Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
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Weather and Climate AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 3.E1U1.4 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Construct an explanation describing how the Sun is the primary source of energy impacting Earth systems.
Heat and Evaporation AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 3.E1U1.4 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Construct an explanation describing how the Sun is the primary source of energy impacting Earth systems.
Motion in the Solar System AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 3.E1U1.4 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Construct an explanation describing how the Sun is the primary source of energy impacting Earth systems.
Heat and Matter AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 3.E1U1.4 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Construct an explanation describing how the Sun is the primary source of energy impacting Earth systems.
Life Cycles AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 3.L1U1.5 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop and use models to explain that plants and animals (including humans) have internal and external structures that serve various functions that aid in growth, survival, behavior, and reproduction.
Energy from the Sun AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 3.L1U1.5 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop and use models to explain that plants and animals (including humans) have internal and external structures that serve various functions that aid in growth, survival, behavior, and reproduction.
Fossil Organisms and their Environment AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 3.L1U1.6 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Plan and carry out investigations to demonstrate ways plants and animals react to stimuli.
Environmental Change AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 3.L1U1.6 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Plan and carry out investigations to demonstrate ways plants and animals react to stimuli.
Energy from the Sun AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 3.L1U1.6 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Plan and carry out investigations to demonstrate ways plants and animals react to stimuli.
Life Cycles AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 3.L1U1.6 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Plan and carry out investigations to demonstrate ways plants and animals react to stimuli.
Fossil Organisms and their Environment AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 3.L1U1.7 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop and use system models to describe the flow of energy from the Sun to and among living organisms.
Energy from the Sun AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 3.L1U1.7 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop and use system models to describe the flow of energy from the Sun to and among living organisms.
Fossil Organisms and their Environment AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 3.L1U1.8 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Construct an argument from evidence that organisms are interdependent.
Energy from the Sun AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 3.L1U1.8 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Construct an argument from evidence that organisms are interdependent.
Engineering Water Prisms AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 3.P2U1.1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Ask questions and investigate the relationship between light, objects, and the human eye.
Engineering Hearing Toys AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 3.P2U1.2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Plan and carry out an investigation to explore how sound waves affect objects at varying distances.
Sound Energy and Mediums AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 3.P2U1.2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Plan and carry out an investigation to explore how sound waves affect objects at varying distances.
Sound Energy and Mediums AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 3.P2U1.3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop and use models to describe how light and sound waves transfer energy.
Engineering Hearing Toys AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 3.P2U1.3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop and use models to describe how light and sound waves transfer energy.
Engineering Water Prisms AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 3.P2U1.3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop and use models to describe how light and sound waves transfer energy.
Flood Control Engineering AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.E1U1.10 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Define problem(s) and design solution(s) to minimize the effects of natural hazards.
Heat and Evaporation AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.E1U1.6 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Plan and carry out an investigation to explore and explain the interactions between Earth’s major systems and the impact on Earth’s surface materials and processes.
Fossil Organisms and their Environment AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.E1U1.6 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Plan and carry out an investigation to explore and explain the interactions between Earth’s major systems and the impact on Earth’s surface materials and processes.
Environmental Change AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.E1U1.8 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Collect, analyze, and interpret data to explain weather and climate patterns.
Weather and Climate AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.E1U1.8 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Collect, analyze, and interpret data to explain weather and climate patterns.
Flood Control Engineering AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.E1U1.9 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Construct and support an evidence-based argument about the availability of water and its impact on life.
Weather and Climate AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.E1U1.9 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Construct and support an evidence-based argument about the availability of water and its impact on life.
Environmental Change AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.L4U1.11 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Analyze and interpret environmental data to demonstrate that species either adapt and survive or go extinct over time.
Fossil Organisms and their Environment AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.L4U1.11 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Analyze and interpret environmental data to demonstrate that species either adapt and survive or go extinct over time.
Magnets and Magnetic Fields AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.P4U1.1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop and use a model to demonstrate how a system transfers energy from one object to another even when the objects are not touching.
Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.P4U1.1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop and use a model to demonstrate how a system transfers energy from one object to another even when the objects are not touching.
Sound Energy and Mediums AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.P4U1.1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop and use a model to demonstrate how a system transfers energy from one object to another even when the objects are not touching.
Engineering Hearing Toys AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.P4U1.1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop and use a model to demonstrate how a system transfers energy from one object to another even when the objects are not touching.
Engineering Water Prisms AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.P4U1.1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop and use a model to demonstrate how a system transfers energy from one object to another even when the objects are not touching.
Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.P4U1.2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop and use a model that explains how energy is moved from place to place through electric currents.
Static Charge AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.P4U1.2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop and use a model that explains how energy is moved from place to place through electric currents.
Magnets and Magnetic Fields AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.P4U1.2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop and use a model that explains how energy is moved from place to place through electric currents.
Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.P4U1.3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop and use a model to demonstrate magnetic forces. 
Magnets and Magnetic Fields AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.P4U1.3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop and use a model to demonstrate magnetic forces. 
Motion in the Solar System AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.E2U1.7 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop, revise, and use models based on evidence to construct explanations about the movement of the Earth and Moon within our solar system.
Comparing Forces AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.E2U1.8 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Obtain, analyze, and communicate evidence to support an explanation that the gravitational force of Earth on objects is directed toward the planet’s center.
Forces and Materials AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.E2U1.8 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Obtain, analyze, and communicate evidence to support an explanation that the gravitational force of Earth on objects is directed toward the planet’s center.
Motion in the Solar System AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.E2U1.8 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Obtain, analyze, and communicate evidence to support an explanation that the gravitational force of Earth on objects is directed toward the planet’s center.
Engineering Skyscrapers AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.E2U1.8 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Obtain, analyze, and communicate evidence to support an explanation that the gravitational force of Earth on objects is directed toward the planet’s center.
Life Cycles AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.L3U1.10 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Construct an explanation based on evidence that the changes in an environment can affect the development of the traits in a population of organisms.
Heredity and Traits AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.L3U1.9 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about patterns between the offspring of plants, and the offspring of animals (including humans); construct an explanation of how genetic information is passed from one generation to the next.
Environmental Change AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.L3U1.9 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Construct an explanation based on evidence that the changes in an environment can affect the development of the traits in a population of organisms.
Energy from the Sun AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.L4U3.11 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Obtain, evaluate, and communicate evidence about how natural and human-caused changes to habitats or climate can impact populations.
Environmental Change AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.L4U3.11 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Obtain, evaluate, and communicate evidence about how natural and human-caused changes to habitats or climate can impact populations.
Environmental Change AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.L4U3.12 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Construct an argument based on evidence that inherited characteristics can be affected by behavior and/or environmental conditions.
Structure of Matter AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Analyze and interpret data to explain that matter of any type can be subdivided into particles too small to see and, in a closed system, if properties change or chemical reactions occur, the amount of matter stays the same.
Comparing Forces AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Construct an explanation using evidence to demonstrate that objects can affect other objects even when they are not touching.
Forces and Materials AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Construct an explanation using evidence to demonstrate that objects can affect other objects even when they are not touching.
Engineering Skyscrapers AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Construct an explanation using evidence to demonstrate that objects can affect other objects even when they are not touching.
Motion in the Solar System AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Construct an explanation using evidence to demonstrate that objects can affect other objects even when they are not touching.
Magnets and Magnetic Fields AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Construct an explanation using evidence to demonstrate that objects can affect other objects even when they are not touching.
Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Construct an explanation using evidence to demonstrate that objects can affect other objects even when they are not touching.
Windmill Forces AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.4 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Obtain, analyze, and communicate evidence of the effects that balanced and unbalanced forces have on the motion of objects.
Patterns in Motion AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.4 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Obtain, analyze, and communicate evidence of the effects that balanced and unbalanced forces have on the motion of objects.
Motion in the Solar System AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.4 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Obtain, analyze, and communicate evidence of the effects that balanced and unbalanced forces have on the motion of objects.
Comparing Forces AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.4 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Obtain, analyze, and communicate evidence of the effects that balanced and unbalanced forces have on the motion of objects.
Forces and Materials AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.4 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Obtain, analyze, and communicate evidence of the effects that balanced and unbalanced forces have on the motion of objects.
Engineering Skyscrapers AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.4 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Obtain, analyze, and communicate evidence of the effects that balanced and unbalanced forces have on the motion of objects.
Patterns in Motion AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.5 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Define problems and design solutions pertaining to force and motion.
Windmill Forces AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.5 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Define problems and design solutions pertaining to force and motion.
Engineering Skyscrapers AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.5 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Define problems and design solutions pertaining to force and motion.
Patterns in Motion AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.6 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Analyze and interpret data to determine how and where energy is transferred when objects move.
Windmill Forces AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.6 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Analyze and interpret data to determine how and where energy is transferred when objects move.
Engineering Hearing Toys AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.6 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Analyze and interpret data to determine how and where energy is transferred when objects move.
Engineering Water Prisms AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.6 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Analyze and interpret data to determine how and where energy is transferred when objects move.
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Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science.

Science Lesson : Weather and Climate
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation describing how the Sun is the primary source of energy impacting Earth systems.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3.E1U1.4
Science Lesson : Heat and Evaporation
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation describing how the Sun is the primary source of energy impacting Earth systems.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3.E1U1.4
Science Lesson : Motion in the Solar System
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation describing how the Sun is the primary source of energy impacting Earth systems.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3.E1U1.4
Science Lesson : Heat and Matter
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation describing how the Sun is the primary source of energy impacting Earth systems.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3.E1U1.4
Science Lesson : Life Cycles
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use models to explain that plants and animals (including humans) have internal and external structures that serve various functions that aid in growth, survival, behavior, and reproduction.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3.L1U1.5
Science Lesson : Energy from the Sun
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use models to explain that plants and animals (including humans) have internal and external structures that serve various functions that aid in growth, survival, behavior, and reproduction.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3.L1U1.5
Science Lesson : Fossil Organisms and their Environment
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out investigations to demonstrate ways plants and animals react to stimuli.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3.L1U1.6
Science Lesson : Environmental Change
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out investigations to demonstrate ways plants and animals react to stimuli.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3.L1U1.6
Science Lesson : Energy from the Sun
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out investigations to demonstrate ways plants and animals react to stimuli.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3.L1U1.6
Science Lesson : Life Cycles
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out investigations to demonstrate ways plants and animals react to stimuli.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3.L1U1.6
Science Lesson : Fossil Organisms and their Environment
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use system models to describe the flow of energy from the Sun to and among living organisms.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3.L1U1.7
Science Lesson : Energy from the Sun
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use system models to describe the flow of energy from the Sun to and among living organisms.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3.L1U1.7
Science Lesson : Fossil Organisms and their Environment
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument from evidence that organisms are interdependent.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3.L1U1.8
Science Lesson : Energy from the Sun
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument from evidence that organisms are interdependent.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3.L1U1.8
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Prisms
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions and investigate the relationship between light, objects, and the human eye.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3.P2U1.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Hearing Toys
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out an investigation to explore how sound waves affect objects at varying distances.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3.P2U1.2
Science Lesson : Sound Energy and Mediums
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out an investigation to explore how sound waves affect objects at varying distances.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3.P2U1.2
Science Lesson : Sound Energy and Mediums
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use models to describe how light and sound waves transfer energy.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3.P2U1.3
Science Lesson : Engineering Hearing Toys
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use models to describe how light and sound waves transfer energy.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3.P2U1.3
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Prisms
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use models to describe how light and sound waves transfer energy.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3.P2U1.3
Science Lesson : Flood Control Engineering
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Define problem(s) and design solution(s) to minimize the effects of natural hazards.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4.E1U1.10
Science Lesson : Heat and Evaporation
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out an investigation to explore and explain the interactions between Earth’s major systems and the impact on Earth’s surface materials and processes.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4.E1U1.6
Science Lesson : Fossil Organisms and their Environment
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out an investigation to explore and explain the interactions between Earth’s major systems and the impact on Earth’s surface materials and processes.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4.E1U1.6
Science Lesson : Environmental Change
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Collect, analyze, and interpret data to explain weather and climate patterns.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4.E1U1.8
Science Lesson : Weather and Climate
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Collect, analyze, and interpret data to explain weather and climate patterns.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4.E1U1.8
Science Lesson : Flood Control Engineering
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct and support an evidence-based argument about the availability of water and its impact on life.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4.E1U1.9
Science Lesson : Weather and Climate
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct and support an evidence-based argument about the availability of water and its impact on life.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4.E1U1.9
Science Lesson : Environmental Change
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret environmental data to demonstrate that species either adapt and survive or go extinct over time.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4.L4U1.11
Science Lesson : Fossil Organisms and their Environment
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret environmental data to demonstrate that species either adapt and survive or go extinct over time.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4.L4U1.11
Science Lesson : Magnets and Magnetic Fields
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to demonstrate how a system transfers energy from one object to another even when the objects are not touching.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4.P4U1.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to demonstrate how a system transfers energy from one object to another even when the objects are not touching.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4.P4U1.1
Science Lesson : Sound Energy and Mediums
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to demonstrate how a system transfers energy from one object to another even when the objects are not touching.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4.P4U1.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Hearing Toys
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to demonstrate how a system transfers energy from one object to another even when the objects are not touching.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4.P4U1.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Prisms
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to demonstrate how a system transfers energy from one object to another even when the objects are not touching.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4.P4U1.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model that explains how energy is moved from place to place through electric currents.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4.P4U1.2
Science Lesson : Static Charge
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model that explains how energy is moved from place to place through electric currents.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4.P4U1.2
Science Lesson : Magnets and Magnetic Fields
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model that explains how energy is moved from place to place through electric currents.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4.P4U1.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to demonstrate magnetic forces. 
Grades: 3
State ID: 4.P4U1.3
Science Lesson : Magnets and Magnetic Fields
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to demonstrate magnetic forces. 
Grades: 3
State ID: 4.P4U1.3
Science Lesson : Motion in the Solar System
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop, revise, and use models based on evidence to construct explanations about the movement of the Earth and Moon within our solar system.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5.E2U1.7
Science Lesson : Comparing Forces
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Obtain, analyze, and communicate evidence to support an explanation that the gravitational force of Earth on objects is directed toward the planet’s center.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5.E2U1.8
Science Lesson : Forces and Materials
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Obtain, analyze, and communicate evidence to support an explanation that the gravitational force of Earth on objects is directed toward the planet’s center.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5.E2U1.8
Science Lesson : Motion in the Solar System
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Obtain, analyze, and communicate evidence to support an explanation that the gravitational force of Earth on objects is directed toward the planet’s center.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5.E2U1.8
Science Lesson : Engineering Skyscrapers
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Obtain, analyze, and communicate evidence to support an explanation that the gravitational force of Earth on objects is directed toward the planet’s center.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5.E2U1.8
Science Lesson : Life Cycles
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence that the changes in an environment can affect the development of the traits in a population of organisms.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5.L3U1.10
Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about patterns between the offspring of plants, and the offspring of animals (including humans); construct an explanation of how genetic information is passed from one generation to the next.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5.L3U1.9
Science Lesson : Environmental Change
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence that the changes in an environment can affect the development of the traits in a population of organisms.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5.L3U1.9
Science Lesson : Energy from the Sun
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Obtain, evaluate, and communicate evidence about how natural and human-caused changes to habitats or climate can impact populations.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5.L4U3.11
Science Lesson : Environmental Change
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Obtain, evaluate, and communicate evidence about how natural and human-caused changes to habitats or climate can impact populations.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5.L4U3.11
Science Lesson : Environmental Change
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument based on evidence that inherited characteristics can be affected by behavior and/or environmental conditions.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5.L4U3.12
Science Lesson : Structure of Matter
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data to explain that matter of any type can be subdivided into particles too small to see and, in a closed system, if properties change or chemical reactions occur, the amount of matter stays the same.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5.P1U1.1
Science Lesson : Comparing Forces
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation using evidence to demonstrate that objects can affect other objects even when they are not touching.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5.P1U1.3
Science Lesson : Forces and Materials
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation using evidence to demonstrate that objects can affect other objects even when they are not touching.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5.P1U1.3
Science Lesson : Engineering Skyscrapers
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation using evidence to demonstrate that objects can affect other objects even when they are not touching.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5.P1U1.3
Science Lesson : Motion in the Solar System
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation using evidence to demonstrate that objects can affect other objects even when they are not touching.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5.P1U1.3
Science Lesson : Magnets and Magnetic Fields
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation using evidence to demonstrate that objects can affect other objects even when they are not touching.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5.P1U1.3
Science Lesson : Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation using evidence to demonstrate that objects can affect other objects even when they are not touching.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5.P1U1.3
Science Lesson : Windmill Forces
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Obtain, analyze, and communicate evidence of the effects that balanced and unbalanced forces have on the motion of objects.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5.P1U1.4
Science Lesson : Patterns in Motion
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Obtain, analyze, and communicate evidence of the effects that balanced and unbalanced forces have on the motion of objects.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5.P1U1.4
Science Lesson : Motion in the Solar System
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Obtain, analyze, and communicate evidence of the effects that balanced and unbalanced forces have on the motion of objects.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5.P1U1.4
Science Lesson : Comparing Forces
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Obtain, analyze, and communicate evidence of the effects that balanced and unbalanced forces have on the motion of objects.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5.P1U1.4
Science Lesson : Forces and Materials
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Obtain, analyze, and communicate evidence of the effects that balanced and unbalanced forces have on the motion of objects.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5.P1U1.4
Science Lesson : Engineering Skyscrapers
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Obtain, analyze, and communicate evidence of the effects that balanced and unbalanced forces have on the motion of objects.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5.P1U1.4
Science Lesson : Patterns in Motion
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Define problems and design solutions pertaining to force and motion.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5.P1U1.5
Science Lesson : Windmill Forces
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Define problems and design solutions pertaining to force and motion.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5.P1U1.5
Science Lesson : Engineering Skyscrapers
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Define problems and design solutions pertaining to force and motion.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5.P1U1.5
Science Lesson : Patterns in Motion
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data to determine how and where energy is transferred when objects move.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5.P1U1.6
Science Lesson : Windmill Forces
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data to determine how and where energy is transferred when objects move.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5.P1U1.6
Science Lesson : Engineering Hearing Toys
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data to determine how and where energy is transferred when objects move.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5.P1U1.6
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Prisms
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data to determine how and where energy is transferred when objects move.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5.P1U1.6
This guide shows how KnowAtom’s integrated, hands-on NGSS-designed curriculum aligns with Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science.
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