NGSS
Hawaii

This alignment guide shows how KnowAtom’s integrated model of science curriculum is designed for the Hawaii Science Standards(Next Generation Science Standards).

Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to NGSS

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Science Lesson State Standards State ID Grades Performance Expectation
Climate Analysis HI NGSS MS-ESS1-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Develop and use a model of the Earth-Sun-moon system to explain the cyclical patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.
Climate Analysis HI NGSS MS-ESS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth’s 4.6-billion-year-old history.
Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion HI NGSS MS-ESS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth’s 4.6-billion-year-old history.
The Rock Cycle HI NGSS MS-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.

Mass and Heat Transfer HI NGSS MS-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.

Glacier Motion HI NGSS MS-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use a model to illustrate that energy from Earth’s interior drives convection that cycles Earth’s crust, leading to melting, crystallization, weathering, and deformation of large rock formations, including generation of ocean seafloor at ridges, submergence of ocean seafloor at trenches, mountain building, and active volcanic chains.

Groundwater Flow HI NGSS MS-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.

The Rock Cycle HI NGSS MS-ESS2-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.

Groundwater Flow HI NGSS MS-ESS2-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying times and spatial scales.

Glacier Motion HI NGSS MS-ESS2-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying times and spatial scales.
Climate Analysis HI NGSS MS-ESS2-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7  Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying times and spatial scales.
Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion HI NGSS MS-ESS2-3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions.
Groundwater Flow HI NGSS MS-ESS2-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.

Climate Analysis HI NGSS MS-ESS2-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
Glacier Motion HI NGSS MS-ESS2-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
Groundwater Contamination HI NGSS MS-ESS2-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.

Natural Resources HI NGSS MS-ESS3-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earth’s mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes.

Groundwater Contamination HI NGSS MS-ESS3-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earth’s mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes.

Groundwater Flow HI NGSS MS-ESS3-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.

Groundwater Contamination HI NGSS MS-ESS3-3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.

Engineering Water Filtration Devices HI NGSS MS-ESS3-3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.

Groundwater Contamination HI NGSS MS-ESS3-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth’s systems.

Climate Analysis HI NGSS MS-ESS3-5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.
Engineering Water Filtration Devices HI NGSS MS-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.

Engineering Vehicles HI NGSS MS-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.

Engineering Speakers HI NGSS MS-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.

Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions HI NGSS MS-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.

Engineering Speakers HI NGSS MS-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

Engineering Vehicles HI NGSS MS-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

 Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions HI NGSS MS-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

Engineering Water Filtration Devices HI NGSS MS-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

Engineering Water Filtration Devices HI NGSS MS-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.

Engineering Vehicles HI NGSS MS-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.

Engineering Speakers HI NGSS MS-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.

Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions HI NGSS MS-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.

Engineering Water Filtration Devices HI NGSS MS-ETS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.

Engineering Vehicles HI NGSS MS-ETS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.

Engineering Speakers HI NGSS MS-ETS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.

Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions HI NGSS MS-ETS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.

Animal and Plant Cell Structure and Function HI NGSS MS-LS1-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.

Living Things: Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes HI NGSS MS-LS1-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.

Mitosis in Animal and Plant Cells HI NGSS MS-LS1-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.

Animal and Plant Cell Structure and Function HI NGSS MS-LS1-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.

The Cell Membrane HI NGSS MS-LS1-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.

Animal and Plant Cell Structure and Function HI NGSS MS-LS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.

Chromosomes and Mutations HI NGSS MS-LS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.

Reproduction HI NGSS MS-LS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.

Rocky Shore Ecosystems HI NGSS MS-LS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.

Sea Star Structures HI NGSS MS-LS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.

Intertidal Zone Temperature Change HI NGSS MS-LS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.

The Cell Membrane HI NGSS MS-LS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively. 

Food and Energy HI NGSS MS-LS1-6 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.

Rocky Shore Ecosystems HI NGSS MS-LS1-6 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.

Food and Energy HI NGSS MS-LS1-7 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism.

Rocky Shore Ecosystems HI NGSS MS-LS2-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.

Rocky Shore Ecosystems HI NGSS MS-LS2-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.

Rocky Shore Ecosystems HI NGSS MS-LS2-3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

Rocky Shore Ecosystems HI NGSS MS-LS2-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.

Engineering Water Filtration Devices HI NGSS MS-LS2-5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.

Chromosomes and Mutations HI NGSS MS-LS3-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.

Reproduction HI NGSS MS-LS3-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop and use a model to show why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.

Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion HI NGSS MS-LS4-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past.
The Rock Cycle HI NGSS MS-PS1-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.

Chromosomes and Mutations HI NGSS MS-PS1-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.

Natural Resources HI NGSS MS-PS1-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.

Thermal Energy and Particle Motion HI NGSS MS-PS1-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.

Renewable Energy HI NGSS MS-PS1-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7  Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Chemical Reactions HI NGSS MS-PS1-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.

Renewable Energy HI NGSS MS-PS1-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions HI NGSS MS-PS1-3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.

Natural Resources HI NGSS MS-PS1-3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.

Mass and Heat Transfer HI NGSS MS-PS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.

The Rock Cycle HI NGSS MS-PS1-5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved.

Chemical Reactions HI NGSS MS-PS1-5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved.

Renewable Energy HI NGSS MS-PS1-5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7  Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved.
Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions HI NGSS MS-PS1-6 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Undertake a design project to construct, test, and modify a device that either releases or absorbs thermal energy by chemical processes.

Forces and Motion HI NGSS MS-PS2-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.

Engineering Vehicles HI NGSS MS-PS2-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.

Engineering Speakers HI NGSS MS-PS2-3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Ask questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.

Sea Star Structures HI NGSS MS-PS2-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.

Glacier Motion HI NGSS MS-PS2-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use evidence to support the claim that gravitational forces between objects are attractive and are only noticeable when one or both of the objects have a very large mass.

Engineering Speakers HI NGSS MS-PS2-5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact.

Mass, Speed, and Kinetic Energy HI NGSS MS-PS3-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass of an object and to the speed of an object.

Engineering Speakers HI NGSS MS-PS3-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model to describe that when the arrangement of objects interacting at a distance changes, different amounts of potential energy are stored in the system.

Mass and Heat Transfer HI NGSS MS-PS3-3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.

Intertidal Zone Temperature Change HI NGSS MS-PS3-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.

Thermal Energy and Particle Motion HI NGSS MS-PS3-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.

Mass and Heat Transfer HI NGSS MS-PS3-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.

Chemical Reactions HI NGSS MS-PS3-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample. *In this unit, students focus on the relationship between the energy transferred and the change in the average kinetic energy of the substance’s particles. They will incorporate the other aspects of the standard in later units.

Mass, Speed, and Kinetic Energy HI NGSS MS-PS3-5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

Intertidal Zone Temperature Change HI NGSS MS-PS3-5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

Forces and Motion HI NGSS MS-PS3-5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

Engineering Vehicles HI NGSS MS-PS3-5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

Thermal Energy and Particle Motion HI NGSS MS-PS3-5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

Mass and Heat Transfer HI NGSS MS-PS3-5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

Chemical Reactions HI NGSS MS-PS3-5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

Thermal Energy and Particle Motion HI NGSS MS-PS4-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.

Communication Systems HI NGSS MS-PS4-3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Integrate qualitative scientific and technical information to support the claim that digitized signals are a more reliable way to encode and transmit information than analog signals.

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Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to NGSS.

Science Lesson : Climate Analysis
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model of the Earth-Sun-moon system to explain the cyclical patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.
Science Lesson : Climate Analysis
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation: Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth’s 4.6-billion-year-old history.
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation: Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth’s 4.6-billion-year-old history.
Science Lesson : The Rock Cycle
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.

Science Lesson : Mass and Heat Transfer
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.

Science Lesson : Glacier Motion
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Use a model to illustrate that energy from Earth’s interior drives convection that cycles Earth’s crust, leading to melting, crystallization, weathering, and deformation of large rock formations, including generation of ocean seafloor at ridges, submergence of ocean seafloor at trenches, mountain building, and active volcanic chains.

Science Lesson : Groundwater Flow
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.

Science Lesson : The Rock Cycle
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.

Science Lesson : Groundwater Flow
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying times and spatial scales.

Science Lesson : Glacier Motion
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation: Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying times and spatial scales.
Science Lesson : Climate Analysis
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:  Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying times and spatial scales.
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation: Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions.
Science Lesson : Groundwater Flow
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.

Science Lesson : Climate Analysis
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation: Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
Science Lesson : Glacier Motion
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation: Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.

Science Lesson : Natural Resources
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earth’s mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes.

State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earth’s mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes.

Science Lesson : Groundwater Flow
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.

State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.

State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.

State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth’s systems.

Science Lesson : Climate Analysis
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation: Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.

Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.

Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.

State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.

Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

 Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.

Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.

Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.

State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.

State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.

Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.

Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.

State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.

State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.

State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.

State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.

State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.

Science Lesson : The Cell Membrane
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.

State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.

State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.

Science Lesson : Reproduction
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.

Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.

Science Lesson : Sea Star Structures
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.

State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.

Science Lesson : The Cell Membrane
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively. 

Science Lesson : Food and Energy
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.

Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.

Science Lesson : Food and Energy
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism.

Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.

Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.

Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.

State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.

State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.

Science Lesson : Reproduction
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to show why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.

State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation: Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past.
Science Lesson : The Rock Cycle
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.

State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.

Science Lesson : Natural Resources
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.

State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.

Science Lesson : Renewable Energy
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:  Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.

Science Lesson : Renewable Energy
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation: Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.

Science Lesson : Natural Resources
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.

Science Lesson : Mass and Heat Transfer
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.

Science Lesson : The Rock Cycle
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved.

Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved.

Science Lesson : Renewable Energy
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:  Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved.
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Undertake a design project to construct, test, and modify a device that either releases or absorbs thermal energy by chemical processes.

Science Lesson : Forces and Motion
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.

Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.

Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.

Science Lesson : Sea Star Structures
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.

Science Lesson : Glacier Motion
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Use evidence to support the claim that gravitational forces between objects are attractive and are only noticeable when one or both of the objects have a very large mass.

Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact.

State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass of an object and to the speed of an object.

Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that when the arrangement of objects interacting at a distance changes, different amounts of potential energy are stored in the system.

Science Lesson : Mass and Heat Transfer
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.

State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.

State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.

Science Lesson : Mass and Heat Transfer
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.

Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample. *In this unit, students focus on the relationship between the energy transferred and the change in the average kinetic energy of the substance’s particles. They will incorporate the other aspects of the standard in later units.

State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

Science Lesson : Forces and Motion
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

Science Lesson : Mass and Heat Transfer
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.

Science Lesson : Communication Systems
State: HI
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Integrate qualitative scientific and technical information to support the claim that digitized signals are a more reliable way to encode and transmit information than analog signals.

This alignment guide shows how KnowAtom’s integrated model of science curriculum is designed for the Hawaii Science Standards(Next Generation Science Standards).

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