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 Marble Movers IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards K-2-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool. 

Sunlight and Engineering IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards K-2-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.

Engineering Marble Movers IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards K-2-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem. 

Sunlight and Engineering IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards K-2-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.

Engineering Marble Movers IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards K-2-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.

Sunlight and Engineering IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards K-2-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.

Who Scientists Are IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards K-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.

Windy Weather IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards K-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.

The Water Cycle IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards K-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.

Weather Patterns IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards K-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.

Heat and Water IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards K-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.

Weather and Seasons IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards K-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.

Living Things in Their Habitat IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards K-ESS2-2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Construct an argument supported by evidence for how plants and animals (including humans) can change the environment to meet their needs.

Earth and Human Activity IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards K-ESS2-2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Construct an argument supported by evidence for how plants and animals (including humans) can change the environment to meet their needs.

Living Things in Their Habitat IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards K-ESS3-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants or animals (including humans) and the places they live.

Human Shelter IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards K-ESS3-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants or animals (including humans) and the places they live.

Extreme Weather IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards K-ESS3-2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Ask questions to obtain information about the purpose of weather forecasting to prepare for, and respond to, severe weather.

Earth and Human Activity IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards K-ESS3-3 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air, and/or other living things in the local environment.

Parts of Plants IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards K-LS1-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

Growing Plants IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards K-LS1-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

Living, Nonliving, and Once-Living IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards K-LS1-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

Germinating Seeds IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards K-LS1-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

Animal Habitats IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards K-LS1-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

Characteristics of Living Things IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards K-LS1-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

Pushes and Pulls IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards K-PS2-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K Plan and conduct an investigation to compare the effects of different strengths or different directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object.
Friction and Motion IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards K-PS2-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Plan and conduct an investigation to compare the effects of different strengths or different directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object.

Engineering Marble Movers IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards K-PS2-2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Analyze data to determine if a design solution works as intended to change the speed or direction of an object with a push or a pull.

Pushes and Pulls IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards K-PS2-2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K Analyze data to determine if a design solution works as intended to change the speed or direction of an object with a push or a pull.
Sunlight and Temperature IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards K-PS3-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface.

Sun and Shade IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards K-PS3-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface.

Color and Temperature IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards K-PS3-2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use tools and materials to design and build a structure that will reduce the warming effect of sunlight on an area.

Sunlight and Engineering IN K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards K-PS3-2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use tools and materials to design and build a structure that will reduce the warming effect of sunlight on an area.

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

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

Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool. 

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

Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.

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

Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem. 

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

Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.

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

Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.

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

Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.

Science Lesson : Who Scientists Are
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.

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

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.

Science Lesson : The Water Cycle
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.

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

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.

Science Lesson : Heat and Water
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.

Science Lesson : Weather and Seasons
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.

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

Construct an argument supported by evidence for how plants and animals (including humans) can change the environment to meet their needs.

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

Construct an argument supported by evidence for how plants and animals (including humans) can change the environment to meet their needs.

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

Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants or animals (including humans) and the places they live.

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

Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants or animals (including humans) and the places they live.

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

Ask questions to obtain information about the purpose of weather forecasting to prepare for, and respond to, severe weather.

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

Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air, and/or other living things in the local environment.

Science Lesson : Parts of Plants
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

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

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

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

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

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

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

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

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

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

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

Science Lesson : Pushes and Pulls
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation: Plan and conduct an investigation to compare the effects of different strengths or different directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object.
Science Lesson : Friction and Motion
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to compare the effects of different strengths or different directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object.

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

Analyze data to determine if a design solution works as intended to change the speed or direction of an object with a push or a pull.

Science Lesson : Pushes and Pulls
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation: Analyze data to determine if a design solution works as intended to change the speed or direction of an object with a push or a pull.
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface.

Science Lesson : Sun and Shade
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface.

Science Lesson : Color and Temperature
State: IN
Standards: K-12 Science Indiana Academic Standards
Performance Expectation:

Use tools and materials to design and build a structure that will reduce the warming effect of sunlight on an area.

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

Use tools and materials to design and build a structure that will reduce the warming effect of sunlight on an area.

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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