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This guide shows how KnowAtom’s K-8 integrated model of science curriculum is designed for the K-8 Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)

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Science Lesson State Standards State ID Grades Performance Expectation
Earth and Moon Patterns IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) 1-ESS1-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.
Sun Position and Shadow Patterns IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) 1-ESS1-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.
Seasonal Temperatures and Water Cycles IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) 1-ESS1-2 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year.
Seasonal Patterns IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) 1-ESS1-2 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year.
Engineering Litter Collectors IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) 1-LS1-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Insect Anatomy - Structure and Function IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) 1-LS1-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Engineering Dams IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) 1-LS1-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Plant Structures IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) 1-LS1-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Ant Behavior and Food IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) 1-LS1-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Bird Beak Structure and Function IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) 1-LS1-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Living and Nonliving Things IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) 1-LS1-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Parent and Offspring Behaviors IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) 1-LS1-2 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Read texts and use media to determine patterns in behavior of parents and offspring that help offspring survive.
Parent and Offspring Behaviors IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) 1-LS3-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents. *Students focus on animals in this unit.
Plant Structures IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) 1-LS3-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.
Living and Nonliving Things IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) 1-LS3-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.
Sounds and Senses IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) 1-PS4-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate.
Engineering Communication Devices IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) 1-PS4-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 Use tools and materials to design and build a device that uses light or sound to solve the problem of communicating over a distance.
Making Sounds and Instruments IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) 1-PS4-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate.
Light IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) 1-PS4-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that objects in darkness can be seen only when illuminated.
Materials and Light IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) 1-PS4-3 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Plan and conduct investigations to determine the effect of placing objects made with different materials in the path of a beam of light.
Engineering Litter Collectors IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) K-2-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

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 Dams IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) K-2-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

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 Communication Devices IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) K-2-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 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 Dams IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) K-2-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

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 Litter Collectors IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) K-2-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

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 Communication Devices IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) K-2-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

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 Litter Collectors IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) K-2-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each perform.
Engineering Communication Devices IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) K-2-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each perform.
Engineering Dams IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) K-2-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each perform.
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Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to Iowa Science Standards (NGSS).

Science Lesson : Earth and Moon Patterns
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-ESS1-1
Science Lesson : Sun Position and Shadow Patterns
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-ESS1-1
Science Lesson : Seasonal Temperatures and Water Cycles
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-ESS1-2
Science Lesson : Seasonal Patterns
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-ESS1-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Litter Collectors
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Insect Anatomy - Structure and Function
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Dams
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Plant Structures
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Ant Behavior and Food
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Bird Beak Structure and Function
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Living and Nonliving Things
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Parent and Offspring Behaviors
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Read texts and use media to determine patterns in behavior of parents and offspring that help offspring survive.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-LS1-2
Science Lesson : Parent and Offspring Behaviors
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents. *Students focus on animals in this unit.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-LS3-1
Science Lesson : Plant Structures
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-LS3-1
Science Lesson : Living and Nonliving Things
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-LS3-1
Science Lesson : Sounds and Senses
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-PS4-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Communication Devices
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Use tools and materials to design and build a device that uses light or sound to solve the problem of communicating over a distance.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-PS4-1
Science Lesson : Making Sounds and Instruments
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-PS4-1
Science Lesson : Light
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that objects in darkness can be seen only when illuminated.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-PS4-1
Science Lesson : Materials and Light
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct investigations to determine the effect of placing objects made with different materials in the path of a beam of light.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-PS4-3
Science Lesson : Engineering Litter Collectors
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
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.
Grades: 1
State ID: K-2-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Dams
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
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.
Grades: 1
State ID: K-2-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Communication Devices
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
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.
Grades: 1
State ID: K-2-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Dams
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
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.
Grades: 1
State ID: K-2-ETS1-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Litter Collectors
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
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.
Grades: 1
State ID: K-2-ETS1-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Communication Devices
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
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.
Grades: 1
State ID: K-2-ETS1-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Litter Collectors
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each perform.
Grades: 1
State ID: K-2-ETS1-3
Science Lesson : Engineering Communication Devices
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each perform.
Grades: 1
State ID: K-2-ETS1-3
Science Lesson : Engineering Dams
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each perform.
Grades: 1
State ID: K-2-ETS1-3

This guide shows how KnowAtom’s K-8 integrated model of science curriculum is designed for the K-8 Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)

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