Evaporation
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Represent data in graphical displays to reveal patterns of daily changes in length and direction of shadows, day and night, and the seasonal appearance of some stars in the night sky.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5-ESS1-2
Science Lesson : Flood Control Engineering
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5-ESS2-1
Science Lesson : Environmental Change
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5-ESS2-1
Science Lesson : Weather and Climate
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5-ESS2-1
Science Lesson : Energy from the Sun
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Energy from the Sun
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5-LS2-1
Science Lesson : Heat and Matter
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5-PS1-1
Science Lesson : Static Charge
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5-PS1-1
Science Lesson : Structure of Matter
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5-PS1-1
Science Lesson : Sound Energy and Mediums
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5-PS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Prisms
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5-PS1-3
Science Lesson : Engineering Hearing Toys
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5-PS1-3
Science Lesson : Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5-PS1-3
Science Lesson : Forces and Materials
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5-PS2-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Skyscrapers
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5-PS2-1
Science Lesson : Comparing Forces
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5-PS2-1
Science Lesson : Energy from the Sun
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use models to describe that energy in animals’ food (used for body repair, growth, motion, and to maintain body warmth) was once energy from the sun.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5-PS3-1
This alignment guide shows how KnowAtom’s K-5 integrated science curriculum is aligned with the 2015 K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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