K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
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This alignment guide shows how KnowAtom's integrated model of curriculum is aligned with the Indiana Academic Science Standards in Grades K-8 for the  K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards.

Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards

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Engineering Roller Coasters IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.

Engineering Sound Barriers IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.

Engineering Filtration Devices IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost. 

Engineering Library Scopes IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.

Engineering Sound Barriers IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 3-5-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

Engineering Filtration Devices IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 3-5-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. 

Engineering Roller Coasters IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 3-5-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

Engineering Library Scopes IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 3-5-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

Engineering Filtration Devices IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 3-5-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.

Engineering Roller Coasters IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 3-5-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.

Engineering Sound Barriers IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 3-5-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.

Engineering Library Scopes IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 3-5-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.

Earth's Interacting Systems IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 3-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.

Earth's Water IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 3-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.

Earth's Interacting Systems IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 3-ESS2-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world.

Earth's Water IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 3-ESS2-3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Use a model to demonstrate how water, in its different forms, moves through the water cycle. Investigate places where water is found in different forms on Earth.

Ecosystem Dynamics IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 3-LS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.

Ecosystem Dynamics IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 3-LS3-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence that plants and animals have traits inherited from parents and that variation of these traits exists in a group of similar organisms.

Plant Growth and Acid Rain IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 3-LS3-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence that plants and animals have traits inherited from parents and that variation of these traits exists in a group of similar organisms.

Ecosystem Dynamics IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 3-LS3-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.

Plant Growth and Acid Rain IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 3-LS3-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.

Ecosystem Dynamics IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 3-LS4-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Use evidence to construct an explanation for how the variations in characteristics among individuals of the same species may provide advantages in surviving, finding mates, and reproducing.

Ecosystem Dynamics IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 3-LS4-3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.

Plant Growth and Acid Rain IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 3-LS4-3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.

Engineering Roller Coasters IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 3-PS2-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.

Magnets and Motors IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 3-PS2-3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.

Electrical Currents and Circuits IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 3-PS2-3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.

Plant Growth IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 3.LS1.B.1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Develop a model to compare and contrast observations on the life cycle of different plants and animals.

Earth's Surface Features IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 4-ESS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time.

Weathering Rocks IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 4-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation.

Earth's Surface Features IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 4-ESS2-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features.

Plant and Animal Cells IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 4-LS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and plant reproduction.

Ecosystem Dynamics IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 4-LS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.

Friction and Motion IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 4-PS3-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

Engineering Library Scopes IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 4-PS3-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

Engineering Sound Barriers IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 4-PS3-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

Sound Energy IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 4-PS3-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

Sound Energy and Materials IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 4-PS3-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

Engineering Roller Coasters IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 4-PS3-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

Electrical Currents and Circuits IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 4-PS3-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

Magnets and Motors IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 4-PS3-4 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.

Engineering Roller Coasters IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 4-PS3-4 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.

Sound Energy and Materials IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 4-PS4-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move.

Engineering Sound Barriers IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 4-PS4-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move.

Engineering Library Scopes IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 4-PS4-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Develop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects and entering the eye allows objects to be seen.

Plant Growth IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 4.LS1.A.1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and plant reproduction.

Scaling the Sun Earth Moon System IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 5-ESS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Support an argument that differences in the apparent brightness of the sun compared to other stars is due to their relative distances from Earth.

Patterns IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 5-ESS1-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Represent data in graphical displays to reveal patterns of daily changes in length and direction of shadows, day and night, and the seasonal appearance of some stars in the night sky.

Earth's Interacting Systems IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 5-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.

Earth's Surface Features IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 5-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.

Earth's Water IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 5-ESS2-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Describe and graph the amounts and percentages of water and fresh water in various reservoirs to provide evidence about the distribution of water on Earth.

Engineering Filtration Devices IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 5-ESS3-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment.

Energy and Matter in Food Webs IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 5-LS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Support an argument that plants get the materials (i.e. carbon dioxide, water, sunlight) they need for growth chiefly from air and water.

Plant and Animal Cells IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 5-LS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.

Plant Growth and Acid Rain IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 5-LS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.

Decomposition IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 5-LS2-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.

Energy and Matter in Food Webs IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 5-LS2-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.

Ecosystem Dynamics IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 5-LS2-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.

Conservation of Matter IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 5-PS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.

Sound Energy IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 5-PS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.

Electrical Currents and Circuits IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 5-PS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.

Conservation of Matter IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 5-PS1-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Measure and graph quantities to provide evidence that regardless of the type of change that occurs when heating, cooling, or mixing substances, the total weight of matter is conserved.

Properties of Minerals IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 5-PS1-3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.

Engineering Library Scopes IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 5-PS1-3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.

Engineering Sound Barriers IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 5-PS1-3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.

Electrical Currents and Circuits IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 5-PS1-3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.

Magnets and Motors IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 5-PS1-3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.

Sound Energy and Materials IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 5-PS1-3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.

Properties of Minerals IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 5-PS1-4 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances.

Conservation of Matter IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 5-PS1-4 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances.

Scaling the Sun Earth Moon System IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 5-PS2-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.

Friction and Motion IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 5-PS2-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.

Engineering Roller Coasters IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 5-PS2-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.

Decomposition IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 5-PS3-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Use models to describe that energy in animals’ food (used for body repair, growth, motion, and to maintain body warmth) was once energy from the sun.

Energy and Matter in Food Webs IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 5-PS3-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Use models to describe that energy in animals’ food (used for body repair, growth, motion, and to maintain body warmth) was once energy from the sun.

Plant Growth IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards 5.LS1.C.1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Support an argument that plants get the materials (i.e. carbon dioxide, water, sunlight) they need for growth chiefly from air and water.

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Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost. 

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. 

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.

Science Lesson : Earth's Water
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world.

Science Lesson : Earth's Water
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Use a model to demonstrate how water, in its different forms, moves through the water cycle. Investigate places where water is found in different forms on Earth.

Science Lesson : Ecosystem Dynamics
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.

Science Lesson : Ecosystem Dynamics
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence that plants and animals have traits inherited from parents and that variation of these traits exists in a group of similar organisms.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence that plants and animals have traits inherited from parents and that variation of these traits exists in a group of similar organisms.

Science Lesson : Ecosystem Dynamics
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.

Science Lesson : Ecosystem Dynamics
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Use evidence to construct an explanation for how the variations in characteristics among individuals of the same species may provide advantages in surviving, finding mates, and reproducing.

Science Lesson : Ecosystem Dynamics
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.

Science Lesson : Magnets and Motors
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.

Science Lesson : Plant Growth
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to compare and contrast observations on the life cycle of different plants and animals.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time.

Science Lesson : Weathering Rocks
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features.

Science Lesson : Plant and Animal Cells
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and plant reproduction.

Science Lesson : Ecosystem Dynamics
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.

Science Lesson : Friction and Motion
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

Science Lesson : Sound Energy
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

Science Lesson : Magnets and Motors
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects and entering the eye allows objects to be seen.

Science Lesson : Plant Growth
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and plant reproduction.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that differences in the apparent brightness of the sun compared to other stars is due to their relative distances from Earth.

Science Lesson : Patterns
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Represent data in graphical displays to reveal patterns of daily changes in length and direction of shadows, day and night, and the seasonal appearance of some stars in the night sky.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.

Science Lesson : Earth's Water
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Describe and graph the amounts and percentages of water and fresh water in various reservoirs to provide evidence about the distribution of water on Earth.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that plants get the materials (i.e. carbon dioxide, water, sunlight) they need for growth chiefly from air and water.

Science Lesson : Plant and Animal Cells
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.

Science Lesson : Decomposition
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.

Science Lesson : Ecosystem Dynamics
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.

Science Lesson : Conservation of Matter
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.

Science Lesson : Sound Energy
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.

Science Lesson : Conservation of Matter
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Measure and graph quantities to provide evidence that regardless of the type of change that occurs when heating, cooling, or mixing substances, the total weight of matter is conserved.

Science Lesson : Properties of Minerals
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.

Science Lesson : Magnets and Motors
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.

Science Lesson : Properties of Minerals
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances.

Science Lesson : Conservation of Matter
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.

Science Lesson : Friction and Motion
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.

Science Lesson : Decomposition
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Use models to describe that energy in animals’ food (used for body repair, growth, motion, and to maintain body warmth) was once energy from the sun.

State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Use models to describe that energy in animals’ food (used for body repair, growth, motion, and to maintain body warmth) was once energy from the sun.

Science Lesson : Plant Growth
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that plants get the materials (i.e. carbon dioxide, water, sunlight) they need for growth chiefly from air and water.

This alignment guide shows how KnowAtom's integrated model of curriculum is aligned with the Indiana Academic Science Standards in Grades K-8 for the  K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards.
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