K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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Science Lesson State Standards State ID Grades Performance Expectation
Sunlight and Engineering AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska K-2-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.
Engineering Marble Movers AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska K-2-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.
Engineering Marble Movers AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska K-2-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.
Sunlight and Engineering AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska K-2-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.
Engineering Marble Movers AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska K-2-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.
Sunlight and Engineering AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska K-2-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.
Who Scientists Are AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska K-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.
Windy Weather AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska K-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.
The Water Cycle AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska K-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.
Weather Patterns AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska K-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.
Heat and Water AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska K-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.
Weather and Seasons AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska K-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.
Living Things in Their Habitat AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska K-ESS2-2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Construct an argument supported by evidence for how plants and animals (including humans) can change the environment to meet their needs.
Earth and Human Activity AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska K-ESS2-2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Construct an argument supported by evidence for how plants and animals (including humans) can change the environment to meet their needs.
Human Shelter AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska K-ESS2-2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Construct an argument supported by evidence for how plants and animals (including humans) can change the environment to meet their needs.
Animal Habitats AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska K-ESS2-2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Construct an argument supported by evidence for how plants and animals (including humans) can change the environment to meet their needs.
Animal Habitats AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska K-ESS3-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants or animals (including humans) and the places they live.
Growing Plants AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska K-ESS3-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants or animals (including humans) and the places they live
Living Things in Their Habitat AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska K-ESS3-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants or animals (including humans) and the places they live.
Extreme Weather AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska K-ESS3-2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Ask questions to obtain information about the purpose of weather forecasting to prepare for, and respond to, severe weather.
Earth and Human Activity AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska K-ESS3-3 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air, and/or other living things in the local environment.
Parts of Plants AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska K-LS1-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
Growing Plants AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska K-LS1-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
Living, Nonliving, and Once-Living AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska K-LS1-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
Germinating Seeds AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska K-LS1-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
Characteristics of Living Things AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska K-LS1-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
Pushes and Pulls AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska K-PS2-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K Plan and conduct an investigation to compare the effects of different strengths or different directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object.
Forces and Motion AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska K-PS2-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K Plan and conduct an investigation to compare the effects of different strengths or different directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object.
Engineering Marble Movers AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska K-PS2-2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Analyze data to determine if a design solution works as intended to change the speed or direction of an object with a push or a pull.
Friction and Motion AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska K-PS2-2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Analyze data to determine if a design solution works as intended to change the speed or direction of an object with a push or a pull.
Sunlight and Temperature AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska K-PS3-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface.
Sun and Shade AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska K-PS3-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface.
Color and Temperature AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska K-PS3-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface.
Who Scientists Are AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska K-PS3-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface. 
Sunlight and Engineering AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska K-PS3-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface.
Sunlight and Engineering AK K-12 Science Standards for Alaska K-PS3-2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use tools and materials to design and build a structure that will reduce the warming effect of sunlight on an area.
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Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to K-12 Science Standards for Alaska.

Science Lesson : Sunlight and Engineering
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.
Grades: K
State ID: K-2-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Marble Movers
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.
Grades: K
State ID: K-2-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Marble Movers
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.
Grades: K
State ID: K-2-ETS1-2
Science Lesson : Sunlight and Engineering
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.
Grades: K
State ID: K-2-ETS1-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Marble Movers
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.
Grades: K
State ID: K-2-ETS1-3
Science Lesson : Sunlight and Engineering
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.
Grades: K
State ID: K-2-ETS1-3
Science Lesson : Who Scientists Are
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.
Grades: K
State ID: K-ESS2-1
Science Lesson : Windy Weather
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.
Grades: K
State ID: K-ESS2-1
Science Lesson : The Water Cycle
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.
Grades: K
State ID: K-ESS2-1
Science Lesson : Weather Patterns
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.
Grades: K
State ID: K-ESS2-1
Science Lesson : Heat and Water
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.
Grades: K
State ID: K-ESS2-1
Science Lesson : Weather and Seasons
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.
Grades: K
State ID: K-ESS2-1
Science Lesson : Living Things in Their Habitat
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by evidence for how plants and animals (including humans) can change the environment to meet their needs.
Grades: K
State ID: K-ESS2-2
Science Lesson : Earth and Human Activity
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by evidence for how plants and animals (including humans) can change the environment to meet their needs.
Grades: K
State ID: K-ESS2-2
Science Lesson : Human Shelter
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by evidence for how plants and animals (including humans) can change the environment to meet their needs.
Grades: K
State ID: K-ESS2-2
Science Lesson : Animal Habitats
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by evidence for how plants and animals (including humans) can change the environment to meet their needs.
Grades: K
State ID: K-ESS2-2
Science Lesson : Animal Habitats
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants or animals (including humans) and the places they live.
Grades: K
State ID: K-ESS3-1
Science Lesson : Growing Plants
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants or animals (including humans) and the places they live
Grades: K
State ID: K-ESS3-1
Science Lesson : Living Things in Their Habitat
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants or animals (including humans) and the places they live.
Grades: K
State ID: K-ESS3-1
Science Lesson : Extreme Weather
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions to obtain information about the purpose of weather forecasting to prepare for, and respond to, severe weather.
Grades: K
State ID: K-ESS3-2
Science Lesson : Earth and Human Activity
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air, and/or other living things in the local environment.
Grades: K
State ID: K-ESS3-3
Science Lesson : Parts of Plants
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
Grades: K
State ID: K-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Growing Plants
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
Grades: K
State ID: K-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Living, Nonliving, and Once-Living
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
Grades: K
State ID: K-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Germinating Seeds
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
Grades: K
State ID: K-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Characteristics of Living Things
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
Grades: K
State ID: K-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Pushes and Pulls
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Plan and conduct an investigation to compare the effects of different strengths or different directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object.
Grades: K
State ID: K-PS2-1
Science Lesson : Forces and Motion
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Plan and conduct an investigation to compare the effects of different strengths or different directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object.
Grades: K
State ID: K-PS2-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Marble Movers
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data to determine if a design solution works as intended to change the speed or direction of an object with a push or a pull.
Grades: K
State ID: K-PS2-2
Science Lesson : Friction and Motion
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data to determine if a design solution works as intended to change the speed or direction of an object with a push or a pull.
Grades: K
State ID: K-PS2-2
Science Lesson : Sunlight and Temperature
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface.
Grades: K
State ID: K-PS3-1
Science Lesson : Sun and Shade
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface.
Grades: K
State ID: K-PS3-1
Science Lesson : Color and Temperature
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface.
Grades: K
State ID: K-PS3-1
Science Lesson : Who Scientists Are
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface. 
Grades: K
State ID: K-PS3-1
Science Lesson : Sunlight and Engineering
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface.
Grades: K
State ID: K-PS3-1
Science Lesson : Sunlight and Engineering
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use tools and materials to design and build a structure that will reduce the warming effect of sunlight on an area.
Grades: K
State ID: K-PS3-2
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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