Massachusetts Science, Technology, and Engineering Frameworks (aka "MA STE Frameworks" or "MA STE Standards")
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Weather and Climate MA MA STE Frameworks 3-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Use graphs and tables of local weather data to describe and predict typical weather during a particular season in an area.
Heat and Evaporation MA MA STE Frameworks 3-ESS2-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Obtain and summarize information about the climate of different regions of the world to illustrate that typical weather conditions over a year vary by region.

Weather and Climate MA MA STE Frameworks 3-ESS2-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Obtain and summarize information about the climate of different regions of the world to illustrate that typical weather conditions over a year vary by region.

Energy from the Sun MA MA STE Frameworks 3-ESS2-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Obtain and summarize information about the climate of different regions of the world to illustrate that typical weather conditions over a year vary by region.
Flood Control Engineering MA MA STE Frameworks 3-ESS3-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Evaluate the merit of a design solution that reduces the damage caused by weather.
Life Cycles MA MA STE Frameworks 3-LS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Use simple graphical representations to show that different types of organisms have unique and diverse life cycles. Describe that all organisms have birth, growth, reproduction, and death in common but there are a variety of ways in which these happen.

Heredity and Traits MA MA STE Frameworks 3-LS3-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Provide evidence, including through the analysis of data, that plants and animals have traits inherited from parents and that variation of these traits exist in a group of similar organisms.
Heredity and Traits MA MA STE Frameworks 3-LS3-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Distinguish between inherited characteristics and those characteristics that result from a direct interaction with the environment. Give examples of characteristics of living organisms that are influenced by both inheritance and the environment.

Fossil Organisms and their Environment MA MA STE Frameworks 3-LS4-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Use fossils to desribe the types of orgaisms and their environents that existed long ago and compare those to living organiss and their environments. Recognize that most kids of plants and animals that once lived on Earth are no longer found anywhere.

Heredity and Traits MA MA STE Frameworks 3-LS4-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Use evidence to construct an explanation for how the variations in characteristics among individuals within the same species may provide advantages to these individuals in their survival and reproduction.
Energy from the Sun MA MA STE Frameworks 3-LS4-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular environment some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive.
Environmental Change MA MA STE Frameworks 3-LS4-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular environment some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive.
Fossil Organisms and their Environment MA MA STE Frameworks 3-LS4-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular environment some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive.
Environmental Change MA MA STE Frameworks 3-LS4-4 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Analyze and interpret given data about changes in a habitat and describe how the changes may affect the ability of organisms that live in that habitat to survive and reproduce.
Life Cycles MA MA STE Frameworks 3-LS4-5 (MA) [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Provide evidence to support a claim that the survival of a population is dependent upon reproduction.

Comparing Forces MA MA STE Frameworks 3-PS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Provide evidence to explain the effect of multiple forces, including friction, on an object. Include balanced forces that do no change the motion of the object and unbalanced forces that do change the motion of the object.

Windmill Forces MA MA STE Frameworks 3-PS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Provide evidence to explain the effect of multiple forces, including friction, on an object. Include balanced forces that do no change the motion of the object and unbalanced forces that do change the motion of the object.

Forces and Materials MA MA STE Frameworks 3-PS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Provide evidence to explain the effect of multiple forces, including friction, on an object. Include balanced forces that do not change the motion of the object and unbalanced forces that do change the motion of the object.
Engineering Skyscrapers MA MA STE Frameworks 3-PS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Provide evidence to explain the effect of multiple forces, including friction, on an object. Include balanced forces that do not change the motion of the object and unbalanced forces that do change the motion of the object.

Static Charge MA MA STE Frameworks 3-PS2-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Conduct an investigation to determine the nature of the forces between two magnets based on their orientations and distance relative to each other.
Magnets and Magnetic Fields MA MA STE Frameworks 3-PS2-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Conduct an investigation to determine the nature of the forces between two magnets based on their orientations and distance relative to each other.
Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices MA MA STE Frameworks 3-PS2-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Conduct an investigation to determine the nature of the forces between two magnets based on their orientations and distance relative to each other.
Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices MA MA STE Frameworks 3-PS2-4 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Define a simple design problem that can be solved by using interactions between magnets.
Flood Control Engineering MA MA STE Frameworks 3.3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Define a simple design problem that reflects a need or a want. Include criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost that a potential solution must meet.
Engineering Skyscrapers MA MA STE Frameworks 3.3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Define a simple design problem that reflects a need or a want. Include criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost that a potential solution must meet.
Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices MA MA STE Frameworks 3.3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Define a simple design problem that reflects a need or a want. Include criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost that a potential solution must meet.
Engineering Hearing Toys MA MA STE Frameworks 3.3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Define a simple design problem that reflects a need or a want. Include criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost that a potential solution must meet.
Engineering Water Prisms MA MA STE Frameworks 3.3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Define a simple design problem that reflects a need or a want. Include criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost that a potential solution must meet.
Flood Control Engineering MA MA STE Frameworks 3.3-5-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Generate several possible solutions to a given design problem. Compare each solution based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the design problem.
Engineering Skyscrapers MA MA STE Frameworks 3.3-5-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Generate several possible solutions to a design problem. Compare each solution based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the design problem.
Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices MA MA STE Frameworks 3.3-5-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Generate several possible solutions to a design problem. Compare each solution based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the design problem.
Engineering Hearing Toys MA MA STE Frameworks 3.3-5-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Generate several possible solutions to a design problem. Compare each solution based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the design problem.
Engineering Water Prisms MA MA STE Frameworks 3.3-5-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Generate several possible solutions to a design problem. Compare each solution based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the design problem.
Flood Control Engineering MA MA STE Frameworks 3.3-5-ETS1-4 (MA) [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Gather information using various informational resources on possible solutions to a design problem. Present different representations of a design solution.

Engineering Skyscrapers MA MA STE Frameworks 3.3-5-ETS1-4 (MA) [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Gather information using various informational resources on possible solutions to a design problem. Present different representations of a design solution.
Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices MA MA STE Frameworks 3.3-5-ETS1-4 (MA) [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Gather information using various informational resources on possible solutions to a design problem. Present different representations of a design solution.
Engineering Hearing Toys MA MA STE Frameworks 3.3-5-ETS1-4 (MA) [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Gather information using various informational resources on possible solutions to a design problem. Present different representations of a design solution.
Engineering Water Prisms MA MA STE Frameworks 3.3-5-ETS1-4 (MA) [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Gather information using various informational resources on possible solutions to a design problem. Present different representations of a design solution.
Flood Control Engineering MA MA STE Frameworks 4-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Make observations and collect data to provide evidence that rocks, soils, and sediments are broken into smaller pieces through mechanical weathering and moved around through erosion by water, ice, wind, and vegetation.

Flood Control Engineering MA MA STE Frameworks 4-ESS3-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Evaluate different solutions to reduce the impacts of a natural event such as an earthquake, blizzard, or flood on humans.

Energy from the Sun MA MA STE Frameworks 4-LS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Construct an argument that animals and plants have internal and external structures that support their survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.
Heredity and Traits MA MA STE Frameworks 4-LS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Construct an argument that animals and plants have internal and external structures that support their survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.
Patterns in Motion MA MA STE Frameworks 4-PS3-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object.
Windmill Forces MA MA STE Frameworks 4-PS3-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Make observations to show that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Sound Energy and Mediums MA MA STE Frameworks 4-PS3-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Make observations to show that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Engineering Hearing Toys MA MA STE Frameworks 4-PS3-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Make observations to show that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Engineering Water Prisms MA MA STE Frameworks 4-PS3-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Make observations to show that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Engineering Water Prisms MA MA STE Frameworks 4-PS4-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop a model to describe that light must reflect off an object and enter the eye for the object to be seen.
Flood Control Engineering MA MA STE Frameworks 4.3-5-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Plan and carry out tests of one or more design features of a given model or prototype in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify which features need to be improved. Apply the results of tests to redesign a model or prototype.
Engineering Skyscrapers MA MA STE Frameworks 4.3-5-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Plan and carry out tests of one or more design features of a given model or prototype in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify which features need to be improved. Apply the results of tests to redesign a model or prototype.
Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices MA MA STE Frameworks 4.3-5-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Plan and carry out tests of one or more design features of a given model or prototype in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify which features need to be improved. Apply the results of tests to redesign a model or prototype.
Engineering Hearing Toys MA MA STE Frameworks 4.3-5-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Plan and carry out tests of one or more design features of a given model or prototype in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify which features need to be improved. Apply the results of tests to redesign a model or prototype.
Engineering Water Prisms MA MA STE Frameworks 4.3-5-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Plan and carry out tests of one or more design features of a given model or prototype in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify which features need to be improved. Apply the results of tests to redesign a model or prototype.
Flood Control Engineering MA MA STE Frameworks 4.3-5-ETS1-5 (MA) [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Evaluate relevant design features that must be considered in building a model or prototype of a solution to a given design problem.
Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices MA MA STE Frameworks 4.3-5-ETS1-5 (MA) [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Evaluate relevant design features that must be considered in building a model or prototype of a solution to a given design problem.
Engineering Skyscrapers MA MA STE Frameworks 4.3-5-ETS1-5 (MA) [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Evaluate relevant design features that must be considered in building a model or prototype of a solution to a given design problem.
Engineering Hearing Toys MA MA STE Frameworks 4.3-5-ETS1-5 (MA) [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Evaluate relevant design features that must be considered in building a model or prototype of a solution to a given design problem.
Engineering Water Prisms MA MA STE Frameworks 4.3-5-ETS1-5 (MA) [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Evaluate relevant design features that must be considered in building a model or prototype of a solution to a given design problem.
Motion in the Solar System MA MA STE Frameworks 5-ESS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Use observations, first-hand and from various media, to argue that the sun is a star that appears larger and brighter than other stars because it is closer to Earth.

Heat and Evaporation MA MA STE Frameworks 5-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Use a model to describe the cycling of water through a watershed through evaporation, precipitation, absorption, surface runoff, and condensation.

Heat and Evaporation MA MA STE Frameworks 5-ESS2-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Describe and graph the relative amounts of salt water in the ocean; fresh water in lakes, rivers, and ground water; and fresh water frozen in glaciers and polar ice caps to provide evidence about the availability of fresh water in Earth's biosphere.

Engineering Skyscrapers MA MA STE Frameworks 5-ETS3-1 (MA) [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Use informational text to provide examples of improvements to existing technologies (innovations) and the development of new technologies (inventions). Recognize that technology is any modification of the natural or designed world done to fulfill human needs or wants.
Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices MA MA STE Frameworks 5-ETS3-1 (MA) [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Use informational text to provide examples of improvements to existing technologies (innovations) and the development of new technologies (inventions). Recognize that technology is any modification of the natural or designed world done to fulfill human needs or wants.
Engineering Hearing Toys MA MA STE Frameworks 5-ETS3-1 (MA) [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Use informational text to provide examples of improvements to existing technologies (innovations) and the development of new technologies (inventions). Recognize that technology is any modification of the natural or designed world done to fulfill human needs or wants.
Engineering Water Prisms MA MA STE Frameworks 5-ETS3-1 (MA) [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Use informational text to provide examples of improvements to existing technologies (innovations) and the development of new technologies (inventions). Recognize that technology is any modification of the natural or designed world done to fulfill human needs or wants.
Engineering Skyscrapers MA MA STE Frameworks 5-ETS3-2 (MA) [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Use sketches or drawings to show how each part of a product or device relates to other parts in the product or device.

Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices MA MA STE Frameworks 5-ETS3-2 (MA) [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Use sketches or drawings to show how each part of a product or device relates to other parts in the product or device.
Engineering Hearing Toys MA MA STE Frameworks 5-ETS3-2 (MA) [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Use sketches or drawings to show how each part of a product or device relates to other parts in the product or device.
Engineering Water Prisms MA MA STE Frameworks 5-ETS3-2 (MA) [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Use sketches or drawings to show how each part of a product or device relates to other parts in the product or device.
Energy from the Sun MA MA STE Frameworks 5-LS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Ask testable questions aout the process by which plants use air water and energy from sunlight to produce sugars and plant materials needed for growth and reproduction.

Energy from the Sun MA MA STE Frameworks 5-LS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among producers, consumers, decomposers, and the air, water, and soil in the environment to (a) show that plants produce sugars and plant materials, (b) show that animals can eat plants and/or other animals for foos, and (c) show that some organisms, including fungi and bacteria, break down dead organisms and recycle some materials back to the air and soil.

Structure of Matter MA MA STE Frameworks 5-PS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Use a particle model of matter to explain common phenomena involving gases, and phase changes between gas and liquid and between liquid and solid.
Heat and Matter MA MA STE Frameworks 5-PS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Use a particle model of matter to explain common phenomena involving gasses, and phase changes between gas and liquid and between liquid and solid.

Static Charge MA MA STE Frameworks 5-PS1-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Make observations and measurements of substances to describe characteristic properties of each, including color, hardness, reflectivity, electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, response to magnetic forces, and solubility.
Magnets and Magnetic Fields MA MA STE Frameworks 5-PS1-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Make observations and measurements of substances to describe characteristic properties of each, including color, hardness, reflectivity, electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, response to magnetic forces, and solubility.
Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices MA MA STE Frameworks 5-PS1-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Make observations and measurements of substances to describe characteristic properties of each, including color, hardness, reflectivity, electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, response to magnetic forces, and solubility.
Engineering Hearing Toys MA MA STE Frameworks 5-PS1-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Make observations and measurements of substances to describe characteristic properties of each, including color, hardness, reflectivity, electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, response to magnetic forces, and solubility.
Engineering Water Prisms MA MA STE Frameworks 5-PS1-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Make observations and measurements of substances to describe characteristic properties of each, including color, hardness, reflectivity, electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, response to magnetic forces, and solubility.
Motion in the Solar System MA MA STE Frameworks 5-PS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Support an argument with evidence that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed toward Earth’s center.
Forces and Materials MA MA STE Frameworks 5-PS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Support an argument with evidence that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed toward Earth’s center.
Engineering Skyscrapers MA MA STE Frameworks 5-PS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Support an argument with evidence that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed toward Earth’s center.
Energy from the Sun MA MA STE Frameworks 5-PS3-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Use a model to describe that the food animals digest (a) contains energy that was once energy from the Sun, and (b) provides energy and nutrients for life processes, including body repair, growth, motion, body warmth, and reproduction.

Flood Control Engineering MA MA STE Frameworks 5.3-5-ETS3-1 (MA) [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Use informational text to provide examples of improvements to existing technologies (innovations) and the development of new technologies (inventions). Recognize that technology is any modification of the natural or designed world done to fulfill human needs or wants.
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Use sketches or drawings to show how each part of a product or device relates to other parts in the product or device.
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Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to Massachusetts Science, Technology, and Engineering Frameworks (aka "MA STE Frameworks" or "MA STE Standards").

Science Lesson : Weather and Climate
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Use graphs and tables of local weather data to describe and predict typical weather during a particular season in an area.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-ESS2-1
Science Lesson : Heat and Evaporation
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Obtain and summarize information about the climate of different regions of the world to illustrate that typical weather conditions over a year vary by region.

Grades: 3
State ID: 3-ESS2-2
Science Lesson : Weather and Climate
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Obtain and summarize information about the climate of different regions of the world to illustrate that typical weather conditions over a year vary by region.

Grades: 3
State ID: 3-ESS2-2
Science Lesson : Energy from the Sun
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Obtain and summarize information about the climate of different regions of the world to illustrate that typical weather conditions over a year vary by region.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-ESS2-2
Science Lesson : Flood Control Engineering
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate the merit of a design solution that reduces the damage caused by weather.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-ESS3-1
Science Lesson : Life Cycles
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Use simple graphical representations to show that different types of organisms have unique and diverse life cycles. Describe that all organisms have birth, growth, reproduction, and death in common but there are a variety of ways in which these happen.

Grades: 3
State ID: 3-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Provide evidence, including through the analysis of data, that plants and animals have traits inherited from parents and that variation of these traits exist in a group of similar organisms.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-LS3-1
Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Distinguish between inherited characteristics and those characteristics that result from a direct interaction with the environment. Give examples of characteristics of living organisms that are influenced by both inheritance and the environment.

Grades: 3
State ID: 3-LS3-2
Science Lesson : Fossil Organisms and their Environment
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Use fossils to desribe the types of orgaisms and their environents that existed long ago and compare those to living organiss and their environments. Recognize that most kids of plants and animals that once lived on Earth are no longer found anywhere.

Grades: 3
State ID: 3-LS4-1
Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Use evidence to construct an explanation for how the variations in characteristics among individuals within the same species may provide advantages to these individuals in their survival and reproduction.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-LS4-2
Science Lesson : Energy from the Sun
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular environment some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-LS4-3
Science Lesson : Environmental Change
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular environment some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-LS4-3
Science Lesson : Fossil Organisms and their Environment
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular environment some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-LS4-3
Science Lesson : Environmental Change
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret given data about changes in a habitat and describe how the changes may affect the ability of organisms that live in that habitat to survive and reproduce.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-LS4-4
Science Lesson : Life Cycles
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Provide evidence to support a claim that the survival of a population is dependent upon reproduction.

Grades: 3
State ID: 3-LS4-5 (MA)
Science Lesson : Comparing Forces
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Provide evidence to explain the effect of multiple forces, including friction, on an object. Include balanced forces that do no change the motion of the object and unbalanced forces that do change the motion of the object.

Grades: 3
State ID: 3-PS2-1
Science Lesson : Windmill Forces
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Provide evidence to explain the effect of multiple forces, including friction, on an object. Include balanced forces that do no change the motion of the object and unbalanced forces that do change the motion of the object.

Grades: 3
State ID: 3-PS2-1
Science Lesson : Forces and Materials
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Provide evidence to explain the effect of multiple forces, including friction, on an object. Include balanced forces that do not change the motion of the object and unbalanced forces that do change the motion of the object.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-PS2-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Skyscrapers
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Provide evidence to explain the effect of multiple forces, including friction, on an object. Include balanced forces that do not change the motion of the object and unbalanced forces that do change the motion of the object.

Grades: 3
State ID: 3-PS2-1
Science Lesson : Static Charge
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to determine the nature of the forces between two magnets based on their orientations and distance relative to each other.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-PS2-3
Science Lesson : Magnets and Magnetic Fields
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to determine the nature of the forces between two magnets based on their orientations and distance relative to each other.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-PS2-3
Science Lesson : Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to determine the nature of the forces between two magnets based on their orientations and distance relative to each other.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-PS2-3
Science Lesson : Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple design problem that can be solved by using interactions between magnets.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-PS2-4
Science Lesson : Flood Control Engineering
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple design problem that reflects a need or a want. Include criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost that a potential solution must meet.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3.3-5-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Skyscrapers
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple design problem that reflects a need or a want. Include criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost that a potential solution must meet.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3.3-5-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple design problem that reflects a need or a want. Include criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost that a potential solution must meet.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3.3-5-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Hearing Toys
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple design problem that reflects a need or a want. Include criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost that a potential solution must meet.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3.3-5-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Prisms
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple design problem that reflects a need or a want. Include criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost that a potential solution must meet.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3.3-5-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Flood Control Engineering
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Generate several possible solutions to a given design problem. Compare each solution based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the design problem.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3.3-5-ETS1-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Skyscrapers
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Generate several possible solutions to a design problem. Compare each solution based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the design problem.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3.3-5-ETS1-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Generate several possible solutions to a design problem. Compare each solution based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the design problem.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3.3-5-ETS1-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Hearing Toys
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Generate several possible solutions to a design problem. Compare each solution based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the design problem.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3.3-5-ETS1-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Prisms
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Generate several possible solutions to a design problem. Compare each solution based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the design problem.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3.3-5-ETS1-2
Science Lesson : Flood Control Engineering
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Gather information using various informational resources on possible solutions to a design problem. Present different representations of a design solution.

Grades: 3
Science Lesson : Engineering Skyscrapers
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Gather information using various informational resources on possible solutions to a design problem. Present different representations of a design solution.
Grades: 3
Science Lesson : Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Gather information using various informational resources on possible solutions to a design problem. Present different representations of a design solution.
Grades: 3
Science Lesson : Engineering Hearing Toys
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Gather information using various informational resources on possible solutions to a design problem. Present different representations of a design solution.
Grades: 3
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Prisms
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Gather information using various informational resources on possible solutions to a design problem. Present different representations of a design solution.
Grades: 3
Science Lesson : Flood Control Engineering
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and collect data to provide evidence that rocks, soils, and sediments are broken into smaller pieces through mechanical weathering and moved around through erosion by water, ice, wind, and vegetation.

Grades: 3
State ID: 4-ESS2-1
Science Lesson : Flood Control Engineering
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate different solutions to reduce the impacts of a natural event such as an earthquake, blizzard, or flood on humans.

Grades: 3
State ID: 4-ESS3-2
Science Lesson : Energy from the Sun
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument that animals and plants have internal and external structures that support their survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument that animals and plants have internal and external structures that support their survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Patterns in Motion
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4-PS3-1
Science Lesson : Windmill Forces
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to show that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4-PS3-2
Science Lesson : Sound Energy and Mediums
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to show that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4-PS3-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Hearing Toys
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to show that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4-PS3-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Prisms
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to show that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4-PS3-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Prisms
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that light must reflect off an object and enter the eye for the object to be seen.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4-PS4-2
Science Lesson : Flood Control Engineering
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out tests of one or more design features of a given model or prototype in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify which features need to be improved. Apply the results of tests to redesign a model or prototype.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4.3-5-ETS1-3
Science Lesson : Engineering Skyscrapers
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out tests of one or more design features of a given model or prototype in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify which features need to be improved. Apply the results of tests to redesign a model or prototype.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4.3-5-ETS1-3
Science Lesson : Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out tests of one or more design features of a given model or prototype in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify which features need to be improved. Apply the results of tests to redesign a model or prototype.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4.3-5-ETS1-3
Science Lesson : Engineering Hearing Toys
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out tests of one or more design features of a given model or prototype in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify which features need to be improved. Apply the results of tests to redesign a model or prototype.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4.3-5-ETS1-3
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Prisms
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out tests of one or more design features of a given model or prototype in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify which features need to be improved. Apply the results of tests to redesign a model or prototype.
Grades: 3
State ID: 4.3-5-ETS1-3
Science Lesson : Flood Control Engineering
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate relevant design features that must be considered in building a model or prototype of a solution to a given design problem.
Grades: 3
Science Lesson : Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate relevant design features that must be considered in building a model or prototype of a solution to a given design problem.
Grades: 3
Science Lesson : Engineering Skyscrapers
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate relevant design features that must be considered in building a model or prototype of a solution to a given design problem.
Grades: 3
Science Lesson : Engineering Hearing Toys
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate relevant design features that must be considered in building a model or prototype of a solution to a given design problem.
Grades: 3
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Prisms
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate relevant design features that must be considered in building a model or prototype of a solution to a given design problem.
Grades: 3
Science Lesson : Motion in the Solar System
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Use observations, first-hand and from various media, to argue that the sun is a star that appears larger and brighter than other stars because it is closer to Earth.

Grades: 3
State ID: 5-ESS1-1
Science Lesson : Heat and Evaporation
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Use a model to describe the cycling of water through a watershed through evaporation, precipitation, absorption, surface runoff, and condensation.

Grades: 3
State ID: 5-ESS2-1
Science Lesson : Heat and Evaporation
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Describe and graph the relative amounts of salt water in the ocean; fresh water in lakes, rivers, and ground water; and fresh water frozen in glaciers and polar ice caps to provide evidence about the availability of fresh water in Earth's biosphere.

Grades: 3
State ID: 5-ESS2-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Skyscrapers
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Use informational text to provide examples of improvements to existing technologies (innovations) and the development of new technologies (inventions). Recognize that technology is any modification of the natural or designed world done to fulfill human needs or wants.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5-ETS3-1 (MA)
Science Lesson : Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Use informational text to provide examples of improvements to existing technologies (innovations) and the development of new technologies (inventions). Recognize that technology is any modification of the natural or designed world done to fulfill human needs or wants.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5-ETS3-1 (MA)
Science Lesson : Engineering Hearing Toys
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Use informational text to provide examples of improvements to existing technologies (innovations) and the development of new technologies (inventions). Recognize that technology is any modification of the natural or designed world done to fulfill human needs or wants.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5-ETS3-1 (MA)
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Prisms
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Use informational text to provide examples of improvements to existing technologies (innovations) and the development of new technologies (inventions). Recognize that technology is any modification of the natural or designed world done to fulfill human needs or wants.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5-ETS3-1 (MA)
Science Lesson : Engineering Skyscrapers
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Use sketches or drawings to show how each part of a product or device relates to other parts in the product or device.

Grades: 3
State ID: 5-ETS3-2 (MA)
Science Lesson : Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Use sketches or drawings to show how each part of a product or device relates to other parts in the product or device.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5-ETS3-2 (MA)
Science Lesson : Engineering Hearing Toys
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Use sketches or drawings to show how each part of a product or device relates to other parts in the product or device.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5-ETS3-2 (MA)
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Prisms
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Use sketches or drawings to show how each part of a product or device relates to other parts in the product or device.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5-ETS3-2 (MA)
Science Lesson : Energy from the Sun
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Ask testable questions aout the process by which plants use air water and energy from sunlight to produce sugars and plant materials needed for growth and reproduction.

Grades: 3
State ID: 5-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Energy from the Sun
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among producers, consumers, decomposers, and the air, water, and soil in the environment to (a) show that plants produce sugars and plant materials, (b) show that animals can eat plants and/or other animals for foos, and (c) show that some organisms, including fungi and bacteria, break down dead organisms and recycle some materials back to the air and soil.

Grades: 3
State ID: 5-LS2-1
Science Lesson : Structure of Matter
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Use a particle model of matter to explain common phenomena involving gases, and phase changes between gas and liquid and between liquid and solid.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5-PS1-1
Science Lesson : Heat and Matter
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Use a particle model of matter to explain common phenomena involving gasses, and phase changes between gas and liquid and between liquid and solid.

Grades: 3
State ID: 5-PS1-1
Science Lesson : Static Charge
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and measurements of substances to describe characteristic properties of each, including color, hardness, reflectivity, electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, response to magnetic forces, and solubility.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5-PS1-3
Science Lesson : Magnets and Magnetic Fields
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and measurements of substances to describe characteristic properties of each, including color, hardness, reflectivity, electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, response to magnetic forces, and solubility.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5-PS1-3
Science Lesson : Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and measurements of substances to describe characteristic properties of each, including color, hardness, reflectivity, electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, response to magnetic forces, and solubility.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5-PS1-3
Science Lesson : Engineering Hearing Toys
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and measurements of substances to describe characteristic properties of each, including color, hardness, reflectivity, electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, response to magnetic forces, and solubility.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5-PS1-3
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Prisms
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and measurements of substances to describe characteristic properties of each, including color, hardness, reflectivity, electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, response to magnetic forces, and solubility.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5-PS1-3
Science Lesson : Motion in the Solar System
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument with evidence that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed toward Earth’s center.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5-PS2-1
Science Lesson : Forces and Materials
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument with evidence that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed toward Earth’s center.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5-PS2-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Skyscrapers
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument with evidence that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed toward Earth’s center.
Grades: 3
State ID: 5-PS2-1
Science Lesson : Energy from the Sun
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Use a model to describe that the food animals digest (a) contains energy that was once energy from the Sun, and (b) provides energy and nutrients for life processes, including body repair, growth, motion, body warmth, and reproduction.

Grades: 3
State ID: 5-PS3-1
Science Lesson : Flood Control Engineering
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Use informational text to provide examples of improvements to existing technologies (innovations) and the development of new technologies (inventions). Recognize that technology is any modification of the natural or designed world done to fulfill human needs or wants.
Grades: 3
Science Lesson : Flood Control Engineering
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Use sketches or drawings to show how each part of a product or device relates to other parts in the product or device.
Grades: 3
This guide shows how KnowAtom’s integrated model of K-8 hands-on science curriculum is designed for Massachusetts Science, Technology, and Engineering Frameworks (aka "MA STE Frameworks" or "MA STE Standards")
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