Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
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Mealworm Senses AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 3.L1U1.5 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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.
Plant Structures AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 3.L1U1.5 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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.
Mealworm Senses AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 3.L1U1.6 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4 Plan and carry out investigations to demonstrate ways plants and animals react to stimuli.
Food Webs AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 3.L1U1.7 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Develop and use system models to describe the flow of energy from the Sun to and among living organisms.
Frog Life Cycle AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 3.L1U1.7 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Develop and use system models to describe the flow of energy from the Sun to and among living organisms.
Food Webs AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 3.L1U1.8 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Construct an argument from evidence that organisms are interdependent.
Plant Structures AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 3.L1U1.8 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Construct an argument from evidence that organisms are interdependent.
Engineering Information Transfer AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 3.P2U1.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Ask questions and investigate the relationship between light, objects, and the human eye.
Waves and Energy AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 3.P2U1.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Plan and carry out an investigation to explore how sound waves affect objects at varying distances.
Pitch and Volume AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 3.P2U1.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Plan and carry out an investigation to explore how sound waves affect objects at varying distances.
Waves and Energy AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 3.P2U1.3 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Develop and use models to describe how light and sound waves transfer energy.
Engineering Information Transfer AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 3.P2U1.3 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Develop and use models to describe how light and sound waves transfer energy.
Pitch and Volume AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 3.P2U1.3 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Develop and use models to describe how light and sound waves transfer energy.
Engineering Permeable Concrete AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.E1U1.10 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Define problem(s) and design solution(s) to minimize the effects of natural hazards.
Plate Tectonics and Landform Patterns AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.E1U1.5 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Use models to explain seismic waves and their effect on the Earth.
Changing Earth's Surface AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.E1U1.5 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Use models to explain seismic waves and their effect on the Earth.
Hydroelectric Dams and the Environment AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.E1U1.6 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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.
Earth Materials and Water Flow AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.E1U1.6 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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.
Water Erosion AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.E1U1.7 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Develop and/or revise a model using various rock types, fossil location, and landforms to show evidence that Earth’s surface has changed over time.
Plate Tectonics and Landform Patterns AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.E1U1.7 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Develop and/or revise a model using various rock types, fossil location, and landforms to show evidence that Earth’s surface has changed over time.
Changing Earth's Surface AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.E1U1.7 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Develop and/or revise a model using various rock types, fossil location, and landforms to show evidence that Earth’s surface has changed over time.
Hydroelectric Dams and the Environment AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.E1U1.8 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Collect, analyze, and interpret data to explain weather and climate patterns.
Engineering Permeable Concrete AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.E1U1.8 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Collect, analyze, and interpret data to explain weather and climate patterns.
Earth Materials and Water Flow AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.E1U1.9 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Construct and support an evidence-based argument about the availability of water and its impact on life.
Frog Life Cycle AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.E1U1.9 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Construct and support an evidence-based argument about the availability of water and its impact on life.
Food Webs AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.E1U1.9 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Construct and support an evidence-based argument about the availability of water and its impact on life.
Hydroelectric Dams and the Environment AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.E1U1.9 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Construct and support an evidence-based argument about the availability of water and its impact on life.
Selecting Traits AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.L4U1.11 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Analyze and interpret environmental data to demonstrate that species either adapt and survive or go extinct over time.
Mealworm Senses AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.L4U1.11 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4 Analyze and interpret environmental data to demonstrate that species either adapt and survive or go extinct over time.
Properties of Matter AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.P4U1.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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 Launchers AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.P4U1.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Develop and use a model to demonstrate how a system transfers energy from one object to another even when the objects are not touching.
Energy Transfer and Levers AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.P4U1.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Develop and use a model to demonstrate how a system transfers energy from one object to another even when the objects are not touching.
Current Electricity AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.P4U1.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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 Electric Cars AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.P4U1.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Develop and use a model to demonstrate how a system transfers energy from one object to another even when the objects are not touching.
Waves and Energy AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.P4U1.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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 Information Transfer AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.P4U1.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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 Electric Cars AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.P4U1.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Develop and use a model that explains how energy is moved from place to place through electric currents.
Current Electricity AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.P4U1.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Develop and use a model that explains how energy is moved from place to place through electric currents.
Engineering Electric Cars AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.P4U1.3 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Develop and use a model to demonstrate magnetic forces. 
Earth Materials and Water Flow AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.P4U3.4 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Engage in argument from evidence on the use and impact of renewable and nonrenewable resources to generate electricity.
Engineering Permeable Concrete AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 4.P4U3.4 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Engage in argument from evidence on the use and impact of renewable and nonrenewable resources to generate electricity.
Balanced vs. Unbalanced Forces AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.E2U1.7 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Develop, revise, and use models based on evidence to construct explanations about the movement of the Earth and Moon within our solar system.
Balanced vs. Unbalanced Forces AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.E2U1.8 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Obtain, analyze, and communicate evidence to support an explanation that the gravitational force of Earth on objects is directed toward the planet’s center.
Energy Transfer and Levers AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.E2U1.8 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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 Launchers AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.E2U1.8 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Obtain, analyze, and communicate evidence to support an explanation that the gravitational force of Earth on objects is directed toward the planet’s center.
Selecting Traits AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.L3U1.10 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Construct an explanation based on evidence that the changes in an environment can affect the development of the traits in a population of organisms.
Selecting Traits AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.L3U1.9 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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.
Selecting Traits AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.L4U3.11 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Obtain, evaluate, and communicate evidence about how natural and human-caused changes to habitats or climate can impact populations.
Mealworm Senses AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.L4U3.11 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4 Obtain, evaluate, and communicate evidence about how natural and human-caused changes to habitats or climate can impact populations.
Mealworm Senses AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.L4U3.12 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4 Construct an argument based on evidence that inherited characteristics can be affected by behavior and/or environmental conditions.
Selecting Traits AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.L4U3.12 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Construct an argument based on evidence that inherited characteristics can be affected by behavior and/or environmental conditions.
Properties of Matter AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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.
Water Erosion AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Plan and carry out investigations to demonstrate that some substances combine to form new substances with different properties and others can be mixed without taking on new properties.
Balanced vs. Unbalanced Forces AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.3 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Construct an explanation using evidence to demonstrate that objects can affect other objects even when they are not touching.
Energy Transfer and Levers AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.3 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Construct an explanation using evidence to demonstrate that objects can affect other objects even when they are not touching.
Forces and Levers AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.3 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4 Construct an explanation using evidence to demonstrate that objects can affect other objects even when they are not touching.
Engineering Launchers AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.3 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Construct an explanation using evidence to demonstrate that objects can affect other objects even when they are not touching.
Current Electricity AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.3 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Construct an explanation using evidence to demonstrate that objects can affect other objects even when they are not touching.
Engineering Electric Cars AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.3 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Construct an explanation using evidence to demonstrate that objects can affect other objects even when they are not touching.
Energy and Collisions AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.4 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Obtain, analyze, and communicate evidence of the effects that balanced and unbalanced forces have on the motion of objects.
Balanced vs. Unbalanced Forces AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.4 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Obtain, analyze, and communicate evidence of the effects that balanced and unbalanced forces have on the motion of objects.
Forces and Levers AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.4 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4 Obtain, analyze, and communicate evidence of the effects that balanced and unbalanced forces have on the motion of objects.
Engineering Launchers AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.4 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Obtain, analyze, and communicate evidence of the effects that balanced and unbalanced forces have on the motion of objects.
Engineering Launchers AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.5 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Define problems and design solutions pertaining to force and motion.
Balanced vs. Unbalanced Forces AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.6 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Analyze and interpret data to determine how and where energy is transferred when objects move.
Energy and Collisions AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.6 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Analyze and interpret data to determine how and where energy is transferred when objects move.
Forces and Levers AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.6 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4 Analyze and interpret data to determine how and where energy is transferred when objects move.
Energy Transfer and Levers AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.6 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Analyze and interpret data to determine how and where energy is transferred when objects move.
Engineering Launchers AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.6 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Analyze and interpret data to determine how and where energy is transferred when objects move.
Engineering Electric Cars AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.6 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Analyze and interpret data to determine how and where energy is transferred when objects move.
Waves and Energy AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.6 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Analyze and interpret data to determine how and where energy is transferred when objects move.
Pitch and Volume AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.6 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Analyze and interpret data to determine how and where energy is transferred when objects move.
Engineering Information Transfer AZ Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science 5.P1U1.6 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Analyze and interpret data to determine how and where energy is transferred when objects move.
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Science Lesson : Mealworm Senses
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: 4
State ID: 3.L1U1.5
Science Lesson : Plant Structures
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: 4
State ID: 3.L1U1.5
Science Lesson : Mealworm Senses
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: 4
State ID: 3.L1U1.6
Science Lesson : Food Webs
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: 4
State ID: 3.L1U1.7
Science Lesson : Frog Life Cycle
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: 4
State ID: 3.L1U1.7
Science Lesson : Food Webs
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument from evidence that organisms are interdependent.
Grades: 4
State ID: 3.L1U1.8
Science Lesson : Plant Structures
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument from evidence that organisms are interdependent.
Grades: 4
State ID: 3.L1U1.8
Science Lesson : Engineering Information Transfer
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: 4
State ID: 3.P2U1.1
Science Lesson : Waves and Energy
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: 4
State ID: 3.P2U1.2
Science Lesson : Pitch and Volume
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: 4
State ID: 3.P2U1.2
Science Lesson : Waves and Energy
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: 4
State ID: 3.P2U1.3
Science Lesson : Engineering Information Transfer
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: 4
State ID: 3.P2U1.3
Science Lesson : Pitch and Volume
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: 4
State ID: 3.P2U1.3
Science Lesson : Engineering Permeable Concrete
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: 4
State ID: 4.E1U1.10
Science Lesson : Plate Tectonics and Landform Patterns
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Use models to explain seismic waves and their effect on the Earth.
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.E1U1.5
Science Lesson : Changing Earth's Surface
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Use models to explain seismic waves and their effect on the Earth.
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.E1U1.5
Science Lesson : Hydroelectric Dams and the 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: 4
State ID: 4.E1U1.6
Science Lesson : Earth Materials and Water Flow
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: 4
State ID: 4.E1U1.6
Science Lesson : Water Erosion
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and/or revise a model using various rock types, fossil location, and landforms to show evidence that Earth’s surface has changed over time.
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.E1U1.7
Science Lesson : Plate Tectonics and Landform Patterns
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and/or revise a model using various rock types, fossil location, and landforms to show evidence that Earth’s surface has changed over time.
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.E1U1.7
Science Lesson : Changing Earth's Surface
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and/or revise a model using various rock types, fossil location, and landforms to show evidence that Earth’s surface has changed over time.
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.E1U1.7
Science Lesson : Hydroelectric Dams and the Environment
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

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

Collect, analyze, and interpret data to explain weather and climate patterns.
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.E1U1.8
Science Lesson : Earth Materials and Water Flow
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: 4
State ID: 4.E1U1.9
Science Lesson : Frog Life Cycle
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: 4
State ID: 4.E1U1.9
Science Lesson : Food Webs
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: 4
State ID: 4.E1U1.9
Science Lesson : Hydroelectric Dams and the Environment
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: 4
State ID: 4.E1U1.9
Science Lesson : Selecting Traits
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: 4
State ID: 4.L4U1.11
Science Lesson : Mealworm Senses
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: 4
State ID: 4.L4U1.11
Science Lesson : Properties of Matter
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: 4
State ID: 4.P4U1.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Launchers
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: 4
State ID: 4.P4U1.1
Science Lesson : Energy Transfer and Levers
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: 4
State ID: 4.P4U1.1
Science Lesson : Current Electricity
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: 4
State ID: 4.P4U1.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Electric Cars
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: 4
State ID: 4.P4U1.1
Science Lesson : Waves and Energy
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: 4
State ID: 4.P4U1.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Information Transfer
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: 4
State ID: 4.P4U1.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Electric Cars
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: 4
State ID: 4.P4U1.2
Science Lesson : Current Electricity
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: 4
State ID: 4.P4U1.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Electric Cars
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to demonstrate magnetic forces. 
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.P4U1.3
Science Lesson : Earth Materials and Water Flow
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Engage in argument from evidence on the use and impact of renewable and nonrenewable resources to generate electricity.
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.P4U3.4
Science Lesson : Engineering Permeable Concrete
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Engage in argument from evidence on the use and impact of renewable and nonrenewable resources to generate electricity.
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.P4U3.4
Science Lesson : Balanced vs. Unbalanced Forces
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: 4
State ID: 5.E2U1.7
Science Lesson : Balanced vs. Unbalanced 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: 4
State ID: 5.E2U1.8
Science Lesson : Energy Transfer and Levers
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: 4
State ID: 5.E2U1.8
Science Lesson : Engineering Launchers
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: 4
State ID: 5.E2U1.8
Science Lesson : Selecting Traits
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: 4
State ID: 5.L3U1.10
Science Lesson : Selecting 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: 4
State ID: 5.L3U1.9
Science Lesson : Selecting Traits
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: 4
State ID: 5.L4U3.11
Science Lesson : Mealworm Senses
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: 4
State ID: 5.L4U3.11
Science Lesson : Mealworm Senses
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: 4
State ID: 5.L4U3.12
Science Lesson : Selecting Traits
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: 4
State ID: 5.L4U3.12
Science Lesson : Properties 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: 4
State ID: 5.P1U1.1
Science Lesson : Water Erosion
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out investigations to demonstrate that some substances combine to form new substances with different properties and others can be mixed without taking on new properties.
Grades: 4
State ID: 5.P1U1.2
Science Lesson : Balanced vs. Unbalanced 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: 4
State ID: 5.P1U1.3
Science Lesson : Energy Transfer and Levers
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: 4
State ID: 5.P1U1.3
Science Lesson : Forces and Levers
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: 4
State ID: 5.P1U1.3
Science Lesson : Engineering Launchers
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: 4
State ID: 5.P1U1.3
Science Lesson : Current Electricity
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: 4
State ID: 5.P1U1.3
Science Lesson : Engineering Electric Cars
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: 4
State ID: 5.P1U1.3
Science Lesson : Energy and Collisions
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: 4
State ID: 5.P1U1.4
Science Lesson : Balanced vs. Unbalanced 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: 4
State ID: 5.P1U1.4
Science Lesson : Forces and Levers
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: 4
State ID: 5.P1U1.4
Science Lesson : Engineering Launchers
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: 4
State ID: 5.P1U1.4
Science Lesson : Engineering Launchers
State: AZ
Standards: Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Define problems and design solutions pertaining to force and motion.
Grades: 4
State ID: 5.P1U1.5
Science Lesson : Balanced vs. Unbalanced 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: 4
State ID: 5.P1U1.6
Science Lesson : Energy and Collisions
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: 4
State ID: 5.P1U1.6
Science Lesson : Forces and Levers
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: 4
State ID: 5.P1U1.6
Science Lesson : Energy Transfer and Levers
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: 4
State ID: 5.P1U1.6
Science Lesson : Engineering Launchers
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: 4
State ID: 5.P1U1.6
Science Lesson : Engineering Electric Cars
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: 4
State ID: 5.P1U1.6
Science Lesson : Waves and Energy
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: 4
State ID: 5.P1U1.6
Science Lesson : Pitch and Volume
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: 4
State ID: 5.P1U1.6
Science Lesson : Engineering Information Transfer
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: 4
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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